I have tested HD-SDI. RG-59U is good to about 300 feet. I paid about 1700.00 for A 4 CHANNEL 1080p DVR WITH 4 1080 P BOX STYLE CAMERAS. We will retail it for 3400.00.
I have been selling CCTV since 1978. I have sold the old Vidicon, Newvicon tube Cameras with switchers that was recorded on a 6 hour VCR. Then came CCD cameras with Multiplexors on Time Lapse VCRs. In 1998 I was selling PC that recorded 4 days of video on a 20 Gig Hard Drive.
We build our own PC based servers now to record IP cameras.
This HD SDI has a place in the market. It has its limitations, but is much cheaper alternative to IP only systems. I personally like the PC based Hybrid systems- 12 analog and 4 Megapixel IP- best value and helps us win jobs!
