[anigbrowl]

At $1,700 per kit and a $99 per officer monthly fee, the system could cost $2,888 per officer in the first year, or $4 million.

That seems remarkably expensive, though some of that cost may be due to the difficulties of night recording. On the other hand, it only needs to record standard definition, and real-time compression and storage in consumer devices already offer the technology to record a whole shift.

[locopati]

Also consider that a lawsuit for police abuse or wrongful arrest can easily cost millions (based on NYCs regular annual payouts for misdeeds). In that regard, $4m in exchange for avoiding/winning lawsuits could be a bargain.

[ShabbyDoo]

The $1700 equipment cost doesn't sound too bad for specialized, ruggedized stuff. I wonder if this monthly fee includes off-site, long-term video storage?