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Those probably won't work and I really doubt the DVR will be able to send power to the cameras. If he can afford a GE DVR, I'm sure he can fork out some money for some cameras. Even a $115 budget bullet camera is better than most of those Proprietary cameras.

No, its the CDC3014IR that I have access to, but its the same thing.

The ICR 200 is a great little camera!

They use an RJ-11 plug and send Audio/Video/Power on the supplied single cable. I've heard they make a converter called a "haystack" but they are hard to come across. Some of the haystacks are designed for data transfer and not A/V, so you'll have to do some research to track the correct ones down. You could always cut the end of the plug and find the different leads and what they goto, but the labor involved will exceed the cost of a new camera!

Whoah....lets try keeping these forums a little bit cleaner

so you have an RCA video plug on your laptop?

Welcome to the board Matt, do you have the ability to post an IP for a live demo of your DVR that is getting so much talk about?

What kind of capture device do you have for your laptop? That looks like a standard novelty based 1.2Ghz or 2.4Ghz Wireless camera. I think your trouble is going to be with your capture device. The only thing you need to do on the camera is tune it in with the adjustment knob, which you already know how to do as you said you got it to work when you hooked it up to your TV. What model capture device do you have for your laptop?

give us some model numbers of the camera and the capture device so we can try and figure something out.

These have been popular for budget cameras in my neighborhood. Image Device: 1/3" Sony CCD Number of Pixels: 510 H x 492 V Horizontal Resolution: 420 TV Lines Minimum Illumination: 0.0 lux with IR S/N Ratio: More than 48dB (AGC Off) Load Impedance: 75 Ohms Lens: Fixed 6.0mm Power: DC 12V 250mA (IR On) Construction: Weatherproof Aluminum Housing Video Output: BNC

This guy is affordable, you just need to put a hard drive to it! 4 Channel DVR Triplex (Record & View) Motion Recording Built in Web Server

Not a bad camera for the price! I sell alot of these to homeowner/small business DIY folks... [EDIT - Please no links to yor own products]

If you already have a system in place, the easiest is to run the video out feed into a Video Web Server. Do you have a router? I often times just Port Forward off the router, this is usually a very quick setup.

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Alot of PC Based and Standalone DVR's nowadays are network ready, all you do is plug the internet into the back, throw an IP to it, and maybe some other configuration, but its pretty simple now. If your system isn't ready for that, you'll need a video web server, which does the same thing, except you run the video into this box and it broadcasts it to the web. Are you looking for a system that will be accessible on the net or do you already have a system and looking for a way to get it on the net?

julie, goto this site and fill in the blanks, then tell us what size lens it calls for. http://www.webcamsoft.com/en/faq/lens_calc.html

The ECO4 is about the lowest I would go for this application, it has very limited network access, basically view live and recorded video, thats about it. The CL-550 may or may not work, depending on how much light you have in the parking lot. The camera has a 0.6 lux rating and should be fine. The nice thing is that this camera is outdoor rated and ready to go with a 5-50mm varifocal lens. There are alot of options for cameras out there! Optiview is budget as well, the difference is that we test them and support them as they are a good product for the price. Q-See and Swann are just really budget and not too many people carry them other than Target, Fry's, Walmart, etc.. Not all cameras switch to B/W at night, those cameras that do are called a "Day/Night" camera. There are variations of these and generally the more you pay, the more you get.

I guess if the safe is large enough and has enough air to circulate, but I'd still stay away from that. Hard Drives like to breathe, and that would probably be the first to go. I get so many people asking me if they can put a DVR in thier gun safe too!!!

A networkable DVR will work great for this application, especially if your neighbors have agreed to allow you to use their building to mount cameras and store a dvr. Throwing an IP to the DVR is the least of your worries. You'll want to stay away from Q-See and Swann as they are as budget as budget gets. I've used some of those machines and they last no more than 10 months before you run into problems. I've worked with quality budget equipment and I think you can expect to pay at least $700-$800 for the DVR with the features your looking for. On the camera side of things, if your primary concern is in the evening, you will have a hard time with color so you might look into a B/W camera. Plus you'll get a little bit higher resolution with a B/W. I would suggest a low light box camera with a varifocal lens, you will then need an outdoor housing as well. Having the ability to throw any size lens on this camera will come in handy too as most bullet style cameras are have fixed lenses and/or small varifocals. Here is what you'll need to get the system up: DVR Cameras Camera Lens (if needed) Housings (if needed) Power supply, most likely a 4 output distro box Wire/Cable Connectors Once this is all hooked up, all you'll have to do is configure the DVR to your likings and then network the DVR. Networking can be as easy as port forwarding off a router. Hope this helps, welcome to the board and feel free to ask any questions!

The ECO4 that I carry is a triplex machine. It has been upgraded from a simplex to triplex. That particular company must be either burning through old stock or just haven't updated their website. Here is the updated version: http://securitymonster.com/product_info.php/products_id/225

That ECO4 isn't a bad machine, its just a barebone budget machine with a few "goodie" features. I have used this machine personally and I can comment that its not a bad little machine. The "goodie" features that are on this machine that isn't normally offered in a similar cost budget DVR are: -Triplex Operation -Motion Recording -Built-in Web Server

Would you buy your mom a heart pace monitor from walmart if they sold an inexpensive knockoff brand?

uh oh....its 50/50 on the poll.....

Yeah, i've heard using compression its either 100% on there or 100% not on there, just a little getting used to. On the twist ons, strip the cable like you would for a crimp on, but instead just twist on your connector.

probably some new teeth I see what I can dig up tomorrow in my database, I'm at home now! How is the lighting? How low of a lux rating do you need?