Suitable PTZ system for Warehouse targeted during UK riots

[Numb-nuts 1]

Well don't say you weren't warned by the experts on this forum not to buy that system.

 

Honestly, why do people bother asking the Installers for their valuable opinions and then go right ahead and ignore them?

 

 

I suppose some people are just too clever for us Fiona.

[abska 0]

Well they say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

 

In the present economy you have to save money, and just because numb-nuts we didnt take your offer up theres no need to feel so angry about it.

 

The system has been great for us so far, so I recommend it, you guys are crazy if you think the work you do is worth £4k for a job.

 

CCTV is not nearly as hard as installers love to make it out to be. Just like builders and plumbers.....

[chesterfield 0]

Ill be following you in the DIY route for my install over the weekend. Just awaiting one more camera that should be arriving from Canada early next week.

 

Depending on the install I can see where costs can mount up though for installers (does the job require other equipment hire like scissor lifts, scaffolding, more time required to route cables through harder to reach areas etc etc - without knowing the exact layout, its hard to judge iof someone is trying to rip you off or not).

 

I dont mind giving up my time to install my own equipment as I also enjoy playing with technology as a hobby. If it was a job I didn't want to do myself or didnt enjoy, then I would probably be happy to pay for somebody else to do it for me my time with my family at weekends and in the evenings can often be more valuable to me than the money it costs to pay somebody else to do the work.

 

Having now built the server and installed the avigilon software, gateways and configured routers etc to run the network the way I want, I can see how anyone that is not knowledgeable in the world of IT / IP could get easily confused and require the help of a professional. Getting the cameras in this weekend and configured etc will be another learning exercise for me but I am perhaps taking my technical knowledge of IP and networks for granted and not considering how much that knowledge could be charged out at if I were doing the install for somoene else.

 

Its a bit unfair to say the job the installers do isn't worth £4k without knowing the full scale of what was/is involved but it depends how much you value your own time too.

 

If you were a CEO whos hourly rate was £500 an hour, would you be taking a day of your time out to install your system - or just paying the £4k as its actually the cheaper option etc.