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Ok so I was hoping to get some advice on regular indoor cameras and also some outdoor vandal proof cameras. I have been using cameras from Sanyo , Honeywell, and Speco but nothing has really impressed me. Just curious of what other brands I can try that others have been succesfull using. This isn't for any specific application so any suggestions will do. Thank you.

Hi, I have a customer who is not happy with the picture quality of the surveillance system I have supplied him with. I would have to agree with him as the picture is quite pixelated and blurry. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on what I did wrong or how I can improve. The dvr is Geovision 1240 v8.2 We supplied him with a LG 32inch lcd monitor We used coax cable for cameras We are using dvi input for monitor We are using 16 Speco VL-648IR cameras Camera specs: 3.6 mm lens 420 lines resolution 1/3 sony super HAD 0 lux The question that frustrates me is whether it's the dvr or the cameras or the monitor. Which one is causing the bad picture quality? I thought that Geovision was top of the line but now I am not so sure. Any suggestions on how to improve the picture quality would be appreciated. Thanks

Problem solved, I guess the right video card does make all the difference.

Just as a side note, this camera is only 420 lines of res and can be had for between $71 and $150 easily online (which is not expensive at all for a high quality camera). Don't confuse this model speco with a high-quality camera. Just so you don't pass on extremely high expectations to customers... All I know is that the picture looks great when the camera is plugged directly into the monitor.As soon as you run it thru geovision it is distorted. Just because the cameras are not $600 each doesn't mean there not high quality, and when you add up 16 of them it is expensive. I live in canada by the way and prices are not as cheap. I think I am going to switch the dvr to icrealtime's 16 channel and take your advice and downgrade the monitor to a twenty inch. Thanks

I only use Geovision, and now ICrealtime. I have tried quite a few other systems and have found nothing better.

Thanks a lot for your help. I am just kind of confused because I have three different options with this dvr. 1. Setting the windows resolution. 2. Setting the panel resolution option in geovision 3. The video source option in geovision Does the windows resolution I choose effect what i see when using geovision? Not sure if your familiar with geovision but I have always just played around with these options until the picture quality was good, but with this particular project nothing seems to be working.

Ok I see, thanks. So my next question is do you have to match the resolution when viewing remotely as well?

So I am pretty sure geovisions highest resolution is 720 x 480. So I your saying I have to find a lcd monitor that matches this?

I am familiar with Geovision. I believe that I have it set at the highest quality possible but I could be missing something. I have gone thru the a/v and video source settings and all seems to be set at the highest quality. The problem I am having is that the picture looks great when your looking at 16 small multiview windows. As soon as you make a single channel full screen it becomes very distorted and pixelated. My question is it the settings within geovision or do I need to get a higher resolution camera or monitor? I supplied him with 16 quality cameras that were expensive so I guess he is expecting a very hi quality image. I am open for suggestions on better equipment cause money is no real issue so if you can suggest better please let me know.