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Is this as good as it gets or is there more when you buy it.

I have been using other stuff for about two years now. My friend that i have done a lot of CCTV work for has a guy we get camera's and DVR from. Took 25 years to make the connection with him. When you buy a lot wholesale that stuff is about half the price. That is the only thing that is had for me to get over when i see retail price's I would do everything in CAT 5 and ebay balems for 2 to 3 dollars a piece. You can get really good 600+ line camera's for less than what those name brand one's cost. There is no comparing a MP camera to analogue or whatever. I think it works out to 1000 line's per MP, so even a 600 line camera can not compare. I had to go into a Scrap yard and fix an automated system where there was also a security system that has never worked proper. BOY did i learn a lot. There is night and day difference between MP camera's. You can get goos lens choice with regally camera's like 2.8 too 12mm where MP lens cost a lot if they are not fixed at like 3.8 I am trying to go MP in a huge thrift store. I will tell you this: If you have any bad lighting to deal with use fewer better camera's Good IR units are like 125.00 400' distance Do not buy camera's with IR in them, i think it is a complete waist of money. It is not going to be cheep but better it works I see good MP camera's for about 400 and a really good analogue bullet for 350.00 It does get confusing. Do the most important thing/// Sight servey//// really have to get with customer on this That seams like too many camera's for that job. You really need to get with customer and put a digital camera in his hand, have him stand where the camera goes and tell him that will be close to what he will see. See what he wants. Hard to make money on CCTV very time consuming to do proper.

When is the cross over point to go from Coax to Cat5 with balums. When is it more cost effective. Small store on siamese cable or large department store on Cat 5 You can get Balems now for 2 dollars and box of cat5 for 68.00. Looking for a rule of thumb i guess.

Seams strange i can not find something.

Put up a lot of better 620 line camera's and need to know what you guys are using to get a better picture. I use my MacBook Pro and it has very high quality screen / 1920x1200. Notice when some place's use a 1080p tv they work kinda good. Would like to find a 140.00 dollar monitor that works good 19 inch ?????

I use a VGA Splitter no problem 40 dollars/ 150.00 retail. Done this a lot and then give them a wireless mouse to use in each room. I will give you a link to a guy in a PM that cam help you no problem.

I also need software now and have been looking for a long time now. I also would like to know when will the new one be out.

I have been looking for this for a long time and can not find. Any suggestions. Looked at JVSG and others but want to run on Mac OS Thanks

What is the best way to cover such a large area. Still working on this.

Been using a lot of these indoor: http://www.aadvr.com/D620VICR.html Not every isle, just good general coverage across the main room / they are est. 16 camera's plus 2 for register and 5 in back for Furniture There is another furniture room also, l shaped / see photo's. (hardwired) GOOD THAT YOU ASK BECAUSE this is a different kind of thrift store. http://newhorizonsthriftstores.com/ It took me since 2006 to understand what these people are all about. I am not a Mennonite but my wife has worked for them for 3 years. I have done a lot of volunteer work for them. (Soundy) Plate reader on Entrance and exit (Camera Cost 400.00 each ). General coverage for shoplifting across main room and furniture room. (No on employee theft) Yes store take's drop-off donations (Will use 2 nice Bullets Back there) Yes they do dumping garbage or "unacceptable" items ALL THE TIME Rack is not so high, they learned from there other store that i had to fix for them. Everything i sell them will be at cost. Plate Reader's 400 each 6-60mm Remote control for Motorized zoom, Focus, irus Indoor dome 130.00 2.8-12 Outdoor dome 155.00 2.8-12 Outdoor Bullet 285.00 6-50 CAT 5 with Balums Use 2 inbeded DVR @ 800.00 each or mabe a PC base 32 channel

This is the showroom. lower level rack threw the store. 10 foot celling on side and 11 foot in the middle

How is the best way to cover this huge room in a thrift store. Need some idea's

Found this for you. http://www.ambery.com/coviauovcoca.html Look cost effective. I have some of this coming up so that is why i am also interested.

I put up a lot of camera's but i am stumped on this one. I have a Thrift store where i am doing everything for free, not that that has anything to do with it. They will view cashier in the back (200 + feet away) to do pricing from time to time during the day on an idem. They need 1 camera per cashier to look at the money transaction and i am thinking about another camera for their general view. 14 foot celling doesn't work for general view. But i can target the cash drawer from it. What would you guys do. Run some conduit down from the celling is what i am thinking. Where to posistion the camera's is the question

We have almost 300 of these out there now. $1.00 to $2.00 dollars each.