redrumloa

Fantastic site here! I'm looking to get rig up my house massively in the long run, but since money is tight I am considering starting on the cheap to cut my teeth. I am considering buying an el cheapo 4 channel dvr card and a few cameras off eBay and running a bunch of cable:-) I'm sure eventually (quickly) I will outgrow such a basic system but with the price so low on low end stuff, why not as a start? Here's my questions. Any specific low cost cards better than others? What about cameras? Starting off in the $200-$300 range for material(not including PC or cable, just card & cameras) what would be the best value? Thanks in advance.