- Oct 3, 2010
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I am looking at getting a wireless security system for our home/business. I am kind of clueless on this stuff and how they work. I know I would want at least 4 cameras with the possibility to upgrade to 8 if needed down the road. I have looked at some on amazon and some have a 1tb or bigger hard drive and others don't. Would I be better off getting one with a hard drive or buying a better quality hard drive myself? How good are the hard drives that come with them? What kind of hard drives do they use? Can SSD drives be used? Is it possible to use a hard drive that is installed in a desktop?
For the wireless part, I realize wired would be better in terms of reliable connection but where I would want to mount some of the cameras, running wire would be a real pain. How reliable are the wireless units? Some cameras maybe out in the weather. What kind of range do wireless cameras have? Some cameras could be 100ft away from the base.
Also would like to have something with good picture quality of course. Some I noticed only have a 2mp camera, which to me doesn't seem all that great.
Overall, how reliable are security systems? Any brands better than others? Any brands to stay away from?
Don't really care about being able to monitor it on a mobile device although maybe would be nice to have.
This is one I looked a just for reference: https://www.amazon.com/HeimVision-S...stem+wireless&qid=1563303198&s=gateway&sr=8-4
For the wireless part, I realize wired would be better in terms of reliable connection but where I would want to mount some of the cameras, running wire would be a real pain. How reliable are the wireless units? Some cameras maybe out in the weather. What kind of range do wireless cameras have? Some cameras could be 100ft away from the base.
Also would like to have something with good picture quality of course. Some I noticed only have a 2mp camera, which to me doesn't seem all that great.
Overall, how reliable are security systems? Any brands better than others? Any brands to stay away from?
Don't really care about being able to monitor it on a mobile device although maybe would be nice to have.
This is one I looked a just for reference: https://www.amazon.com/HeimVision-S...stem+wireless&qid=1563303198&s=gateway&sr=8-4