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  5. Posted

    Or... Whatever PC you can get, more powerful - better. Buy all cameras the same brand.

    ACTI for example or Arecont. Use their software. Usually it is free, or inexpensive.

    Call them. Now they have headache, not you

     

    Now im lost

     

    Well less headache would be color KT&C bullet cameras, easiest thing to install, slap in a $200 stand alone DVR and walk away .. paid in full

     

    We were talking about megapixel ip cameras

  6. Posted

    Tds1:

    I was not referring to building a pc from scratch. I agree with you, that's a PITA. A lot of guys still do it but I personally think its a waste of time... Esp when I can get a name brand prebuilt pc with LCD shipped for less than $700.

     

    but but but .. i can build one for 1/4 the price

     

    Seriously though its always better to build your own, the name brands can be a PITA as they arent designed for a DVR and most of them have a customized limited BIOS. figure can build a rock solid Pentium Dual Core or Core 2 duo for $250-$350 easy, depending on the case if a rack mounted is required could run $350-450 with 2TB drives included and possibly a Quad Core. Also when you build it you can choose the type of case you really want, or need for the application. All that is first cost ofcourse. So yes your labour would bring it up a bit but if you are selling alot of them you could prebuild them and once its the same PC it would be a breeze after a couple of them.

     

    Or... Whatever PC you can get, more powerful - better. Buy all cameras the same brand.

    ACTI for example or Arecont. Use their software. Usually it is free, or inexpensive.

    Call them. Now they have headache, not you

  7. Posted

    Tds1:

     

    I was not referring to building a pc from scratch. I agree with you, that's a PITA. A lot of guys still do it but I personally think its a waste of time... Esp when I can get a name brand prebuilt pc with LCD shipped for less than $700. And that comes with a single warranty... no calling random parts manufacturers for support hoping they won't blame it on the other manufacturer...

    Unless space is very limited and power consumption is a problm, I don't think it makes sense to buy standalones. Standalones are a good bang for the buck if you need 4 or 8 all analog channels or 4 ch pure NVR.

    Anything outside of that criteria just does not make sense to me. At least in today's market.... that will probably change tomorrow.

     

    Thanks. All the advice is much appreciated! Hopefully this thread may help others as well.

     

    Bpzle,

    Well, I will admit that power consumption factors in a bit for me. A PC with LCD will use about $175 in electricity a year, compared to about $35 for some of the standalone units. It's not a huge deal, but does add up. Been reading some other threads, and doing more research. So far the options are

    1) Exacqvision EL-S

    2) Averdigi EH5216H

    3) PC based hybrid card

     

    So, I have come up with one other option, which may allow me to accomplish everything in my price range. That would be to get a QNAP VS-2012 Viostar NVR, and attach an encoder for the analog cameras. The QNAP calculator looks like it can handle 8 1.3 MP cameras with its ATOM based processor, and seems to have most of the options that I would use. Plus, it's well in budget, allowing more money to spend on the cameras. Also, I can put in my own drives, has low power consumption, and will be less costly to upgrade in the future. I don't know how good the software interface is compared to the other options, but I just read through the manual and it seems pretty simple to configure. My Hypothetical system would look like this:

     

    1) QNAP VS-2012 Viostar NVR

    2) Inexpensive 4 channel encoder for analog cameras

    3) 8 cameras total, composed of:

    2 Arecont Day/Night cameras (either 1355 or 3155)

    2 less expensive 1.3 MP IP cameras (? Acti)

    4 CNB Mona Lisa Day/Night dome cameras

     

    What does everyone think?

     

    I think, you will spend more than $175 on electricity, to make this work

  8. Posted

    Tds1:

     

    I was not referring to building a pc from scratch. I agree with you, that's a PITA. A lot of guys still do it but I personally think its a waste of time... Esp when I can get a name brand prebuilt pc with LCD shipped for less than $700. And that comes with a single warranty... no calling random parts manufacturers for support hoping they won't blame it on the other manufacturer...

    Unless space is very limited and power consumption is a problm, I don't think it makes sense to buy standalones. Standalones are a good bang for the buck if you need 4 or 8 all analog channels or 4 ch pure NVR.

