Hi all,
I'm wondering if I can get some help and advice about which option to take for storage and recording of IP camera footage. I am about to setup 3 Hikvision PoE IP cameras around the outside of the house and I'm not sure whether to use a NAS, NVR or PC for the recording and storage solution.
I like the idea of a NAS because I could then use that to store family photos/music/videos which could be accessed on the TV but it has been suggested that a NAS wouldn't offer as much features and functionality as using a PC with Blue Iris software. The PC option makes sense to me but I don't have a PC setup at home currently so I'd have to set that up and find a place for it, so it wasn't my desired option. The NVR route I'm not sure about at all.
I'm not really after anything fancy, just the ability to record the footage from the 3 cameras up to say 2-3 weeks in the past. It would be good if I could rewind and playback the recorded footage remotely via an app or browser but other than that I don't have any special requirements.
Any help or pointers to help decide which option is best would be much appreciated.
TIA!
I'm wondering if I can get some help and advice about which option to take for storage and recording of IP camera footage. I am about to setup 3 Hikvision PoE IP cameras around the outside of the house and I'm not sure whether to use a NAS, NVR or PC for the recording and storage solution.
I like the idea of a NAS because I could then use that to store family photos/music/videos which could be accessed on the TV but it has been suggested that a NAS wouldn't offer as much features and functionality as using a PC with Blue Iris software. The PC option makes sense to me but I don't have a PC setup at home currently so I'd have to set that up and find a place for it, so it wasn't my desired option. The NVR route I'm not sure about at all.
I'm not really after anything fancy, just the ability to record the footage from the 3 cameras up to say 2-3 weeks in the past. It would be good if I could rewind and playback the recorded footage remotely via an app or browser but other than that I don't have any special requirements.
Any help or pointers to help decide which option is best would be much appreciated.
TIA!