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That's where I was going with asking if he checked the cable without connectors and shorted one end. Even with compressions it's easy to let one strand of shield make contact with the core. I still don't buy the bad cable theory. You get bet yer a$$ the manufacturer tests the cable in some way before it gets out the door.

I agree with shorting the core to the shield on one end and check continuity at other end. I'm guessing the cable won't be bad. I have been pulling RG6 and RG59 for almost 15 years and have never ever ever had a bad cable. I have had one bad piece of cat5

I didn't see it mentioned. Did you check for video at the camera?

Unless you have some real bandwidth from the store to the office this is all a waste of webspace. I think a T1 would be an absolute minimum at each store.

That's one reason why I was going with 2 dual cards so I could connect one port to a VGA monitor in the server room.

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I am trying to avoid small fans. Aside from being noisy they seem to be the #1 failure item in systems that run 24x7. That card seems like a good fit if I can't find or go with a fanless card. I found this fanless dual DVI: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125328 Also the quad card I mentioned is a little spendier but would only require a motherboard with one PCIE16 slot: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814195099&Tpk=100-505610 It comes with 4 mini display port to DVI dongles. I like your card choice. I didn't know Display port could be converted to HDMI. I'm rethinking my decision.

I'm working on one now that the owner provided the Flat Panels and they are el chepos with HDMI only and no VGA. I found some cards that are twin DVI. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129091 I was thinking using a DVI to HDMI adapter and HDMI over Cat5 powered baluns.

It worked fine on single cameras but on a multiview clip it would just be a black screen on Windows Media unless geovision Remote View Log was installed.

Exporting video as exe will not run on computers without Remote View Log installed. I got a stunning surprise when I exported some video for the police and it won't play on computers that don't have Geovision installed. Windows Media player will come up and the time line progresses but the screen is black. Suggestions?

They go full screen by default and there are a ton of options to let it come up automatically on reboot if you want. I have several this way. Some running VGA over Cat5 and Some running HDMI over Cat5. I have a system with 3 DVRs 1 NVR and 4 control centers connected to them. You don't even know they are connected. You also have full function of playback in Control center.

I assume you meant 3 grand budget. 2 PTZs and a joystick will eat that up. You didn't mention the conditions. How far do the PTZs need to look? The only place a PTZ really belongs is where someone is sitting in front of it all the time scanning things like parking lots as a spot camera to support fixed cameras. For middle of the road I would look at Everfocus.

The host list. This is where you import your DVRs into control center. This setup has three DVRs. The group list. This would be your first group of cameras from assorted DVRs to create a Matrix from. You drag cameras from the host list into here. Host and group side by side. This is where you set up the location of the Matrix. This particular has dual monitors with only a matrix on monitor 2. Two 1024 x 768 monitors is 2048 x 768. By making the X dimension 1024 that tells the matrix to start on the 1025th pixel. The Y axis would be if you have monitors stacked.

It's pretty slick how it works. Once Windows knows the monitor is there so does Control Center. You build your Matrix screens and name them lets say Matrix 1 and Matrix 2. Lets say your monitors are in 1024 x 768 Matrix 1 would be left alone and Matrix 2 would have a cordnate of +1024. I'll do some screen shots for you today.

Hmm 4 cameras in a restaurant? So I guess all you want to see is how many tables are occupied? Not interested in the cash register? What about raw materials being stolen out the back door? I would say 8 would be the absolute minimum.

That probably came out harsh and it wasn't intended that way. My apologies.

But he doesn't have Avermedia so why even bring it up? Use a quality distributor and there is no reason to get on the phone with the manufacturer.

We have come out of the spot monitor on the card and it looks decent but you are linited to the same display as the DVR. We have also ran the cameras into 1 in 4 out amps and then into multiplexors but the Control Center route is cheaper and more functional.

For 4 displays we just use 2 dual cards. No need in getting into the high dollar Matrox stuff. The advantages are what you stated plus you can bring in DVRs from other sites. Plus you can use remote viewlog just like you are on the DVR.

Here is a suggestion that's 180 degrees from your thoughts but you will thank me later. Get yourself a Geovision Control Center License and install it on a separate PC. Even at the Monitor location if you want. With Control Center you can create as many matrix displays of any combo of cameras and DVRs you want. For Example in a Hospital I maintain we have 3 16 channel Geovision DVRs, 1 NVR and some Miscellaneous IP cameras on one of the 16 channel DVRs. Each Nurses station has a PC with a Control Center License on them with Dual 42" Monitors. We create 2 Matrix's at each nurses station with the critical cameras to their area as well as common area cameras like the lobby and the main entrance. In Security with have a Control Center PC with 4 monitors that display all the cameras. I would be happy to answer any of your questions about it.

I would like to get a discussion started about enter/exit points in gated communities. It seems this is a very popular item in home owner associations. We have done several and there are several hurdles to jump. Aesthetics: Very Important! At a minimum they want things to blend in. Equipment painted dark green or another color to blend in with the landscape. Environment: As we all know electronics are not happy with heat. What Environmental enclosures are you using to house DVR's and power supplies as well as networking equipment? We have been using DDB but if there is a solution out there that is less expensive I would like to know about it. Camera Choice: Tag Cameras: I know Bosch/Extreme is the most popular TAG camera out there. Is there others that work as well? Is there an IP solution? Vehicle ID Cameras: What is the camera of choice for Vehicle ID? Thanks, Scott

Not even an option around here. 6 dealers in the state and they aren't interested in adding any.

I have been told 4 cameras per hard drive. The read write of the HD seems to be the bottle neck. Better have an I7 processor if your going to run more than 6. Also depends on the camera. IF it was a 2mp or higher those rules could change.

How high?

We have several machines on Win7 Pro 64 and they run great. But they are also I7 core machines. I can't think of a single reason to run Win7 Ultimate. Just a waste of money.