Homer14

Hi all, I'm brand new in the security camera arena. I'm reading up as much as I can to learn more as I post this. I'm a michigan, usa, resident (hot humid summer, far below freezing winters). I simply would like to identify the best setup I can get for about $300. I know this is on the lower end of things. I would like to put my camera at the peak (top of triangle) of my garage gable. I can wire power to it no problem and route data feed cable too if that is what I end up getting. What single camera should i get that can cover, day, night and perhaps give me the ability to have at least the last 12 hours or recorded video. I'm open to getting a dvr based system, or a video card on a pc that is writing compressed h264 or divx video to save space. Also open to wireless stuff if that is what you pro's would recommend. I will have two motion sensor lights (not floods) almost directly below the camera on the sides of the garage that i dont feel will be in the direct view of the camera if that makes any difference. I keep seeing these "bullet" style cameras. I think one of those would look decent and be obvious to "vsitors" which is fine by me. Should i get something that requires me to run a data cable like 60 feet into a dvr or computer? Or should i get something wireless that a computer is listening to and writing data to a hdd? Help! hehe. Thanks! -Homer

What about this guy? Vivotek IP8332 http://www.vivotek.com/products/model.php?network_camera=ip8332&tab=spe It looks like i would just need to somehow capture this video stream that is being sent over my network. I assume software might exist to do so? Or are there other recommendations?