Re: newbie needs help with security cameras in business

[Frank Olson <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pierre wrote:

>
> hard to service inside parts,wont accept any type of hard disk,become
> obsolete after 5 years and cant have parts from manufacturer cause they now
> have new unit..

I've heard that Samsung is about to release a "scalable" DVR that you
can swap hard drives on.  I don't think you're going to be limited to
using their HW either.


>
> yes you can build one from a pc,but my experience is that ANY pc dvr is
> shit,and if you dont spend big bucks on thje pc itself,it wont be very
> usefull...allways crashing and unstable..

Easy answer to that one...  It's spelled L-I-N-U-X.  (The Penguin makes
a much better logo too.)