nj2012

please find me that NVR. I looked everywhere either some chinese one or really expense 700+ nvr's. my cameras are made by Dahua.

Hello, I'm installing new IP cameras and want to know whats the best system for my needs? Total storage I will need will be about 2tb. running 2 cameras. maybe I will increase it to 3 cameras in the future. Here is my situation. My father (for some reason) love starring at the screen when the cameras are on. right now its CCTV system so I just put the dvr in his room and connect a screen to it. But now that I'm switching to IP cameras. Is it just better to build a desktop system with WD Red 2tb drive and have it record there and just place it in his room and connect a monitor to it? Or should I get a NAS system and put him a laptop to view the cameras from? I'm thinking about just going with the desktop setup since it will only be 1 device running and will save me money on electricity? is that accurate? or does desktop consume more power than a laptop and NAS combined? Or what other options do I have? Sorry I'm a newb.

I bought a 3tb hd and I didn't know my dvr only accepts 2tb. It recognize that there is 3tb disk attached but 0 free space. I formatted it and still the same thing. Any suggestion?