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Hi, in trying to decide between a GV900A and GV1240A, how much extra CPU load and PSU load would the GV1240 place on the host PC compared to the GV900? Always recording 16 channels, but only ever remotely displaying a few channels... Could I expect the 'record only' (and I mean 24 hour recording at max FPS, no triggers, zones, etc.) load on the machine to be roughly the same for 16 cams? As a secondary question, does the GV1240 cope better with JPG viewing on multiple cameras? I use IPcam on Android for this. Thanks

I noticed there is no GV900B as per the GV800B. Does this mean the GV900A is the same chipset/generation as the GV800A? Why did Geovision not bring out a GV900B? I don't want to buy a GV900A only to find it soon gets replaced by a 'better' GV900B, which happened to me last year with a GV800A. (I realise the GV900 is 200fps vs GV800 100fps). Thanks

I have a PCI-E GV-800A-8 installed and want to pair this with a second GV-800x-12. I'm assuming this will have to be another GV-800A-8 rather than a GV-800B, the Geovision manual does suggest this, but has anyone actually tried a A + B config? Mike

Thanks for confirming that, it's what I expected.

Are GV-800A known for high failure rates? Someone on this review claims so and that the newer GV-800B are more reliable. Three GV-800A failures in 2 years seems high. Any experience of this high failure rate? http://www.epinions.com/review/geovision-gv-800-16-camera-dvr-card-120fps/content_568706895492 Mike

Thanks for that. I've already got a HP ML110 G6 running a GV800A-8 and want to add a second GV800A-8 (or 16), so when I read that guys review saying the 'A' cards have a high failure rate (and having had my previous GV800-12 fail a few years ago), I got concerned, and wondered if it best ditch my £500 card (bought last year) and get the new 'B' series cards instead, hoping they will be more reliable than the 'A' series cards.

Hi, I've bought a CCTV IR camera with "Strong hybrid IR Illuminators" which produces fantastic night time images (the LEDs in the camera are very big compared to what I'm used to). Way better than normal IR cameras I've used in the past. What is a hybrid IR illuminator? When I look at the camera at night, the LEDs aren't glowing red as normal (nor producing white light). The spread and depth of the IR on the image is better than I expected; are "hybrid IR" more capable than normal LED IR? This particular camera is a 9mm to 22mm, probably set at about 12mm, but I have a much older and cheaper IR camera co-located to give me a wide angle of the same view (it's a 3.6mm, set a few inches away from the hybird IR camera), and it does not seem to benefit at all from the IR from the "hybrid IR" camera. Is this because hybrid IR produce a different wavelength of light? (but surely if one CCD can see this, surely the other camera's CCD would too)? Anyway, any info on what these 'hybrid IR' is much appreciated. Unfortunately the retailer I bought the 9-22mm hybird IR camera from don't sell a wider version (say 4mm) with the hybird IR LEDs fitted, only normal LEDs. So I'd like to know what the hybrid IR is about so I can try and find other cameras fitted with them from other retailers. Please see attached images from both my co-located cameras (the poor quality camera is the one I'm going to replace with, hopefully, a 'hybrid IR' 4mm camera - failing that a body camera so I can get colour at night). You can see just how far the IR is reaching on the 'hybrid IR' camera. Oh, and the images show some scallies that decided to go around the area last night checking for unlocked cars, and the Police arriving very soon after my phone call!

yes it does. CNB does hybrid cameras (without white light) like it has already been said. 930nm or 830nm together is called hybrid 830nm and white light together is also hybrid. what make is your camera. ??? and again hybrid can be added to cheap cameras or part of a cheap camera. anything new that comes along the cheap guys will make a cheap version. but with hybrid you also need the camera to have two light filters. if its a cheap camera i think one filter will me missing. giving a bad night image. my camera gives a great night time image - why are you talking about "bad night image" - see the first image in my original post (the 2nd image is of a 'cheap' old camera). Why are you harping on about cheap??? I'm just trying to get to the bottom of what a reasonably priced home-use camera means when it talks about being "hybrid IR illuminator" (see the link earlier to the camera on the retailers website). do you really think normal average home users (in general) fit £500-£1000 branded cameras - no they do not. If you're a professional installer fitting expensive branded cameras for customers (which they are funding), fine, but that isn't everyone on these forums.

taken from the raytex site , HYBRID illuminators have been designed for all applications where both the advantages of Infra-Red (long illumination distances, covert surveillance) and White-Light (lighting as a visible deterrent, colour images) are needed. The Infra-Red light in HYBRID provides constant covert lighting of an area, delivering 24 hour CCTV coverage without causing light pollution or illuminating an area for criminals or intruders. The White-Light in HYBRID can be activated on intrusion into a secure zone creating a bright, visible deterrent to any intruders who know they are being watched the moment the light turns on. This is not what "hybrid" means on my camera - it does not have white light capability. Here you are talking about a hybird camera, not hybrid LEDs - there is a big difference. What you are talking about here is just a camera with infra-red LEDs AND white-light capability on the same camera. My camera only has infra-red LEDs, that do not glow red. It cannot produce white light.

