Advice on a cctv dvr please

[mints73]

I have two outdoor colour cams and I require a dvr.
The cams are Vistas they came out of supermarket and they give a very good pic. on the monitor.
Can someone suggest a good dvr that will be suitable and trouble free and a source of supply.
Is it possible to monitor the unit via mobile phone or is that very exspencive.

 

[discoinferno]

Hi

Vista cameras are not bad really they are commercial type and usually 12 volt dc. If this is the case then a standard 12 volt dc electronic in line power supply rated at about 4 amps will suffice. You can get them on line or from maplins who have a range of power supplies.

as for the DVR, the latest ones use h264 as the copression system and are very good quality. a simple 4 channel hard drive recorder with a usb back up port would be good enough for a house. most are usually internet connectable with an ethernet port on the back. most however do not link to a telephone. You will find that this feature is not yet reliable and is just a frustrating gimmic unless you have really good 3g on your phone. most people are happy being able to view the footage on a pc or laptop where the screen is worth looking at becuse of the size - cant see a thing on a small phone screen really!

look for an EZ4 or something similar on the internet. as for what type - there are many decent dvrs without badges they are all imported with different names so ti doesnt really matter. dont be looking for sony etc this doesnt mean a thing in the world of dvrs. expect to pay about £200 for a decent one to record four cameras with a 500gig hard drive and internet capability. stear away from diy systems plug and play stuff is simply rubbish!!

 

[sajeel]

you have two ways to do this,

one is to use a pc based dvr and network or the other is stand alone dvr connected to internet, as with remote viewing on mobile you need a dvr with 3g suport and normally its too slow and too small the dvr boxes i sell have internet explorer suport and you will have to open port on router to view remotely, also you will need static ip dynamic dns service.
DVR 4 channel + 160gb Hard drive = £196
Power supply with lead 3.5a = £23

I can also set up and install if you require or set up networking by visiting or remotely if you are far away.

pm me for more info.