Hello Everyone,
I just discovered the baord and find it great. I am a computer guy crossing over into the camera world since dvr's and cameras are becoming so computer based its right up my alley. i have been installling some systems and i have some questions. I did a search for some of them but could find much. If some of you experts could help me out.
1.) AC24 vs 12V DC - what is the big difference? Is one better than the other and why?
2.) Bullet Camera vs a standard camera. It seems the standard cameras (the kind you need to put in housing to be outdoors) have a little better quality but seem to be much more expensive. Are they worth the extra money and why.
3.) Standalone dvr vs pc. currently i have been using standalone dvr and like the stability of them. I understand that the pc dvr's have greater frame rates and can be more flexible. My standalone dvr NEVER crashes. How is the stability of the PC DVR's.
4.) Distributor's - currently i am using ADI is there a certain distributor that anyone finds awesome. Also is there somewhere that is easy to find information about bringing in cameras from overseas and organizations that are reliable in providing them.
5.) Reflection ring on 14led ir bullet camera. what usuallly causes these rings and how can they be fixed.
6.) Stable routers - does anyone know of a good business class router at a good price that they like to set there dvr's on. I am trying to fins a middle ground router for a bout $150, i would like to stay away from netgear, dlink, and linksys since they typically have restart and jamming problems. But dont think that a dvr constitutes the need for a cisco or zyxel router that starts at $400.
i really would appreciate anyone who can help me out on these issues and i lok forward to learning more about the security industry.
thanks
gabe
