Amrcndj 0 Posted November 11, 2009 Hello fellow installers or owners of CCTV systems. I just branched out and started doing my own surveillance work. I used to work for a school district maintaining the surveillance system along with the what I think was a pretty high end TV broadcast station. It was sent out to all the TV's in the community. I never really had to deal with the purchasing of surveillance cameras, only commercial video cameras. Which i have to say, is completely different than what i thought it was going to be. I tried to find the best quality cameras with the best quality dvr for the best price. The first job I had gotten was with a local chain that was growing from one store to 10 stores in the next 4 years. The kind of cameras that I choose for the job were all 580tvl daylight resolution cameras. Some of them were IR which was not intended but worked out well. I also worked hard to find a DVR that was actually good. I was stuck deciding if I wanted to continue with standalone or PC based. Both I have had problems with but I choose the standalone. It was a 30fps on 16 channels that had D1 recording and playback at 704x480 resolution. It seems to be working out well even though it was a no name brand but the dealer that sells it gives great support and helped with every problem that arose. It was a custom build but I feel like since I was a new installer that I got taken on my install price. I look forward to contributing my knowledge and learning from other installers on this forum to better the business of CCTV and of my own. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thewireguys 3 Posted November 12, 2009 What part of PA are you from? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thewireguys 3 Posted November 12, 2009 Ok cool now I can help you!!!! I am in Eastern Pa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amrcndj 0 Posted November 12, 2009 Awesome. Glad to know there are some other dealers/installers in pa! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
