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Sherlock, give us a detailed discription of the procedure that you are doing to switch pal/ntsc, so that we can make an evaluation of the dvr. Firmware is not going to help your situation. I do not know why you are not able to switch over. strange. I use Swann wireless cameras with AVTech dvrs and they work for within the limitations of the transmitter, and the receiver power level. Did you ever contact the place where you bought the DVR? What did they say?

8 cable company cable box with built in DVR. $500.00 month 1 8 channel multiplexor 1 projection screen $1200.00 1 HD PROJECTOR $2500.00 Watching 8 games with your own replay button... PRICELESS!!

It is amazing that these kind of people are a dime a dozen. I run in to these people all of the time. As a joke at the bottom of my presales invoice it says labor at $100.00 an hour for easy going customers, and $200.00 an hour for difficult customers. I always get a a laugh from people, and I never really have used it. I am just waiting for the day when some knuckle head takes something stupid to court. I got in in writing, and then I will demand the other half of my install payment!!

That would be good if you had more cameras then the 4 channels on the DVR. Otherwise I would just keep the DVR in the quad display mode. I have used multiplexors for store displays, and mix images from cable, DVD players ,and cameras. Nothing like watching four football games at the same time on a projection screen!!

I will throw ICRealtime in to the hat!

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Now that looks like fun!!

Yes, it records at D1, and it records at 30 fps. Menu > Camera scroll down, and you should see resolution Use your arrow buttons to make changes ____________________________________________________________ Old remote viewer http://www.icrealtime.com/docs/RemoteClientManual.pdf Log in as Admin The second icon looks like two gears Network Parameter (Remote System Parameter Config) host system setup camera tab resolution (settings) This should give you a new window where you can set each camera. There is a pull down for each camera. Now you can change your resolution. ___________________________________________________________ Select "full" for 30 fps

NO! You have saved $100,000 or more compared to building a "monster truck". Now you can join the cross county race through the mohabi desert!! http://www.off-roadweb.com/events/0407or_mojave_desert_racing_off_road_series/index.html I look forward to seeing your first place trophy!!

Steve Evans has been instrumental in putting something together for the MAC, SOLARIS, AND LINUX users. The JAVA APP can be downloaded here.. http://scorpiontheater.com/javaapp.aspx We request your feedback on how it worked for you. Thanks to everyone involved.

It is not that the boxed products are bad, it is that you have to put them in the right environment. UMD Ranger hit it dead on about the wide angle cameras. They are designed to pull in the extra right, and left peripheral vision which creates a distortion. Something in the video will appear farther away then in reality. Imagine that you are bowing the video to gain peripheral. Most kits might come with a 4mm lens. 6mm lens is the starting number where you do not get the distortion, but you do not get the left, and the right, therefore you may have to use two cameras. From the house to the gutter you may need a 25mm lens to get a good view of the "who done it", but you will not have any "yard view" Use a wide angle to show everything just like in a parking lot, and use the zoom camera to get the facial. Get the bargain basement, but buy a la carte to mix, and match. The DVR will do this for you automatically. In the menu it is listed as motion detection. Do not get motion activated cameras. You will be recording black until someone "activates" the camera. If you are recording then you may as well get something beside a black screen. An outdoor motion detector that attaches to the back of the DVR is something else. The detector will tell the DVR what camera channel to activate for recording. This is not in your $600 budget. In fact you are way to low for what you need. That is like buying a Geo Tracker to race against "Big Foot". Yes the Geo is a 4 wheel off road vehicle, but....... This is where you really need to spend some serious money! You can always connect them to an entry level DVR. Not recommended to hook them up to an entry level DVR, but something is better than nothing Right? This is the smartest thing you will ever do with your system!! You pay for the install, and you will feel like you could have saved some money, and done it yourself, but you will find that it will soon become the money pit, and you will dump more money in to this project than if you had hired someone. Then again you have to watch out for the fly by night installers (like me! I take your money, and I fly)!! Go with this installers product suggestions. He may get a pretty could wholesale price on something, and still be able to pass the savings on to you! How to mount inexpensive bullet cameras! http://www.cctvforum.com/cms_view_article.php?aid=54 How to run wires from an attic with drywall walls. http://www.cctvforum.com/cms_view_article.php?aid=48 Here is how to fix your video source problems! http://www.cctvforum.com/cms_view_article.php?aid=41 http://scorpiontheater.com/troubleshooting.aspx http://scorpiontheater.com/links.aspx How can I be of service?

Scruit who is a respected member of our forum has some interesting information. http://www.cctvforum.com/search.php?search_author=Scruit Search through some of these posts, and you will see the different stories of his, and other's auto projects! Enjoy!

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http://scorpiontheater.com/troubleshooting.aspx http://scorpiontheater.com/links.aspx Here is some reading for you. Welcome to the threads! See you on the forum!

I guess no one knows nothing about this DVR. I feel really bad that you cannot find the help that you need!

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Where did you buy it? How come they are not providing you tech support? I do not sell this dvr therefore I have no info to help you with. Do you need a manual? http://support.cctvfactory.com/manuals/4 CH DVR Users Manual English.pdf

VC-SYS-8CHWEBR is the same as the AVTech. Just a different part number. We recommend that you buy from a store front local to you so that when you need tech support they can come to your rescue. Most of the sites on the internet do not provide tech support, but you will have to look at the site to see if they do or do not.

What happened when you tried these links?? http://www.cctvforum.com/post-77107.html http://www.allthings.com.au/Digital Video Recording Remote Viewing Web Cams/SA-DVMR-LAN4C digital video record.html

Do you have a friend who knows about computers that you can talk to?

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Wow! You get up early for this job!!! I am in Florida, so it going to take a bit to get there! I wonder how much I would spend in gas? Here is a guy in NY. http://www.cctvforum.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=875 I will PM him for you. Welcome to the forum!

Would a better option to hook the DVR up to the internet, and then view the DVR on the computer over the internet? 60 feet sounds doable. It would depend on the wiring used, and the style of installation. You can use the composit video out. http://www.channelvision.com/ http://www.channelvision.com/pdf/flyers/affinitycut.pdf http://www.channelvision.com/pdf/support/guide/diagramsLayouts.pdf

Buy a controller from where you bought the camera. If not make sure the camera you bought has a common protocol such as Pelco D. Any Pelco D controller should work. It is better to buy both the camera, and the controller together from the same source when you do not have the "field" experience to make an informed decision. Interesting concept! Reminds me of the people who put cameras on rockets to get higher view! http://scorpiontheater.com/shuttle.aspx (scroll past the shuttle info, and see model rocket at the bottom)! I hope there is some info that may assist your project!

There always seems to be someone who want to do something in this area. Thanks for your help! See you on the forum!