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Posted: 7/14/2013 5:33:48 PM EDT
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Hi,
I'm looking at installing 3 IP cams around my house. I'm overwhelmed by all the brands and models available out there. I already have a PoE switch and I have couple terabytes HDs. What would you guys recommend as far as IP camera goes? I'm looking to place on to look at the driveway, 1 to look at my front porch and 1 inside my garage to look at side door and garage door. I don't really have a budget (i want the best bang for the bucks).....let's say $400-700. thanks |
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Dahua 1.3mp IP cameras can be had for ~$150, the 3mp cameras are $250
The 8 ch DVR is $250 and can accept up to two 8gb drives The browser interface for the Dahua cameras suck. If you're using windows + IE you should be ok. On my phones and tablets I run "IP cam viewer", on a mac you can try to use PSSmini. Once you get the cameras and DVR setup you can use dyndns to monitor them over the web. Good luck |
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I think dahua is primarily an oem and you can find their cameras in the costco/sams ip camera kits The Costco stuff is by q-see and usually junk. Go to YouTube and you can find 1080p recordings of dahua cameras so you can see the quality. I usually make offers to sellers on eBay, purchase from alibaba, or find a us reseller like empire security cameras. |
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The Costco stuff is by q-see and usually junk. Go to YouTube and you can find 1080p recordings of dahua cameras so you can see the quality. I usually make offers to sellers on eBay, purchase from alibaba, or find a us reseller like empire security cameras. Quoted:
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I think dahua is primarily an oem and you can find their cameras in the costco/sams ip camera kits The Costco stuff is by q-see and usually junk. Go to YouTube and you can find 1080p recordings of dahua cameras so you can see the quality. I usually make offers to sellers on eBay, purchase from alibaba, or find a us reseller like empire security cameras. Q-see is like bushnell. They sell cheap junk but they also sell mid grade from all different oems I a 99 percent these are the dahua 1.3mp ip cams that get decent reviews. http://m.costco.com/Q-See-4-Channel-HD-Digital-NVR-with-1TB-Hard-Drive-and-4-HD-720p-IP-Cameras.product.100003211.html Costco has a world class return policy, so you could try these out for awhile and return them They normally have 2 packs of the camera for 299 as well without a nvr In conflicted on cameras. The technology is advancing so fast that it doesn't make sense to invest in a $500 camera that'll be behind the times in a year. |
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