RE: Re: I was petrol bombed last night ... security ques tions

["Dr John Tankard" <john@xxxxxxx>]

> > > With regards to a PC being on 24/7 so what?
> > 
> > Cost, running cost, reliability, risk of theft, UPS, cabling,
> > lightening damage, .....
> 
> Cost ... not starter, cheaper that dedicated digital CCTV 
> recording devices.

Depends on the number of cameras, actualy for 1 to 3 its cheaper

> Running cost ... similar to have a dedicated digital CCTV 
> recording device on all the time.

Power conusmption is about half for deficated system

> 
> Reliability ... depends what you buy.

And hence cost, its very unlikely you would get a PC running window to
have the uptime of a CCTV system. Actually the reason I found out about
the system was I was called in because there WIP system had crashed,
the
workstation they had put the card in and software was a client on there
WIP it had a conflict with there SQL server.

How confident would you be to say leave a embedded CCTV system or a PC
for say a month, I have to say I would go with the CCTV

> 
> Risk of theft ... hide it. And it the same for both devices

It's a lot easer to hide a CCTV contol than a PC

> 
> UPS ... would be needed for both

No some CCTV systems already have a battery built in

> 
> Cabling ... would be needed for both.

Most PC,s would be in a offce, you would have to run all the cable to
the PC, the CCTV could be hidden away in a cupboard

> 
> Lightning damage ... could happen to both.

True, but Its much less of a probelem if the CCTV is taken out rather
than my HA PC, HV, Comfort, Lighting system......

> 
> Next?


Software conflicts, OS restriction, noise.....


I have no axe to grind here I do have some CCTV but its just linked to
the TV, I am just expressing my opinion


John

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