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Incidently, I am very pleased this thread happened, and that I spent extra
and didn't buy a system from Maplin.
Regards
Simon
---
"I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil" (Ps.
119:162).
Treasure just waiting to be enjoyed every morning.
On 4 June 2014 14:36, Simon McCaughey <simonmcc@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes, I'm still pleased with it. I have the device itself installed in
nod=
e
> 0 so I rarely use the main interface, so I can't really comment on
that.
> The iPad & android interfaces are very good, very usable and the
speed an=
d
> quality is good. The pc interface (which I use most) is also good.
Like
> they say you can do *almost* everything over any of the interfaces, so
yo=
u
> really never need to be at the main console.
>
> Email alerts are great, once you get the masking and sensitivity
settings
> correct.
>
> I am a bit disappointed with the quality of the recordings sometimes,
but
> then I have a =C2=A310 camera from eBay, so I cant really complain
about =
that
> until I get the cctv42 =C2=A3100+ cameras. They are still good enough
to
> identify cars faces etc, and provide everything I need that way.
>
> Some things are different from geovision, which I was used to for
years.
> The biggest disappointment for me is that the video files cannot be
> accessed independently over the network - I like devices like this to
NFS
> share their contents or similar. I even took a sneaky peek onto their
> drive, but the files are stored in some kind of weird way, so there
seems
> to be no way around that. I contacted their support and they confirmed
th=
at
> there is no way to access the files.
>
> I had a perl script for my geovision files that created a playlist of
> front and rear cameras in order of time, which makes for interesting
> viewing, so obviously I miss that functionality.
>
> I like the fact that the pre-motion and post-motion record times are
much
> longer than geovision, as I often found they missed footage. I think
my
> current setting is pre 10 seconds and post 30 seconds.
>
> Like anything new it takes a bit of getting used to, for example
searchin=
g
> for motion detected footage I need to click search, then go to the
"event=
"
> subsection before getting a list of motion events. Simple when you
know
> how. I was quite frustrated at the start getting the motion recording
to
> work, but it's all working sweetly now.
>
> Any other questions, just ask
>
>
> Regards
>
> Simon
> ---
> "I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil" (Ps.
119:162).
> Treasure just waiting to be enjoyed every morning.
>
>
> On 4 June 2014 14:23, Tim Hawes timsyahoo@xxxxxxx [ukha_d] <
> ukha_d@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Hi Simon,
>>
>> Are you still pleased with your new CCTV DVR?
>> The interface for reviewing footage seems much better than my
current on=
e
>> so will probably go for an 8ch version, if you've no complaints...
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> Tim.
>>
>>
>> On 30 April 2014 09:13, Simon McCaughey <simonmcc@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark,
>>>
>>> Ordered and arrived. I went for the 4 camera system (I
currently only
>>> have 2 cameras) and a 1Tb disk, which should be fine for my
domestic ne=
eds.
>>>
>>> Initial installation was easy, just plug it into my existing
cameras an=
d
>>> network port, a swap-in replacement for my broke Geovision
system.
>>>
>>> The old VGA monitor I had in the attic ("node 0")
didn't support the
>>> resolution, but that was no matter, because I went to the
laptop, found=
the
>>> DHCP IP address and was able to do all the configuration
remotely.
>>>
>>> I had a bit of trouble getting my recording set up. I don't
know what
>>> was wrong, but I wanted no timed recording and all motion
detection. I
>>> think I hadn't got the motion sensitivity high enough, but
I've got it
>>> working now.
>>>
>>> So I now get an email on any motion, which was one of my
favourite
>>> features of Geovision. Port forwarding was a simple setup on
the router=
,
>>> and I installed the app on both iPad mini and my android
phone, and the=
y
>>> work perfectly home or away. The iPad one is better simply
because ther=
e is
>>> more screen real estate.
>>>
>>> Of course I have much more to play with, and more to
configure/learn
>>> about, so my opinions may shift a bit, but so far I am happy.
