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I would pick Exacq over Video Insight any day. Going to get some sleep, will expand in another post later .

Just a quick note, did you double check with Exacq if they support any Analog cards other then their own? I was under the impression they no longer sell analog cards separately, that you have to buy their system from them directly.

They are really nice people. Their support is good, they really try to help you. However, I have been telling them for years their entire interface sucks, the way you zoom, the way you playback, everything. But yea, for the price + feature combination, you can't really beat it. It'll work great if your looking at your cameras occasionally, playing back only when there is an incident, but for people who constantly use their systems in a security environment their interface makes it impossible. I just recommend this particular user take a look at his options, checkout Avigilon, Milestone, Genetec, Exacq (I heard they got better, can't confirm).

I'm not a big fan of Luxriot, mostly because of the UI. Also had some issues on larger installs. If you are evaluating, then try Avigilon while your at it.

Honestly you will not be happy with any of those cameras. Spend a bit more and buy a decent camera like a Vivotek 8362. Or just go with a cheap DVR and a decent analog camera, it will get you better picture quality in the AVN252.

More ridiculously to setup then Genetec? I would be curious to hear what you find difficult in regards to Genetec setup / operation?

That is lower pricing, I edited the post. If your interested make an offer.

Bump for lower pricing.

Did the OP choose a system ?

High failure rates across the board. 8362's, 10005DN's, 3135's, you name it I have seen it. Including quite a few that have failed right out of the box. It appears that they are doing a bit better now, but for a company that really pioneered the main stream megapixel IP market I feel that they should be above and beyond any of their current competitors. They make a decent product, but they really need to work on their failure rate.

Arecont never Fails to Fail.

The Vivotek IP8362 is a pretty good camera. Good Image Quality, Good Night Time Image, and Decent WDR for IP.

Try Axxon: http://www.axxonsoft.com/products/axxon_smart/smart_start.php Not the greatest out their, but might work for your situation. Does support audio from most Mobotix cameras, and it's free for 16 CH up to 1TB storage.

What NVR software are you using? Avigilon has a H.264 full D1 encoder @ 30 FPS per ch. as well.

But there's still certainly a learning curve for a PC Based unit. If I'm not mistaken he sells most of his products from his website, so he's probably looking for something that will be easier for his customers to setup thus easier for him to support. If someone comes out with a reasonably priced HDCCTV solution and works out some of the kinks that will probably be better for a self install consumer then an IP based system at this point.