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I beg to differ .. unless you are on a proxy? Why would you lie about which country you are in? Hi rory, Well it's USA where I need the card shipped to. I'm helping out to a friend who wants to build a DVR for his home and does not want to spend too much money on it. He is not too much of a tech guy (as neither am I) but I'm sure he can handle it.

Hi JOINDVR, Thank you for your reply. Now I know I have to be extremely careful from where I buy in order to get real card and software. I have managed to find out who is the manufacturer of the HK-8016H, CY-8016HB and the NV-18016T cards. It's name is Hanbang (_www._hbgk._net/english/index.asp) and the model of the card specified on their site is HB18016T (_www._hbgk._net/english/ProductShow.asp?ID=109). The way the card looks is slightly different from the others but I guess it's a newer model. Could you tell me something about the Hanbang cards? I am in USA. Hi william_netvisiondvr, Thank you for your offer. For now, I'm still trying to figure out which DVR card to buy. However, I'm interested in software too. Does your company offer the card with licensed software or just a trial version? Hi rory, You are praising Nuuo (_www._nuuo._com), but their SCB-5016 card looks exactly the same way as the DS-4016HCI Hikvision card. I found the card here _www._dynamicsurveillance._com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=9161 and its price does not look cheap to me. Nuuo is in Taiwan though, so I don't know who is copying from who.

well the forum is a place to get advice and i have given you mine. and it sounds like you have not built a dvr before. but you still wish to buy from china. they has been alot of people who come on the forum after buying cards from china and ebay only to find the best place for it is the bin. other problems you will have are / does the pc you are going to add the card to have the spec for the card/ cards have to come with the drivers for that card (if not just bin it) then software and manual (oops yours will come in chinese) munchoa you say , I know support could be a bit of a problem you will get no support once they have your money its not there problem. Hi tomcctv, You are right - I haven't built a DVR before and I am trying to get it right from the first time So any help is appreciated Support is something good suppliers offer to their clients to stay in business. Therefore, I believe there must be suppliers out there who offer adequate support. After all, if you don't get support you don't buy from them anymore. Am I right? As to system requirements Hikvision's DS-4016HCI has fairly low requirements - Intel chipset, Intel Integrated Graphics Controller and RAM/HDD is not a problem.

Hi JOINDVR, Thank you very much for your replay. This is useful information indeed! That's exactly what I'm trying to avoid - a pirated card. I've seen other manufacturers who offer the same card (DS-4016HCI) on the internet including "Shenzhen Hyking Industrial Co" (_kingcctv._com), "SuniDVR" (_www._sunidvr._com), "EverView" (_www._ever-view._com), "New Vision" (_www._cctvnv._com) that I wonder which of them is real. Could you please point me to some reliable supplier that offers the card? Thank you for explaining me the differences between the cards. That made things more clear. Can you tell me something about the other type of cards: HK-8016H, CY-8016HB, CY-8016HBE and NV-18016T? In fact HK-8016H is offered by "Shenzhen Hyking Industrial Co", CY-8016HB and CY-8016HBE - by Cytech and NV-18016T - by "New Vision". So I guess any of them may actually offer a pirated card. Cytech branded the card as "HB Series". The card looks the same for all manufacturers.

Hi tomcctv, Thanks for your reply. If I find a good Chinese supplier and I am sure the card is decent - I would buy. I know support could be a bit of a problem; therefore: - I am trying to find a good card that won't cause problems; - If possible - a good supplier that offers support if things don't go well; What puzzles me is that there are a lot of Chinese "manufacturers" on the internet that offer the same card under different names and I need to ask someone to point me to the right company.

Hello everybody, I am looking for a good DVR card - preferably Chinese because of the lower price. After searching through the forum, I have found out that HikVision is one of the prized cards. I searched the internet and concluded that the DS-4016HCI model is probably what I need. However, I have found two other models with similar characteristics - DS-4016HCSI and DS-4016HSI. Could any of you explain me what's the most important differences between these cards. Links to the cards (I'm new to the forum and cannot post URLs - sorry; please remove any underlines from the hostnames): DS-4016HCI - _www._chengyu._biz/product/DVRCard/DVRCard.asp?id=12&sortid=6 DS-4016HCSI - _www._chengyu._biz/product/DVRCard/DVRCard.asp?id=40&sortid=6 DS-4016HSI - _www._atss._in/Cctv/Dvr-Card-AS-4016HSI.html I did quite a bit of digging but I am not an expert and any help will be appreciated. I need PAL/NTSC (CIF) resolution at 25/30 fps, real-time preview and recording on all 16 ch. and no frame losses. Good image quality and good compression is a must. I have also found a different brand of cards named differently on different sites: HK-8016H, CY-8016HB, CY-8016HBE (PCI-E), NV-18016T. Link to the card: _www._chengyu._biz/product/dvrcard/dvrcard.asp?id=12&sortid=6. It has similar characteristics to DS-4016HCI and I wonder which of them I should pick up. I would appreciate if you tell me which company offers decent software, good support, etc. I want a stable system and not something that crashes often, causes hangs, etc. As far as I understand there is only one manufacturer of a certain model and different companies that offer software and the card so depending on the company I choose I get: - A card - Software However, what I do not know is: - Do I get any warrant for the card and if the card fails within the warranty period, can I send it to the original manufacturer and get a new one; - Is the software licensed (included in the card's price) or I need to buy an additional license after I receive the card; - If the software is not licensed can I change the software with another company in case I do not like it; I also wonder if buying a Chinese card is a good idea. I want a stable system with perfectly working card and no hardware/software problems. I know there are manufacturers in USA and Europe but their prices are really high. However, I follow the rule "Pay more, less headache" and I wonder if buying from USA/Europe would save me trouble. Thanks, Muncho