>>>
>>> Thank you very much for the recommendation, all in it cost
=C2=A3324, w=
hich
>>> was almost =C2=A3100 more than I intended, but I think I got
value for =
money
>>> rather than simply something cheap. It is also quiet, and if
cctv42 are=
to
>>> be believed, the hard disk is meant for 24/7 use and should be
robust t=
oo.
>>>
>>> Now I just need to replace my cameras with the cctv42 ones.
>>> #anothermortgagerequired
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Simon
>>> ---
>>> "I rejoice at your word like one who finds great
spoil" (Ps. 119:162).
>>> Treasure just waiting to be enjoyed every morning.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 23 April 2014 10:16, Mark McCall <lists@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Simon.
>>>>
>>>> Be interested to hear how you get on.
>>>>
>>>> M.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>=20
>>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Incidently, I am very pleased this thread
happened, and th=
at I spent extra and didn't buy a system from
Maplin.</div><div class=
=3D"gmail_extra"><br
clear=3D"all"><div><div
dir=3D"ltr">Regards<br><br>Sim=
on<div>
---</div><div><span
style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida gr=
ande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17px">"I
rejoice=
at your word like one who finds great spoil" (Ps.
119:162).=C2=A0</sp=
an></div>
<div><span
style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida
grande'=
,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17px">Treasure just
waiting to=
be enjoyed every
morning.</span><br></div></div></div>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 4 June
2014 14:36, Simon McCaughey <s=
pan dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:simonmcc@xxxxxxx";
target=3D"_blank"=
>simonmcc@xxxxxxx</a>></span>
wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc
solid;padding-left:1ex"=
>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Yes, I'm still pleased with it. I
have the device itse=
lf installed in node 0 so I rarely use the main interface, so I
can't r=
eally comment on that. The iPad & android interfaces are very good,
ver=
y usable and the speed and quality is good. The pc interface (which I use
m=
ost) is also good. Like they say you can do *almost* everything over any
of=
the interfaces, so you really never need to be at the main
console.<div>
<br></div><div>Email alerts are great, once you get the
masking and sensiti=
vity settings
correct.</div><div><br></div><div>I am a bit
disappointed wit=
h the quality of the recordings sometimes, but then I have a =C2=A310
camer=
a from eBay, so I cant really complain about that until I get the cctv42 =
=C2=A3100+ cameras. They are still good enough to identify cars faces etc,
=
and provide everything I need that way.=C2=A0</div>
<div><br></div><div>Some things are different from
geovision, which I was u=
sed to for years. The biggest disappointment for me is that the video
files=
cannot be accessed=C2=A0independently=C2=A0over the network - I like devic=
es like this to NFS share their contents or similar. I even took a sneaky
p=
eek onto their drive, but the files are stored in some kind of weird way,
s=
o there seems to be no way around that. I contacted their support and they
=
confirmed that there is no way to access the files.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I had a perl script for my
geovision files that created=
a playlist of front and rear cameras in order of time, which makes for int=
eresting viewing, so obviously I miss that functionality.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I like the fact that the
pre-motion and post-motion rec=
ord times are much longer than geovision, as I often found they missed
foot=
age. I think my current setting is pre 10 seconds and post 30
seconds.</div=
>
<div><br></div><div>Like anything new it takes a
bit of getting used to, fo=
r example searching for motion detected footage I need to click search,
the=
n go to the "event" subsection before getting a list of
motion ev=
ents. Simple when you know how. I was quite frustrated at the start
getting=
the motion recording to work, but it's all working sweetly
now.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Any other questions, just
ask</div><div><br></div></div=
><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div
class=3D""><br
clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">Regards<br><br>Simon<div>---</div><div><span
style=3D"color:rgb(51=
,51,51);font-family:'lucida
grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif=
;line-height:17px">"I rejoice at your word like one who
finds great sp=
