griffonsystems

teach him to crawl cable and you got it made

ive had success with the ganz hires varifocal dome - great picture and easy install.. i have also used pelco dome ics090's which arent bad either http://www.cbcamerica.com/cctvprod/ganz/cams/domeCams/domeindex.html

did the walkthrough and convinced them that just putting in regular cameras to cover the inside of the dock doors is the right way to go, no need for covert

i am doing a walkthrough later today at a trucking warehouse where the mgr wants one or 2 cameras coverin 6 delivery bays but the kicker is he wants the cameras to be covert -- anyone have any experience and suggestionss for this one..you normal exit sign or smoke detecor wont work on this one... pg

i did play around with the one in the pelco booth, it was very responsive and did well with the indoor lighting.. not able to zoom as much as the spec 3 but for indoor aps it should be great. i'll second their tech support.. one of the best

was goign to check it out at iscwest next week

how do you hang a 9" monitor around your neck on a ladder? rory do you have a step by step approach to focusing a camera that you could share,, i use my small handheld and make the 2 adjustments with the lens and then im off to the next camera

CM-2?

that picture is hilarious

and residental installation and commerical installation are totally different, if you try and start with residential you will give up after your second job unless you like fishing wire threw drywall and patching up all your holes drop ceilings are your friend start with a convience store or a liquor store with 4 cameras,etc

i agree with kr. with a nvr if the system goes down you lose all 60 cameras, if you have the cameras distributed on several dvrs then at most u lose 16 at a time. casinos with hundreds of cameras use 8channel and even 4 channel dvrs so i wouldnt just dismiss the dvr as an option my 2 cents

why would you put this pricing out in the open forum???

picture quality is with the camera and the lens not the power used, but if you are looking at a run over 500ft prob wise to go with 24vac no you dont need a 3rd wire to ground ac - at least i have never needed one

a lot of outdoor housing only use 24vac so for those i always run ac.

staying at the mirage, getting in early wed morn 9am and then doing the classes thing all day then hitting the show floor thursday...wed/thurs nite will probably be playing poker and eating good food

http://www.netvisiondvr.com/index.asp anyone heard of these guys out of china - h.264 cards... i think they are using hikvision cards with their software

i just finished the scrapyard install on saturday - gotta luv working outside on a 20ft lift for 3 days in 20degree weather (of course im sick now) anyway we installed 6 wireless transmitters from microtek and i was nervous about what kind of picture they would deliver but i was very impressed.. great resolution.. we had clean lines of sight for all 6 but one of the cameras was mounted inside a steel structure that had a roof and 3 sides but that camera came out great too.. i cant say enough about this product i will always use them for wireless and will stop preaching that wireless is crap and it doesnt work very easy to install and not a lot of repositioning, etc they were also very helpful on the phone when we had questions..

if you like sushi and you are on the corp card i would recommend the place in the caesars forum shops(cant remember the name but its on the top floor where the escalators are in that mall).. i was there last year at had a great lunch (70bucks just me).. we hit the steak place in the bellagio last year - called "prime" it was unreal but be prepared to drop some cash - the steaks are 50bucks plus and you can find wine on the list for 20,000 i think ill try and hit a good place at least once - maybe delmonicos or one of the new places in the wynn cheers! pg

the one day pass is 325, isaac what day are you going? i think im going to go on wednesday?.. here are the topics of some classes i think could be interesting: 4W03: The Explosion in Intelligent Video 7W03: Digital Video Recording Standards for Gaming Venues 8W05: How to leverage video 2W04: INCREASE YOUR COMPANY’S VALUE 4W06: Conducting Site Surveys for Successful Wireless CCTV Installations im booked at the mirage.. could catch me playing some poker there when not at the show

so no one is going to any of the sessions at isc west? i'm still on the fence about paying for at least a one day session pass - probably thursday

does anyone else have customers that ask the question "are there cameras that only zoom not pan/tilt?" i think the question behind it is really do you have a cheaper ptz camera. but have you guys ever heard of a camera that has maybe 2 different focal points where you could remotely go from wide shot to tight. thx pg

ive looked at covi, good stuff but i would have to run utp to the camera i think or am i wrong. can you explain how the digital zoom works, you connect these box cameras with a data line like you would a ptz and control them with a pelco joystick and/or throught the dvr??? thx pg

as i thought no one has heard of anything like this

i think i am going to break down and pay for a one day pass on thursday of the show. has anyone been to any of the classes and is anyone going this year? thx pg

buy as many spares as their budget will allow i think its safe to go 10%