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The original poster went AWOL but anyways it is so simple, just buy any pc or nvr with hdmi or VGA output and hook it to the TV input. What gets difficult is if you have multiple megapixel ip cameras and are storing a lot of video - the processor will get stressed. In such case you should purchase a dedicated box to act as spot viewer, thus taking the stress off your nvr. I created software to run on any pc that turns it into a free spot viewer device, and the cameras can be controlled via IP commands, so you can use any remote control to change the camera being currently viewed. Also useful if you have a mishmash of ip camera brands. As long as the cam can be viewed in a browser it will work in my free app. Any control system can control the app , such as AMX, Crestron, control4, URC, RTI, harmony, etc. No more having to move the mouse to select the camera showing! viewtopic.php?f=19&t=21393 Building this app was the result of failing to find a nvr capable of 16 HD ip cams AND infrared remote control support.

I am writing a computer program that allows a control system to send commands over IP to a computer and control the browser so it will display camera001, camera002, etc. So if somebody presses the front door doorbell then the control system can send command "camshow:006" and the browser will switch to that camera. Presumably the computer with the browser will be connected to an AV matrix/video distribution system of some sort. The camera URL's are stored in a text file ServerData.txt , After you install the program you will notice some URL's to public cameras like Oxford University campus cam. You need to edit ServerData.txt to add URL's to your own cams. The program has an installer. After you install it, run it but make sure you specify the correct port you want to run it on. The program has a "cam client" that allows you to test easily. The software runs a sockets server that is always listening for commands such as "camshow:001". This API is created by me off the top of my head. I will improve it to give a response such as "camshow:001:okay" or "camshow:001:nak" back to the control system so that way the control system will know if the request command was accepted. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/70589/camsocket.zip

Somebody must have an answer!?

I am looking for a NVR with these capabilities: 1) Can record to disk up to 16 Axis 209mfd high definition IP cameras. Recording is done via motion detection, alarms, etc. 2) Can be controlled via 3rd party automation tool (Crestron, Amx, Harmony, Pronto). Ie, pressing a button on 3rd party remote control can do such things as "switch to camera 1 in full screen", "switch to camera 2 in full screen", "show 16x16 matrix view", etc. This control can be via IP, infrared, serial... I don't care. I've been researching this for a few weeks now and the ONLY NVR vendor that seems to supports these capabilities is Milestone. I'm curious to see if any other NVR systems can do this? I know that Exacq can do the first requirement of handling multiple HD camera mpeg4 streams. But its SDK/CLI do not support "easy" integration with 3rd party controller like the Milestone IP control supports. Cost is not that important to me, getting a great, full featured, controllable system is the most important thing!