Hey all,
So I bought a townhouse (or whatever you call the houses built in a row), so obviously now I'm thinking about how to secure it. I live in a relatively safe and semi-rural area, so I could probably get away without the security system (lot of people around don't have anything, some have subs with security companies, which gives them one indoor camera and a nice sticker to put on the front door), I still want to offer my family so increased sense of protection. We also have a small backyard (under 40 sqm or 430 sqft), and, since we have kids, I'd love to be able to have a live feed over what they're doing just in case.
I can probably get away with two to four cameras, with one to two on each side of the house, covering both the small space of the land and the entries to my house (windows & doors). I don't have a garage (nor car), so I don't have to worry about it, and there's nothing valuable in a small shed connected to the house. Ideally, I'm looking for PoE cameras, hopefully somewhere around the $100 budget for each.
I've seen a lot of Dahuas and Hikvisions recommended, along with a seller, but there's the catch - I'm in Europe, not US. From my quick Googling around, the prices are CRAZY. IPC-HDW5231R-ZE, for example, costs 330+$ here, while I've seen it for around 170$ on Amazon.com. Therefore, is there any EU supplier that you'd recommend that has a.) good cameras & b.) prices that aren't crazy compared to US? I'd rather not ship the things from HK/CN if I don't need to, as the taxes/duties would probably drive the price up by 30+%.
So I bought a townhouse (or whatever you call the houses built in a row), so obviously now I'm thinking about how to secure it. I live in a relatively safe and semi-rural area, so I could probably get away without the security system (lot of people around don't have anything, some have subs with security companies, which gives them one indoor camera and a nice sticker to put on the front door), I still want to offer my family so increased sense of protection. We also have a small backyard (under 40 sqm or 430 sqft), and, since we have kids, I'd love to be able to have a live feed over what they're doing just in case.
I can probably get away with two to four cameras, with one to two on each side of the house, covering both the small space of the land and the entries to my house (windows & doors). I don't have a garage (nor car), so I don't have to worry about it, and there's nothing valuable in a small shed connected to the house. Ideally, I'm looking for PoE cameras, hopefully somewhere around the $100 budget for each.
I've seen a lot of Dahuas and Hikvisions recommended, along with a seller, but there's the catch - I'm in Europe, not US. From my quick Googling around, the prices are CRAZY. IPC-HDW5231R-ZE, for example, costs 330+$ here, while I've seen it for around 170$ on Amazon.com. Therefore, is there any EU supplier that you'd recommend that has a.) good cameras & b.) prices that aren't crazy compared to US? I'd rather not ship the things from HK/CN if I don't need to, as the taxes/duties would probably drive the price up by 30+%.
