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Thanks for all the replies. I considered using my multimeter but then I just went with the outer 2 screws. There was no marking on them whatsover but I just went with how the plug is aligned with the 2 outer plugs being used for power and the middle for ground. It works.

Thank you for the reply. Which feature should Geovision have over Avermedia? I'd like to know if these features are ones that I would use.

I'd also appreciate feedback on which one will have a more user-friendly and reliable software package.

Here are screenshots from the brochure that I got as a .pdf. Let me know what you think.

Any experiences with this card? Also, what do you think it would be worth today? I remember it was worth over $2000 a few years ago. It's got 8 channels; 240fps.

If a dvr card supports 1 audio channel, how does it physically get the sound? Do I need to wire a separate audio cable or does the sound use the rg59 cable?

Also, the board i'm looking at getting is the Geovision GV-604. A local dealer said they are the best. Well I'm sure there is better stuff out there. But this should do for a simple home system with 2 - 4 cameras. There is a camera I'm looking at now; it's the Sentry 5342IR. I can't post the link to it cuz I'm new here. But it has 480 lines of resolution, 42IR leds and they say it has a usable range of 150'.

I'm looking for a camera to monitor the front of my house. I want decent night vision and good weatherproofing that will withstand a harsh Canadian winter. I'm looking at the MACE DM-69FCIR but I'm not reading very good things about Mace on other threads. I'm looking at dome cameras since they seem more vandal proof? What features should I look for? What's a good value in cameras for about $200 to $300 USD?

BTW, I passed a RG59 cable with 2 conductor 18 gauge wiring to my camera location. Do I need to pass audio cables too or will the rg59 support sound if the camera does too?

1. I would like to catch the bastards. I'm not sure on the laws. I have a friend who did have cops look at video of his dvr system when a neighbor's car was stolen. The cop was very impressed. 2. PTZ would be nice but it's way over my budget. I want to stick to less than $250 per camera. 3. Lighting conditions are excellent. There is a street lamp right across the street and I have motion sensing lights in front of my entrance. 4. I'm fine with a day/night camera like the Mace one I wrote about in my first message. Are bullet cameras generally better quality than domes? Scorpion, thank you for the detailed message. I won't call that distributor, no worries. I have a computer company and I know that revealing suppliers is a sensitive issue.

I've been looking at color for now. Are there any advantages to sticking to b&w? I've also looked at bullet cameras. I started to look at dome cameras because I heard they were more vandal-proof. I want to mount the camera on a wall in front of my house. I'd like for it to view the front driveway (which is wide enough for 2 cars) and the stairs. I'm not sure if I need to get something with a wide angle view. That's why I want to start with one camera and then get a few more later on. I've had a few funny things happen to my home. Last week, someone vandalized a framing around the licence plate of my car. There have also been some other funny things going on like someone stealing a plant or moving one of my chairs and just placing it in the middle of a driveway. I'm looking for advice from those of you who deal with these cameras everyday. It's very hard to make a decision just by browing cameras on a website.

I'm glad to hear they are reliable. I have a small business selling computer hardware etc and I had some experience with camera systems. One of my clients really likes the digiop genenal solutions system because he said it gave him a nicer picture quality than the system I had sold him. I can't remember the name of the system I had sold but it was supposed to be top notch. I passed one wire for a camera, it's a RG59 cable tied together with an 18gauge (2 conductor) wire for power. But I see cameras also support voice. Do I need separate audio cable for it or will I get some sound out of the RG59?

Hi. I've just finished installing a DSC alarm system in my home and now wish to add some video surveillance. I'd like to know if Geovision capture cards are reliable because I read on another forum that they have a lot of issues.