Re: PC Based DVR

["RockyTSquirrel" <gafa@/nospam/usa.com>]

true true
however  the DVR stand-a-lone  units  tend to have the op sys  on ram  not
software on disk..
also  tend to have outboard power supplies which are easier to upgrade or
replace..
also  tend to run cooler with less heat related failures..



"Matt Ion" <soundy106@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On 12/08/2009 7:11 AM, RockyTSquirrel wrote:
> > we've had to replace a single PC DVR combo  4 times so far..  (all
within
> > the first year)
> > video card crash and burn,  camera input card crash and burn,  hard
drive
> > crash and burn,  total software  crash..
> > All this from a so called quality vendor in VA..
> > If the thing wasn't under warranty,  it would have been in the river by
> > now..
> >
> > (Or customer has 4 of these units  and each one has had something wrong
with
> > it within the first year of service)
> >
> > Stand-a-lone  DVR  the only way to go..  (for my money)
>
> And meantime, I've put in a variety of cheap standalone DVRs that have
> had all manner of problems with failing drives, locking up, crapped-out
> video, spotty controls...
>
> Considering most standalones ARE PCs at the core, running an embedded
> OS, the "standalone vs. PC" argument is rather silly.
>
> What it comes down to is: you use cheap hardware, you'll get cheap
> results.  You do things with a system that it's not designed for (ie.
> employees checking their Hotmail), you'll have problems.  PC-based
> (rather, Windows-based) systems are plenty easy to lock down to prevent
> people tampering with them; most people just don't bother.