Hello everyone!!! I recently purchased a home that had a camera system installed. I want to upgrade, as I cant see anything at night. Like zero.
There are 4 cameras in total. 1 pinhole with intercom at the front door, one dome over the garage, and 2 bullets covering the backyard. Has a crappy Swann DVR and all cameras are run with siamese RG59 cable.
All of the rooms including the basement are finished, so running new cables is not ideal. I can do it, but really don't want to cut into the walls if I don't have to. I spoke with Andy via PM on this forum, and he recommended using the Dahua NVR with ePoE so I can use the old cables with adapters to run a full IP system.
I was originally going to get the Dahua Hybrid DVR to run 4 CVI 4K starlights and then use the IP to add any additional cameras.
Also, I'm not sure what to do with the doorbell camera, I'm trying to avoid going wireless. I have CAT6 and RG59 at the doorbell, so I can pretty much use any camera there.
I thought I had my system picked out, and while doing some research on here, most people agree that Blue Iris with a dedicated PC is the ideal setup. Now I am totally conflicted on what to do here.
Does anyone have any suggestions or input on my best course of action? Looking to keep the budget around $1000 but will go over if I need to.
Thanks for any help!
There are 4 cameras in total. 1 pinhole with intercom at the front door, one dome over the garage, and 2 bullets covering the backyard. Has a crappy Swann DVR and all cameras are run with siamese RG59 cable.
All of the rooms including the basement are finished, so running new cables is not ideal. I can do it, but really don't want to cut into the walls if I don't have to. I spoke with Andy via PM on this forum, and he recommended using the Dahua NVR with ePoE so I can use the old cables with adapters to run a full IP system.
I was originally going to get the Dahua Hybrid DVR to run 4 CVI 4K starlights and then use the IP to add any additional cameras.
Also, I'm not sure what to do with the doorbell camera, I'm trying to avoid going wireless. I have CAT6 and RG59 at the doorbell, so I can pretty much use any camera there.
I thought I had my system picked out, and while doing some research on here, most people agree that Blue Iris with a dedicated PC is the ideal setup. Now I am totally conflicted on what to do here.
Does anyone have any suggestions or input on my best course of action? Looking to keep the budget around $1000 but will go over if I need to.
Thanks for any help!