I've never posted but thought this might be of interest to some. I've been looking for a CCTV security system for a while. Seeing Swann is so popular in retailers I've been reading a lot of reviews, trying to understand some of their products, comparing prices for their never ending list of packages and it gets too confusing.
But from what I gather the common piece in these packages is currently the NVR-8580 which works across a lot of their "packages". Given I also have a couple of spare Swann cameras I've got through a friend and was looking into just purchasing just the NVR, so this might also be useful for someone in a similar situation. Given you get a few "4K cameras" (up scaled) for a few extra dollars.
In comparison Swann retail this for $799
https://www.swann.com/au/swnvk-876804-au
and they sell just the NVR for $649.95
https://www.swann.com/au/sonvr-88580h
Not Very Reliable ???