Re: Standalone CCTV DVRs

[max barker <vworpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not a user myself, but is Zoneminder an option for you?
Max

2009/6/7 Paul Gordon <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>

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>
>
>
> I've been a long time Geovision user, and I have no complaints about
that=
,
> - but... the impossibility of running this system under any 64-bit OS,
or=
of
> running it in a virual machine (since there is no hypervisor available
th=
at
> I know of that will allow a PCI or PCIe hardware device to be mapped
thro=
ugh
> to a VM), is now just holding me back too much with what I want to do
to
> upgrade my I.T infrastructure; namely to upgrade to Win 2008 R2 (which
is=
64
> bit only) with the improved Hyper-V and run several VM's for
application
> specific services...
>
> Thus I'm forced into looking for an alternative standalone hardware
(non =
PC
> based) DVR, *OR* a PC based solution that IS supported under 64 bit
Win
> 2008... I'm favouring the former option, - but boy is there a
bewildering
> choice available!
>
> So, I put it out to you lot: -- does anyone on this list already run a
> standalone CCTV DVR? - If so, what make & model? - What do you
think of i=
t?
> - would you recommend it to someone else?
>
> What I want is a device that pretty much perfectly replicates the
Geovisi=
on
> experience:
>
> 4 or 8 channel, with sound
>
> Motion activated recording with user-definable pre & post record
buffers
>
> Ability to mask off parts of the image (trees etc) to avoid false
motion
> detection
>
> Networkable with built-in webserver - view any camera via any browser
-
> including mobile
>
> can send email via SMTP to report various events
>
> date & time stamped recordings to satisfy evidence requirements
>
> built-in hard drive (or just a bay to fit my own)
>
> Some means of copying recordings off for permanent storage (either via
US=
B,
> LAN, or built-in DVD)
>
> Automatic storage management (ability to specify no of days to keep
> recordings etc.)
>
> Ideally a couple of I/O ports to connect it to security panel to
signal a=
n
> external system
>
> And it needs to be in the Geovision price range, - i.e around the
=A3400-=
ish
> mark, - not some ludicrously expensive =A3900 job!
>
> Anyone got any thoughts or recommendations to narrow down my search? -
> there are just so many results in Google that it's going to take me
lifet=
ime
> of research otherwise!
>
> Cheers.
>
> Paul G.
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