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Don't know if this is a good place to do it but I thought I'd at least ask. Thanks George

So, IF I buy one, get a serial number first or make sure it has one? What are the version numbers for? Thanks George

Nope, not even close. I'll try to take a pic and upload it. By the way, I just found this pdf that says they're win7 and 64 bit compatible. http://www.geovision.com.tw/Install_Products/GV-650800A.pdf Does this mean I can buy a used card and download the software and/or does it mean I have to have one of the models listed? I have no problem buying another card, just have to find one I can afford and want and wait till I have the money. I also found this on their site http://www.geovision.com.tw/Install_Products/Card_Comparison.pdf On some of the cards it tells me what the display/recording rate is on 4 or 16 channels but on the 800 card for instance, it's not broken down. I don't know a thing about this stuff but he said that if I have a 120 frame recording rate for example, I divide that with the amount of channels to get the actual rate. Also, some of the used cards I see on ebay have a version number, ie, v.4.31 or something. What does this mean? Thanks George

Well, the box only says surveillance system and the model number bv8816 doesn't come up on a search either. Here's the thing, he does have other systems set up around town that work well so obviously he's doing something correctly but yeah, I can tell he's not all there on everything but that's a long story for another time. Needless to say, this is some chinese stuff, I'm sure or it would have had a brand name. Are any of the chinese cards worth a damn? Right now, I can't afford to spend a lot of money as I'm already spent out so to speak. However, if I'm not going to get anything decent, I'd rather wait but again, I'd rather use my system with win7 and 4 gigs so I can have it as a decent back up computer anyway. I'll look into the card you mentioned. Update: Found plenty of them on ebay for under 150 bucks used but the ones I looked at had no software or drivers. Is that something I can download or I need to get everything with it? If the seller is chinese, should I assume it's a knock off? You said something about serial number. If they have it, how do I check the number or is it just the fact that it HAS a serial that makes it good. I also did a search and found here that a bunch of people have problems running the card on anything but xp (pretty much). Are there drivers for the real geovision cards for win7 and what about 64 bits? Thanks George

Guys, I had a guy build me a pc for a surveillance system but he really has no clue what he's doing but thinks he does so I thought I'd ask a few questions here. He says that most of these cards run better on XP than win7 and that they don't like more than 2 gigs on the mobo. Is this true? I wanted the computer as a DVR and to be able to use as a backup pc in case my other system goes down and therefore wanted 4 gigs on the mobo. The software he installed for me locks up and is really hard to close out/end the process. It could be because of the installation which seems to be corrupt (the OS I mean) but he claims it's because I have 4 gigs in the computer. I don't need anything fancy but I was wondering what the truth is and what are my options for a decent card and software for 8 or 16 channels and if running it has anything to do with 2 or 4 gigs on the mobo or not? Also, if you could direct me to something decent to buy online for simple surveillance for either 8 or 16 channels and a few of them with sound. Thanks George

300 yards is not much at all but that depends on what kind of detail you want. Mainly you want to know if it's a person/car or a deer setting off your alarm, right? Unless you clearly want to identify WHO is coming (and if it's an intruder, at least initially you really don't care), then a good camera with a good 50mm or higher lens and I'm guessing 600 lines of resolution should be enough but I'm sure the other guys here that actually KNOW this stuff will chime in and tell you if I'm wrong. I think there are also surveillance cameras with interchangeable lenses which definitely would fix that distance problem.

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Ok, so I'm a little dense. Explain why moving the rod would keep lightning from setting it off? George

Sounds like an idea to me

I looked at the car alarm and it seems like a helluvan idea. How does it work? Magnetic sensor or something? By the way, awesome responses (other than the first doo doo head) George

That's a retarded reply... Sorry dude, I don't have any info but I just wanted to chime in

Alright boys, I have an update. I went to the place where the video came from and talked to the dude that installed it and he said that windows media player would play it and lo and behold, it does!???? No code installation or anything. Any ideas why and why VLC won't? Thanks

Sweet! I guess that takes care of it. Thanks guys George

Ok, done did it like they say down here and nothing. So, I'm/the cops/we are SOL then? I tell them that when they get a recording from someone, see if they can get the software/player with it? Thanks again George