Need advice on new budget system purchase

clean · 2019-01-26T20:55:34+00:00

Hey guys, I currently have my house wired with cat5 to four camera locations. the current system im running is one of those el-cheapo china 1080P all in one box junk setups. the detail in fullscreen mode ( 4 channel simultaneous view scales down) is actully pretty good, but everything else about it is horrible. no motion detection accuracy, screen always flickering - basically useless. Anyway, I want a basic plug n play dahua or hikvision ( or similar) 4 camera setup with the main focus on # 1 reliable/accurate motion detection or tripwire etc, and number two easy/reliable connectivity to my smartphone. I hear a lot about people getting there nvr hacked? can this happen to standard run of the mill hikvision/dahua nvr's? I am subscribed to a software based VPN, dont know if i can use that? basically I just want a 4 camera setup to plug into my existing cat5 cables that is easy/reliable, and easy on the budget. I dont need cutting edge starlight 200$ per camera type stuff - just decent and reliable - that is all. thanks in advance for any advice.