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Please Post Specs of PCs tested for longer than 7 days.

 

Only PCs tested with [legit] GeoVision Cards and Software allowed.

Systems must have been tested running 24/7 for 7 days at least.

No Links; please just post brand name and model.

No long essays; please keep it short and to the point.

 

Include the following:

(items with * are required)

 

Computer Case

Power Supply *

Motherboard *

CPU *

Memory *

Video Card *

Hard Drive

Optical Drive

Cooling

Monitor

 

Operating System *

Service Pack (if applicable)

 

GeoVision Card *

GeoVision Software Version *

Screen Resolution *

Video Size *

Motion/Continuous *

FPS (if applicable)

 

Environment (eg. Office, Heat, etc)

Length of Tested Period *

 

Any other notes.

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Computer Case

Hi-point tower case (cheap case came with bundled keyboard/mouse)

 

Power Supply *

Replaced original psu with a raidmax ky600 atx

[edit]That psu blew up, big bang, a flash, and burning smell. Caps went.

Put in original cheapo psu from case, thats working fine. Guess you dont

always get what you pay for....[/edit]

Motherboard *

intel d945pvs

 

CPU *

intel 3.0 ghz lga775

Memory *

2gig ddr2

 

Video Card *

ati radeon x300se

 

Hard Drive

Seagate Sata Barracuda 10 250gig + maxtor 250 gig

extra storage on ide maxtor 250 gig

 

Optical Drive

BENQ dvd dw1670

 

Cooling

Artic cooling freezer 7 pro (cpu cooler)

generic side case fan

front case fan near drives

two sharkoon silent eagle 1000rpm fans on rear of case under psu

 

Monitor

tried both philips 170n and sharp 19inch tft

 

Operating System * xp

Service Pack (if applicable) 2

 

GeoVision Card * 1480

 

GeoVision Software Version * 8.1

 

Screen Resolution * 1280x1024

Video Size * 720x576 de-interlace

Motion/Continuous * motion

 

FPS (if applicable) around 14 to 23fps avg around 20 usually

 

Environment (eg. Office, Heat, etc)

house, in the uk.

Length of Tested Period *

Still in use....

 

Any other notes. - one channel records audio.

pc is also used for other tasks from time to time whilst geo is running

10 cams in total (mix of col and b&w)

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Computer Case: Lian Li PC-70 v2 Full Tower Server Case

Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 510 Express / SLI

Motherboard: ASUS P5B Deluxe w/BIOS v1004

CPU: Intel E6600

Memory: 2 SIMMs of 1gb Kingston DDR2 for total of 2gb; 1Gx2|KST 240P KHX6400D2K2/2G R

Video Card: EVGA 7600GT 256-P2-N554-AX

Hard Drive: OS on 74GB WD Maxtor Raptor; Video on 2, 250GB Caviars in RAID 0

Backup: 2, 300gb WD external USB drives installed inside walk-in gun safe.

Optical Drive: Plextor PX-708A

Cooling: Stock Intel CPU fan; Case uses 6 temp controlled speed fans

Monitor: Sharp 20" LCD LL-T2015-B

Floppy Drive: Required

UPS: Minuteman 1000XRT w/ 1 XRT BP1; provides backup power to computer & cameras

 

Operating System: Win XP Pro

Service Pack: SP2 w/all security patches

 

GeoVision Card: GV-1248

GeoVision Software Version: 8.1

Screen Resolution: 1600x1200

Video Size: 720x480

Motion/Continuous: Motion

FPS: app 460

Codec: Geo Mpeg4 ASP

 

Environment: Outdoor around house

Length of Tested Period: app 2 months running 24/7

No of cams: 4 and growing

 

Notes:

System is rock solid and stable. All latest drivers installed. PC is dedicated to GeoVision, but ready to function as secondary PC if main PC ever has problems. Very quiet system. CPU temps average 80F.

