Cost effective CCTV solution

[JezzerH99]

Hi,
I'm looking to set up a cost effective CCTV solution. I need 2 external cameras and 1 internal. I have a "spare" PC which could be hooked up to run some sort of motion detection/capture software.

Any views on what I should go for - ideally spend should be at most £150.

Thanks.

 

[breezer]

try google or maplin

 

[Space cat]

Since you're already thinking about motion detection software you should go for webcams rather than CCTV cameras. Internal webcams are dirt cheap (I don't know about weatherproofed ones) and often come with the software you need. Long USB leads might be a problem but I'm sure there'll be a way round it. I would try the computer hardware forum.

 

[APE]

Hi,
I'm looking to set up a cost effective CCTV solution. I need 2 external cameras and 1 internal. I have a "spare" PC which could be hooked up to run some sort of motion detection/capture software.

Any views on what I should go for - ideally spend should be at most £150.

You will be lucky to do that lot for £150. Especially if you want a PC based system.
Other alternatives are to buy a Cheap DVR (Digital Video Recorder), you could pick a four channel unit up for around £150, then some cameras and relevant cabling. Have a look on ebay for cameras, especially Asian sellers i.e. Chinese imports etc...
With all required cabling etc... you could do this for around £200-250.

On second thoughts, try pricing a DVR card for your spare PC, these cards may come with a basic software package (but you will need around 80-100Gb free space on the PC, depending on frame rates, file size and record duration)

 

[reggols]

all the help you'll need from ''icatcher'' you'll have to google it otherwise it would be blatant advertiseing.

 

[breezer]

no, you can link to it (unless its your company)

 

[saxondale]

we use " homewatcher " if the cams are running into a PC