Good luck!! I suggest pass on Lorex. I have never left a bad review but this time is an exception. My business customer wanted me to buy them a Lorex Edge 3 with 16 cameras, after contacting Lorex via the internet several times, this is my response to their support:
"I have been trying to purchase for my customer this system with 16 cameras and dealing with sales via the internet. Other than the changing or bad part numbers, recursive links on the site, not being able to find in your store and now being told it is only available on Amazon and only one is left!. If you don't want to sell direct, that's fine....close your store. Not a happy camper, I'm telling my customer to pass...."
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I want to build an 8-channel HD camera system for my home.
Like a lot of people I have seen the bundled systems at Costco, but I know that you can get much better gear if you do some homework and buy individual components.
I am very interested in a system that lets me use a variety of cameras, so that I can use the right camera for a particular spot. Most of the time a good 1080p wide-angle camera will do, but there are a couple of places where I might want to add some fixed optical zoom. I also have a bird feeder which would be fun to monitor with a 3 MP camera for better image quality.
Cameras that use power over ethernet seem like the best bet as I don't have any legacy coax in place.
Naturally, I want to be able to interact with the system remotely--I can punch a hole in my firewall easily enough.
My total budget is $2,000, tops. That needs to cover the DVR, a drive, and hopefully 6 outdoor cameras with IR, at least one of which would be better than 1080p.
I've just started my research and see that Hikvision and Dahua are popular around here, and Lorex, Swann, and Q-See are not.
I would very very much appreciate some specific recorder and camera recommendations to kick start more research. I'm willing to buy from places like Aliexpress if that's the best value, but I do need the gear to be reliable--some of it will be hard to get to once installed.
Looking for 8+ channel, 1080p, POE DVR & good cameras
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Good luck!! I suggest pass on Lorex. I have never left a bad review but this time is an exception. My business customer wanted me to buy them a Lorex Edge 3 with 16 cameras, after contacting Lorex via the internet several times, this is my response to their support:
"I have been trying to purchase for my customer this system with 16 cameras and dealing with sales via the internet. Other than the changing or bad part numbers, recursive links on the site, not being able to find in your store and now being told it is only available on Amazon and only one is left!. If you don't want to sell direct, that's fine....close your store. Not a happy camper, I'm telling my customer to pass...."
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They really don't want a bad review, this is their guideline:
Help other customers make decisions about this product... tell us what you think!
You will be required to have an account with Lorex to provide a review... You can see your approved reviews in your "My Lorex Account" section.