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Computer Case: Antec slkb3000

Power Supply *: Antec TRUE power 480w PS

Motherboard *: Gigabyte p775 core 2 duo

CPU *: Intel p4 c2duo 3ghz

Memory *: 1gb Corsair

Video Card *: Nvidia Geforce 7300 pciE

Hard Drive: OS on 10GB SG; Video on 3 x 500gb Seagate (5yr wty)

Backup:

Optical Drive: Pioneer 16x

Cooling: Stock Intel CPU fan; Case uses 2 x 120mm

Monitor: Samsung 740n narrow bezel

 

Operating System *: Win XP Pro

Service Pack (if applicable): SP2 w/all security patches

 

GeoVision Card *: GV-1480

GeoVision Software Version *: 8.1

Screen Resolution *: 1280x1024

Video Size *: 720x576 de-interlace

Motion/Continuous *: Motion, 1 cam on till 24/7

FPS (if applicable): 25fps

 

Environment (eg. Office, Heat, etc): Service stn- pc is in office

Length of Tested Period *: app 4 months running 24/7

No of cams: 12

 

Any other notes.

System is rock solid and stable. All latest drivers installed. PC is dedicated to GeoVision, . Very quiet system. CPU temps ?.

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Brand: End Noise PC.

Case: Antec Solo P150 Tower

Power Supply: Nexus 400W NX4090

Motherboard: ASUS P5B-E

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E630 1.8 GHz

Memory: Kingston PC-5300 2x512M

Video Card: XFX 7300LE 128 PCIE (Fanless)

Hard Drive: WD 160G 7200 RPM SATA 2 (system and software install)

Optical Drive: Samsung lightscribe

Cooling: Zalman CNPS 7000-ALCU w/775 adapter

Monitor: none

 

Operating System: Windows XP

Service Pack: 2

 

GeoVision Card GV-800

GeoVision Software Version 8.1

Screen Resolution: 1280x1024

Video Size: 720x576 de-interlace

Motion/Continuous: Motion

FPS: unk

 

Environment: Home, closet, no temp extremes

Length of Tested Period: 30 days

 

Notes: PC dedicated to GV.

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I just recently built 2 of these for a hotel running 19 cams,

 

2 x everything - cloned the hdd off the first and changed the xp key to activate it.

 

 

Computer Case: Antec 4U black 19" rackmount

Power Supply *: Antec NEO highly eff 380w PS

Motherboard *: Asus P5B-E Mboard P965

CPU *: Intel p4 (650) cpu 3.4ghz

Memory *: 1gb Corsair TwinX (2048-5400c4)

Video Card *: 128mb pciE

Hard Drive: Video on 1 x 500gb Seagate Ind hdd (5yr wty)

Backup:

Optical Drive: Nil

Cooling: Stock Intel CPU fan; Case uses 1 x 120mm 2 x 80mm on rear

Monitor: Samsung 740n narrow bezel

UPS: MGE line interactive 600VA

 

Operating System *: Win XP Pro

Service Pack (if applicable): SP2 w/all security patches

 

GeoVision Card *: GV-1480 combo cards

GeoVision Software Version *: 8.11

Screen Resolution *: 1280x1024

Video Size *: 720x576 de-interlace

Motion/Continuous *: Motion,

FPS (if applicable): 25fps

 

Environment (eg. Office, Heat, etc):Hotel -pc's are in manager's office

Length of Tested Period *: 3 weeks running 24/7

No of cams: 19

 

Any other notes.

System is rock solid and stable. All latest drivers installed. PC's are dedicated to GeoVision, . Very quiet system. CPU temps ?.

