Recent content by Keith Francis

Ok thanks for your help. I'm thinking a dedicated NVR or computer is the way to go and i'll stay away from the NAS.

I don't mind spending money on items that will last a long time. 4K monitor i'm sure should last me 8-10 years

6k is for cameras, NVR/NAS setup and hard drives and possibly a small 4k monitor which run $600-1000. The 4k is my TV in Bedroom and Bonusroom which is not in Budget.

ok thanks, Last question I promise. Is the ability of being able to pan and tilt the Hikvision outdoor cameras a big positive? Is this something I should spend some extra money on and is the quality as good as fixed cameras by Hikvision? The was my plan based on coverage ares I needed...

ok I see your point, my idea on the 4k was to be able to see 4 images on the screen and they are still in 1920x1080. So no raid, what do I do then just mirror or backup software? You think Blue Iris is the way to go then and just repurpose the computer when I move in? Also someone else had...

My primary source of video feeds come into a large walkin closet off my office. I was thinking of doing a rack in there as all network, security, ceiling speakers, satellite come into the same spot. Would a Apple TV work? I have one i'm not using but if something else is out there that is...

ok, yes i would remove those cards for sure. Nvidia 780GTX's I think so they gobble electric. Ok i just started looking for videos on Blue Iris software introductions. I'm guessing I would buy a raid card for the PC and throw 12-16 TB in there? I see what your saying about the turing on...

3770k 3.5Ghz 77watt. I'd like to be able to turn TV on at night and have either 4 or all 8 up on the screen if we hear something going on outside. Also like to have a monitor in family room separate from main TV on during day so my wife can see everything outside just by walking by it. Is...

Another thing I should mention is I have multiple (4-6) Cat6 drops to each of my areas (Bonus room and master bedroom) I can utilize for feeds instead of using wireless. They can be setup on a separate network so it doesn't mess with internet speeds etc. So maybe that changes things?

My budget is 6-7k or less of course for storage, cameras and backup power. I do have a strong Windows 7 PC I don't really use much I could convert as I've moved to Mac's. It's a i7 quad core with 16gb ram and 2 video cards I use to play games on (3 kids so no time anymore!)

Yes I have seen some posts with those suggestions, my question is would that be enough storage room in the DVR to hold a couple weeks of footage and another question is will android stick allow viewing multiple streams of say 4 or 8 cameras on to a 4k TV ? Thanks for your quick response by the...

I'm planning on having 8 exterior cameras (Hikvision 2532's 3332's and 2132's). I have Cat5e run to my camera locations and my original thinking was to have them go into a ZyXel ES2108PWR Managed 8 Port PoE + Gigabit Uplink. Then have a QNAP or Synology 8bay NAS to capture recordings. My...