griffonsystems

http://www.sentryguard.net/index.asp has anyone had any contact with this system? or background on where they came from? what cards they use, etc. thx pg

Indiana American Sentry Guard 435 East Main Street, Suite B1 Greenwood, IN 46143 Tel: 317-883-3320 e-mail: sales@sentryguard.net looks like they do resell geo per geos website.. wonder if the enterprise system is something else???

he said they had one of their pc based 8channel units doing d1 resolution at 30fps/channel - i didnt think geo could do that????

a friend of mine is possibly taking a job there and i would help him out with a few sales to my prospects if i knew the system was worth a damn.

my steelers gave me 3 heartattacks last week with indy but i think they can squeek out a win in denver carolina is on a roll and they made chicago's d look like crap so i think they will take care of seattle

more interested in the pc dvr

i got something in the mail that since in went last year this year is free

25-30ft ceilings - its a harley davidson dealership looking to cover the floor, doors, registers, etc. the florescent lights hang about 4-5ft from the ceiling -- i was going to just mount fixed cameras to the beams and have them zoomed down onto the areas but the client wants the big smoked dome housings hanging all around to deter theft and also wants the lcd/monitor as you walk into the store that says "welcome i am taping you sign" this is my first stab at retail so i could use any and all suggestions - first off who makes these domes and do i just mount then to conduit hung from the beams, etc.. does anyone make an lcd/camera welcome sign thingie thx pg

i'll take your word for it rory... they only person i'd want to see in and out of a bikini would be one of the hotties from crazy horse too -- might have to make a stop there one nite

scott i hope you're not talking about you or rory wearing the bikini!

thanks for the help rory - i found some good housings that are reasonable here's another question - how far can you run an output from a register to a dvr for text overlay? i assume its just a serial out port on the register or maybe on a central server and then send it over to the dvr to incorp into the video.

i think i'll be going again this year... thought last years wasnt the best - need to find some new technology for current customers and to build bigger deals outside of dvr, cams

mark do you have a link to this software that you like?

no the sign was more of a joke but i have seen where they have a sign next to the monitor saying the store is coved with surveillance -- i am just more interested in suggestions or cautions in hanging cameras in this fashion,etc

wow nothing but crickets on this post

it cant be done on your existing setup.

i just designed a system where i am usiing multimode fiber to transmit video to the 2 monitor rooms (in 2 different buildings) and to the dvr for storage. - coax to the analog cams then a fiber converter to cary the video (and the data for my ptzs) i am using american fibertek's products and have tested them in a pilot prior to the final design. http://www.americanfibertek.com/index.html i am using an 8 channel fiber xmtr/rcvr for my fixed cams - (1) MRT-880C/(1) MRR-880C and for my ptzs to trasmit data/video - MTM-1600/MRM-1600 and for a few single cameras - fiber transmiter/receiver - VK-M100 fiber products are not cheap but at this point i feel they are more reliable and less cost in maintenance than setting up a dedicated network for network cameras which most network cam mfgs would recommend and so would your IT dept. also all of my cameras for this installation are outdoor in harsh conditions. does my customer want to replace a $300 fixed cam every few years when it craps out or a $1,000 network cam every few years? feel free to pm me with any questions or design help p.s. whats with the advertisement from cctv pal? rory you sleeping on the job, thought you would have deleted this blatent product ad by now?

use a video distrobution hub, these t connectors are terrible

i have a custom build gui on a chance i hardware compression board - i set it at 704x480 for 16 cams on a 480 frame card which avg 7.5fps/channel.. on the lower res u can get 30fps but i think for hotels/hospitals the high res and lower fps is good.. this system is 90% of my sales.. stable as hell and the easiest gui i have ever used

anyone have a jpg viewer that they use other than the standard windows viewer -- some of my images seem to look like crap after they are saved

i plug my dvr and monitors into the ups (usually apc) and all has been fine

i think they would have to pay me 74bucks to take a surveillance sytem that is built on windows 98

is there a news story on this or something in the trade? would be a good think to send out to clients who are holding on for dear life with their crappy vcrs

i have an application where i need to mount 2 17" lcd monitors in a control tower from the ceeling and have coax go from the quads right to the lcd's - anyone have any suggestion on mfg for this? think i might have found one - 17" lcd with 2bnc from atv - ML1700CN anyone use these monitors?

any suggestions - wanted to mount something on the ddrop ceeling - i know sperry west makes a bunch but doesn anyone have any success or suggestions?