Arne73 0 Posted March 26, 2009 Hi- I'm designing my home CCTV system and am having trouble picking out the DVR. Are there any brands that should be avoided or that have a less than acceptable reliability record? Thanks- Arnie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C7 in CA 0 Posted March 26, 2009 Surprisingly reliability doesn't seem to be a huge problem on even the cheapies. But image quality and functionality is all over the board. How many channels do you need and what features are you looking for? Oh, and budget. How much can you spend? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arne73 0 Posted March 28, 2009 I'm planning on 8 out door cameras and I'm looking at a 16 ch unit for future expansion as $$ allows. I'd like at least 4 ch audio, alarm input and motion detection as well. I'm planning on 1200-1800 USD for the DVR, additional for cameras, power supply and cables. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites