First off, hello everyone.
So, I have a few spare computer parts and i want to build a PC that's exclusively for a Surveillance System. Im completely open to any suggestions. The spare parts i have: Intel E5200, 4gb of ram, 250gb hard drive, Mother board is a T-P43D2-a7, and an Antec Earthwatts 430.
The back story.
So at my work, our cheap little 4 channel Swann Surveillance System is on its way out. Lately it sometimes it says "disck IO error, please check hard disk" and disappears. However, even when it works, I absolutely hate the system as the menu and "os" is a pain in the ass. When we have to rewind, it does it in increments of 7, 14 and 21 seconds, so just to rewind and go back in days can take many, many hours.
I've only seen some type of adapter cards that can plug into a motherboard and then plug your cameras into that card and then i've seen wireless cameras, but not sure how they would connect to a home surveillance PC. The main thing i'm concerned about is not having the recording software to be so bad like the Swann system i mentioned.
I need help. Any suggestions or personal successful advice is greatly appreciative. Im pretty new to this particular type of computer building but willing to learn.