Pranav,

There are some good software based surveillance setups that work with IP and Web cams, there are even some free ones.

Visec - http://www.visec.ne

Eyeline by NCH - http://www.nchsoftware.com

ISPY has a free version, I am not aware of its capabilities.

Respectfully,

Dave Kleiman - http://www.ComputerForensicsLLC.com - http://www.DaveKleiman.com

4371 Northlake Blvd #314

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

561.310.8801

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Subject: Building a surveillance system for a house with a do-it-yourself NVR

Hi all,

I apologize if this is off topic since I am dealing with a home situation here. I am considering implementing a surveillance system for my house. I plan to use IP cameras. Yes, I already have a network in place and have figured out the placement of the cameras.

The network video recorder is proving to be the most expensive bit of equipment in the whole setup. I was wondering if it is possible to use a desktop pc instead. I would connect the cameras to a switch and have a desktop pc interrogate the cameras and relay the feeds in real-time to a television such that a user can change channels to monitor the different camera feeds. Yes, we get TV tuner cards but do we get software that does something like this? I need non-computer savvy users to be able to monitor the cameras.

Pranav

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