RE: Standalone CCTV DVRs

[Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Paul,

What are you trying to gain though with a box like that - surely it'll use
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change?) - and cost more due to the initial hardware outlay?

Cheers,

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Paul Gordon
> Sent: 07 June 2009 13:48
> To: UKHA Group
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Standalone CCTV DVRs
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> I don't think so, as it's Linux-only isn't it? - wouldn't be a problem
> running another Linux VM, but then the same problem exists with
> acessing the hardware from within the guest OS. Note that as I've
> previously been using Geovision I already have a number of fixed CCTV
> cameras that I don't want to have to rip out & replace with IP
ones -
> that would double the price (IP cam's are dearer than a similarly
> specified CCTV cam, so I'd probably have to spend a minimum of =A3150
per
> camera to install all IP ones, and I have 4 currently installed that
> would need replacing).
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> Note that I pretty much *have* to run Windows as the host OS, as one
of
> the VM's I intend to run is for Homeseer HA software. I have a
> multitude of RS232-connected devices feeding in to that, so I need to
> provide the guest VM with *lots* of serial ports. That's not a problem
> per se, - pretty much every hypervisor allows mapping COM ports to the
> guests, - but they they still have to be physically present, and
> supported by the host OS in order to do that... I have a PCI 8-port
> serial card which I can be pretty certain is never going to work under
> ESXi - the supported hardware for that is "thin" to say the
least! - I
> have windows drivers for it though, so I just need to test &
confirm
> that the drivers will work under 2008 server and 64-bit... (the vendor
> has provided 64-bit Vista drivers to try, hopefully with pukka 2008
> ones to follow fairly soon).
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> Currently I'm looking at something like this one, which seems to tick
> pretty much all the right boxes...
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> http://www.cctvdirect.co.uk/products/Satalite-365-8-Ch-High-Resolution-
> Real-Time-High-End-DVR.html#
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> Paul G.
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> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > From: vworpi@xxxxxxx
> > Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2009 11:58:11 +0100
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Standalone CCTV DVRs
> >
> > I'm not a user myself, but is Zoneminder an option for you?
> > Max
> >
> > 2009/6/7 Paul Gordon <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I've been a long time Geovision user, and I have no
complaints
> about that,
> > > - but... the impossibility of running this system under any
64-bit
> OS, or of
> > > running it in a virual machine (since there is no hypervisor
> available that
> > > I know of that will allow a PCI or PCIe hardware device to
be
> mapped through
> > > to a VM), is now just holding me back too much with what I
want to
> do to
> > > upgrade my I.T infrastructure; namely to upgrade to Win 2008
R2
> (which is 64
> > > bit only) with the improved Hyper-V and run several VM's for
> application
> > > specific services...
> > >
> > > Thus I'm forced into looking for an alternative standalone
hardware
> (non PC
> > > based) DVR, *OR* a PC based solution that IS supported under
64 bit
> Win
> > > 2008... I'm favouring the former option, - but boy is there
a
> bewildering
> > > choice available!
> > >
> > > So, I put it out to you lot: -- does anyone on this list
already
> run a
> > > standalone CCTV DVR? - If so, what make & model? - What
do you
> think of it?
> > > - would you recommend it to someone else?
> > >
> > > What I want is a device that pretty much perfectly
replicates the
> Geovision
> > > experience:
> > >
> > > 4 or 8 channel, with sound
> > >
> > > Motion activated recording with user-definable pre &
post record
> buffers
> > >
> > > Ability to mask off parts of the image (trees etc) to avoid
false
> motion
> > > detection
> > >
> > > Networkable with built-in webserver - view any camera via
any
> browser -
> > > including mobile
> > >
> > > can send email via SMTP to report various events
> > >
> > > date & time stamped recordings to satisfy evidence
requirements
> > >
> > > built-in hard drive (or just a bay to fit my own)
> > >
> > > Some means of copying recordings off for permanent storage
(either
> via USB,
> > > LAN, or built-in DVD)
> > >
> > > Automatic storage management (ability to specify no of days
to keep
> > > recordings etc.)
> > >
> > > Ideally a couple of I/O ports to connect it to security
panel to
> signal an
> > > external system
> > >
> > > And it needs to be in the Geovision price range, - i.e
around the
> =A3400-ish
> > > mark, - not some ludicrously expensive =A3900 job!
> > >
> > > Anyone got any thoughts or recommendations to narrow down my
> search? -
> > > there are just so many results in Google that it's going to
take me
> lifetime
> > > of research otherwise!
> > >
> > > Cheers.
> > >
> > > Paul G.
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