Re: Cheap network dvr 4-8ch

["Bob La Londe" <none@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 1:01:02 PM UTC-5, DS wrote:
>> Yes..i mean model to recommend..not site
>
> I think what Bob was trying to say is .... I don't think anyone here would
> know which "cheap" unit to recommend. We're all professional installers
> and anything we use in not going to be cheap. We have to guarantee and
> support the equipment that we install and going back to a job to repair or
> replace an item because we used a cheap piece of equipment is not
> something we do. It's not profitable and it makes you look bad. All I can
> say is, Google the part that you're looking for and buy the least
> expensive one. There's no such thing as good and cheap in the same
> product.
>
> My suggestion (?)   Shop around for the product you want. Find the high
> price. Find the low price. Buy something in the middle. Be aware of
> warranty, shipping and return policies and availability of technical
> assistance. You can look at the product lines of Speco Technologies,
> Everfocus, Dedicated Micro and Digimerge. I'm not sure if their equipment
> is available for you to buy direct but these are some of the  popular
> DVR/NVR manufacturers that installers use. They're not cheap and will
> likely not talk to an end user should you have technical questions.
>
> Most of the cheap products come directly from Korea, China, Tiwan etc.
> They claim to do all the things the products from the above manufactureres
> do but.......... there is no or inadequate support, it's highly likely
> that they will not be available in the future, it is difficult to get
> anything repaired because there are no repair or mfg facilities here in
> the US aaannnnd ...........you can't understand what the hell they're
> saying when you call and ask for information on their product or need
> technical assistance.
>
> You ask me ..... How do I know all this?
> Well ...because ONCE ..... Just ONCE, mind you .... I bought one and I'll
> never do it again.

I have used mostly Dedicated Micros for DVRs for a number of years now.  I
do have a Pelco unit in service, and while it was a pain to setup it has
remained in service for quite a long time.  I setup some Falcon DVRs that a
customer bought from somebody else and they were a pain in the wazoo needing
constant tweaking and service.  I recently quoted some DigiMerge stuff, and
I have one on the shelf awaiting an install, but I have not installed on
yet.  I've played with several DVR PC cards, and they are ok at best.  Even
the Geo Vision some guys like didn't impress me all that much.