I'm looking for a good recommendation for some IP cams. I initially thought I wanted a Ubiquiti NVR and camera setup. I bought these products and found I made a mistake. I have a Ubiquiti UNIFI AP's, gateway, and POE switch and love them. Easy to setup and manage. I was not as happy with the Camera/NVR system. Camera quality was poor and night vision was almost unusable. I returned that setup and got a Hikvision DS-2CD2042WD-I. Image quality was night and day. I also decided to build my own NVR and use Blue Iris software.
So are the Hikvision DS-2CD2042WD-I a good choice? I'm happy with the day/night vision when testing indoors in my unfinished basement. I have not had a chance to test them outdoors. I plan to have 4 cameras located outside my house and was looking in the 100-200 price range for each camera. These do not have audio and at first I thought that was silly, but wonder if that is worth considering. What do you guys think? Is the Hikvision DS-2CD2042WD-I at around 120.00 a good model to use or would you recommend other options in my price range?
So are the Hikvision DS-2CD2042WD-I a good choice? I'm happy with the day/night vision when testing indoors in my unfinished basement. I have not had a chance to test them outdoors. I plan to have 4 cameras located outside my house and was looking in the 100-200 price range for each camera. These do not have audio and at first I thought that was silly, but wonder if that is worth considering. What do you guys think? Is the Hikvision DS-2CD2042WD-I at around 120.00 a good model to use or would you recommend other options in my price range?