laura

I've been scouring this site for the last few weekends and finally decided to register because I need help. I am fed up with the rotten kids/vandals in my neighborhood and have decided to fight back. I want to put together a cctv system primarily to deter as well as record any activity around my house. As long as I pick the equipment, my son will do all the hard work to install this system. Thats where I need some assistance. I have been trying to weed through all the options and opinions I have discovered on this site. Let me jump to the point. I want a 4 camera system with recording capabilities (VCR or DVR) that is viewed on an LCD screen that will be mounted on the wall in my bedroom. I know LCD is not the best for viewing cctv, but I cant stand the bulky "CRT's". After reading many posts, I know that I do not need remote viewing capabilities. I'm not sure of the pro's and con's of single channel versus multi-channel recording or if I need a quad or a mux. I will be satisfied with B/W cameras and would like night viewing. These images look pretty good to me: http://www.carlmfischer.com/cctv/ They are bullet cameras.... I don't need to see license plates or braces on the teeth, but it would be nice to recognize a person within 20 feet of the camera. I know the more I spend, the better the quality/reliability. Can you guys recommend a set-up from good to better to best? Until then, I will keep reading and learning... Thanks! Laura

The Aver product that you linked to sounds like it would do it. It seems quite cheap for a DVR, and I understand that the Hard Drive needs to be added. In terms of a PC based system, I really just want something that I can plug in with minimal programming.....which is why I am looking at the stan-alone units. WIth the unit you describe I would only need the cameras and an LCD display.....seems simple from here.... I just need to pick some decent cameras.....which are fine as B/W Thanks Rory!