CCTV42 was formed because I was disillusioned with the lack of information available to customers and poor quality of products sold by most of our competitors. Even today the vast majority of CCTV equipment out there fails miserably when compared to the advertising promises. There was and still is a lot of product confusion in the market. DVR recorders with seeming inferior specifications that are more expensive than supposedly "better" DVRs on the same website. Technical jargon that makes no sense or is just wrong.
As well as this section there is a lot of useful information contained within the Video Tutorials section. If you are planning a CCTV system please get in touch with us, we offer free help and advice. We don't operate an installation service but we do all the hard work here before shipping so DIY installation is straightforward. All you need to sort out is mounting the cameras on the wall and running a cable from each camera back to the DVR. We offer pre-made cables or you can make your own leads using CAT5 cable and fittings with screw terminals.
Elsewhere on the site we have provided lots of advice to help you choose what equipment to buy. Here in the shop section you can order on-line. We deliver next working day to most parts of the UK using a fully tracked courier service from Interlink Express. If you need any help please don't hesitate to get in touch. Everything you need to create a good quality CCTV system is here. We have DVR recorders in either standard definition or HD 1080P, a complete range of CCTV cameras suitable for indoor or outdoor use and all the various CCTV accessories such as power supplies, hard drives and cabling.
This section contains all the ancillary items required to complete your CCTV system. Some are CCTV specific such as our video baluns. Other products might look like standard items but are in fact specialised for use in CCTV equipment. A good example of this would be our hard drives which are AV grade CCTV drives rather than standard computer SATA drives.
We carry a large stock of CCTV cameras for sale. Buying the right camera is the single most important part of creating the best CCTV system possible. To help we have a CCTV camera buying guide which contains lots of useful information. If you aren't sure which cameras will best suit your particular needs don't guess, get in touch via the phone or email and let us help you choose. Cameras can be connected using a single length of CAT5e / 6 cable providing 12 volt power to the camera and also video signal back to the DVR or traditional coax / shotgun cable.
If there is anything you've always wanted to know about CCTV but were too afraid to ask then here is the place to get answers. We're not expecting to win any Oscars but bear with us. We sell CCTV not acting lessons! All the CCTV footage is filmed using products from the website, so if you see something in the video you know it does what it says on the box. The videos cover a number of different topics, things to consider during the planning stage of a CCTV system. Where to position the cameras, what type to buy and install and so on.
Are you a bit confused by the world of CCTV and finding it difficult to decide what you need to create a good CCTV system? You are not alone, there is a lot of conflicting information out there and retailers have a nasty habit of publishing claims which are a long way from truth making it all the more difficult. We are here to help you understand how CCTV works, what everything does and what you need to put together the best CCTV system possible. There are 2 main elements, Individual CCTV cameras which capture images and the DVR or Digital Video Recorder which processes information from the cameras and stores footage.
