prinler

I installed both baluns and they work! Yay! Only issue I'm having is the ghosting of the image. When I open the menu on the dvr there is a red version of everything like a drop shadow. Not perfect but you can see it. Re did ends and same issue. Should I find better baluns now? Not sure this is gonna cut it.

Also ordered!! How about IR? So I can use the remote to! I see an hdmi with ir but that's it!

No hdmi. I just purchased the ones in the photo. Thanks for the input, I feel better about my decision.

OK a little background on the job. TV is about 25' away from the DVR. I would normally run a nice VGA cable from point to point. Only issue here is that the house has been added onto many many times and it has a double roof. A Flat one then an A shaped one on top. Its super ideal for this install because i can walk anywhere and there is no insulation but makes running the wires really hard! There is a layer of roofing paper, plywood, insulation, drywall. So i needed to go up the wall. nI grabbed my trusty 6' ong 1" auger bit and popped it up there. I was hoping it would be in the middle so i could use a saw-zall to open it up and grab the wire. Nope. It came up into a huge stack of 3 2x4's so i cant use this hole. I know the best way to do this would be to run the VGA cable but it wont fit with out ALOT of work in a 200+ deg attic. Do these work? 25'? http://www.ebay.com/itm/VGA-Extender-VGA-over-CAT5-PC-to-TV-vga-to-TV-/250571193188?pt=US_Video_Cables_Adapters&hash=item3a5734fb64 or do i need one of these? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Video-VGA-1x1-UTP-Extender-Extension-Over-CAT5e-6-With-Audio-/190839988423?pt=US_Video_Cables_Adapters&hash=item2c6ef320c7

Hey guys, this is part vent and part warning. I have been having nothing but issues with a speco DVR. Its the RS model that is wall mounted and comes with a small LCD(what the customer wanted). I am an avid Everfocus guy myself. Like i was saying, nothing but issues. Remote login issues, couldnt get it to be viewable over mobile devices, it fried my baluns.... So i get on google and start looking for help with the remote viewing over mobile devices.... I read for hours and i came across an idea someone suggested where they were able to fix the mobile issue by removing the CMOS battery from the board and putting it back in. Good idea i thought... works for PC's when the Bios is messed up... had a few people reply and even thank him because it worked for them.... I get on site yesterday and i pop that baby out... back in... boot it up and *** NO HARD DRIVE *** I stayed home from work today and called Speco. Tech support says that battery holds the sync for the HD and board only. I now have to send it back for repair. The guy also said its "planned obsolescence" when that battery dies you have to pay speco to re sync or you have to buy a new one!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?! What the heck? REALLY? Has anyone else been inside a standard DVR from other brands? Is this common practice? I have $60 DVR's that allow me to scan for HD's in the menu....

Im currious, i have always used DC and it works. I found a deal on a used AC unit but dont want to buy it if the AC signal is going to put lines on the screen or something bad. I am using cheap cat5 cable. Prinler

I purchased a Speco DVR. I was thinking it would have been great except it doesnt have a flange. I want to m ount it IN the wall with a lock on the front. Any ideas?

No trail cams. I need the real deal.

I just installed it and they go in a box. Thanks for pointing out the obvious tho.

I just happened to have a box of cat6, i see no difference at all. I have used the cheapest cat5 i could get and it all works good. NO issues

Im also looking to make it wireless. I have been out of the point to point market for a long while. whats the best option here?

Father -IN- Law called me today. Someone broke into his yard again. IT has no power and alot of cool expensive stuff in there. Completely fenced and razor wire topped... How,,, i dunno but we wanna find out. He wants it to be solar powered with 2 cameras. I can do the solar part no issues, i do it at work. My issue is finding the proper DVR and cameras for this situation. All of the DVR's run off of a 12V PSW that i seen. Same with most cameras. I dont see powering it an issue but finding the lowest draw is. Issues are: low power consumption - HDD take alot of power to run but how much? Would a SSD drive work for security or would it ware out to fast? is the HDD used even if i chose to only record motion? What is a good affordable DVR? Everfocus is kinda pricey Cheers~ Prinler

As a final update i tossed the cat5 baluns for the cheap smash type baluns. I simply fold over to make a loop and insert the loop into the balun. Works flawlessly. I had my doubts but it works well. I have done 3 more installs for friends and family and and find that i can place the balun in a small outdoor junction box and it its safe from kids and covering the unsightly wires. Pull and tug and i get no fuzzy or lost connections. NOTHING feels better then doing a job and getting to the DVR, hooking up the bnc and seeing perfect picture! You look like you know what your doing. BNC are similer to the TNC connectors i install at work for RF. I am very good at doing them but the crimp tool for bnc (quality, if you call kline quality) was more expensive then the cat5 crimper i already had. Cat5? Recently in my own house i upgraded to 1 speco intensifier 3. I love the camera! My DVR is a 16CH Everfocus and basically said what the heck, lets see if i can piggy back 1 more video signal over the extra paid on the cat6 already run. Sure enough, worked perfectly. I would love to see someone who uses coax to do that! I could technically run 3 cameras if i was willing to give up my doubled up power wires. Sorry to ramble, you guys know all this already. CHEERS~ Prinler

I dont wanna spend much at all. He is very cheap. He has a POS, sharp basic register. rs-232 to his pc based system. He just wants to be able to go back and see what happened when other cashiers mess up.

I sold a local liquor store an Everfocus DVR. Gets here all good to go, it arrives and i bring it over to begin install. I start opening the box and he asks " Hey, does this support the cash register thingy?"..... OH crap! I didn't even think to ask him about it. He says well can i return it? ARG! To get a little personal i purchased the DVR on a promotion where i get the same version but referb. Big score for me right? Also biz has slowed up in the winter and i had to pay my guys so the money i made on the unit is gone! So i dont lose the sale, my free DVR, and my butt ($)... How can i do text overlay on the cheep? RS232 is already run. Please help he is expecting a call later tonight. In a pickle! Steve