Recent content by realmagicmike

thanks everyone! this has to be one of the best forums I've encountered. so much genuine, quick and helpful feedback. definitely looks like i can do better than the Lorex setup, so will be looking at all the camera advice above as I figure out what to buy. are there any good threads on here...

I haven't picked up anything yet. Was going to buy Lorex Fusion NVR #N845A62 with a bunch of #E896AB cameras until I landed on this site. Is it realistic to put something decent together in the $1000-$2000 range with ~8 cameras?

I'm looking at a Lorex system and stumbled across Blue Iris. Maybe there's 100 threads that already discuss this, if so apologies, but... Priced out a Lorex Fusion NVR with about 8 cams and doorbell for about $1200. I can DIY, fairly tech savvy, I'll figure it out. Wondering if Blue Iris is a...