Thoughts and opinions

[Malaki]

Hey everyone I've been scouring these and other forums for weeks and reading until my eyes bleed. Like many I had a break in and want some video security going forward. I think I've narrowed down what I'm going to get but looking for a few thoughts and opinions on the following hardware.

6 - DS-2CD2335-I turrets, 2@2.8mm for the doors and 4@4mm lenses for around the outside of the house, perhaps 1 indoors.
1 - DS-7616NI-E2/8P - for the extra bandwith/price the 16ch seems like a good choice.

About the only concern I have is the night viewing on the 3MP cams but as this is my first setup, I wont have anything else to go by and they do say "Ignorance is bliss!" Everything will be POE and as I'm an electrician by trade, the cabling should be a no brainer to run to my media closet.

Any thoughts or opinions before I start ordering? TIA

 

[klasipca]

Here is a good deal on 6 rebranded Hikvision cams with NVR, much cheaper then if you buy all separate

http://slickdeals.net/f/8334069-8-channel-laview-ip-surveillance-system-nvr-6x-1080p-cameras-450-free-shipping

as far as night vision it will definitely be worse with 3MP then with newer 2MP as above.

 

[Malaki]

Thanks for the link but as I'm in Canada, Newegg takes me directly to the .ca site and that is not available up here

 

[klasipca]

Thanks for the link but as I'm in Canada, Newegg takes me directly to the .ca site and that is not available up here

well, then you'll end up paying about twice the price buying all separate, but at least go with 2MP or 4MP, 3MP is older tech.

 

[klasipca]

Oh, almost forgot, make sure to check out Huisun Mini PTZ if night vision is important to you

 

[Malaki]

Thanks for the advise and your love of the Huisun Mini PTZ is well documented on the forum

 

[klasipca]

Thanks for the advise and your love of the Huisun Mini PTZ is well documented on the forum

haha, good to know, just spreading the love

 

[Malaki]

lol it sure is. Can you PM me a link to where I can find the Huisun cams...looks like more reading!

 

[Q™]

Malaki, if you are able to purchase from Costco you really can't go wrong with what is effectively their LIFETIME FOREVER return policy. The $1,099.99 system below is reasonably priced and this "Swann" system is actually Hikvision Western Region equipment which has been rebranded with the Swann name. I run many of these very same cameras and they are really good cameras. The advertised "115' night vision" is an exaggeration but you will be able (with purchase of a PoE switch) to add additional cameras to this system in the future...

Swann 16-Channel HD IP NVR with 3TB HDD, 8 3MP Cameras with 115' Night Vision

 

[Malaki]

Since I'm in Canada, I found this one at Costco.ca Swann 8 Channel HD NVR with 2TB HDD, 6 MP3 Camera's. Does anyone know what the equivalent Hik cameras and NVR would be? That system works out to be around $700US - 950CAD, exchange is killing me!