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Thanks Dan. One last question if you don't mind ;) I was wondering if it was possible to hook up a camera door bell to the NVR. I see Hikvision sell door bells, but they appear to require an expensive screen to be purchased and I simply want the door bell camera to record on the NVR and send...

Hi Dan, thanks for your feedback it is much appreciated and very quick! I agree with everything you have said, it makes perfect sense to me. Co-incidentally, on my way out to lunch today, walking down the side of the house, I had the same thoughts about somehow mounting the camera away from...

I would appreciate some feedback on the proposed camera positions for a new CCTV installation. I am considering initially installing 3 x Hikvision DS-2CD2347G2-LSU/SL 4MP turret cameras and connecting these to an 8 channel DS-7608NI-I2-IP NVR. If these 3 cameras don't provide suitable...

I've now received some quotes for installing a CCTV system, but not sure about the choice of cameras that have been recommended and I'm considering installing my own system so I can pick and choose the components rather than having what the installer prefers. One installer, who installs only...

Thanks for your feedback @JB1970 and @fullboogie. I was hoping the NVR might be clever enough to control 2 hard drives simultaneously and it seems that it does. I agree with you @JB1970, you would expect 2 drives to be more resilient than a single drive, plus if the NVR has two HD...

Is there any advantage to installing 2 x 3TB hard drives rather than 1 x 6TB hard drive in the DS-7608NI-I2/8P NVR? Is it clever enough to spread the recording/encoding load amongst the two drives or does it simply write to them in serial i.e. fill one drive first, then the other? Thanks.

I'm currently researching a CCTV solution for my home. I will likely end up with 4 or 5 turret cameras and an NVR, most likely Hikvision. I would also like to consider using a camera in the front door porch with 2 way audio to allow communication via an android mobile and it would be...

Hi Dan, thanks for the very useful information and the links. I had seen the 8mp bullet camera, but would prefer the turret format. It's interesting how one's mind changes. When I started researching I wanted bullet cameras, but after a couple of months I now think turret cameras would be...

Hi, I'm currently researching a new CCTV system and will probably invest in some Hikvision cameras and NVR to protect my home. I'm probably looking at 4 cameras and have read many articles and watched numerous videos and the Hikvision technology seems to come down to AcuSense or ColorVu. I'm...