Best 8 Channel CCTV Video Recorder Under $120-

[Firepower 2]

I am only after a fairly cheap good CCTV Video Recorder under $120, if that is possible.

 

I have been looking on EBay and there are some being sold from Australia that seem all right. One I was looking at from Australia said on this forum that there were problems with the remote connection.

 

I would be after the usual remote access/3G/WIFI, LAN, movement detection, USB, Email on alarm, SATA etc

 

Any suggestion on one from EBay and preferably from Australia would be of great assistance.

 

Thanks

Col

 

 

EDIT: Is this all right? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/8-Channel-Standalone-H-264-CCTV-Surveillance-Security-Network-DVR-System-/171047811857?pt=AU_Home_Personal_Security&hash=item27d33e7b11&_uhb=1

Edited August 26, 2013 by Guest

[the toss 0]

I am only after a fairly cheap good CCTV Video Recorder under $120, if that is possible.

 

I have been looking on EBay and there are some being sold from Australia that seem all right. One I was looking at from Australia said on this forum that there were problems with the remote connection.

 

I would be after the usual remote access/3G/WIFI, LAN, movement detection, USB, Email on alarm, SATA etc

 

Any suggestion on one from EBay and preferably from Australia would be of great assistance.

 

Thanks

Col

 

 

If you are really that keen on getting rid of $120 then I'll send you my address

[Firepower 2]

You mean they are all rubbish at that price?

 

Any suggestions?

 

 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/8-Channel-Standalone-H-264-CCTV-Surveillance-Security-Network-DVR-System-/171047811857?pt=AU_Home_Personal_Security&hash=item27d33e7b11&_uhb=1

 

I use these inside on a notepad PC which are great for my application but naturally you could not recommend these also but just after a system for home use. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Wireless-PTZ-CCTV-Video-Surveillance-Security-IP-Live-Network-Camera-Webcam-Dome-/310719928256?pt=AU_Webcams&hash=item485859d7c0&_uhb=1

 

 

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If you are really that keen on getting rid of $120 then I'll send you my address

[the toss 0]

You mean they are all rubbish at that price?

 

Any suggestions?

 

 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/8-Channel-Standalone-H-264-CCTV-Surveillance-Security-Network-DVR-System-/171047811857?pt=AU_Home_Personal_Security&hash=item27d33e7b11&_uhb=1

 

I use these inside on a notepad PC which are great for my application but naturally you could not recommend these also but just after a system for home use. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Wireless-PTZ-CCTV-Video-Surveillance-Security-IP-Live-Network-Camera-Webcam-Dome-/310719928256?pt=AU_Webcams&hash=item485859d7c0&_uhb=1

 

 

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If you are really that keen on getting rid of $120 then I'll send you my address

 

 

I'll put it this way. I've been in this business for 18yrs and there is not one REPEAT NOT ONE person I have come across that have bought one of these cheap DVR packages that hasn't eventually realised they have wasted their money. If you feel you have a need for a CCTV system then I'm guessing you also want an outcome should the circumstances that created the need come to pass.

$120 you really have to think to yourself - why isn't everyone using these?

[ssnapier 0]

Yup, a decent quality 8 channel DVR is going to run in the $300 range.

[Firepower 2]

These cheap ones cost about $300 in local shops. I am looking at getting the direct from China price with no hard drive. I'll buy a Seagate hard drive locally.

 

I bought over 50 professional name brand systems for where I used to work but do not need anything like them.

 

I guess some here would say you have to pay well over $1,000 to get a decent home system.

 

Anyway I guess there are none you can suggest on ebay. Just easy to buy there on PayPal. Any suggestions on brands and models is always welcomed.

 

I see there are Swan systems for hundreds of dollars at the local JayCar shop but they just look like the cheap recorders.

 

Specifications on this one look all right to me but still only a cheap one. Might have to find a better supplier.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/8-Channel-CCTV-Security-Surveillance-DVR-8CH-AUDIO-Cameras-System-NEW-p96-/181044387651?pt=UK_CCTV&hash=item2a27161f43

 

Thanks

 

Col

 

AUSTRALIA

 

Yup, a decent quality 8 channel DVR is going to run in the $300 range.

[the toss 0]

These cheap ones cost about $300 in local shops. I am looking at getting the direct from China price with no hard drive. I'll buy a Seagate hard drive locally.

 

I bought over 50 professional name brand systems for where I used to work but do not need anything like them.

 

I guess some here would say you have to pay well over $1,000 to get a decent home system.

 

Anyway I guess there are none you can suggest on ebay. Just easy to buy there on PayPal. Any suggestions on brands and models is always welcomed.

 

I see there are Swan systems for hundreds of dollars at the local JayCar shop but they just look like the cheap recorders.

 

Specifications on this one look all right to me but still only a cheap one. Might have to find a better supplier.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/8-Channel-CCTV-Security-Surveillance-DVR-8CH-AUDIO-Cameras-System-NEW-p96-/181044387651?pt=UK_CCTV&hash=item2a27161f43

 

Thanks

 

Col

 

AUSTRALIA

 

Yup, a decent quality 8 channel DVR is going to run in the $300 range.

 

 

So you buy it from China then $100 for a 1Tb HDD (if it will take 1Tb). Then 6 months down the track it falls over. What was the warranty? Do I need to send it back in original packaging? (it's long gone). Freight & insurance to China $80 maybe. Do I have to pay return freight? 3 months on & it all happens again. It's your money but that's why there is a retail markup. In Aust the warranty claims fall on the retailer. I would suggest you check out Rhino Technology ( 3yr warranty) or Secuvision ( 2yr warranty )

Then again you may get your Chinese one & be lucky (it has been known to happen)

[the toss 0]

3fps/cam @D1 - do you know what you are getting?

[Firepower 2]

It has been good info I have obtained here and that is why I asked.

 

Not particularly worried about warranty at that price. Also the frames per second is not a worry but the quality of the frames is the important one. From info here I have checked the record resolution of the cheap ones and it is not good. Pull it up on full screen and you would not know what you are seeing.

 

I started specifying video security installations in over 50 company sites when four hour tapes with Panasonic double speed recorder for 8 hours was the go which meet the needs of the risk for the business at that time. Also just around then security companies were only just starting up with reasonably priced video security systems. The Panasonic video cameras were also the best and installed in those days.

 

I have started to check out:

http://www.rhinoco.com.au/home

http://secu-vision.com/

 

Thanks for the comments to date.

 

 

3fps/cam @D1 - do you know what you are getting?

[Firepower 2]

I ended up getting a new $75 four channel recorder from Australia. Just thought I would try a four channel as people said they were not too good.

 

For the home it is great and now will have to buy an eight channel. The one I am looking at for under $100 is a 960H 960 x 480 resolution which is even better.

 

The quality of the picture of the one I got is about the same as the not so good quality professional systems when they first came out years ago. It is still good at full screen.

 

I have been buying these cameras which seem good and even have OSD. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/331068567749?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

 

But I suspect there are no other cameras around that price range that would be better? I might look at getting this one next. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/48pcs-IR-LEDS-800TVL-1-3-SONY-Effio-A-CCD-OSD-Vandal-Dome-3-6mm-WHITE-Camera-p89-/321272464603?pt=AU_Home_Personal_Security&hash=item4acd54c4db&_uhb=1

 

All in all for the home for the price, these systems are great.

 

Col