Re: PC Based DVR

[nick markowitz <nmarkowitz@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Aug 11, 4:17=A0pm, "Bob La Londe" <nos...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've not sold any. =A0I've been sticking with DM, but I lose a lot of bus=
iness
> to the PC based systems. =A0I have installed a few for clients who purcha=
sed
> units themselves, but had no clue how to set them up. =A0My experience ha=
s
> been that they are not that stable. =A0Atleast not Windows based units. =
=A0If
> you put in a seven day auto reboot they work better, and some like Pelco'=
s
> units have it as part of their setup. =A0(I guess I have sold a windows P=
C
> based DVR afterall. =A0Forgot about those.)
>
> Still. =A0It seems to me that unless the customer can be trained to check=
 the
> unit regularly they run a very high risk of finding their recorder locked=
 up
> when they really need to review some video. =A0What do you do to prevent =
this?
>
> Are Linux based machines any better?
>
> How about building your own. =A0I'm sure some of you guys do that. =A0Wha=
t do
> you use for a PC so that you have a really good machine to stick your
> card(s) in?
>
> I've only played with a couple cards stuck in my own PC type applications=
,
> and I was not totally thrilled with the performance.
>
> With cheap PC based recorders it seems like the logical thing to do would=
 be
> to install two units for redundant recording, but when people see "cheap"
> its awfully hard to get them to step back up and spend a little more mone=
y
> to make up for the "cheap" part.

I will not sell PC based recorders I have seen too many times where an
employee has gotten on the PC and gotten it infected or other wise
caused the recordings to go bye bye and or crash the PC stay with a
box and save the headaches PC are fast and easy to set up but not
worth the headache.