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RE: Geovision & HA


  • Subject: RE: Geovision & HA
  • From: "christopher purves" <CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 08:50:03 +0000

Grrrrrr I hate you Paul just ordered £750 quid of pc bits - now to
choose
the geovision card .... seems there are 2 types - the modern one being the
speeded up version. Also I note rfconcepts is no longer showing prices!!!

Chris



>From: "Neil Wrightson" <neilw@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Geovision & HA
>Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 17:41:44 +1000
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>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
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>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 ...
>?
> >
> >'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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