sue

Could I possibly get into this show?

This fellow called me yesterday after he says he did a commercial installation with 16 channels (4 of those in one PC). It must work for at least awhile. I also asked him to put wording on his invoice that if it did not work he would take it back and give me a full refund. I also paid with credit card so that I could dispute if necessary.

Even Cal Worthington was more laid back.

I hate that hard sell. Turns me off immediately. Used car approach.

Yes, I know that!

I was kidding.

Why pay that much when I can get this card practically free! http://www.inesun.com/ec/english/inesunSites/inesun-store/store1/stSurveillanceCard/STes104.htm

And, if I act now, I get this nifty vegetable slicer along with 53 attachments, a $300 value!

What I mean is that I ended up with this guy from a referral here. Plus, I feel badly for being so stupid as to buy from this guy that I'm almost too embarassed to come back. I thank you for trying to help me. Turns out, I pressed the guy, and the card in the machine is indeed the $20 POS from China. I didn't pay a whole lot for this thing. The cameras are infrared. If I need to replace the PCI card, no problem. I'll give this a go and let you know what happens. Thanks, guys. Now, if this card is indeed a POS, I may be looking for another.

Maybe I should stay away from forums.

See CCTV PC based DVRs made by All Protected. I hope I haven't been taken. http://www.allprotected.net/

Thanks for the Vidkom referral. They don't sell to the general public, but referred me to someone who does. I bought something last night. We'll see. It will take about a week for the cameras to come in.

Thank you, I shall do that!

Thank you! I'll check it out.

Thanks. It says on my posts, San Diego, CA. And you are in Nassau.

Thanks much. No wireless for me. Strictly wires. I'm still researching. There's a lot of stuff out there. Thank you.

Aarrrrrgghhh!!! I just saw the price!!! I'll read up on it. Thanks.

Got it, thanks.

Ok, thanks for the tip. Is that true even in my own home? If someone steals from my home and I have audio along with the video of them stealing, might I still be in trouble?

Thank you very much. I had to take some time off for the holiday. So the number one unit in your book that is not PC based? I'm thinking this way as I already have 4 pc's to maintain, and I need something small to fit in my closet. If that's not going to work, then so be it. I'll go with a very small PC with not much to break on it. Thanks. Sue

Ok, here's a link. Thanks! http://www.vsscctv.com/ProductDetail.asp?ProductID=148 Not sure I did that right.

How about this DVR? Is it a good one? D4 DX4C-40 Will it work with my network? I'm using a router. Thanks.

Are there any dome cameras that have audio? I've pretty much decided on a color dome camera, and I prefer white to blend in with the walls. I really want audio. Also, the standalone DVR's are looking better and better, but they seem to be really pricey. Thanks!

I am in Southern California. I'm a bit hesitant to mess with the existing PIR since it is aimed and tuned exactly right. I don't want to start having false alarms. It scares the H$%(*& out of the little old lady next door. I am interested in facial detail, especially if someone is here who is not supposed to be here. I'll browse all of the links you have offered. I may have time to look at them tonight. Thanks!! I may have to bite the bullet and put an ugly fake smoke detector in. I wish there were cameras disguised as can lights. We have loads of those in this house.

Thank you all so much. Now I'm going to have just a few more questions in a couple of days after looking at all of this. Sue