Recent content by OdessaDan

Thank you for all the help @zero-degrees

I am running the wires through my attic and will be crossing several AC lines. Should I go with the shielded to be safe @zero-degrees

@zero-degrees should I buy cat 6 Shielded or unshielded cable. I know it has to be solid, but cant find an answer on the shielding. Thank you

Thanks @zero-degrees I am not worried about people messing with the cameras. the cameras sit under a balcony in the front and on the second floor they are high up, I want the best cameras I can get with great night vision and great day time video recording. Eventually when our daughter is born...

Thanks again @zero-degrees its starting to make sense. I finally understand something lol, I was looking at the CMOS sensor differently, i finally started looking at it as 1/3" CMOS is actually 1/3 of an inch, meaning the 2.1mp camera has a larger sensor, 1/2.8" of an inch. I have a couple...

Thanks @zero-degrees I am going to follow a few of your posts that you showed me above and use those as examples of the cameras that I want to get. Im still trying to get the whole higher megapixel is not always better out of my head.

Thanks @zero-degrees I appreciate it. Im going to see if I can swing the quad core version of the NVR.

Thanks for all the help, I spent most of the weekend researching and decided on going with the unbranded hikvision cameras, LTS. I received the catalog from milkisbad and am trying to narrow down the NVR. I am looking at getting a combo of 2.1mp and 4mp cameras. The NVR I am looking to get is...

@milkisbad can you please send me a copy of the catalog as well. Thank you

Thanks Zero Degrees and great post. I will look into them tomorrow. I guess the problem I have is that I am still caught up on the megapixels as referenced to digital cameras. The higher the better. I am excited to get the ball rolling, and think that Dahua maybe the way to go. I have always...

Thanks @Ryan00 Ill look into Blue Iris, I have all apple computers so I would have to buy another computer to run it.

Lol now I'm so confused. I'll look into blue iris tonight.

Thanks guys, Im new to all this, will the Dahua work on a hikvision NVR? I like that it has a varifocal lens and seems to have great night vision. Thanks for the suggestion

Would ou recommend the 3mp camera instead?

Thanks @Ryan00 we have flood lights in the front and back, the front also has a porch light that is on at all times during the night.