osity 0 Posted March 25, 2019 It seems DW offers their 'enterprise' software to everyone that uses their product. Does anyone here use it or have an opinion on their offerings? Avigilon is another company I'm comparing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
larry 2 Posted March 25, 2019 I would bet the Digital Watchdog is either a rebranded Hikvision or Dahua. Avigilon positions themselves as a step up from both of those companies. From what I've read, Avigilons VMS software is much better but the equipment may not be worth the mark up. You'd have to compare for yourself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hd908 2 Posted March 27, 2019 On 3/25/2019 at 5:44 PM, larry said: I would bet the Digital Watchdog is either a rebranded Hikvision or Dahua. Avigilon positions themselves as a step up from both of those companies. From what I've read, Avigilons VMS software is much better but the equipment may not be worth the mark up. You'd have to compare for yourself. You would be wrong. DW is rebranded Network Optix NXwitness. Its exceptional. Its not china crap. Its significantly cheaper in the short and long term than avigilon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
larry 2 Posted March 27, 2019 Thanks for the clarification Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osity 0 Posted March 28, 2019 HD908. Good to know. I am liking their software. I assume you can use any cameras with it as long as you pay the per licence fee. My installer is quoting 2MP and the price is coming in quite high. I think this 2MP is pretty crappy considering there is much higher MP available today. Is 8MP too high for a small, one man retail electronics shop? I guess it likely comes down to my budget.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 187 Posted March 28, 2019 3 hours ago, osity said: HD908. Good to know. I am liking their software. I assume you can use any cameras with it as long as you pay the per licence fee. My installer is quoting 2MP and the price is coming in quite high. I think this 2MP is pretty crappy considering there is much higher MP available today. Is 8MP too high for a small, one man retail electronics shop? I guess it likely comes down to my budget.... Just remind us again why your upgrading 1.3 upto a 2mp and then having to pay for each camera an extra $400 or $800 depending on how many cameras yes your right to think 2mp is old tech ..... nothing wrong with it just that there is better and that makes 2mp the cheaper option $80 is the going price for a branded 2mp camera if your looking at 8mp then look at your first thread ...... stay with the coax you have which will help your budget Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osity 0 Posted March 30, 2019 I just need cameras and a new system and thought that IP would be a nice upgrade. It's $700 CAD in labour to run the cat5e cable so if I could stay with coax that would save me a bundle. It seems I will need to call Digital Watchdog and ask for a specific converter recommendation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 187 Posted March 30, 2019 18 minutes ago, osity said: I just need cameras and a new system and thought that IP would be a nice upgrade. It's $700 CAD in labour to run the cat5e cable so if I could stay with coax that would save me a bundle. It seems I will need to call Digital Watchdog and ask for a specific converter recommendation. Hi. .......what converter ??? That would just be more cost . like in your other post ......you have new coax already installed ...... So why not just go with 4 - 5- or 8mp coax system and save yourself even more money. why are you so stuck on digital watchdog ........ And going HD analog there system is just a rebadged system Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osity 0 Posted April 1, 2019 I would be totally happy with five megapixel cameras. I want to use my PC As the DVR. My understanding is that I need some kind of converter/encoder and this was expensive. The other option i was given is hikevision or something like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osity 0 Posted September 13, 2019 Hi All, I haven't made the jump yet as other priorities have arisen. I'm seeing DVR's like the Hikvision DS-7204HUI-K1 in my quotes. I'm coming from old Avermedia NV-5000 card and software which I thought was awesome but these small Hikvision 'VCR looking' thingy's look like junk. They are likely half empty metal boxes. Is the software in these tiny things intuitive, up to date and well laid out? The PCB in these boxea is the size of my TV remote control, so I have my doubts on the quality. Hikvision has never seemed attractive to me perhaps due to all that china surveillance bugs that were found in them a while back. Thanks in advance, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
