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    You have a large budget to work with. You can get good quality ip cameras for about 150 with full 3 year warranty, the new hikvision 2mp or hikvision 4mp cameras are a good place to start. That leaves you with 7600 for a software pc, poe switch materials and installation..i think you can easily do avigilon vms with hikvison cameras.

    If you simply want a plug and play system, this is a rebranded dahua product.

    http://www.costco.com/Q-See-16-Channel-IP-NVR-with-3TB-HDD%2c-8-4MP-Cameras-with-100'-Night-Vision.product.100213199.html

     

    Thanks Boogieman. I will take your note. I am a little reserved about the Q-See though.

     

    I've had experience in the past with Avigilon and cannot hide that I was very impressed. So you might be onto something regarding using their software and use different brand cameras.

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    Hi there,

     

    My name is Don and I would love to get your opinion/help on my first system design.

     

    Project is for a house and a horse barn with the following details:

     

    -- Each location gets 8xIP cameras, total of 16

    -- Should I have two separate DVRs or one central (the two buildings are 100ft apart and will be connected)

    -- Options to add few more cameras

    -- Options to receive alarm/push notifications on a smartphone upon event triggers

    -- Total budget is around $10K

     

    So far I have looked at

    -- Avigilon - too expensive and goes over budget

    -- Axis - also expensive and no ONVIF support. They said it will be in the next release of their Station Software

    -- Lorex - seems too cheap and not many reviews online.

     

     

    I guess my struggle is where to start - cameras; software; NVR. I think the most important piece is the software, since it will manage the cameras and allow for updates; added features, etc. So I guess once I find a good software, I can build from there, but I might be wrong.

     

    I will highly appreciate your opinions.

     

    Thanks,

    Don

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