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  1. It is not. Really, I would know what I am talking about, I live in Spain, I have currently 4 broadband connections, and I used to be on the business of internet cafes/lan gaming centers, so I have had plenty of internet connections (dozens over the last 20 years, starting with modem and ISDN, ADSL, SDSL, cable, LMDS, 3G, FTTH..) Telefonica's ADSL 10Mb/800kbps is currently 40,90EUR+18% tax monthly (first 12 months are 26,90EUR+18% tax). Set up used to be free as long as you keep your connection for a minimum of 12/18 months, but most companies now do not enforce this any more and will not pay you any cancellation fee if you change to another company before those 12/18 months. And Telefonica is probably the most expensive broadband provider we have over here. We do get slower connections for the same price than most northern european countries, but they are surely not expensive. No idea on what connections you would have subscribed to with a 1200EUR setup cost... you live in spain. you will find it is alot more money for none Spanish resident. (like the op) everything has to be paid upfront. calpe is a small town home phone and broadband you can only get from telifonica no other isp in clape. if your phone line is not shared then you have the full cost.
  2. LOL, excuse me...?!?!? Last time I checked Spain was not part of Africa, everyone who wants broadband can have it over here. Our connections might not be the same as the ones let's say in Korea, but broadband here surely is not a luxury, but commonplace... yes you get broadband ............ but i said expensive. which it is. two places we set up alicante and malage. only broadband there is with telifonica set-up cost 1200euros ($2000) that is expensive. and it limited
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    Interference on cams over CAT5

    pm sent ......... much cheaper than maplins and only up the road from you
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    Interference on cams over CAT5

    hi danster. no baluns will be your problem. so you have two options either buy 8 baluns (i each end of your cat5 ) you only use 1 paire. or replace your cable with rg59 (coax) and use the existing cat5 to power your cameras. if you let me know what area you are in i will post your closest balun supplier. have you cut the bnc off each camera ???? how did you do the connections.
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    Interference on cams over CAT5

    hi danster. you have not said if you have used baluns on your install . and did you get them from the same place.
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    CCTV Recomendations for a Newbie

    hi pm you another link.
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    CCTV Recomendations for a Newbie

    £140 sounds like a good price. or does it ...... sata H/drive £65 that makes your dvr worth £75 and for that price it is going to have problems. the main problem will be getting your footage off lots of post on here about not getting the footage off cheap dvrs. thats why they are cheap. and support .... does not matter what they say on ebay you will not get any. the heart of your system is the dvr. you dont want to be buying it twice. if you are on a budget then build your system in stages. just buy a brand name dvr ... look at avermedia or the apollo dvr (dahua) both can be updated and both have support. a cheap dvr from ebay does not give you basic Requirements needed with you being in the uk. http://www.cctvengineer.com/home%20office.pdf
  8. i used the netgear over mains it worked quite well. i would only use that option in running cable was impossable
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    PLEASE HELP....

    there is not much you can do with that dvr. x-per is just a rebranded Sentient/cmn/maplins mass made. big install with 40 cameras that dvr was a bad choice to use.
  10. hi. how far are you from the gate to your house. the problem with being in spain is everyone has something wireless 80% of home alarms are wirless and them alone will give you problems. you must be one of the lucky ones to be able to get broadband in spain (silly money) you say you have limited bandwidth. this has nothing to do with you recording a camera .... only if you wish to watch your system over the internet. other than that you will not have a problem running a cable from your house to gate. what part of spain are you in.
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    Recovering "lost" Data