I don't believe 930nm=hybrid; "perhaps" sounds like a guess to me.

OK thanks for the info. But I still don't really think I have any idea what hybrid IR illuminator means, why they don't glow red like other IR LEDs, and how to find other CCTV cameras with hybrid IR illuminators (most retailers just specify LED IR). In my example, yes the newer camera is definitely going to be more sensitive than my old (8 years+) one, but just how much of the improvement in night vision is coming from that or from the hybrid IR LED I don't know (would have to compare same camera with normal LEDs). The old camera does do a weird semi-colour/semi-b&w thing at night, which I don't understand, but am not bothered about, just want to understand the LEDs on my new camera. If anyone can give me a better idea about what "hybrid IR illuminator" means, I'd be very greatful, so I can find a similar wide (4mm) camera to buy in the UK. For reference, this is my 'hybrid IR illuminator' camera: http://www.cctvdirect.co.uk/products/Twilight-VFC-%252d-LONG-RANGE-%252d-50M-IR-650TVL-High-Resolution.html Thanks!

But why does my "hybrid IR LED" camera LEDs not show up red when on at night, as per other normal IR LEDs?

Does anyone know of a supplier in the UK selling black housings for body cameras? They all seem to be white (and the odd silver one). Thanks

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Unfortunately the suppliers/brands that have been suggested to me are only sold through trade retailers - I'm just a consumer so no trade account - the camera/housing is for my home.

Sorry but I'm just trying to source a black housing for body camera I've selected.

Thanks very much!

Hi, I had cameras 1 & 2 installed and have now added cameras 3 & 4. These are showing up fine in Geovision, recording OK, etc., however they are not selectable through the webcam server. I've restarted Geovision, the webcam server, and IE, but 3 & 4 never show up! Have been through the webcam server options and Geovision options and can't see a way of enabling 3 & 4 for the webcam. (I assumed any enabled cameras would show up in the webcam server) Please can someone help? Thanks Mike

Are the latest versions of Geovision multi-threaded? Would Geovision spread encoding threads over all 4 cores in a quad core machine (so advantageous compared to dual core at same clock speed?) Thanks

I've read various posts in forums suggesting this is not possible, but no definitive answer, and all were on older versions of software. Does anyone know if it is possible with newer versions (8.3/8.4)? I don't want to run it via autologin on my server, just as a service. Thanks

. Please stop suggesting that XP should be used and that I shouldn't be using Win Server 2003 - that is not what this thread is about. If you don't know the answer to the question that I posed at the start of the thread - about getting it to run as a service under Win Server 2003 - please do not reply, you are diverting this thread. What he is most importantly saying is that basically 2003 "IS" XP. So if it works on XP then it will work on Server 2003 Server 2003 just has some extra services. I already posted how to enable Geovison as a service in another thread, BUT I cant say whether it will work or not. I get timeout errors but I dont have the card installed to do a real test. I guess due to lack of actual proof that it runs as a service from Geovision or anyone else, right now it is just a fairy tale that it will work - The GeoVision software is not created as a service so I dont see how it really would ever work, at least without errors. Can you point me at your thread that tells you how to do this please? Server 2003 also has (different) fewer services compared to XP too.... I'll give it a go when my card arrives and report back.

Geovision support Win Server 2008, which blows your (illogical) argument out of the water about "extra overhead of the server services". I am not going to be using the server as a Domain server, just a Geovision box!

. Please stop suggesting that XP should be used and that I shouldn't be using Win Server 2003 - that is not what this thread is about. If you don't know the answer to the question that I posed at the start of the thread - about getting it to run as a service under Win Server 2003 - please do not reply, you are diverting this thread.

What I'd read in previous posts posted in 2007-2009 was that it was not possible to get Geovision running as a *service* on Win Server 2003. But I can't understand why that would be as a) it runs fine on Win Serv 2003 when started manually, b) it runs as a service under Windows XP (as you point out, same underlying OS core as Win 2003).

That wasn't my question, very unhelpful. So presumptuous in that you assume it will not be a dedicated PC just because it's running Win Server instead of Win client. Aggressive and patronising tone. It's people like you that spoil forums. I asked if Geovision can run as a service on Windows Server 2003. If anyone can answer that I'd be very appreciative. Many Thanks Mike