Keylock enabled- to stop fiddling

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Computer Case : Antec slk1650

Power Supply * C/w 380w ps

Motherboard * Abit LG-95 I945G (future proof)

CPU * Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 CPU, 1.86 GHz, FSB 1066MHz,

 

Memory *Corsair VS2GBKIT533D2 2GB (2x 1GB) Value Select PC-4200 (533MHz) DDR2 RAM

 

Video Card * O/B

 

Hard Drive * Seagate SV35 500GB 'ST3500630SV' SATA II 3Gb/s NCQ HDD - 7200rpm, 16MB Cache, 63 Gs operating shock, 350 Gs non-operating shock, Engineered for Video Surveillance Recording, 5-year warranty

 

Optical Drive * Samsung SH-S182D Black Internal DOUBLE Layer 18x DVD±RW Drive

 

Cooling * std case fans

 

Monitor *

System last tue *Viewsonic VP720B 17" 4ms Mutlimedia LCD (Black)

 

System this tue* Samsung 17" 740N LCD Monitor - Black, Max. Resolution 1280 x 1024, 5ms Response Time, Ultra Narrow Bezel

 

Operating System * Win xp HOME

Service Pack (if applicable)2

 

UPS * powerware 700va/420w Line interactive

 

GeoVision Card * GeoVision GV-1120 Combo card - 8-ch D-Type Video Input, 400fps Display/100fps Recording Rate (PAL),

 

GeoVision Software Version * 8.1

Screen Resolution * 1280/1024

Video Size *720x576 de-interlace

Motion/Continuous * Motion record

FPS (if applicable) 15 Smart

 

Environment (eg. Office, Heat, etc) newsagent / fuel station

Length of Tested Period 3 weeks

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Im cloning this setup now b4 I reg windows I cloned it, so I can just put a box together and walah not long to make a dvr

Just waiting for a sale of gv1480 now to clone it, woohoo this is wild

I even have logmein.com setup for remote control of the machines...

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GV-1480 PCI Express System

 

 

Computer Case:

Black iStarUSA Aluminum 4U Rackmount Case D-400AL, with 2 Front Removable Air Filters

 

Power Supply:

Included iStarUSA 500W Power Supply

 

Motherboard:

ASUS P5B Deluxe LGA775 Motherboard, Intel P965 Chipset

 

CPU:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4Ghz, 1066FSB, 4MB Cache

 

Memory:

Corsair Value Select 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 Dual Channel Memory, DDR2 667 (PC2 5300), 240 Pin, Unbuffered, Model: VS2GBKIT667D2

 

Video Card:

ATI Radeon X1300 PRO 256MB PCI Express Video Card

 

Hard Drive:

2x WD Caviar SE16 3.5in 500GB SATA

 

Optical Drive:

Black Samsung SH-S183L SATA 18X DVD Burner

 

Cooling:

1x 120mm Front Intake Fan, 2x 80mm Rear Exhaust Fans. Speed Controlled by Motherboard. Removable Air Filter in front of Front 120mm Fan

 

Monitor:

Black/Silver ViewSonic VX922 19in LCD Computer Monitor

 

Operating System:

Windows XP 32 Bit

 

Service Pack:

SP2

 

GeoVision Card:

GV-1480 PCI-e

 

GeoVision Software Version:

Version 8.12

 

Screen Resolution:

1280x1024

 

Video Size:

640x480 De-Interlace

 

Motion/Continuous:

Motion Detection

 

FPS:

Smart Motion

 

Environment:

Hot Office in Night Club. Central A/C only on when they are open. Working with Owner to get a wall unit A/C which will stay on 24/7

 

Length of Tested Period:

4+ Weeks

 

Other Notes:

Dedicated DVR. Fully Tweaked and Locked right down. IR Remote for user control of views only in Full Screen. Custom Key lock. CPU Runs 35-38 degrees Celcius in normal room temps, 45-50 with no A/C and very hot room. Motherboard is always cool, under 40 degrees Celcius. Washable Filters are also a nice addition. Wireless keyboard and mouse but they are rarely used. Drive Imaged for quick and simple restore (fully tested).

