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Just buy a cheap LCD and use a converter that converts a composite signal (RCA/BNC) to a VGA signal. You can find those at most distributors.

Might be your power supply.

If you go directly in the walls without using conduits it will probably look a lot nicer. Either way will work however.

Try a test monitor at the camera source to trouble shoot. That should narrow down if it is the camera or DVR.

Bad camera

Most high end cameras have this, especially the ones with OSD (On Screen Display) controls.

Looks like it is out of focus.

Just dont use the camera near any sunlight or your images will be washed out without the IR Filter.

It seems like that camera doesn't have an mechanical ICR (Infrared Cut-Filter Removable) device therefore not making the camera sensitive the IR Lighting. The specs on that camera stated that the ICR is optional so you probably have the version without the ICR.

Sounds like the sun in blinding the camera - try changing the vertical angle by about 10 degree.

The damage is already done. Time to get a new camera.

"It's near impossible for anyone to say for certain from the limited info you give (ie. the photo) but I'd say 95% chances are, the yellow is video, red is +12VDC, and the bare wire (spiral-wrapped shield around both?) is a common ground."

I would say you are 100% accurate.

The CCD sun damage is common among cameras that don't have auto iris lens. Since cameras without it cannot compensate for the brightness from the sun over a long period of time.

However now 2 of the Maxi day/night cameras seem to having problem with the IR. at night the images is total black I'm unable to see out of it (the other 2 is working fine with b/w image).

Your IR's on those two cameras are out. Look at night time to see if the reddish glow from the IR LED's are still working.

2 problem cameras seem to have real reddish or white image like it washed out.

You probably have CCD sun damage. If your camera is facing the sun at all or sees sun reflection during the day caused by reflections off glass. Over time you will have a pinkish/reddish tint.

Well whatever you do dont get IR Cameras

I've always wondered how the InPro cameras work. What port does it use to bypass the router? How does it communicate? Does Speco have some sort of Private DNS server kinda like Dynamic DNS servers that direct you to the correct WAN address? Does anybody know?

Or setup a computer at the office with Remote Desktop or VNC to test it from the site. Thats what i usually do. ISP's will block you for accessing your WAN address directly sometimes.

What does the 4 video mean?

Oh....I`m also interested in a couple of separate spy type cameras that wont be used with the above DVR but would need to be easily hidden(within a smoke alarm for example) and viewable from an adjoining room.

Scorpion has spy stuff on his website.

http://scorpiontheater.com

p.s. I like the hidden camera in the tree bark. LOL

-ability to monitor online

Almost all DVR's Nowadays can monitor online

-they would like about 30 days worth of video memory

For 8 channel at 30fps is about 1TB, 15fps is about 500gb. If it's motion record you can get away with 250gb.

I heard to try n stay away from the package deals, is that true or are there a few good ones out there?

Depends on what is in the package. If you buy in a package the priced gets reduced by a lot.

Where do i sign up??????? Are you going too?

Is your home completely dark at night, if it is do you want to see at night?

It's hard to find these mini varifocal auto-iris lens. People don't usually sell it by itself. These lens only come from Domes or bullets. You cant find them easily because there is no market for these mini lenses.

It's not the TVL where you can tell the difference by eye, its the effective pixels.

Apart from a IBM laptop that the screen started to fail - the day after the warranty ran out!!!

Those people who make warranty policy are real good. Almost like Vegas.

You are right. Even though our company only cover 3 years we will usually carry parts up to 5 years. Warranty is a particularly tricky topic though. Most of the times its the customers fault though. We will usually cover even though they say it wasn't their fault but clearly it was . Sometimes they will get their polarity all mixed up on a 12vdc camera. Or they wouldn't ground or surge protect their cameras and wonder why right after a lightning storm their cameras would burn up. But people like the longer warranty even though it might cost a lil bit extra. Thats why sometimes if we have the parts we will cover past the 3 years we state because we have extra parts that are lying around.