Re: CCTV DVR choices

[Tim Hawes <timsyahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Paul,

I'm going through the same process just now, although I need cameras as
well. I quite like the "677" from www.henrys.co.uk - 8 channel,
1TB storage
for =A3300+vat. I haven't investigated the wish list features any further
than a "ticking the box" exercise so quite what the recorded
resolution, or
ease of use of remote interface is, I don't yet know.

>From what I recall, the 677 model (like many others at Henrys) uses a
12-square grid for motion detection.

Some of the resolution would be down the the spec of the cameras though,
i.e. no. of lines, etc.??

If I find any other likely contenders I'll report back :-)

Cheers,
Tim.
On 26 March 2012 16:19, Paul Gordon <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Peeps, anyone got any opinions / recommendations for a good choice of
> network CCTV DVR?
>
>
>
> I=92m continuing on my quest to rid myself of the agony of maintaining
a
> large
> Windows PC based HA setup, and the next item in my sights is my
current
> Geovision based CCTV server=85
>
>
>
> I=92ve been quite happy with Geovision on the whole, but nonetheless,
I=
=92m
> determined to move to something that isn=92t PC / Windows based, and
for
> various reasons I want a dedicated, single purpose analogue network
DVR. =
=96
> I
> want to stick with analogue wired CCTV primarily because I=92ve
already a
> fair
> few cameras installed, and replacing them all with IP cameras would:
a)
> cost
> as much, if not more than just getting a new DVR, and b) give me a
whole
> load more work to do actually replacing all the cameras, changing the
> wiring
> etc. =96 which I really can=92t be arsed to do=85  (Yes, I know IP is
the=
way to
> go, and at my *next* house, I will=85)
>
>
>
> It looks like there are a veritable plethora of similar H.264 based
units
> available, at a few different price points. Obviously I know that in
> general
> one gets what one pays for, however, having already done some
side-by-sid=
e
> comparisons of a couple of the dearer units with a couple of the less
> expensive ones, the differentiating features don=92t seem all that
great,=
and
> are often in areas that aren=92t crucial to me=85 - things like
central
> monitoring station for multiple units for example=85
>
>
>
> I=92m looking for an 8-channel unit, of which I have at least 4
channels
> already installed & ready to plug right in. None of my current
cams have
> audio or PTZ, although that may change in future, so support for both
is
> quite desirable=85 - although whether or not I need audio support for
*al=
l 8*
> channels is rather doubtful..
>
>
>
> I=92m not expecting specific recommendations for any particular unit,
but=
I
> *AM* interested in hearing if anyone has had any experiences, either
good
> or
> bad, of one manufacturer vs. another=85 there are plenty out there,
but t=
he
> units themselves all look like they=92re OEM=92d Chinese units, so
identi=
fying
> any vendors USP isn=92t proving especially easy=85
>
>
>
> My wish-list feature set includes:
>
> Decent remote network monitoring =96 would be nice if not based on
Active=
X
> and
> thus limited to IE, but since Geovision live view is, that wouldn=92t
be =
a
> huge downer=85 just so long as the browser UI is =93nice=94 =99
>
> Decent smartphone monitoring =96 primarily iDevices, but android may
be a
> nice
> to have in the future
>
> Fairly good motion-activated recording, with flexible masking options
(al=
l
> the units I=92ve seen so far aren=92t *quite* as flexible as
Geovisions=
=92 image
> masking =96 GV=92s is free-form, whereas everything I=92ve seen is
based =
on a
> grid
> system) =96 I suppose with a fine enough grid to define the masked
areas =
this
> needn=92t be that much of a problem=85
>
> The best image & recording quality I can get =96 at a reasonable
price =
=96 I
> would have to make a serious value judgement whether I think it work
payi=
ng
> =A3600 instead of =A3300 where the difference is just for a boost in
reso=
lution
> or frame rate=85 - I would *like* to be able to record at the highest
qua=
lity
> settings on all 8 channels, but I=92d never need to do so concurrently
(I
> envisage all channels set to motion record, so only 1 or 2 channels
shoul=
d
> ever be recording simultaneously).
>
>
>
> I=92m really not fussed about fancy-pants features like ANPR, face
tracki=
ng,
> object tracking, image analysis, and so on=85 GV has many of these,
and I=
=92ve
> never used them once=85
>
>
>
> What I really need is just a good, solid, reliable easy to configure
& us=
e
> CCTV DVR that I can install then pretty much forget about, and not
regret
> buying a year from now=85
>
>
>
> Grateful for any thoughts/feedback/opinions no matter how small=85
>
>
>
> Cheers!
>
>
>
> Paul G.
>


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