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Motherboard * Gigagyte 945GM-S2

CPU * Pentium D

Memory * 1GB

Video Card * ATI Radeon X300

Hard Drive 300GB

 

Operating System * Windows Xp Pro SP2

 

GeoVision Card * GV-800/16

GeoVision Software Version * 8.12

Screen Resolution * 1024 x 768

Video Size *

Motion/Continuous * Motion

FPS * 3 fps

 

Other notes: 10 Cam mixed in color and b&w. No audio. Dedicated server. Residential building

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This is what I dispise about pc based dvr's, people under spec them

Sorry but I woulndt use that cpu with anything. Specially not 16 cameras, why dont you look at the C2duo man ? 3FPS, waste of time omho- unless you use SMART function, do you know how that works csantos???? Sorry to pick on you...

It could be before the C2Ds came down in price, and also, it along with a P4 would still work for a budget DVR. Now, this thread is really not supposed to have any comments in it though, see the OP.

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Hi guys,

 

Yes, I know how smart function works. But I don't think it's necessary to be recording more than 3 fps, so I can get a bigger history of days recorded. It's hard to make the consumer spend more money with the PC spec, so sometimes we need to give them a second option. Just for you to know, this client bought a PC using a VIA chipset MB, the system never worked!! So I had to make something quickly.

 

Thank you for you suggest!

 

P.S.: I have had too much problems with gv's pc spec, this forum is a reallly good idea. We need to convence other people to write their experience here!

 

Regards,

 

Eduardo Gonçalves - Brazil

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I know

 

3fps I wouldnt personally bother

I got for min 12 fps per camera, always find you miss something impoirtant and regret it

 

Here its a good pc build Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 10:19 am

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dell vostro 200 small business with intel dual core e2160 processor 320gb hard drive. 1gb memory, geovision 800 12 port capture card.

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Ok, GV600-4

 

Just tested it in my PC, which has a Via Chipset where the GV250 and an Iview card worked fine before, but the Gv600 will not work, drivers would not even install.

 

Installed same card in an HP Desktop and a Dell Desktop, both had Intel Chipsets, Both refurbished from Tiger Direct, both 2.8 P4s, and both worked without problems. Tested with Geo 7.1 and 8.01. 7.1 was much faster overall and also seemed like the quality was a little better.

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Computer Case: Antec 180

Power Supply *: Dual power supplies OCZ-520 w, Power and cooling 1000w

Motherboard *: G33m-Ds2r Gigabyte

CPU * :Q6600

Memory * :4GB OCZ 6400

Video Card * Intergrated Video

Hard Drive : 6 x 500 GB (Western,Seagate), 750gb Western digital

Optical Drive: DVD writer Liteon

Cooling : Big typhone, 5 x 120mm fans plus Ps's fans

Monitor ell 24 LCD

 

Operating System * Windows XP SP2

 

 

GeoVision Card * GV-1480 PCI

GeoVision Software Version * 8.12

Screen Resolution * 1920X1200

Video Size * 720 X 480 de-interlace

Motion/Continuous * Motion

Length of Tested Period * 3 weeks

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I have a Geo 1480 running great on a Gigabyte GA-P35 with 2 gigs or ram and an Intel 2.2 Ghz Core 2 Duo with a Asus EAH 3450 Radeon video card.

 

Everything installed fine and seems to be working great.

 

Also this system was not very expensive and runs cool and stable.

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Computer Case: Antec 180

Power Supply *: Dual power supplies OCZ-520 w, Power and cooling 1000w

Motherboard *: G33m-Ds2r Gigabyte

CPU * :Q6600

Memory * :4GB OCZ 6400

Video Card * Intergrated Video

Hard Drive : 6 x 500 GB (Western,Seagate), 750gb Western digital

Optical Drive: DVD writer Liteon

Cooling : Big typhone, 5 x 120mm fans plus Ps's fans

Monitor ell 24 LCD

 

Operating System * Windows XP SP2

 

 

GeoVision Card * GV-1480 PCI

GeoVision Software Version * 8.12

Screen Resolution * 1920X1200

Video Size * 720 X 480 de-interlace

Motion/Continuous * Motion

Length of Tested Period * 3 weeks

 

NICE SYSTEM!

