Thanks for the advice. I certainly need reliability but if it goes down for a few hours because of a power outage I can live with that. I just need to ensure it all reboots appropriately once the power comes back on.
I don't need sound but it's certainly worth considering. It was good to hear that you thing wired is the way to go. To be honest that is what I thought too but I can be lazy sometimes so was looking for an easier wireless solution :-) The most important thing for me is a reliable secure internet stream as I will only ever be utilizing it via a remote session in Seattle. I think building a solid base system which can be expanded is probably the way I will go. I don't want something that will die quickly when I am away. I should also mention my home is in the Colorado Rockies at about 9000ft so it might experience some extreme high and low temps. The other day it got to -30f (-50f with windchill) but two days later we were back in the 60's for a high. On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Winterlight <[email protected]>wrote: > > what do you want to know? > > More money means better cameras and features like the ability to move the > camera view remotely with a motor, day night, color, zoom, sound, wireless, > DVR, motion detection, scalability. You can hobble a system together from > and old and cheap components like I have done over the last seven years or > you can get a ready made setup like the that Lorrex... a well known brand, > that will do it for you out of the box. They have cheaper ones at > costco.com starting with 4 cameras for 250... lots of choices. Home > surveillance and automation is the big thing now. > > In 2003 I started with a couple of cheap wireless day night indoor outdoor > Swann surveillance setup. No internet support but it has done the job of > monitoring my 90+ year old Dad. I use old laptops to view, but I have to be > plugged into a receiver. I would say start with what you need. Do you need > to record or just view? Do you need sound, color, night, wireless. Do you > want to just get the job done or spend more money and build a foundation for > something more elaborate. Once you answer those questions you will more > clearly see what you need. > > For out of town surveillance your most important feature is going to be > reliability. That means UPS protection, and wired cameras that are not > effected by interference, which is a big problem where I am. Just about > everything now has internet, and smart phone support. I will eventually > build a new system around my Panasonic Plasma, but it won't be cheap because > the cameras aren't cheap. > > I started out with the intention of keeping a eye on my dad after he was > diagnosed with Alzheimers but now I want to put everything under > surveillance! Good luck. > > m > > > At 11:48 AM 2/19/2011, you wrote: > >> Thanks, is there anyone with some real world experience that can help me >> avoid issues and wasted money. >> >> >> >> On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Winterlight >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> > >> > Costco on line has a set of eight Lorrex cameras with DVR on sale for >> 500, >> > that has internet and smart phone access. >> > http://tinyurl.com/4nbnnaq >> > >> > >> > I have a Panasonic plasma that supports up to 8 of their IP cameras. >> very >> > good cameras but 150 each for wired and around 225 for wireless. >> > >> > >> > At 08:00 AM 2/19/2011, you wrote: >> > >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> I may be moving out of state and want to set up security camera's at my >> >> current house that I can view online from my new one. >> >> >> >> Any recommendations? I see Tigerdirect have them priced reasonably >> well. >> >> X10 >> >> also have wireless ones that sound great but my previous experience >> with >> >> them and a TV extender was not good. Any recommendations would be great >> I >> >> am >> >> looking minimum 4 camera's under $500, $250 would be even better and I >> >> must >> >> be able to view them over the internet. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Gary Hunter >> >> >> > >> > >> > >
