Re: CCTV Power supplies

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

I use mostly DC cameras and have not had any issues out to several hundred
feet.  I tried the 24VAC:12VDC converters and they all failed in less than a
year.  I used to use all 24VAC and I still use them for longer runs, but...

The only real advantage to the IP cameras is with the really high resolution
ones.  3MP+  You can actually do near TV-show type tricks with them.   Zoom
in on a view of multiple gas pump islands and actually read a license plate.
That sort of thing.  With regular CCTV you needed overview cameras and
license plate cameras to do the same job.

And customers never want to pay for what they want.



"Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Anyone have a source for CCTV power supplies?
>
> I have a tendancy to use 24VAC rather then 12 DC unless the distance is
> less than 150 feet. I usually need at least one amp per "channel"  for
> either 8 or 16 cameras. I know in the past I was able to get them for
> under a $100 dollars but lately everything I see is over that.
>
> Also, has anyone tried the cameras I'm seeing that have the visible LED's
> that come on when motion is detected? Is it just a gimmick ... or what?
> How much light could it throw? And wouldn't it switch back to color?
>
> I still can't see the advantage that IP/HD cameras have that warrant the
> big difference in price over analog. Especially if you throw in the price
> of NVR and the fact that I haven't seen an 8 channel NVR/HD-DVR that's
> resonably priced and NO 16 channel. I mean .... I see the nice clear
> picture .... it's just that the end user wont go the extra amount to get
> that clarity. It just hasn't reached that price point that the customer
> will go the extra bucks .... at least for me .... anyway.
>