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Hi, I'm the IT person for a manufacturing company and we're looking to install anywhere from 40-60 Cameras across our two buildings next door to each other that are on the same LAN. The goal of these cameras is to be able to record our work flows and improve them, deter internal theft, external security, etc. I was hoping to get some advice in terms of what cameras to go for and what DVR can handle our requirements from the experts. We were looking to potentially getting all the cameras from China; specifically the Hikvision IP Camera DS-2CD2332-I for everything. We don't really need anything overly amazing and the price is right at $100/camera, unless there's some US/Canadian Supplier that would match it with this volume that someone knows of. In terms of the DVR I honestly have no idea, but we're trying to avoid the $50 per camera software that's out there. Thank you very much to anyone who is willing and able to help!!!

Hi, The camera selected was the hikvision DS-2CD2332-I. Is there any VMS closer to $25-$30 per camera? What about something like Luxriot? Thank you.

Thank you everyone for the helpful advice. The person completing the installation internally is experienced with installing large CCTV setups at a previous employer so we are hoping to leverage that to save on expenditures. The primary purpose of the system is mainly for viewing the production environment to look for efficiency improvements, security is secondary. We have gone ahead and purchased the cameras but are still looking for an NVR solution that won't break the bank with a $50 per camera charge + hardware, anyone have any ideas? Thanks again.

Does anyone know what type of processing and graphics power Hikvision VMS would require for 70 Cameras? Is it considered a reliable solution? It seems the hardware based NVRs are limited in their bandwidth capabilities and RAID capabilities unless going higher end so I'm seeing if I can work a software solution within our budget.