Reddit reviews Hikvision DS-7608NI-SE/P 8 Channel NVR with 4 Channel POE Ports Plug N Play Hi Def NVR Recorder
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Up to 8 Integrated PoE Network InterfacesHDD Not IncludedUp to 5 Megapixels Resolution Recording, Total 40MbpsPlug & Play NVR, 2x SATA InterfacesHDMI, VGA output, 1U Chassis, HDD not include
5 kids, shitty neighbors and single parenting... If I am in a position to help, I will.
B&H has an 8 channel NVR for $369 (over your budget). Amazon has something (https://www.amazon.com/Hikvision-DS-7608NI-SE-Channel-Ports-Recorder/dp/B00DVODRJ8) but I would look for something filled by Amazon to ensure you have some semblance of warranty. I would offer to sell you one, but my prices are similar or higher than what they would be from B&H and Amazon. I'm in Canada to boot, so a huge PitA to get warranty. A 4-channel unit might be more cost effective that this point.
One more item, you will need a monitor or laptop to set up the recorder, just FYI.
Once you have one unit selected, PM me your contact info and I'll get the cameras out next week.
Recently there was an article that a lot of people noticed the 1080p quality of these cameras.
A NVR is 10x more reliable and sooo much simpler to use than a PC. Overall a Hikvision 8 channel with drive costs ~$350 and includes power-over-ethernet ports, so you plug cams via ordinary patch cables straight into it. A PC is better than nothing, but personally, there is nothing worse than 'almost' getting video footage when a PC has rebooted and is stuck at 'Press F1 to continue'.....dedicated NVRs don't do dumb things like that.
For redundancy, many Hikvision IP cameras record to a NVR AND can record to local storage (onboard microSD card slot). Hikvision makes cams from 1MP all the way to 10MP. If a cam has local storage, in some cases you don't need a NVR, since effectively the NVR is built into the camera. Most cams support up to 128GB micro-SD, which would save a lot of footage.
The most common Hikvision cam is the DS-2CD2132-I 3MP dome.
http://www.networkcameracritic.com/?p=1942
For example, an expensive but versatile camera they make is their 360 degree fisheye. This device is simply awesome. Expensive, but could do the work of five of six cameras all in one.
This is a $400 camera, but could easily cover a significant portion of your store with this one camera.