Educate me on security cameras at home

Trying to catch your wife with the pool boy in HD?

I just put a 4 camera q-see system. Very clear very easy. Look for POE. Just one wire, up to about 300'. It came with 4 cameras and can add 4 more. Dont remember the memory but I have it recording all day and it holds around 7 days with the 4 cameras. I need to sit down and figure alerts.

Bought a house with them but we don't monitor it. I sure as hell hope the old owners don't have access to that shite anymore. If so, they are getting a real show.

The new 960H analog cameras are better than older analog and still cheap.

HD IMO is the way to go, unless you are good at networking than id go IP. The prices have really come down a bunch on HD. The DVRs are cheaper than the old analog boxes two years ago.

IP is the best but requires a little more trouble shooting skills. They do have a ton of plug and play boxes on the market right now but they are cheaper. You pay for what you get with these things.

Also the phone app is a big selling point. A more refined app from the more reputable companies makes a big difference.

I've played with them all. It really depends on if you want to DIY or pay somebody, and your budget. All the systems will be better than you have now, however a cheap pos will just force you to upgrade quicker.

I use cheap ip cameras and run ispy software dvr(free) on my pc.

I have my alert on motion turned off. I live on a pretty busy corner where there is a lot of car and foot traffic. My phone would be blowing up every 5 min. However, my settings are set to record on motion for all 3 cameras.

Those Digital Watchdog systems a really nice.

If you don't have a conventional security system as well, they'll just steal your camera equipment.