[PLUG] DVR security systems

Carla Schroder carla at bratgrrl.com
Sat Mar 5 02:44:19 UTC 2005


I'm looking into installing a video security system, for outdoors, and after a 
couple of hours of googling am feeling a bit overwhelmed. The devices don't 
have to be weatherproof, I can build some kind of housing. Maybe disguise 
them as birdhouses. I want a four-camera system, possibly with infrared for 
night imaging. I have a couple of outbuildings to watch, so wireless would be 
nice for them. The other two will be mounted on the outside of my house. I 
think a DVR system is the way to go, but there are also some slick little 
standalone units that might work for the outbuildings. 

I want to be able to record images and have some kind of portable playback, 
like printing hard copies or copying to a CD or DVD.

Anyone have experience with these? Will an ordinary TV-enabled video card turn 
a PC into a DVR? How much do you have to spend to get decent video quality? 
There's an awful lot of different options, and of course I don't want to 
break the bank. Tips and useful links are welcome.

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