I'm new to surveillance and know little, I use to browse these forums years ago and am deciding if I want to go with Hikvision, or Swann from Costco. I'm looking to put around 8 cameras around my house to cover my property. Hikvision has enormous amounts of cameras now, which are the best to get for quality and money? I'm trying to decide if its cheaper/better bang for buck to buy individually and build a custom system from Hikvision, or to get a prepackaged Swann system from Costco.
I'm looking for these main things:
I've decided I do want to get Hikvision's Doorbell Camera the HD1 if its good that is.
For surveillance for the house (outdoor) I'm debating between Swann from Costco, potentially this set,
or I'm open to building a Hikvision set.
For Hikvision, I'm looking for recommendations on which NVR and which cameras to get. The cameras will just be residential cameras so I can monitor the activity around my home. No preference of Bullet or dome but will be placing these on the corners of my residence.
So a custom set from Hikvision or prepackaged set from Swann? What is cheaper, what are the pros and cons, etc.
Open to all comments, recommendations.
Thanks.
I'm looking for these main things:
- No monthly fees
- 24/7 continuous recording
- NVR PoE
- Plug and Play (something easy to set up)
- Mobile App Remote viewing
I've decided I do want to get Hikvision's Doorbell Camera the HD1 if its good that is.
For surveillance for the house (outdoor) I'm debating between Swann from Costco, potentially this set,
or I'm open to building a Hikvision set.
For Hikvision, I'm looking for recommendations on which NVR and which cameras to get. The cameras will just be residential cameras so I can monitor the activity around my home. No preference of Bullet or dome but will be placing these on the corners of my residence.
So a custom set from Hikvision or prepackaged set from Swann? What is cheaper, what are the pros and cons, etc.
Open to all comments, recommendations.
Thanks.
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