How to Get a DVR Security System Camera

How to Get a DVR Security System Camera.

Decide if you want a generic or subscription-based DVR security system. Generic models are programmed like a VCR:

You choose the channel and the viewing time after looking up a show in the newspaper.

• Subscription- based DVRs security cameras have a user-friendly onscreen program guide, but you must pay a monthly or lifetime fee to use the services.
• Choose between a monthly fee and a onetime charge if you decide on a subscription-based DVR security cameras.
  
• The onetime charge is a better deal in the long run; the service can be transferred to the new owner if you sell or give away the DVR security system.
• Compare the features of each subscription-based DVR's program guide. With an interactive list of upcoming programs, it selects the shows you want to record by title, genre, actor or other features.
  
• Try the program guide at a store or a friend's house to see if it makes sense for your TV viewing.
• Compare prices. Subscription-based DVRs run from $250 up to $1,000, depending on the size of the machine's hard disk.
  
• The subscription service can cost $200 to $400 (a onetime fee) or $6 to $15 per month. The lowest prices are available through package deals with satellite or cable companies; see Step 8.
• Decipher the remote. Pausing live TV, doing instant replays, fast-forwarding, or creating the David Hasselhoff Channel is fun only if you know how to work the remote.
• Make sure you have a phone line available: Subscription-based DVRs regularly connect to their service provider to update their software and programming information.
  
• Some newer DVRs connect via the Internet if you have a broadband connection (the DVR uses your home network.
• Get the most security system camera recording time you can afford. A gigabyte of disk space will store about an hour of programming at the lowest quality recording; that same hour recorded at the highest quality will use about 4 gigabytes of storage.
  
• Most DVRs security system camera have four recording quality settings. The listed capacity on a DVR security system is most likely at the lowest-quality setting.Look into package deals. Some satellite and cable TV companies sell bundled TV service with DVRs at reduced subscription fees.