    That is certainly how I would have designed it. This would not be the first thing to make me think it is not well designed, though it is certainly the worst. I don't know what has happened. My guess is that having filled the disk, it has reset and "wiped" the disk. If that is what happened, then it is a really stupid design, but I can't think of another explanation. But, unless you take a considerable effort to do so, when a disk is "wiped", it doesn't actually destroy the data, though, as you say, if it has been written over, it becomes very difficult to recover. Maybe I am wrong, and it has just had a very busy few days that has filled up the disk. Either way, I still want to find an alternative means of accessing it, as the interface they have provided is rubbish. Hi its just ther way the dvr is......... made in mass and sold cheap. once the H/drive is full they format. it is another part of dvr specs that customers need to see or ask ....... is it 30 days recording or 30 days continuous recording. as far as finding alternative accessing and new interface. that just cant be done with a $45 (without H/drive) dvr. this is what a lot of guys try to get people to understand cheap mass produced dvrs do not work. i bet you spent more than $45 for 1 smoke detector in your home.
  12. Tom I think you are referring to CMOS vs CCD sensors not lenses. I was talking about the sensor in the camera not being aligned properly. CMOS vs CCD has nothing to so with image focus. Take a look at Avigilon CMOS cameras they focus perfectly. I have a job with 26 Arecont 5MP Box cameras all with the same fixed 4mm 2/3 lens and some can be fully focused and some can not. yes sorry sensors (i was looking at when you buy cameras complete) cmos or ccd.
  13. also down to the lens type if you use over 3mp or over with a cmos lens then you do see the problem as much. 1.3mp cmos then you see it all the time you can only focus the centre of the image and you start to loose focus at the edges. cmos lenses are getting better but ccd still just takes the edge.
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    Sentient cctv kit

    hi. dont expect alot from 2.4ghz devices. and this is from sentients spec sheet. transmission range with clear line of sight' is the only true measurement of distance that can be given. Passing signals through Walls and other materials is not quantifiable as the composition of the material and other factors (such as moisture metal content of a wall) will affect the attenuation of the signal. Also proximity to similar ambient frequencies in the location may affect the transmission range and / or signal quality so not much you can do if you are expecting to go though walls. you will also have problems with wireless door bells not just your but everyone who has one in a 100m range including bluetooth devices / wireless routers / baby monitors / other 2.4ghz cctv systems.
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    CCTV Recomendations for a Newbie

    hi. it depends on what your budget is. and remember google is a very powerful tool. do a check on both of your links. the camera site ..... no contact numbers do a ip check and he sells from home. so what is the support going to be like. you cant even pick up its all post. so just that alone i would walk away from that camera. the avtech dvr you could do better for a few £££ more. have a read though the forum for a few days plan your system take a look at camera snapshots in the forum
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    Computar TV Zoom Lens

    Hi peter. i take it you are in the uk. the head unit cant be used in the uk anymore. so your best bet is to remove the camera and lens from the head unit and just sell the camera and lens together. but the other problem is not having a control unit. and no one is going to spend good money on a camera so old. the only way to make any money is just sell the computar lens on its own
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    Can't get SA5108 & iPhone app to talk nicely!

    no all avers run with the app and it is live stream and not refresh java. it is h264. if you pm me your address i will call and look ............. i have never come across anyone having problems with remote viewing. something simple in setup is stopping you (on your phone) because the link i sent of another dvr does not work either. how far are you from the spar shop in vickerscross
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    Can't get SA5108 & iPhone app to talk nicely!

    lower bridge street
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    Can't get SA5108 & iPhone app to talk nicely!

    am in chester also
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    Can't get SA5108 & iPhone app to talk nicely!

    on your iphone 4 do you have updates turned on........... were are you based ???
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    Can't get SA5108 & iPhone app to talk nicely!

    i have sent you a pm with another ip address for you to try with your iphone. if you see images then we know its settings on your dvr.
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    Can't get SA5108 & iPhone app to talk nicely!

    can you press f1 on your keyboard and post what you see
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    Can't get SA5108 & iPhone app to talk nicely!

    ok try this one on your iphone. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dss-iviewer/id368687985?mt=8
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    Can't get SA5108 & iPhone app to talk nicely!

    take a look at your network page and top right see if all cameras are ticked
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    Can't get SA5108 & iPhone app to talk nicely!

    i see your problem. you do not have vieiwing rights with your password ........... just type admin and not mark or go into users and edit your name and you need to tick cames you wish to view. the symbol on your iphone means its on but you dont have rights to watch. just change mark to admin first.
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