Re: store system w 4-8 cameras ?

["Roland Moore" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

UL listing on DVRs? None of what you posted on UL DVRs ever crossed my mind.
I can't quite figure under what conditions a local inspector would have
cause to be sniffing a DVR for its UL certification versus plain old
computer UL sticker. I haven't met one that would know the difference
anyway. It is not like a fire system inspection for a CO where you have to
call them out and give them all the cut sheets in advance. If you have an
inspection environment that is that brutal where you have to do submitals
for DVRs I feel sorry for you. I tried to check on this UL deal from one
manufaturer at the low end. General Solutions freely admitted their DVR
units weren't UL, but assured me that theirs would soon carry the UL
sticker. I didn't ask him, but what is the number they put on the UL sticker
for a DVR anyway?  I never bothered to look at one to see. At the high end
there are COTS systems that are never intended to be complete box solutions
so there is no UL there. Even ones that are purpose built  like Intellex
have an archive manager program to off load video to non DVR UL locations.
Bosch has an iSCSI drive array from NexSan and now Promise I think that
couldn't be part of the UL listing for the box itself. I am going to
continue to work my way up the food chain price wise and see what stories I
get handed from the manufacturers on this UL thing.
This is most interesting. Thanks for the post.

"Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "J. @netscape.net>" <jsloud2001<removeme> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 15:41:57 GMT, Matt Ion <soundy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
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>>I guess home built DVR's are sort of like kit cars or
>> homemade airplanes.  Maybe they'll work okay, but most people want a
>> purpose built machine and a warranty/ service plan from a reputable
>> company.  How does someone get a loaner or an advance replacement on a
>> homebuilt DVR?
>
> Whether the homebuilts are able to do the job or not, as with burg and/or
> fire systems, the local inspectors are hitting us with UL listings on the
> DVR's. Where does the listing come from, on one of the homebuilts? The
> listing on the orginal machine, if it has one, goes away once it has been
> rebuilt to suit. Just using listed parts does not cut it. The listing is
> based on the assembly. What does that do for a defendants case, even if
> the
> homebuilt is able to somehow produce a watermarked piece of evidence,
> other
> than leaving a large hole for the defendants attorney to walk through?
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