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Hi , Not been on for a long time , but was wondering if anyone could recommend a good quality Hybrid DVR to replace our old Alien EKO please? Its been at the heart of our old farm system for a long time ,but because of the 2 existing ptz cameras getting older and less reliable , one has died a while ago (and unobtainable at a sensible price) I felt it was better to put in a quality DVR hybrid that will take the bnc co ax connectors we have ,and allow me to use a new ptz 1080 p camera I already have (that will not work on the old EKO !! ) The two PTZ analogue cameras are both on Pelco P or D protocols ,and the dead one was too !! but all cameras use and have co ax and cat 5 for control Does this make sense or would you just go wireless? Our thick walls might not be the best for reliability ,despite wi fi being quite available Thanks for any advice in advance ,

I have recently been trying to perform maintenance on my 7 year old CCTV analogue system! Its run via co ax for video, cat 5 for rs485 and a seperate 2 core quality power wire . It was installed by a chap I wished I had never seen but I got that involved with his hapless installer ,I got a serious grounding in how it worked and set up! So now I have one PTZ out of 3 that didnt come on any more and another that came on but went into self test mode and no RS485 movement! Sorted the cat 5 cable connections to get the RS485 problem sorted and the one works ok now-the other had a dodgy power connection (damp and corrosion) thats sorted ,so thats working of sorts! Having assumed it was dead in the first place, I bought a 1080 p camera from China , to find my Alien EKO DVR wont run 1080p. I then bought a Hikvision 720p analogue and found the default address is 0 and the Alien wont accept 0 as an address,so had to return it! Any ideas where I can buy an older style ,pref manual dip switch ,or at least a default of 1 on a non manual dip ??? I know changing the DVR wopuld make most sense but honestly I dont need the extra mither involved with doing that!! I think in the end thats what I will do ,then I can use the 1080p camera I still own (cost me £110.)but meantime I prefer! Might just be easier ! Cheers for looking

Just seen this. Not sure if it helps much Farmer Ted , but we have a PTZ camera in the main cow cubicle shed . Its in the top apex of the shed centrally (sheds 100 by 100 ft ) and we find it has been a boon as we can leave it on auto and let it 360 so that we cover the whole area whilst we watch from the sofa . Another ptz in the centre o the calving shed . Beauty is you can zoom in on the cows rear to see exactly whats going on ! Ours are all on co ax with analogue cameras mind

Thanks Tom , very helpful and informative !!?

I was thinking stay at 4 ,but what the point in that ,might as well have some extra capacity so an 8 ,unless theres a six https://www.dtsdigitalcctv.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=DVR-8CH-A72-BP This seems to fit the bill more??? I have found it at another site a bit cheaper than that , so around £100 with a 1 gb drive fitted . https://digitalpromo.co.uk/blupont-8-channel-ahd-hd-dvr-digital-cctv-video-recorder-for-cctv-cameras-no-hdd.html Not sure if they are both the same? The hard drive in the Alien but might be worth changing out to the new one or would you buy a fresh one ? £41 for a 1g Sata ? Thinking about it , better to bugger it off complete ,otherwise it,ll be going to the tip in a few yrs

Hi Tom , Thanks for the consise reply!!? When you say hybrid 5 in 1 would something like this fit the bill? https://www.dtsdigitalcctv.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=DVR-8CH-A72-BP Seems cheap ,maybe a better bet?https://www.dtsdigitalcctv.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=IQR1080D8 It should be capable of running the older cameras and the 1080p I still have !?? (I returned the 720 p one ) Would my older PTZ cameras be Standard/960H ?? Not sure I have the manuals handy at the minute but they were not cheap Thanks again

Hi, Had an analogue system for eight years or so now ! It does what it always has and I dont intend to upgrade for a while to digital. But recently ,one of the outdoor cameras in a building has stopped responding to the remote . Since then the pigeons have made a homeon it so I think its had its day This camera has been linked via the cat 5 , to another ptz camera that ceased functioning a yr or s ago ! Its right in the apex of a steel shed so having been flaky for some time I have left it non functioning . The camera in the calving pen next to it worked until a month ago , and this is the one I need working .. It still works ,as in switches on , self tests itself ,so spins here and there and zooms like it does before you try and control it , so is viewable but not controllable ! I have tried altering or resetting the protocols but to no avail The origianl T connection was done by baring the pairs and soldering two into one , not easy and fragile at best . I expect one of the links has now broken (but I cant confirm that with the other paired camera ,but on different protocol, because its goosed ) https://uk.farnell.com/tuk/f78whb/connection-box-cat5e-white/dp/2534563?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrqjIiMrC6gIV0u3tCh2Ibwo4EAQYAyABEgKklPD_BwE&gross_price=true&mckv=srkOFBOMR_dc|pcrid|432009988489|plid||kword||match||slid||product|2534563|pgrid|103100107409|ptaid|pla-900675783731|&CMP=KNC-GUK-SHOPPING-Connectors-NEWSTRUCTURE-Test113-MarinBidding Now ,my question is , if I redo the connection , can I use one of these ? My idea was to connect the two pairs to the single pairs and refit a new ptz camera for the shed apex (but easier to access) at the same time ! Thanks for looking ?

Hi , Just dropped in to say thanks for having me!! I have a problem ,which is most probably how quite a few come to join ,I expect? Anyway , I hope to glean some nice tips for here !! Thanks again , CC