Re: Security DVR Advice Needed

[joe <nospam@xxxxxx>]

cctvbahamas@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> think about it though for a second. Now i sell PC based myself, as well
> as stand alone embedded DVRs, mostly the GE DVRs though.
>
> Any PC DVR, even the $99 card needs a decent PC if you are selling it
> to a client and giving a warranty on it, other wise welcome to the
> world of PC service, and alot of it.
>
> Therefore even if you pick out the parts, and build it yourself you are
> looking in the range of around $600-700 for a decent starter PC for a
> dedicated DVR system.
>
> Add time to phyically build it, load windows, the other software, clean
> it up and tweak it, then at least 24 hours burn in time. You are then
> well over $1000 for the PC alone.
>
> Next add a decent PC DVR Card, say a 16 channel 120fps at $400 for
> example.
>
> Then, add time to show the client how to use it, as most PC DVRs, from
> lowest end to highest end, can take some time to learn. I can install a
> stand alone in 5-10 minutes and client knows how to use it. A PC based
> DVR, forget it, and if they arent PC literate, good luck.
>
> PC DVRs are good for high speed recording and easy upgrades of Hard
> Drives. Stand alone embedded DVRs are good for plug, play, and forget,
> easy install and simple to use, DVRs.
>
> Personally I dont sell them only because I sell high end. Otherwise
> they are very decent decent DVRs with as much features as most people
> ever need.
>
> AND, if you want a stand alone embedded plug and play DVR that doesnt
> crash and is the ultimate cheap one on the market, try the AvTech
> units, they have been around for a long time, and trust me, i have 1
> here right now AvTech sent me to test (that means test only and review
> it), and several 16 channels that we have tested to the max, and even
> installed, and nothing I can do will crash them. They are budget, and
> very little features, but, they are cheap, the ultimate budget DVR that
> actually works. These are the ones with LAN for remote video by the
> way.
>
> Ones that have crashed after only minutes of testing - Neverfocus,
> HiSharp, and Provideo.
>
what do you do to make them crash?