RockThis52

Wow thanks for the help. If I buy everything separate, will it come out cheaper? And are there compatibility issues? Or can I buy any dvr with any analog cameras?

Just checked out some IP cameras on Costco, holy crap they're expensive. Should I stay away from analog in general? or are there still decent analog surveillance systems?

https://www.amazon.ca/Security-Superior-Weatherproof-Technology-Smartphone/dp/B00ZW63ESC/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1468258619&sr=1-4&keywords=dvr I plan on buying the 4 camera package w/o an HDD and buy an HDD separate. Are the specs good in terms of quality? I have no knowledge about video and video recording and my google searches on the topic do not help me. For example it says it records at 12 FPS but plays back at 30 FPS. Any issues? Also is the quality true 1080p? I.e. I see 960H and 800TVL, do these contradict the fact that it could be 1080p? In terms of the daytime and night time quality, are they considered good quality for a residential property? Will I be able to make out a license plate from about 20-30 feet away in the day or night time? I don't have acres of land so I'm not looking for something that will record very far. It says it has 85ft of night time recording distance which I'm ok with. Finally, as a general guide, if I buy a 1TB HDD, how long of recorded footage am I expected to get? I found a source which said: @30FPS and 1280X1024, then I can expect about 8 days of footage (or 2 days since there are 4 cameras). But I'm not sure if it's applicable for this setup. https://www.seagate.com/files/staticfiles/docs/pdf/whitepaper/video-surv-storage-tp571-3-1202-us.pdf Thanks for any help in advance!