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ah i see now, the video finally gave me the clear picture. Looks like the Swann does come with a power adapter with splitter as mentioned in the description. I should be able to install it myself now that I see how everything connects together. Thanks a lot for the help! If you or anybody else has any other suggestions such another brand other than Swann then let me know. Budget is around $400-500 but willing to pay little more if quality/video are significantly better.

Ok I understand about the BNC to the DVR now. I'm a total noob to this system, please bare with me lol. I'm just trying to picture all the connectors here. The individual cameras themselves have a BNC input and a dc power input right? Where does the other end of the dc power connector go to, the end to power the cameras. In Amazon's pictures for the Swann set, I see the description says it includes power adapters and splitters but I only see one power brick in the picture.

gotcha, and the individual cameras should connect to these connectors from its input to the dvr correct?

Actually the connectors by Shockwave look easier to connect, and they already come in a pack for $35 shipped.

Communication eez everything and Sector's pics were the right 1000 words. Glad it is cleared up and simple. Worst case would've been if you'd bought an NVR with IP network cameras and needed new wires run. That would've been faster than installing the first set of shotgun cables (because it looks like a double-barreled shotgun) though because you could've just taped/tied the Cat5 network cable to the original stuff and pulled it through. ah i see thanks, i will most likely order that set provided by Sector and order something like the Swann Security Camera System off Amazon.

The guy is a family friend who is in construction. He is remodeling our whole house, we bought a house in foreclosure and it pretty much needs to be completely remodeled. I bought the Night Owl Security STA-88 Night Owl Security 8 Channel STA DVR with 8 Night Vision Cameras 500 GB HD and Smartphone Viewing, 30-Feet I don't need a professional set or professional installer, heck I was even considering putting up dummy cameras outside just to prevent thieves but my parents just told me to buy a cheapo set. The house is in a good neighborhood in Flushing, NY and I myself don't see any reason of having one. So I figure a $400-$500 dvr set would be more than enough. EDIT: Yeah it was just the premade wires that confused me after looking at the wires he installed. I guess I was just confused on what connectors/adapters to get to make the connection from the individual cameras to the dvr.

I have someone completely redoing my parents' house. He has already ran CCTV RG59 cables. I googled the letters and numbers on the wire and they look like these: http://www.dvrmart.com/mrt-asp-dvr_siamese-cl2rg59uwht-pid_434-ctt-product_detail.htm It's the CCTV Combo RG59/U+18/2 wires. I bought a security camera system complete off Amazon and he told me those wont work due to the wires he already ran. We have a language barrier issue sometimes so I'm trying to figure out what cameras and dvr I need. I know the end of the wires will need the coaxial adapters, but I'm confused on the the rest of the wires and where they connect. Just need a cheap complete system that will record for the house, cameras will be placed outside. Need 6 cameras but if it comes in a set of 8 then that's ok too. Thanks, I'm a newbie in this topic.