Home sureveillance

[Member]

I am looking at NVRs and have come across Amcrest and Hikvision.

Which one is better?

I want to have one ethernet cable to my switch and the IP cameras to go to the swtich via ethernet.

 

Amcrest:

NVR

Camera

 

Hikvision: (more expensive)

mostly sold from some new company on Amazon.ca called "Gowell Security", dont know if they are reputable

[Electronics Wizardy]

Id probably get a poe camera and switch so you don't need to have a power cable running to the cameras

 

Get a camera like this

https://www.amazon.ca/Amcrest-ProHD-Outdoor-Security-Camera/dp/B01E7QI91E/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1470361512&sr=8-8&keywords=poe+camera

 

and a switch like this https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-ProSAFE-GS108PE-Gigabit-GS108PE-300NAS/dp/B00M1C03U2

[Member]

1 hour ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id probably get a poe camera and switch so you don't need to have a power cable running to the cameras

 

Get a camera like this

https://www.amazon.ca/Amcrest-ProHD-Outdoor-Security-Camera/dp/B01E7QI91E/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1470361512&sr=8-8&keywords=poe+camera

 

and a switch like this https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-ProSAFE-GS108PE-Gigabit-GS108PE-300NAS/dp/B00M1C03U2

 

 

1 hour ago, Member said:

I want to have one ethernet cable to my switch and the IP cameras to go to the swtich via ethernet.

I don't want PoE, trying to keep the setup simple.