oil" (Ps. 119:162).=C2=A0</span></div>
<div><span
style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida
grande'=
,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17px">Treasure just
waiting to=
be enjoyed every
morning.</span><br></div></div></div>
<br><br></div><div><div
class=3D"h5"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 4
June 2=
014 14:23, Tim Hawes <a href=3D"mailto:timsyahoo@xxxxxxx";
target=3D"=
_blank">timsyahoo@xxxxxxx</a> [ukha_d] <span
dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=
=3D"mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx";
target=3D"_blank">ukha_d@xxxxxxx=
</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0
.8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20
<div>
<br><br>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi
Simon,<div><br></div><div>Are you still pleased
with yo=
ur new CCTV DVR?</div><div>The interface for reviewing footage
seems much b=
etter than my current one so will probably go for an 8ch version, if
you=
9;ve no complaints...</div>
<div><br></div><div>Many
thanks,</div><div>Tim.</div></div><div><div
class=
=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div
class=3D"gmail_quote">On 30 April 2014 09:13,=
Simon McCaughey <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a
href=3D"mailto:simonmcc@xxxxxxx=
"
target=3D"_blank">simonmcc@xxxxxxx</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0
.8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20
<div>
<br><br>
<div
dir=3D"ltr">Mark,<div><br></div><div>Ordered
and arrived. I went for t=
he 4 camera system (I currently only have 2 cameras) and a 1Tb disk, which
=
should be fine for my domestic needs.
</div><div><br></div><div>
Initial installation was easy, just plug it into my existing cameras and
ne=
twork port, a swap-in replacement for my broke Geovision
system.</div><div>=
<br></div><div>The old VGA monitor I had in the attic
("node 0") =
didn't support the resolution, but that was no matter, because I
went t=
o the laptop, found the DHCP IP address and was able to do all the
configur=
ation remotely.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I had a bit of trouble getting
my recording set up. I d=
on't know what was wrong, but I wanted no timed recording and all
motio=
n detection. I think I hadn't got the motion sensitivity high
enough, b=
ut I've got it working now.</div>
<div><br></div><div>So I now get an email on any
motion, which was one of m=
y favourite features of Geovision. Port forwarding was a simple setup on
th=
e router, and I installed the app on both iPad mini and my android phone,
a=
nd they work perfectly home or away. The iPad one is better simply because
=
there is more screen real estate.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Of course I have much more to
play with, and more to co=
nfigure/learn about, so my=C2=A0opinions=C2=A0may shift a bit, but so far
I=
am
happy.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Thank
you very much for the recom=
mendation, all in it cost =C2=A3324, which was almost =C2=A3100 more than
I=
intended, but I think I got value for money rather than simply something c=
heap. It is also quiet, and if cctv42 are to be believed, the hard disk is
=
meant for 24/7 use and should be robust too.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Now I just need to replace my
cameras with the cctv42 o=
nes.
#anothermortgagerequired</div><div><br></div></div><div
class=3D"gmail=
_extra"><div><br
clear=3D"all"><div><div
dir=3D"ltr">Regards<br>
<br>Simon<div>---</div><div><span
style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:=
'lucida
grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17px">&=
quot;I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil" (Ps.
119:1=
62).=C2=A0</span></div>
<div><span
style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida
grande'=
,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17px">Treasure just
waiting to=
be enjoyed every
morning.</span><br></div></div></div>
<br><br></div><div><div><div
class=3D"gmail_quote">On 23 April 2014 10:16, =
Mark McCall <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:lists@xxxxxxx.=
uk"
target=3D"_blank">lists@xxxxxxx</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div
class=3D"gmail_extra">Thanks Simon. =C2=A0</div><div
=
class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div
class=3D"gmail_extra">Be interested to=
hear how you get on.</div><div
class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_extra">
M.</div><div
class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div
class=3D"gmail_extra"><br=
></div></div>
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