[geeks] Security Systems

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On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com>wrote:

> On May 18, 2009, at 9:11 AM, "James Fogg" <james at jdfogg.com> wrote:
>
>  I find myself in need of a basic video surveillance system. Probably two
>>> or three cameras, maybe motion activated recording. Hooking into my Mac
>>> would be nice. I need one at the front door, and one covering the back
>>> yard.
>>>
>>
>>
>> I prefer cameras that aren't connected to PC's but have their own
>> webserver built in. One of the best bangs for the bucks is the Linksys
>> cameras. There is a Linksys with PTZ if you'd like to aim the camera from
>> your PC.
>>
>> "Webcams" require a PC to be kept running and the routing of a USB cable
>> which was never meant to penetrate walls or go long distances.
>>
>> Traditional CCTV cameras require a single TV set and a video switcher with
>> the option of a VCR. I prefer webserver cameras since I can monitor them
>> from anywhere I have a PC, including anywhere on the Internet. You can
>> also save the "video" to your hard disk.
>>
>
> At $WORK we use Axis IP cameras (megapixel, IIRC) feeding into a
> fileserver, but I'm not sure about playback software...
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sam's club sells complete setups.
i am sure costco has some too.
sam's is a traditional setup, iirc.
anyways, sam's has a very liberal return policy.