Re: CCTV with Cat5 and what I've learned.

["Pa_Bound" <nospamhere@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Would you mind sharing which mfg and model monitor you prefer to use??
Thanks, Les


Hi Les,

I'm not bound to any particular unit. Samsung seems to come up more often
than others but I look at the specs and the price at the time I need a
monitor. Depending upon if it's a 4, 8 or 16 camera job I'll either get a
4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio screen, 19 to 26 inch, 6oo lines of res or greater,
or 1280 or greater. I try to keep it in the $300 to $400.00 range. The
problem is ... most end users see a computer monitor as being equal to a
CCTV monitor, which they can buy at Staples for $129.00 .... and not being
able to compare side by side .... that's what they usually opt for.

Of course all of this resolution talk is pretty supurfluous since typical
DVR's don't come near the resolution that cameras and monitors can produce.
Again, a failure of the manufacturers for not revealing the fact that they
can produce a higher resolution DVR at a reasonable price..... and don't. I
can buy a TIVO for $250.00 with 1080P resolution and with the low price of
storage .... why don't they give the industry better quality?



Thanks for the input Jim.  It may be useful some day for me and others that
are reading.

Have a good rest of the week.

Les