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Thank you all for your help. Responding to cctvqueen- I do not have cat 5 cable preinstalled in my house. Here in UK we have concrete walls downstairs and hollow plaster walls upstairs. So I intend to run a cat 5 cable up to the loft from my router downstairs, use a switch in the loft with a networked pc that stays on all the time.(this prevents fan noise from irritating us as well)

I am keen on using wired systems as the reliability of my wireless network worries me a bit.

Last but not the least, my budget is about £250. I think although IP cams would be good, I could get cheaper normal cams and let the software provide internet access to cctv images should I need to see them remotely.

By the way, thanks to JMANOFNVS for the suggestion about the T- splitter. I just wasn't aware of this little innovation.

Thanks all, you are a great bunch of guys. I think I could manage this myself now. Will let you know once its done. Any more suggestions are of course welcome

Cheers!

Dear cctv enthusiasts,

Wonder if I could pick your brains on a little home cctv project?

I need 3 camera input (2 for outdoor and one baby cam) and two monitor output (one for bedroom and one for living room)

I need continuous recording of two outdoor cameras- Need advice on software for that

The biggest quandry is- how to get two outputs- one for the bedroom tv(for the baby cam) and the other for downstairs living room tv. I would like to minimise amount of cable that needs to be laid down for this.

My plan is to use a pc in the loft with the DVR card and try to get two outputs to the tv's.(need advice on appropriate graphics card on that) This way I have only the output cables and a networking cable to lay down.

I am new to this and have a strange feeling that there may be a simpler way of doing this. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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