Are any of these any good?

[Eric the Poor 0]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8CH-CCTV-Digital-Video-Recorder-H-264-DVR-4-Camera-CAM-/290580406215?pt=UK_CCTV&hash=item43a7f11fc7

 

Says 8CH but only shows 4CH on the buttons?

 

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8-CH-H-264-Network-VGA-Audio-DVR-CCTV-Camera-/330574695508?pt=UK_CCTV&hash=item4cf7c98c54

 

Or this?

 

 

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CCTV-8-Channel-Security-Cam-DVR-Recorder-H-264-Network-Ready-/230701615076?pt=UK_CCTV&hash=item35b6e347e4

 

Or this?

 

Is anything in this price range OK? I noticed some recommend hard drive manufacturers, Are they fussy about the HDD make?

Will a PC HDD work as a temp measure, HDD prices are a bit steep at the moment.

Ideally i want a 2TB drive.

 

My initial thought was a Storage Options 53280. 8CH 2TB. Approx £250.

 

UK Based.

 

Thanks.

[Seedigital 0]

I think I used that bottom link you have there as a cheap 8 channel multi-plexer for a customer once (It looks the same but I don't know the brand)

 

I was amazed when we realised it was in fact a full dvr, Yeah you just mount a standard 3.5" hdd in there it will work fine.

It was a cheap DVR devoid of any advanced feature sets, lacks I/O but it worked.

Depends on the application really.

 

Oh and for the HDD I'd recommend WD Black hdd, as they have a sweet warranty and they tend to handle the high writes associated with camera use a lot better than your generic hdd.

[SectorSecurity 0]

Dont worry about the manufacturer of the hard drive so much as will the unit support a 2TB drive? This becomes a matter of the firmware installed on the DVR usually you can update the firmware, however just something to check.

[rory 0]

for those prices you might as well get a Dahua DVR. (eg. sold under the A-Data brand in the UK)