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Hello, I have about 8 locations that require surveillance. Each location should have up to 16 video and 2 audio channels. Live streaming is more important than recording (but it should record as well). Each location has a 384k upstream connection. I'm thinking of having an independent DVR to record and stream in each location. I'd like to be able to view all locations from one computer with 4 huge screens attached to it, so the software must allow for multiple instances, or one instance should be able to connect to all locations. Alternatively, the system could have an API and use a standard streaming codec, and I would then write the aggregate application myself (but I prefer not to reinvent the wheel). System should be robust (never crash, motion sensing/alert capabilities, etc). Any advice on a particular brand for the locations? Any other advice? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Is Vigil an actual DVR system, or just the client software? A bit off-topic, but is there such a device (or software for PC-based DVRs) that records and streams in an open standard format such that I can write my own client? I played around with zoneminder but am looking for something more robust (and not too happy with mjpeg streaming). Thanks

Right, but viewing one camera at a time should be OK as long as they're all recording. Just have to find the right system. Adpro seems very expensive! Thanks