CCTVdynamics' all-inclusive EB1304 home surveillance kit

Any lingering trick-or-treaters still hanging around and giving you the creeps? If your Magic Message Mirror isn't quite covering every nook and cranny that needs to watched over, CCTVdynamics has the all-inclusive setup for you. The four-channel home surveillance DVR system includes an AverMedia EB1304 80GB DVR, four easy-to-hide dome cameras (with matching power supplies and 50-foot runs of cable), MPEG4 video compression, 120fps display / recording resolution, NTSC and PAL compatibility, scheduled modes, password authentication, and a wireless remote to spy on your property while kicked back in your recliner. The machine timecodes all video capture and allows searches by dates, times, and "events," boasts watermarking capabilities, and supports AVI outputs to external storage devices via USB. So if paranoia is keeping you awake at night, and you'd rest easier feel better throughout the long, cold nights if you could keep a constant watch over your oh-so-targeted domicile, the eagle-eyed kit will cost you just $699 (and presumably all of your suddenly suspicious friends).

[Via PVRWire]

[Cody Walker @ Nov 6th 2006 5:48AM]

love it. I'm moving in a month and can't wait to get a DVR solution to check my house when I'm on the road. This looks like a good candidate, any others anyone wants to recommend?

[Tony Rayo @ Nov 6th 2006 6:56AM]

Personally I think this is a great solution, esp. considering the price. I'd have to see more details and some demo'age, but I think this is a great solution for people that need it (esp. if you don't want to pay for overpriced hardware and labour expenses of an installer). Although if you have 1000$ to spend you could probably get everything installed by someone who knows what they are doing (aka custom job).

- Tony R.

[OM @ Nov 6th 2006 7:30AM]

Cody,

This isn't a bad solution but there are other solutions out there. I haven't checked the specs on the cameras yet but they may be on the lower end side, I've personally used products sold by Security Ideas before http://securityideas.com/ and they sell a host of products. Two products I like are the cameras that run on low voltage where the only cables are the video/power cable (it's a single run) or the powered over ethernet cameras, these are network cameras that get power through the ethernet cables. There are other DVR solutions that have the ability to stream your surveillance system to a secure web site and you can watch your home from virtually anywhere.

OM

[cookEgawd @ Nov 6th 2006 9:26AM]

You can save $50 by clicking on Customize-A-Package and selecting all the same equipment individually. The price adds up to $649.

[Mark @ Nov 6th 2006 10:13AM]

NO HARD DISK INCLUDED!!!

After reading the specs, it seems that you need to open the thing up and install your own hard drive (and must be from Hitachi or Western Digital). No surprise, I guess, all lower end systems seem to have some huge shortfall (e.g. resolution, backup, network, etc.)

[Micah @ Dec 18th 2006 11:57AM]

WiLife has a great solution and uses your PC as a dvr. It takes less than 30 minutes to install the software and place the cameras anywhere in your house.
http://www.wilife.com