FredB

Love this DVR. No Windows. Great streaming. Great recording Quality. Is know adding POS support, up to 8 cash mackines through serial interface. I redesigned the user interface. Old layout http://209.198.28.250 New layout: http://69.234.225.201 Any thoughts?? Opinions please

They got a new card that is using MPEG-4 instead of H.263. Has anyone tried it? http://www.vpon21.com/navigation/indexprodvp100rt.htm Put in a few of them in pre schools. Streams nice over the net but doesn't look that god locally. Hoping that the new card looks better. Any thoufgts about H.263 verses MPEG-4 verses Wavelet would be greatly appriciated. Fredrik

Have a setup w/ 26 cameras, 2 16 channel Hunt DVR's and 1 multiplexor. 3 monitors. 1 screen per device. Channel 1-9 on the 2 dvrs driving 2 of he monitors. Channel 10-13,14 on the dvr's looped out from the dvr's in to the multiplexor's channel 1-9 to be viewded on the third monitor. The point of the setup is to only use 2 16 channel dvr's and see 9 cameras each on 3 monitors. The cameras that are linked to the multiplexor shows up fine, put when I switch the dvr views to 16 channels I get flickering on those cameras that are linked. The interesting thing is that when the signal continous to the multiplexor it shows up fine. If I dissconnect the loop-through cable to the multiplexor the signal at the "dvr monitor" shows up fine. Any thoughts? Was thinking a couple of things: 1. Get an cable amplifier like this on http://www2.cop-usa.com/ebproductdetail.asp?id=546 2. get some kind of isolator or something. Tried to run the cables first to the multiplexor and then to the DVR. No difference. It is not happening to all the cameras that run to the multiplexor, but I can see a slight picture deration on all of them. Any thoughts would be very welcome!

http://cctvdealers.com/default.aspx?page=customer&file=customer/intsys/customerpages/specpages/G4-4RTA-W.htm Probably around the same price you are paying for the Speco. Great DVR!. H.264 compression makes all the difference.

Worst DVR ever. Really crappy networking. I would ru from that one if you are planning on network the DVR. We put one in and ended up replacing it after 3 months. Collecting dust in storage now,

Had the same problem a couple of times with Auto Iris dome cameras. Try changing the DC level a little bit on the camera. Could be the Auto Iris lens, doesn't open and close correctly. Tweaking the DC level will usally fix it ( if that is the problem)

Really got into doing Home Theater, Phone Systems, Home Automation etc. for million dollar homes in Beverly Hills. Figure I had to learn something new. The Active Tech DVR is still only avalible as a 4 channel. I did figure out how to run it with a web browser though. You have to port forward port 80 also. For example, if you put the DVR behind a router and the DVR port setting for the remote Client is 6100 (default) and the IP is 192.168.1.150. you have to set the router to: 192.168.1.150, 6100 (remote Client) 192.168.1.150, 80 ( web Browser) Works great. Best 4 Channel I've seen so far in that price range. Still put them in all the time for smaller jobs. Fred

Used one. The remote viewing is horrible. Ended up replacing it with a different DVR. Is sitting on a shelf now in the garage. Real garbage.

Has anyone tried it? Besides the fact that it is Intellicam how sells them, the specs are pretty interesting. Obiously the h.264 is the key here, together with full audio,720 X 240 rec varible bit rate, low res version for streaming. Opinions? http://cctvdealers.com/g4rta.htm Scroll down to see a remote PC shot. Think the interface looks like a modification on the Argus DVR interface http://cgi.ebay.ca/RTA-16-Port-High-End-Digital-Audio-Video-Recorder-DVR_W0QQitemZ5856759199QQcategoryZ88756QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

I actually called Intellicam to try the demo of the above DVR (the web server version), and the playback was actually really great. The user interface could be better, but the recording quality and the way it synced to the audio. They have a Star Wars movie playing on one of the channels, and I was playing back some material from that one. H.264 is very impressive. Will get an 8 channel to try for our next job. PS. You can run the DVR with a remote client also so you can pull video streams from diferent locations also.

