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Not long at all. Corrected :)

8 cameras here, from 4MP to 8MP. Fitted 2 x 4TB disks.

How long is a piece of string? It depends on the camera definition, how much movement or continuous recording, and how long you want to keep recordings before they overwrite. I believe there are calculators on the web.

When you open up the DVR case you will find leads connected to the circuit board, that will go to the HDD - one for power and one for data.

You can certainly buy Hikvision analogue CCTV from official UK retail sources, e.g the one below. But there is a limited range of cameras compared with IP versions, so you might not be able to get the ideal focal lengths for your own installation...

Look at the camera sockets on the DVR. Round metal with one central contact = analogue. Flat plastic with several contacts = digital.

OK. I only had a quick look at an advert and it said "IP" somewhere.

The camera type you mentioned in your previous post appears to be an IP based device. That being so you will have ethernet cables running to the DVR, and these can certainly be reused for new IP cameras, if they are still in good condition and the connectors haven't been damaged. You can in...

Have you tried other networks?

If you are having a new broadband service installed, they will very likely give you a VOIP phone connection instead. Which means your phone/s will plug into the router.

Isn't it good practice not to have a pir looking directly at a window?

I mentioned the use of our cctv in court because I believe it confirms that what we do is legally justifiable. If the CPS thought it was wrong they would not have used it in court, and if the defence counsel thought it was not valid for legal reasons they would certainly have objected to its use.

We live on a corner by a junction, and have cameras looking all round which in addition to our gardens cover the next-door neighbour's front garden with their agreement. They also cover part of the two roads and part of the pavements. The recordings are saved for about three weeks on devices...

And of course the case was hyped up in the Daily Mail. No surprise there.

Our PIR operated LED floodlights are all mains operated.

But needs additional DC power units and mains sockets for the camera/s

You can certainly connect that phone to youyr PC with a suitable USB cable. Samsung has a utility called DeX that runs the phone's screen on the PC and makes file copying very simple.

These. "The Hikvision Colorvu cameras are good I've got them on my house, I've only put them at ground floor level as they have a white light on them which allows the cameras to stay in colour 24/7. They are quite handy as it acts like a external light at night."

I tried one for a while. It was a magnet for moths and spider's webs which continuously triggered the movement sensor. We now have sufficient outside lighting to allow the cameras to stay in daylight mode all night.

Coax has only the one use, for cctv Ethernet is flexible, can be used for broadband and other digital devices, is future proof. Run Cat5e or Cat 6 from every room and the loft, garage etc to a central distribution point