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That's exactly what this recorder is built for. Start with the analog cameras you have, add IP over time as budget allows — no forklift upgrade, no re-cabling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Real WD Purple Drive. Pre-Installed.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost recorders in this price range either ship without a drive or quietly include a generic desktop drive that was never designed to run 24\/7. Desktop drives are built to idle. Surveillance drives are built to write continuously, forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe ship every unit with a genuine Western Digital Purple 2TB surveillance drive, already installed and ready to record out of the box. It's engineered specifically for always-on security workloads. It costs us more. We include it anyway — because a recorder that loses footage isn't a recorder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWatch From Anywhere. Pay Nothing Extra.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLive and recorded footage on iPhone, Android, PC, or Mac. Everything records locally to the drive in the unit — your footage stays yours. No cloud subscription, no monthly fee, no contract, ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMotion detection with adjustable zones and sensitivity means you record what matters and skip what doesn't, with snapshot and email alerts when something moves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBuilt for People Who Do This for a Living\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis isn't a consumer kit. It's the recorder we sell to installers, integrators, and small business owners who need a system that works on Monday and still works three years from now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecurityVideoDirect has been supplying professional security equipment from San Jose, California since 2006. When you call, you get a person in California who knows the product — Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific. 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