    Anything outside of that criteria just does not make sense to me. At least in today's market.... that will probably change tomorrow.

     

    Completely agree

  9. Posted

    May I ask why you are looking at standalone units? They all have their limitations and limited resources....

     

    A pc based system (hybrid) is usually cheaper, much more versatile, and if something breaks parts are readily availible. No propriatary parts like with an embedded unit.

     

    Look at avers 6480 card. 16ch analog or ip mix and match how you please. No licenses to buy. Very do able in your budget.

     

    Pm me for pricing.

     

    With that said, of course Exacq is much better but imo more of an enterprise solution with an enterprise stcker price to match. Since your looking to cut costs by using some analog cams... I don't think your looking for enterprise grade.

     

    Aver is hard to beat for the price. And no, I'm not pusing my own agenda. I consistently test other manufacturers but keep coming bk to aver. Just ask any aver user. It will do everything you want and then some. The software will blow away any dvr you've ever used.

     

    Hi bpzle. the touch avers is a pc based (two types have been realeased) both being very powerfull with having the new atom chip.

     

    and another machine is the avers SA9000 pro. you will not use all the features on that ........and works well with the touch screen. i will see how much it will cost to send one to bpzle. if bpzle is ok about that.

     

     

    Atom chip is very powerful

  10. Posted

    I suggest use PC based DVR for hybrid, period.

    Match less limitation, more customizable.

    Are you going connect several Megapixel Cameras and Internet connection to the same Network Card (true switch)? LOL.

     

    Feel free to PM me.

     

    What software you use for your PC based DVRs? Because this is not a problem with Exacq or most other qualty VMS software or appliances.

     

    It's not a software problem.

    It is a network issue, unless you are network guru

  14. Posted

    Of course you can!

    1.setup

    2.system

    3.enable dual monitor (mark) - setting - display DVR, Emap, Playback in second monitor (mark)

    4. OK

    5. OK

    6. OK

     

    The best way to prove it - download demo software from Avermedia site (free), test it.

     

    Best regards.

     

     

    this would not work it is a NV card. to do the above he would need another vga card. in his pc

     

     

  18. Posted

    I’ve tried everything: latest software, high quality, low quality, different resolution, analog and IP cameras, DirectDraw enable-disable, overlay settings – no success

    I got POS overlay on Remote Playback, but no POS on Live View.

    Ok, I understand some bugs in the software. But way there is no POS SEARCH button in Remote console?

    Even, CMS 3000 won’t get POS data from remote machine.

    Is there some trick?

  20. Posted

    According to List of new features NV 7.3, i should be able view POS transaction on remote console or true web viewer, but it newer happens.

    To prevent any network related questions:

    LAN (Local Area Network)

    No Antivirus.

    Firewall - OFF.

    Any one get POS remotely with Avermedia software?

     

    Avermedia Tech Support is useless:

    Dear Customer,

     

    Currently the POS data can only be viewed from the DVR itself. The database cannot be accessed remotely as well. We are currently working on implementing POS access from remote systems. We do not have a time frame when this feature will be added. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.

    --

    *NOTE* Please do not reply to this email as it will not be answered. Please login to the website to submit replies or requests.

     

    Regards,

    Customer Care

    AVerMedia USA

     

    False advertising?

  21. Posted

    According to List of new features NV 7.3, i should be able view POS transaction on remote console or true web viewer, but it newer happens.

    To prevent any network related questions:

    LAN (Local Area Network)

    No Antivirus.

    Firewall - OFF.

    Any one get POS remotely with Avermedia software?

     

    Avermedia Tech Support is useless:

    Dear Customer,

     

    Currently the POS data can only be viewed from the DVR itself. The database cannot be accessed remotely as well. We are currently working on implementing POS access from remote systems. We do not have a time frame when this feature will be added. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.

    --

    *NOTE* Please do not reply to this email as it will not be answered. Please login to the website to submit replies or requests.

     

    Regards,

    Customer Care

    AVerMedia USA

     

    False advertising?

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