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Wow! It's good to see that there is a USB version of dvr out there. What is the difference between USB and PCI based? Are the framerates slower or is the picture quality compromised? Audio enabled? Protect your home with CCTV Heh. Quality i guess is so-so(never bothered to check specs). I was using this usb DVR to record wireless pinhole cams, they are poor quality by default, but anyways usb DVR is temporary solution - like spying on someone or testing cameras, cables. I would not suggest using it to record and manage some serious CCTV monitoring system permanently. But it is very affordable portable DVR on laptop.

Well. Ebay is NOT bad. Ebay is like wild wild west - if you manage to know the rules + tehnical CCTV expierence and get a little luck - you may succeed and really cut some costs. I buy on ebay frequently and i cant really rant on ebayers. You must know the rules and tehnical details. You can build pretty good home monitoring with 4 cams and PC dvr under 200$, YOU cant equip fort knox with ebay stuff on second thought. Ebay is good for small and not-so-professional projects, and there is anyways risk too. Plus. Ebay is full of cloned DVR cards and software. Be aware. Talk to sellers. Ask them, take a look on their history. So conclusion: 1) YOU need to know ebay rules, tips and tricks 2) YOU need to know atleast basic tehnical details(forexampl. what is diff. PAL with NTSC or what is lux or view angle) 3) NEVER buy ALL equippment on ebay, just some parts 4) think twice

http://cgi.ebay.com/4-Channel-USB-DVR-Surveillance-System-CCTV-Security-B01_W0QQitemZ5852219937QQcategoryZ48634QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem USB PC Based DVR + drivers + software = approx. 50 bucks Bought it. Works. Supports digital zoom, montion detection, 4 channels - NTSC or PAL(must select either on installation). Not really professional DVR but works(USB is USB). Ah yes - drivers for XP, not linux. Software legal? Dunno, i guess yep.