Computer as DVR/NVR? Home Surveillance

[jdub87]

I want to setup 4 to 6 cameras at my home and I would like to use my PC as my DVR/NVR.

I have over 6TB of hard drive space on my tower at home and I just think it would be fun to have them conected to my computer and I can make any changes and review footage from there.

I plan on buying 4 to 6 Hikvision DS-2CD2032F-I cameras. ( any opinions on these cameras? seem to have good reviews )

Does anyone have any experience with what kind of card and software I should be getting for my PC, or is it just much less of a hassle to get a DVR/NVR?

Thanks in advance for everyone's input.

 

[David Messenger]

There are a lot of people here that have been doing this longer than me but all you really need to do in my opinion is buy a copy of Blue Iris software and spend some time learning to configure it.

http://blueirissoftware.com/

You will also probably need a poe switch if you don't already have one. I just bought this one

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-SG1008PE-8-Port-Gigabit-802-3at/dp/B00E6LID0S/ref=sr_1_15?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1449770970&sr=1-15&keywords=poe+switch

but haven't taken delivery yet. I bought it because it has GB ports and all of them are poe. Good luck with your cameras.

 

[f13dfx]

Only concerns would be power consumption, processor occupancy and lag due to resolution & bandwidth capability.


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[fenderman]

Only concerns would be power consumption, processor occupancy and lag due to resolution & bandwidth capability.


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Blue iris can run those cams easy on a low power system like this. https://www.ipcamtalk.com/showthread.php/5696-PC-NVR-Power-Consumption-Sample?p=49566&viewfull=1#post49566
It will decimate any standalone NVR.

 

[MartyO]

I want to setup 4 to 6 cameras at my home and I would like to use my PC as my DVR/NVR.

I have over 6TB of hard drive space on my tower at home and I just think it would be fun to have them conected to my computer and I can make any changes and review footage from there.

I plan on buying 4 to 6 Hikvision DS-2CD2032F-I cameras. ( any opinions on these cameras? seem to have good reviews )

Does anyone have any experience with what kind of card and software I should be getting for my PC, or is it just much less of a hassle to get a DVR/NVR?

Thanks in advance for everyone's input.

1)A POE Hikvision NVR will be the easiest solution with least hassle, but its a separate box, though the monitor could be shared, but not your 6TB drives, so
2) BI on PC is nice and depending on CPU your modest 4-6 cameras load would allow you to do other things, setup will require a POE switch or two, but storage is free cause you got 6TB
3) I wouldn't go the add on card route with IP cameras.