Yep, and then you can add almost any camera manufacturer and not be an issue. I think you will find BI to give you great flexibility and easy to use too. Literally in a minute I can scan for any overnight activity. I could never do that with an NVR and got to the point I never looked unless I had heard something or a neighbor reported a door checker.
Dahua NVR 5216
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As big as you can afford LOL
It depends on how many cameras and if recording continuous or just on motion and how long you want to have recordings for. Many are of the mindset that if you have enough cameras to cover your property and set up the notifications that would let you know if someone came close to your house, then you only need 2 weeks or so of recording. But some want more.
Here is a wiki with a calculator to help you figure out how much:
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It depends on how many cameras and if recording continuous or just on motion and how long you want to have recordings for. Many are of the mindset that if you have enough cameras to cover your property and set up the notifications that would let you know if someone came close to your house, then you only need 2 weeks or so of recording. But some want more.
Here is a wiki with a calculator to help you figure out how much:
Calculating Required Hard Drive Size
We have built a calculator for you to use and save your results. Click here to use it. To calculate required storage space for cameras, you only need to know two things: The average bit rate, and the amount of time. Then multiply them together with Google, being careful to use the correct...
