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Whatever the choice, buy it from Costco.

It could be a Dvr meltdown. I would probably bet on it. You could try to restart it just to see. You could also try a single power adapter to a camera to rule out a power box failure or ground loop issue. But I have a feeling it's the dvr itself.

Cool. You're using Gmail, or what?

Yeah so I recently experienced, it's usually a combination of surveillance that gets it done. Our footage of a vehicle recently was the footage that ultimately help solve a 16 armed robbery crime spree. It not only was the vehicle ID, but the exact time evidence of our footage helped them trace the car to a red light camera nearby and that high resolution plate footage got them. " title="Applause" />

Yeah who knows. Dvr's seem finicky with it. ISP address always does the trick it seems. Once you know your address, just Google the info for the port they use. Good luck.

My first thought was a jaguar. But why would someone driving a jag need to steal! Hand the footage over to the police. They're the experts at car ID.

That's usually not a good idea, true. For any dvr brand I've used thus far, I've only been successful using my isp email address and settings. I have optimum cable here and so I use my optimum email address and port number. No other email address has ever worked in any dvr I've had, but once I plug in my optimum address and settings, it works every time. I would suggest you do the same.

A quick search brought up this package. The main thing, besides the good deal, is it's 16 channel which has the room for growth you want, D1 30 fps, and 8 decent cameras. http://m.costco.com/Q-See-16-Channel-Full-D1-Security-System-with-1TB-HDD-and-8-650TVL-Cameras.product.100075462.html Q-See to me can be fine. Their RMA service can be slow if a camera is shot, so I would recommend grabbing sales on other cameras that come along just to put in line for any down time that may come up. Their dvr's are usually fine. For all that analog isn't, what it does afford is inexpensive and varied camera choices. The camera world is your oyster. You can get perfectly capable cameras cheap. In your situation, this system would probably fit the bill well. Good luck.

You could also get a lockbox for Dvr's and bolt that down. It's also a good idea to install one camera at the Dvr looking out to get a perfect mug shot, and then enable motion detection to send email for that channel. Then you get an email of a perfect mug shot that they can't steal. It also helps identify anyone who may be noodling with the Dvr as well. http://www.securitycameraking.com/16-gauge-steel-security-dvr-57165-prd1.html

Just click on file list and don't click on more.

Double click on any file and it will playback.

Huh. I tried that earlier in pss and didn't notice that. At least it's in there.

I can't disagree, but something tells me even 1k is too much. I could be wrong though. WE know what's best. Clients with small budgets in mind have a much different perspective of 'good enough'. It can't always be what WE want.

You're probably looking at an analog system if the budget is low, and an 8 channel at that. Anything over 8 channels and you're bumping up to 16 channels and will probably be more than she wants to spend. You're lucky if she goes for an 8 channel budget. A nice analog package with an excellent Dvr and decent cameras with a 1tb hard drive is this, at 1k- http://www.securitycameraking.com/complete-8-channel-ultimate-mini-59099-prd1.html Another thing to consider would be an HD analog system, giving 720p resolution, the right mix of cameras, and when you put a 2tb hard drive in you're at 1500. The quality will be notably better. http://www.securitycameraking.com/complete-8-channel-hd-cvi-59576-prd1.html That's just the gear. Not sure if you'll charge aunty for labor, but for gear alone she's gotta be comfy with 1-1.5k. See where the budget is.

Op check your pm.

Weird right? We have high speed cable so I never had a need. Plus I don't use playback on my phone either. Plus it takes up even more hard drive space. This is the first time I checked it out in pss. Can't see any way to do it. Thank goodness for web service.

Actually, I had a good look and I don't think you can playback second stream in pss. I see nowhere to specify it.

For a new install it's better to go with ip/mp right off the bat. Helping yourself in the future means running cat5 now. Plus analog hd is HD-SCI and that system doesn't save you any money and you're stuck with coax. There's less expensive HD-CVI out now which is less expensive- a real savings. But it's only 720p and you're still killing yourself for coax. You want to install at minimum 2mp when installing a new system. 2mp offers an excellent picture and is worthy of all the work installing. I mentioned compromise earlier. The other compromise with the qsee package is the nvr. Down the line if you want to upgrade the cameras to a higher resolution , you'll have to upgrade the nvr too, essentially a whole new system. Or move to a software system. The key though is you won't have to re-run cables. Your cat5 is already in place. Again, a package like qsee is for the person who wants to install once and stick with it, not being interested in noodling or upgrading for a long while. You can however swap out some bullets for other 2mp dahua domes and such if you choose along the way, or even add a ptz down the line if you wanted. You have options, but generally speaking if your gonna plug cameras into the nvr, it's dahua 1.3 or 2mp options.

