Let's talk about self storage.

We are opening a new facility at the end of year.  We have had companies bid the camera/security systems and we've had bids come back $20K - $65K.  Is it important to spend the money for a good system vs. buying cameras from say Costco or Amazon and using a pre-built plug and play system? Any advice is appreciated. 

Kathy,

Something to keep in mind is that the one thing each bid has in common is they will be installing network cables and possibly setting up network antennas to provide the necessary camera coverage you need.  If it's going to be wifi cameras, they need to get power from something, either batteries or power over a wire.

With that said, I think it's easier to upgrade a few cameras once the cables are in place if you don't like what you first install. 

For us, what was most important was system ease of use, image quality, and # of days for camera history.  When you need to review or download some video clips, how easy is that going to be?  How good will the video quality be?

See if you can demo the end product to help make a decision on who you go with.

Hope this helps.

We are opening a new facility at the end of year.  We have had companies bid the camera/security systems and we've had bids come back $20K - $65K.  Is it important to spend the money for a good system vs. buying cameras from say Costco or Amazon and using a pre-built plug and play system? Any advice is appreciated. 

Thank you Justin.  You bring up some good points. I've heard wireless is not the best option, so we are pretty set on hardwiring and it is a lot of cables to be installed.  We are thinking 30 days of storage on the videos.  Does this seem adequate to you? Yes, we have emphasized the importance of the quality.  If we can't actually obtain what we need, if/when the time comes, it's not worth doing at all.  

Kathy,

Something to keep in mind is that the one thing each bid has in common is they will be installing network cables and possibly setting up network antennas to provide the necessary camera coverage you need.  If it's going to be wifi cameras, they need to get power from something, either batteries or power over a wire.

With that said, I think it's easier to upgrade a few cameras once the cables are in place if you don't like what you first install. 

For us, what was most important was system ease of use, image quality, and # of days for camera history.  When you need to review or download some video clips, how easy is that going to be?  How good will the video quality be?

See if you can demo the end product to help make a decision on who you go with.

Hope this helps.

We are opening a new facility at the end of year.  We have had companies bid the camera/security systems and we've had bids come back $20K - $65K.  Is it important to spend the money for a good system vs. buying cameras from say Costco or Amazon and using a pre-built plug and play system? Any advice is appreciated. 

We are opening a new facility at the end of year.  We have had companies bid the camera/security systems and we've had bids come back $20K - $65K.  Is it important to spend the money for a good system vs. buying cameras from say Costco or Amazon and using a pre-built plug and play system? Any advice is appreciated. 

We are opening a new facility at the end of year.  We have had companies bid the camera/security systems and we've had bids come back $20K - $65K.  Is it important to spend the money for a good system vs. buying cameras from say Costco or Amazon and using a pre-built plug and play system? Any advice is appreciated.