Hi, I am new to the group and to the alarm/surveillance world.
I am planning a system for my parents house. My main priority is to be able to monitor it remotely, have decent enough output on phone/browser. The house already has an alarm system (although 10 years old, so better left alone/independent).
Note* I'm from the U.K. so we might have less available here.
I'm going down the Cat6 / IP camera route. I have some experience setting up DVR/Port forwarding etc. so I don't think I'll have any issues from the software/network side of things. I've wired the house with CAT6 already and will just need to do the same for the 4 new cameras.
NVR (Going 8ch, in case I want to add another camera / wifi doorbell to the NVR)
I initially started looking at Dahui 8ch PoE systems however have now made my way to Hikvision. The current one I'm looking at is a 2016 model DS-7608NI-I2-8P. It's a 12mp DVR, is it overkill? I'm more interested in the bandwidth.
Question: Are there newer more affordable options ? This is costing around £300 and the 8ch PoE variant which is the next step down is a £200 DS-7608NI-K2/8P. I've been on their website comparing different models, the newer Pro series seem to be way out of my budget.
Question: Should I perhaps consider the Dahui 8ch units and start comparing their specs? Bandwidth/recording capabilities etc. Only reason I leaned towards Hikvision was because of their popularity.
Cameras
Looking at getting 1 nice Bullet ColorVu camera £100-£140 and 3 more budget £60-£80, best quality ones I can get.
I am planning a system for my parents house. My main priority is to be able to monitor it remotely, have decent enough output on phone/browser. The house already has an alarm system (although 10 years old, so better left alone/independent).
Note* I'm from the U.K. so we might have less available here.
I'm going down the Cat6 / IP camera route. I have some experience setting up DVR/Port forwarding etc. so I don't think I'll have any issues from the software/network side of things. I've wired the house with CAT6 already and will just need to do the same for the 4 new cameras.
NVR (Going 8ch, in case I want to add another camera / wifi doorbell to the NVR)
I initially started looking at Dahui 8ch PoE systems however have now made my way to Hikvision. The current one I'm looking at is a 2016 model DS-7608NI-I2-8P. It's a 12mp DVR, is it overkill? I'm more interested in the bandwidth.
Question: Are there newer more affordable options ? This is costing around £300 and the 8ch PoE variant which is the next step down is a £200 DS-7608NI-K2/8P. I've been on their website comparing different models, the newer Pro series seem to be way out of my budget.
Question: Should I perhaps consider the Dahui 8ch units and start comparing their specs? Bandwidth/recording capabilities etc. Only reason I leaned towards Hikvision was because of their popularity.
Cameras
Looking at getting 1 nice Bullet ColorVu camera £100-£140 and 3 more budget £60-£80, best quality ones I can get.