the lemming 0 Posted May 22, 2011 Hello I'm trying to set up a domestic CCTV system but I'm having a few problems. I first bought a 4 camera setup with DVR but the playback was propriety .264 and could only be read on the DVR player. My next problem was that I bought a Swann USB converter to connect a security camera to my PC. The man in the shop said that the USB device would be able to work with Windows 7 privided I got the relevant drivers from their site. Those drivers never existed and I could not get the USB device to work with Windows 7. So, with all this in mind, what options or solutions do I have with connecting a CCTV system to a PC running Windows 7? I don't even mind building a PC from scratch to a required spec, and using Linux, as long as the system works. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Campbell 0 Posted May 23, 2011 Hello I'm trying to set up a domestic CCTV system but I'm having a few problems. I first bought a 4 camera setup with DVR but the playback was propriety .264 and could only be read on the DVR player. My next problem was that I bought a Swann USB converter to connect a security camera to my PC. The man in the shop said that the USB device would be able to work with Windows 7 privided I got the relevant drivers from their site. Those drivers never existed and I could not get the USB device to work with Windows 7. So, with all this in mind, what options or solutions do I have with connecting a CCTV system to a PC running Windows 7? I don't even mind building a PC from scratch to a required spec, and using Linux, as long as the system works. Is this what you were looking for? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soundy 1 Posted May 23, 2011 You'd have a ton more options using XP instead of W7. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the lemming 0 Posted May 23, 2011 Hello Is this what you were looking for? Sorry, but it does not work. Thanks for trying, as it is indeed appreciated. Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the lemming 0 Posted May 23, 2011 You'd have a ton more options using XP instead of W7. Unfortunately I haven't used XP since Vista came out. Since then I've used quite a few Linux distros, put apple onto my PC and I'm now happy with Windows 7. I no longer have a copy of XP, sorry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
