Watcha doing?

[RabbiKnife]

 I worries.

My predecessor homeowner went all out .   Five external cameras, one in the garage, and one in the basement.

Wiring is good

I’m replacing their old black and white cameras with Swann off the shelf color, night vision cameras with microphones

System includes a plug and play DVR

Nothing fancy but it allows me to monitor on my phone

[tango]

Was there a reason you chose Swann? I looked them up and their reviews seem mixed at best.

[RabbiKnife]

Mostly availability and compatability with my existing system.

I'm not very good with tech so "plug and play" without programming is YUUUUUGE for me!

 

Plus, I figure it's all obsolete in 5-7 years so no need to buy a Cadillac, which is what my house's former owner did.

I plugged in a new Swann night vision/ 4K camera into the existing system over the weekend and the difference in picture quality is remarkable, plus I can have audio recording as an addition.

[tango]

That's fair enough. I like things that work and continue to work long after they are notionally obsolete, and like things that connect easily so I don't have to run new wires any more often than absolutely necessary.

Where network cables are concerned I'd want to run them such that I could use an old cable to pull a new cable if they ever needed to be replaced. Electrical codes make it hard to do that with mains cable, although I never did work out why.

[Athanasius]

In Athens. You'd never believe this place had any history if the historical monuments weren't around. It's a dump.

[RabbiKnife]

I hear the same is true about most of Europe unless you start the day with 2 glasses or wine or beer.

[tango]

Fighting the tail end of some kind of cold or similar. The last couple of days have been mostly unproductive, although I've done a lot of sleeping.

[Sojourner]

I had to have a total thyroidectomy about 6 months ago after a few nodules being monitored turned ugly. Fortunately, thyroid cancer is one of the easiest to treat when caught early. A few days ago, the results of an echocardiogram and labs showed no new activity in the area, so that's a good thing. I've been taking thyroid hormone for the last 10 years due to hypothyroidism, so the only day to day change is an increase in the dosage. Sure will be nice when we get our immortal bodies and don't have to worry about sickness or diseased organs.

[Athanasius]

I hear the same is true about most of Europe unless you start the day with 2 glasses or wine or beer.

There's a lot of Europe that's quite nice. This is the first time I've been shocked at the state of things... especially considering it's a capital city.

[tango]

I hear the same is true about most of Europe unless you start the day with 2 glasses or wine or beer.

There's a lot of Europe that's quite nice. This is the first time I've been shocked at the state of things... especially considering it's a capital city.

Have you been to Paris?

Parts of it are lovely. When I was last there much of it was overrun with beggars. And not like the guys you see in London or New York who ask for change and maybe hustle a little to "earn" it, but people constantly in your face asking for more, more, more.