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Thanks @james.wilson and @sixwheeledbeast for taking the time to reply. I'll look into your suggestion of a DVR. Any suggestions of make/model?

Good morning. This isn't a CCTV security question but is related to CCTV and I'm hoping someone can help. I have a nestbox which is divided into 3 separate sections, each section has its own hard-wired analogue camera. In my previous house I connected each camera directly to a TV via 2 SCART connections and 1 phono (I changed the SCART plug to 3 phonos: red, white & yellow). All worked okay. However this setup doesn't work in my new house and I'd also like to be able to access the boxes via the house WiFi on any device. My first thought was to change the cameras to wired digital but these are expensive and I need three. My second thought was to use an analogue to IP converter then connect it/them to my house router. I've changed the remaining SCARTs for phonos but have hit a wall with identifying a cost-effective analogue to IP converter. Initially I was going to use TrendNet TV-VS1P (one for each camera) but this appears to be a discontinued product. Although they are available on eBay they are over £200 + £40 postage + £60 import fee and at that price I might as well buy new cameras. I'm hoping someone on this forum has a better (read as cheaper) solution. Thank you.

Thanks @Monty for taking the time to reply. All connected and working ?

I have a partitioned system and I want to add an internal sounder to one of the partitions. I know that I can connect it into the same terminals as the external sounder but I only want to have it activated in a specific partition. I can configure it in the Wired Outputs as a siren but I'm unsure of the PCB connections. I want to use a Kinetic Quad Piezo Sound Bomb Internal Sounder KSB2 Can anyone help me? I've attached a diagram of the PCB layout if this helps. Thanks.

Thanks guys for taking the time to reply. I hadn't thought about the bell delay but I take the point sixwheeledbeast made about there being a visible reminder. I suppose I could leave the panel lid open and jumper the panel tamper to make it really obvious if I remove the bell trigger. Whatever I do it's clear I need to think about what I want to achieve, how long it's going to take and try and not get side-tracked.

I recently installed an i-on40H panel which is working okay but I want to do a bit of familiarisation and testing, however, I don't want to annoy the neighbours with the external sounder going off several times. I'd like to know if I can prevent this with a system setting. I know I can remove the bell trigger core but would prefer not to do it that way if possible. Thanks.

Hi al-yeti and sixwheeledbeast Thanks for your replies. Spent the weekend comparing the Pyronix and Visionic systems and my brother has decided to go for the Pyronix Enforcer V10. Being ordered today for installation next week. Will provide an update after the installation

My brother currently has 2 alarm systems, one in his house: Scantronic 500r, hard-wired external bellbox, 1 wireless PIR, 2 wireless door contacts and a remote control key fob This system is in permanent tamper mode due to the contacts frequently falling off the doors. The other one in his garage (recently installed after a break-in into the garage): Yale HSA 6400, wireless external bellbox, 1 wireless PIR and 1 wireless door contact The garage is detached but probably no more than 10 metres distance from devices to preferred location for control panel. His original plan was to replace the 500r with the HSA 6400 but he found that the signal from the garage PIR to the control panel was unreliable, he thinks due to the metal garage door. I have also pointed out to him that using a standard PIR in a garage is likely to create false alarms and he should be using dualtechs or quads and also the garage should be zoned for 24-hour but dualtechs can't be connected to the HSA 6400. I also think that dualtechs might consume a lot of battery. He wants to have a speech dialler (GSM communicator for SMS would be preferred but mobile phone coverage in his area is a bit flaky) So my questions are, and I do appreciate that there probably isn't any one answer, can anyone recommend a suitable system/manufacturer and is there a better wireless contact/PIR more suitable for a garage? He wants to do the job himself so the equipment has to be available for him to purchase and he prefers wireless because getting a cable to his garage will be a mammoth task. Someone has suggested Visionic and Pyronix in addition to Honeywell Thanks (in anticipation).