To bad XP can only handel 3Gb RAM.

This is a perfect system for cctv!

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Antec NSK4000B+BP350 Solution ATX MiniTower

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 CPU, 2.53 GHz, FSB 1066MHz, 3MB L2 Cache, Socket LGA775,

Microsoft Windows XP Home, SP3 (32bit)

ABIT I-N73V M/board - nVidia GeForce7050, 1333MHz FSB, DDR2-800

 

Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C5D 2GB (2x XMS2 1GB) PC-8500 (1066MHz) DDR2 RAM, 2x240-pin DIMMs, Non ECC, Unbuffered, 5-5-5-15

 

Seagate 500GB SV35 'ST3500320SV' SATA II 3Gb/s NCQ HDD - 7200rpm, 32MB Cache, 5-year warranty

 

Samsung SH-S203D SATA Black Internal DOUBLE Layer 20x DVD±RW Drive,

 

Microsoft Black Value Pack 2.0, PS2/USB, OEM

 

GeoVision GV-650 - 8-ch D-Type Video Input, 50fps PAL Recording and Display Rate,

 

Ellipse MAX 600VA 360W UPS, Off-Line Surge Protection,

 

Samsung 19" 943BW Wide TFT Monitor - Black, Max. Resolution 1440x900, 5ms

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This was supposed to be a Geovision Tested System but all it does is crash over and over, claiming memory failures that do not appear when the RAM is tested on a different motherboard, or when the Geovision software is not running.

 

 

Motherboard: DFI P35-T2RL (Blood Iron series)

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

VGA: ASUS X2600XT 256meg DDR4

Memory: Crucial Ballistix 800mhx DDR2, 2 x 1 gig, since I could not find this "Apcer" company they list for memory

Geovision: 2 x GV2008

Geovision software version: 8.2

OS: Windows XP SP3 with all available updates

Case: Supermicro rackmount with 800 watt server power supply

 

 

The motherboard is basically an Overclocker's dream come true, with utterly bizarre clocking controls in the BIOS that practically require an electrical engineer to understand, and in some cases do not offer a "default" configuration choice so I've no way of knowing how it should be set.

 

"BIOS Failsafe" mode still fails. Underclocking the CPU for stability reasons still fails. Hooking up the Geovision auto-reset-button function still fails, because the motherboard frequently hangs in a state of a high pitched shrieking where even reset does not function and the only option is a forced held-power-button powerdown.

 

It is totally confusing. I ran the motherboard for a straight week running the MemTest86 boot CD, but the system bombs into a hard shrieking hang after only a few days of running 16 camera monitoring.

 

 

The motherboard is a pile of junk as far as I can determine but I built it following Geovision's tested systems specifications.

 

Boy this has sure given me confidence in Geovision's own system testing methods.

 

Geovision's tech support people claim they don't have time to test their video hardware in mainstream servers from the likes of Dell or IBM or Sun, but somehow they have time to test out a totally oddball motherboard that only a hardware hacking overclocker could possibly care about. Please explain this, will you Geovision?

 

Oh, and I must say, this "Blood Iron" board sounds like a real professional system for use in a school, oh yeah..

 

.

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Well, I tried putting a GV2008 into a Dell PowerEdge 2900.

 

It cannot be done, due to the GV2008 being a 5-volt 32-bit PCI card, and the PowerEdge having a 3.3v 64-bit slot. The slot keying prevents this from working at all.

 

From Wikipedia:

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Oh well, at least the Dell PE2900 server is off the list of possible options for the GV2008 anyway.

 

- Javik

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MSI motherboard G31M3. This motherboard disables the video once you install a GV-1480 card. I tried the follwoing workarounds with no success.

