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RE: Geovision & HA


  • Subject: RE: Geovision & HA
  • From: "Neil Wrightson" <neilw@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 17:41:44 +1000

Hi Paul,

So when you buy a card such as the GV250 or GV800 etc etc this this come
with the DVR software or does it need to be purchased separately?
Oh, where do you buy the card from?


Regards,

Neil
[Neil Wrightson]  -----Original Message-----
From: Paul Gale [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, 5 April 2006 5:26 PM
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Geovision & HA



I can't stress enough how good the Geovision cards are - significantly more
flexible, powerful and feature rich that a DVR solution.

There's just sooooo much to it and once setup, it just works without any
'playing' etc. Remember - it is intended for serious CCTV use. Apart from
the occasional upgrade to add more features, I never tinker with mine -
just
use it with the 6 cameras I have installed.

It definitely needs a fairly high spec machine though if you're going for
the higher end cards capable of 100fps+ recording - just like a video
capture machine would. That doesn't mean you can't run other things on it
depending on spare capacity - but this will depend on how stable a system
you want. I've not had a problem with it at all running on it's own.

I think you'll find others here who will recommend the Geovision solution
too :)

Paul.

-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
christopher purves
Sent: 05 April 2006 08:13
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Geovision & HA

Hi Chris,

I'm in exactly the same position as you although I am definitely leaning
towards a DVR. I seem to keep buying things that need 'setup' like the
geovision cards - no doubt the pc will not quite be powerful enough - maybe
a clash with the motherboard etc etc. To be honest I don't have the energy
anymore hence the choice of DVR for me - something that works out of the
box

or it goes back. I could imagine a pre-built geovison system but thats sort
of what you get with a DVR with some of the flexibility and upgradability
removed. I think I would actually just like to use the CCTV rather than
'play with it'!! All my opinion and I know many people on this list are
using geovision very successfully.

Chris


>From: Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: [ukha_d] Geovision & HA
>Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 07:43:44 +0100
>
>'wondered what people's experience with Geovision was - good, bad, or
... ?
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>'and does it really need to be run on its own PC, networked to another
>running HA, 24/7 (and to another for eveything else), or can both
>co-exist on the same machine.
>
>We're thinking of having fifteen cameras, ten inside & five out'
...
>with the former each assigned an area of about six-metres square
>(generally, we're open-plan - imagine a loft), but maybe that's too
>much, and I've no idea how to choose the cameras ... or if they'd be
>affordable ...
>
>Or even the PC(s) ... 'still trying to work out which should we go for
...
>
>Questions, questions !
>
>Chris
>
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>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
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