IVB
Senior Member
The PC with the grey-market Kodicomm card is now very flaky (hangs), and I'm not sure whether I have the energy to fix it or not. I can't really complain about a grey-market card, and my power bills are sick.
I'm contemplating just getting a "CCTV server in a box" type thingey, like that $950 thing that Martin is selling (but cheaper). I was hoping to spend $500-ish on something that I can:
- connect my 8 analog cameras (video only for now) to
- constantly record (on another PC via software is fine)
- connect via my PDA to view live images.
Using this calculator, i'm guessing a 250GB HD would be workable. Sure, 500GB would be ideal, but I can't afford the $950 or so on bigger stuff.
Any thoughts? I need it to be stable and usable.
I'm contemplating just getting a "CCTV server in a box" type thingey, like that $950 thing that Martin is selling (but cheaper). I was hoping to spend $500-ish on something that I can:
- connect my 8 analog cameras (video only for now) to
- constantly record (on another PC via software is fine)
- connect via my PDA to view live images.
Using this calculator, i'm guessing a 250GB HD would be workable. Sure, 500GB would be ideal, but I can't afford the $950 or so on bigger stuff.
Any thoughts? I need it to be stable and usable.