I've been looking at these DVR surveillance systems at Costco
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|79|4802|4803&whse=BC&topnav=&hierPath=79*4802*4803*&lang=en-US). A simple 4 channel system would suit me fine. Does anyone have any recommendation on these systems? How about the brands: Q-See vs Swann? I'm wiring my house now and could work any of the wired systems in pretty easily. I'd prefer something that doesn't require MS Windows. I think most of the Q-See DVR web interfaces require IE. I'm sure you can output the video directly to a vga output but I have a feeling most of my interaction would be via web.