Looking to get one for the house, but I know nothing about them at all. Anyone got a system, any experiences ? What do I need to look for and what do I need to avoid ?

Thanks !

 

A friend of mine works for a company that sells this kind of stuff, I'll ask him to see what he says.

Big-Dan.

 

We fit quite a few of them for domestic/schools etc, avoid wireless the rest depends on the usual how much do you want to spend

 

Cheers Dan

Danneth - couple of hundred really, would go a bit more - about £250 to be honest.

 

How many cameras do you want and what do you want the cameras to cover?

 

I got a merit lilin DVD and 4 cameras around my house, dvr was about 140 and cameras varied ( I have different quality ones!!). Well happy with it, does exactly what I want, can view on all tvs indoors, over the internet and on my iPad and iPhone!

 

Two cameras, one of the front and one round the back. Must be infra-red and wide angle so all areas are covered.

 

Ish is the man, he sorted mine for me.... 3 at front and 1 at rear, crimewatch used some footage off my cameras

 

m8 i fitted cctv in my work place... 8 cameras, screen and hdd recorder... all for about 350 Pound plus some work the things are cheaper in Poland than UK i think

oh i forgot - 4 cameras infra red, recorder with "motion" function and 400GB HDD, wide angle cameras in round bodies...

with all 8 cameras detecting motion it can record 14 days of continous play

 

These cams will do the job http://www.y3k.com/product.php?xProd...b815e2b9111551


You then need a DVR to record on to. For 2 cams something like this will do http://www.y3k.com/product.php?xProd...b815e2b9111551 or you can by a DVR card for pc.

The cam above can be seen here in action https://passionford.com/forum/genera...od-friend.html

 

http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=h...ed=0CDYQrQQwAA

 

Dont your need planing approval if it covers anything over the property line -ie the road and passing pedestrians!!

 

You sir are a gent - thankyou very much !

 

I have a spare never used swann 950 recorder boxed £100!

 

I'm also interested in a home cctv anybody know if it's a diy sort of job if so any hints or tips, what sort of cable etc etc

 

Mine is wireless to a box from thr camera but you still need to run the power to the camera so I have run wires too. Properly time stamped as well and can record on the sd cards as well as the dvr so it's all good.

 

It can quite easily be done DIY.

You use RG59 cable for the video or you can even use cat 5 cable now with video blauns.

Cat 5 is easier as you have once cable for video & power. You use one twisted pair for the video and another twisted pair for power.

You can either get one PSU for each cam or a multi way psu which will power a number of cams.

I would avoid wireless cameras.

 

Ish, a couple of Qs for you

the dvr you posted up http://www.y3k.com/product.php?xProd...b815e2b9111551

any idea what hard drive it will take? cant see any mention of specs, and y3k want £60 more for one with a 500GB drive edit, found it sata 3.5" so for just under £53 you can have a 1.5TB drive in it.
http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...576&tid=frooct


Also the above DVR with the camera you mention but with wiring kit, is that all thats needed to get it all up and running? http://www.y3k.com/product.php?xProd...8cdb28f&xSec=6

 

The DVR will take 1 x SATA 3.5" drive of any brand.

It's worth checking with Y3K if it will be ok with a 1.5TB drive as sometimes the firmware of the DVR can have limitations on drive size.

I never buy the hard drives from Y3K, as they can be found cheaper from Ebuyer. CCL etc.

Cam, DVR & wiring kit is everything you need to get you up and running.

You will also need to connect the DVR to your broadband router with a cat 5 cable. As it's a 4 channel DVR you can always add up to 3 more cameras at a later date.