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  1. I am confused with what you are asking. On one note, your asking about a PIR motion detector and mentioning most

    of the mount on the wall. Do you want a PIR for your alarm system to protect your walkway??? And on the other note,

    your mentioning your CCTV system and it's picking up car headlights. As mentioned above, why don't you just

    mask out the area that you do not want the camera to pick up in your NVR setting? If it's a PIR motion detector

    for your alarm system, it doesn't matter if its on the wall, ceiling, or floor, if you want it to protect only a certain

    area and not another, you will have to do some masking and alot of walk testing.


  2. and keep in mind, some inexpensive analog cameras may produce an excellent image with some aide from lighting, but

    what happens when you want to digitally zoom into something to get alittle more detail? And what happens with that 5mp

    camera when you digitally zoom into something for detail?


  3. Cat5 and baluns?

     

    I've seen 50.00 cams that beat your MP cams at night. (If u look on this very site, you will too...) ever tried a black and white camera?

     

     

    Here's a link with some decent night shots out of very inexpensive cams. http://www.bahamassecurity.com/cctvforum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39&title=cctv-camera-comparisons-images

     

     

    I'm not really into the special Olympics. So I won't try to convince you that your arrogance blinds you. Carry on.

     

    Who mentioned anything about cat5 and baluns?????

     

    Rather than shooting your mouth off, post some proof as I did. I would think someone that was a particpant of the

    special Olympics would not be capable of actually producing proof of something they were claiming, not someone

    that has produced proof.


  4. not to be an ass either, but no one is saying apples to apples. The original OP is basically trying to get a feel

    what others prefer as far as quality, durability, ease of use, as he had mentioned in a previous post. Someone

    mentioned that analog produces a better night image for less money and I simply posted an example of

    spending more money on an analog camera compared to an inexpensive IP megapixel camera and getting

    a better image at night with the IP camera. Yes, I agree, there is no simple answer to, which one is better.

    Obviously, IP megapixel is better, but there are categories that can be brought up where as analog cameras

    would be the preferred choice.


  5. The two top cameras are analog IR cameras that I actually spent more money than the IP cameras in the two lower boxes.

    They are all live shots viewing at the same exact time of day. So, please, if your going to bring up the night vision comparison

    between analog and IP, back it up with images. The images I am producing basically is my proof that IP night vision is better

    than analog night vision and it does not cost any more money than analog does.

     

     

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  6. I really think it depends where you buy your cameras and which brands you buy. I did an apt building over a year ago and

    spent $180.00 on vandal proof outdoor domes with IR's, 700tvl lines, effio chip, etc. The picture was very acceptable and at night

    it gave a clean image. Now, a few months ago, I did a residence with Dahua 2100's 1.3mp bullets with IR's and I bought them

    at $160.00 each (less than the analog)! Now, during the day the image is MUCH better than the analog, and at night time,

    the image is amazing.


  7. There are pros and cons for each, as we have discussed in other topics. Others may disagree, but my

    personal opinion is IP is the way to go. As long as bandwidth is available, IP has better resolution and just

    as easy to set up as analog. Analog still is less expensive and eats up less bandwidth and hard drive storage.

    If your looking for an opinion so you can make a decision what to install for yourself. Go with IP, you will

    not be disappointed.


  8. It'd be a shame to see Empire abandon all of the Dahuas they've put out there. Wonder what their warranty period was? I'd like to see how good the newer, hopefully cheaper, line of cams works at night. Also, I wonder how good the NVRs are?

     

    You have any more inexpensive Chinese solutions on the review block?

     

    I spoke with Kyle at Empire today and he informed me they have no plans on leaving Dahua. They are a big seller and they

    have a good relationship with Dahua.

     

    As far as registering for their website, he said Dahua does not allow prices to be displayed on websites unless a customer

    registers first. They are following Dahua's rules, not making their own as far as that goes.

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