 

1) added a PCIx video card and set the default video in the bios to PCIe

2) selected the onboard video as the default video

3) updated the bios to the most current version

 

no matter what I tried, everytime I put the GV-1480 in, the MSI saw it as a display card not a video capture.

 

So, I got an intel D31PR mobo. I didnt even have to re-install windows as they both have the same chipset. Worked like a charm

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TWO IDENTICAL UNITS

 

Computer Case: Cooler Master COSMOS Case

Power Supply: Cooler Master 600W ATX

Motherboard: ASUS P5Q

CPU:Intel LGA775 3Ghz 16MB Cache 1333Mhz Core 2 Quad

CPU: Have a second unit with same specs but only a 2.8Mhz CPU

Memory: 4GB Kingston 800Mhz (2 x 2 GB Sticks)

Video Card: ATI Radeon PCI-E HD 3650 1GB MEM

Hard Drive: (6) Seagate 1.5TB SATA II (150GB for OS & CCTV Soft)

Optical Drive: LG IDE DVD-RW

Cooling: (5) Internal 120MM 4500 RPM's (Scrapped OEM Case Fans)

Monitor 1: Viewsonic VG2230WM (1024x768)

Monitor 2: Samsung 46" LCD 1920x1280 1080i using DVI to HDMI Input

UPS: APC 2000VA

Cameras: 22 12V Cams (Using 2 Quads to feed 4 Cams into (2) inputs

Power Supply: DC12V Using Astron RS-35M (Modified With Extra Filter Cap Box)

 

Operating System: Windows XP Pro (32 Bit)

Service Pack: SP3

 

GeoVision Card: GV-1480 PCI-E, Loop Back Card & GV-IR Remote

GeoVision Software Version: ver 8.2 (waiting for 8.3 to install 2nd card)

Screen Resolution: 1024x768

Video Size: 720x480 De-Interlace

Motion/Continuous: Round The Clock (No Motion)

FPS: Max 480fps across 16 ch (never touched default settings)

 

Environment: Home Office Have HVAC in office but gets 80-90 degrees in here if I don't leave it on with all the other equipment I have in here. Thank goodness it is cool enough now that if I keep the widows open it stays below 80 or so ambient air. CPU Temp says 87-90 degrees Fahrenheit so the mobo monitor says. I have the CPU fan locked in turbo mode 4500 RPM. I try to keep the office at 70-75 when I am here during the day.

 

System 1 Tested Period: 45 Days & Counting

System 2 Tested Period: 26 Days & Counting

 

Any other notes: Dedicated PC For CCTV Server Will be using Audio to record (4) Telco lines & Office Mics when I get it hooked up (No Audio Connections As Of Yet)

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Computer Case: Norco RPC-4020 4U Rackmount Server Case, 20x Hot-Swappable SATA/SAS Drive Bays, 1 x Slim CD-ROM Bay

Power Supply: Cooler Master 1000W ATX

Motherboard: MSI MS-9175

CPU 01:Xeon Quad Core E5335

CPU 02:Xeon Quad Core E5335

Memory: 4GB Kingston 667Mhz ECC FB (4 x 1 GB Sticks)

Video Card: PowerColor HD2400 PRO Series PCI

Hard Drive: (6) Seagate 1TB SATA II (120GB for OS & CCTV Soft)

Optical Drive: Liteon SLIM SATA DVD-RW

Cooling: Passive + Chassis cooling

Monitor 1: (doesn't use)

UPS: APC Smart-UPS 1000 RM 2U,1000VA USB & Serial

Cameras: 16 analog cameras + 8 Geovision IP cameras

Operating System: Windows XP Pro (32 Bit)

Service Pack: SP3

 

GeoVision Card: GV-1480 PCI-E

GeoVision Software Version: ver 8.3

Screen Resolution: 1024x768

Video Size: 720x480 De-Interlace

Motion/Continuous: Round The Clock ( + Motion)

NORCO.jpg.9af99a8eb4318770359728bfcd66919d.jpg

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