In my day you opened the door to a flaming pile of dog CRAP, as we ran away having left it there for you- the morons that we were. And no one ever considered a camera system. They'd just beat the hell out of you if they caught you. It's a different world now. Gone are the days when leaving gifts and pranks at the door was light and breezy entertainment.

Package deals are just that- a package of gear. They cater to the consumer that wants everything included with the peace of mind that it all works together. Typically there's sacrifices in package deals though. In the q-see package it's the cameras. They're all 2mp bullets. They're all fixed lenses at 3.6- a fairly wide shot. You get eight of them which is great, but if you wanted half of them domes or a 4mm, it becomes a compramise. Other than that, there's nothing more in the package that isn't in every similar swann/lorex package. They all come with the nvr, the cables, some cameras, etc. All inclusive doesn't always mean all junk. Frankly, the only thing I've ever used that has been solid as a rock is analog. IP/MP can be finiky. But anything you buy can be finiky, have it's quirks, or be shot right out of the box. It's all a gable for consumers these days. It's a gamble that UPS or FEDX alone won't bust up the contents of a package. Of course choosing wisely and pointed for every camera location with different cameras is a better way to custom fit your needs. But with IP gear you have to plan it fully for compatability. NVR or software? What POE switch? Which cameras are compatable with motion detection? On and on. A tailored system is great. For the 'off the rack' crowd, package deals can be just the ticket too. Good luck.

This q-see kit would probably serve you well. http://www.costco.com/Q-See-8-Channel-HD-NVR-Security-System-with-2TB-HDD-and-8-1080p-IP-Cameras.product.100069855.html It includes everything you need and does everything you want. It's all plug and play and really couldn't be easier for the person who just wants to get a system up and running without the toil of piecing components together, and all that goes into that. For some people, simple is best. If you're the opposite and like to learn a whole new technology to piece together, have at it. With this package, for that one 150' run you hit Lowes and get an inline coupler and 50' of cat5 to extend one of the 100' cat5 that comes with the kit. Done and done. This package is just dahua gear offered by q-see. I've never used everfocus but I have used q-see dvr's, dahua dvr, and dahua NVR. And, you'll come in under budget.

I know q-see has their own embedded dyndns service and if you haven't created an account you should do that. Then you put in your account info in the dvr- host name and password. For remote viewing outside your local network, within the app's device setup page, in the address field you put in whatever dyndns service your using- not a number IP address, just your dyndns address that you create at myqsee dyndns. In the port field, you put in the port 6036. Make sure you correctly port forwarded the mobile port number in the dvr. If the mobile port [or if no mobile port maybe the media port] number for your dvr is 6036 than that's what you use. If in the network pages of your dvr it's showing a different mobile port number, you'll need to forward that in your router and use that address in your mobile app. In your router, make sure your forwarded ports are associated with your dvr IP address. See where that gets you Al. Actually, here's q-see's dyndns service. Create an account- you'll need it for remote viewing. It is the domain address you create there that you'll use for all remote viewing apps. https://myq-see.com/reg.aspx http://qsee.custhelp.com/ci/fattach/get/61/1307978063/redirect/1/filename/S-How%20to%20setup%20MYQ-SEE%20DDNS.pdf I should mention that your mobile app WILL also work with your DVR IP address. In the address field in the app you put in just the DVR IP number address, nothing else. Then in the port field you put in 6036. But this setup will only work when your at home on your local network. It won't work remotely away from home. You'll need to set up the device config in your mobile app the way I mention above to do that.

You have to keep after q-see support to help you. They can work through it real time with you and get the settings right.

Perhaps something like this would help. For your nvr, you need BNC to RCA adapters to put on the BNC side at the nvr because you RCA connections REJgL0b8SRc

There's these two, one being dahua and the other being Hikvision. Wi-fi is a odd bird though and as much as it's meant for convenience, it can make an otherwise stable wireless network glitchy. Buy only from a good retailer in case you need to return them. Wi-fi is always a crap shoot. Q-see carries the dahua version, although other online retailers carry it as well- twKrtDCoLMs This is the Hikvision- TH2tLzwslCc