Re: CCTV DVR choices

[Tim Hawes <timsyahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Paul,

Good spot!
I think what initially put me off was the optical drive - unnecessary for
me.
But it does have some other interesting features like loop-through of the
video streams and two separate monitor outputs, etc.
The increased frame rate is probably the most important thing though.
Otherwise they're pretty similar.

Maybe 500GB would be ok...

Haven't looked for any manuals yet, but will post back if I find any.

Cheers,
Tim.



On 27 March 2012 11:59, Paul Gordon <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm liking the look of the 796B a little more... - it has exactly
double
> the
> recording rate, which I think will be quite valuable as the number of
> cameras goes up... - especially if you have, - as I do - a preference
to
> always use the highest quality recording settings... - 50 IPS at the
> highest
> res is already quite low... - I believe the total recording rate is
that
> which is available across all connected channels... - so with 2
cameras
> recording, that's 25 IPS / camera.... go to 4 cameras recording and
that
> halves to just 12.5 IPS / camera - already that's going to start
looking =
a
> bit jerky... if you go the full hog and have all 8 cameras recording
> concurrently at the top resolution, there's only 6 IPS available per
> camera...
>
> I assume how this works out in practice is somewhat dependent on how
many
> cameras you will have recording concurrently, which in turn is
dependent =
on
> your choice of settings?... - I plan to use motion activated in all
cases=
,
> so I'd expect (hope!) that even with 8 cameras connected I'd never be
> actively recording more than a couple at once... worst case scenario
> though,
> even with 8 simultaneously recording channels, 100 IPS still equates
to
> 12.5
> IPS/camera
>
> By dropping the pre-fitted HDD size option, this unit is hardly any
deare=
r
> than the 677/1TB option - =A3300 jumps to =A3330, and also features a
pre
> fitted
> optical drive. Other than that, these two seem much the same in most
othe=
r
> regards, and since I have a cupboard full of 1TB hard drives... :-)
>
> Paul G.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Tim Hawes
> Sent: 26 March 2012 17:01
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] CCTV DVR choices
>
> 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 ea=
se
> 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-side 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
cruci=
al
> > to me=85 - things like central monitoring station for multiple
units fo=
r
> > example=85
> >
> >
> >
> > I=92m looking for an 8-channel unit, of which I have at least 4
channel=
s
> > 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 *all 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 the units themselves all look like they=92re OEM=92d
Chinese
> > units, so identifying 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
> > ActiveX 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
=93nic=
e=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
> > (all 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 area=
s
> > 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
> > paying
> > =A3600 instead of =A3300 where the difference is just for a boost
in
> > resolution or frame rate=85 - I would *like* to be able to record
at th=
e
> > highest quality 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 should ever be recording simultaneously).
> >
> >
> >
> > I=92m really not fussed about fancy-pants features like ANPR,
face
> > tracking, 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 &
> > use 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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