bricor

I had 14 but just pulled 2 so down to 12. I don't remember how many I wired for but it was 16-20.

(i'm a nerd)

Selling my 16 Channel G4-XLAHD DVR with 500gb hard drive.

I have the original box, manuals, etc. and everything works like it should.

Asking $800 shipped in the continental US.

To clarify, the image got worse after about 6 months. It wasn't great to begin with but the IR performance got worse. Even when new, you will find that the IR doesn't have the range or performance of a bullet or external illuminator. And as Rory has pointed out, they are more of a pain to adjust and to get the lense seated properly when re-installing the dome.

I'm an installer and it's not as easy to return cameras, especially when they have been opened and installed.

The IR in these cameras doesn't work worth a crap compared to even a simple bullet camera. Range is crap and the image quality at night is crap. And now after about 6 months, the image is getting that dreaded cloudy look. Take the dome off and it's fine. Put the dome back on, crap. Clean the dome, no difference. Replace the dome with a new one, no difference. I was never pleased with the night time image when they were new but my customer thought it was fine so I quit messing with them. But now they have gotten worse looking....

I'm now going to have to either replace them or add external IR to get a usable night time image.

Tip of the day, don't ever go bare back in a **ore house and don't use dome cameras with IR.

I wouldn't bother with the LDM-24VF either. I put in 8 for a neighbor and am having all kinds of issues with the IR. Basically, the picture at night stinks.

Tom,

Which model from Qvis? I buy from them but thought they all used a sony chipset. (never mind, i think I figured out which model you are talking about)

I've used CNB as well and haven't had any issues. Trying to download a night time pic now of one to post (that has plenty of light). The night time image with a flood light is very good. I have another on the side of my house with very little light and the image varies a bit depending on the settings. I've had it adjusted where the image was very clean but changed some settings and now I do have some noise, just haven't got back out to mess with it. I also just received some IR illuminators off ebay and plan on adding a couple of those. (puck type that have been posted about before on here)

I still got it. Make me an offer.

Thanks for the info.

I actually have 2 different customers that are experiencing this. One has the issue on 2 of his cameras, Nuvico TDN bullets in service for a few years now.

The other is a neighbor and I was just over there jacking with this particular camera (CNB IR Dome, not TDN) that was starting to get IR wash out at night. I was playing with it during the evening trying to fix the IR issue (which got a little better) and then the next day, she emailed me to let me know the image was now whited out. Just can't win sometimes.

I was thinking auto iris or something like that.

Any idea how to "un-stick" it. Cycling power didn't work.

What would cause a camera image to look fine at night but to appear white during the day?

Cameras have been in operation for a couple years and worked fine. (Nuvico bullet, true day/night)

Your budget isn't realistic for what you want/need. (your off by a thousand at least per camera to get usable video in that large a space and from the top of a building)

Analog cameras will not do what you want from that distance and cheap IP cameras won't either.

To start, I'd suggest putting cameras at the entry/exit points of the parking lot and trying to get license plate info of the people entering the lot.

I used the CNB LDM-20S for a job and the IR/night time image is pretty bad. I should have just stuck to the VBM-24's.

There seems to often be confusion between the VBM and VCM housings, and the pictures on CNB's site don't really show the "flush" style and the actual design of the back-box for the VCM dome... so I snapped a few!

 

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Soundy,

Can you confirm the height of the VCM with the surface mount adapter (the first pic)?

Maybe you guys can help, I mounted some VBM-24VF's under the eave on the exterior of a business (it's a daycare and built much like a home).

I need to lower the camera 2-3" to clear the trim of the eave.

I was hoping CNB had a spacer but I can't find anything that looks like it would work.

Any ideas? Can the pipe be shortened on the pendant mount? It looks like a standard 1.5" NPT pipe but I've never used one so not sure.

I can swap them out for the VCM if using the surface mount adapter will get me another 2-3".

bricor--do you have one of their DVRs? If so, which one?

 

It is a bit more than I wanted to spend, but the Enterprise version is very tempting if the recorded video looks that good on all channels. The consumer model (w D1 on one recorded channel) looks like a great bargain if the other three channels are at least decent when recorded.

 

My fear of stepping up to the Enterpirse model is that this seems to be a somewhat "suspect" company--name changes, no local contact/address info on website etc. I worry that there would be zero support or that they may just disappear (along with their iphone app) someday.

 

Are people on this forum familiar with the company, and are they "for real"?

I have a 16 channel G4-XLA model. I have no complaints for what it is and what it cost.

Support has been good, they have a 800 number with service tech's here in the US to help out.

I got set up as a dealer with them but don't do a whole lot of CCTV stuff (mainly a/v). If I can help out, let me know.

The gen4/Intellicam units do have an iphone (as well as android) app and it works great.

I think they offer great bang for the buck and have vga, hdmi and composite out.

Check all the devices on your router to see if any are conflicting with each other (simliar IP's).

Are you using DHCP or assigning them manually?

I had an issue once where my dvr was going offline. All my devices in the house except 1 had DHCP set to auto. The IPs were all different but 2 were close. I cleared them, set all to use DHCP and the problem went away.

What would be the next logical step up from a Speco DVR-8TN?

It's having some issues and needs to be sent in for repair so thinking of just upgrading, and then sending it in for repair and selling it.

It's used at a residence with 8 Nuvico bullet cameras.

(Previous model of CB-HD39N-L)

Looking for a recommendation for analog and hybrid, say $1500-$2000 street price for an analog and $2000-$3000 for a hybrid.

I have experience with Intellicam/Gen 4 so thinking a Gen 4 RTA would be a small upgrade but looking for other ideas.

Like new, never installed, original box, manuals.

$125 shipped in the continental us.

That color pic looks terrible IMO. Is that due to the camera, the dvr or what?

You need a WDR camera like the Panasonic mentioned above.

Is the camera pointing at the entrance?

When someone walks in and opens the door, the light from outside will create a problem for cameras that aren't wide dynamic range.

Which CNB domes do you like?

Same app, under the eave of a home for general surveillance, no IR needed.

I have a Panasonic WV-CW484 but would like to find something close but at a lower price point.

I have once. The customers house was stone and brick so I painted the bullet cam's with a textured stone like finish so they would blend in. From the street, you really had to look to see them.

You need a multiplexer.

Is a tinned copper braid ok rather than a solid copper braid, still 95% shield and solid copper center conductor?