Please PM me the prices on both. Thanks

Sure that one is great also. Wanted a model that has a 4, 8 and 16 version though. Intellicam usally has really good prices for maybe not so brilliant stuff, but I was thinking maybe they actually found something good in Korea for a change. Like to get some opinions though.

Need one for a Pelco/ Ganz type housing. Only needs to go from side to side, no tilt, no remote control or anything like that. For a residetial house, so nothing to ugly. Needs to be weather proof. Suggestions? Thanks

Looking for a good Day & Night camera, box type, Maybe around $125 dealer price. Any Ideas?

http://www.wizkidoptotech.com/products/index.cfm?img=18&area=1 or Nuvicos vandal proof domes??? Need 2 IR vandal proof domes overlooking a door 10 ft away outside. Any Suggestions. Electronic Iris with a fixed lens is fine.

I'll love it! Intellicam the OEM. That's actually pretty funny. There DVMR / Argus DVR's are pretty crappy, but they do have another DVR made by Argus that is coming out soon in 4,8 and 16, JPEG-2000 and dynamic IP support. I'll probably will try one of those while I wait for the Intellix/Lexion DVR. Talking about the cheap systems.

http://www.gailro.com/lexioncctv_com/product/boards.asp?name=products&category=stand Real Time with 352 X 240 on all channels. Support dynamic IP. Best DVR in that price range.

The "reddier" the led's, the lower the nm values. above 1050 or so, you can't seem them, but most chepo cameras can't "see" the higher led values. Look for cameras with high nm values, but you would probably not find them in cheaper IR bullet cameras.

http://www.sys-tek.co.kr/pro/products_410a_eng.htm Intellicam will carry it in the fall. Saw the DVR at the ISC show. Pretty good recording quality.

Thanks guys for all the help! I am going over there at the end of the week to try some of the ideas. Couple of things: 1. If I plug in a cable at the loop out from the DVR and let it hang loose, I get a very whited out picture, and if I then unplug it from the loop out, the picture goes back to normal. That would I asume mean that when nothing is plugged in to the loop out, the auto termination works, and as soon as I plug something in the termination turns of. Right track or? 2. Since the cameras work great if I plug them all in to the DVR's and skip the multiplexor, could it really be a power supply/wire issue. Problem is that we only replaced the cameras so re running wires would be a real head ache. The DVR is from HUNT http://huntcctv.com/HVR-16S.htm I'll try changing the multiplexor first. Chepo multiplexor ($300) and great DVR's ($2000).

http://www.security.globalsources.com/gsol/I/CCTV-digital-manufacturers/p/2000000003878/3000000162556/1000910992.htm Looks like our 16 channel version of this one http://www.security.globalsources.com/gsol/I/CCTV-digital-manufacturers/p/2000000003878/3000000162556/1000910992.htm

Please eloborate.

They wanted to have 3 monitors with 9 cameras on each, and I diden't want to spend the extra money on a 3:rd DVR. All cabeling is done with siemese cable (contractors wire and cable brand) I have a 4 channel dvr that I am going to swap out the mux for, just to try it. Since the signal is fine if it just goes to the DVR, the mux might just be the problem. What do you think

All 24 V color cameras, with a Altronic $225 16 channel power supply, individually regulated channels, top of the line power supply. Some odd ball brand mux. Might be the problem. Might take it out and put something else in instead. I think i will call Altronix tomorrow and ask them. Really knowledgeable people there. Linking like that has never been a problem before. Is there a meter of some sort to check for ground problems/ signal streight?

Tried with 75 Ohm terminators. No Difference. All high end cameras, and also different ones. (GE, Samsung SDN -520,) It almost got to be either a "weak" signal. or some sort of ground problem since he cameras look fine when I run them directly to the DVR. The Multiplexor is some of brand, but they do show up fine on the multiplex monitor. What else could it be?