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Whether you can get it to work with other software will be a big IF. First would need to get generic drivers working for it. Then the cost of good software will normally be almost as much as buying a better DVR Card package to begin with - remember the cost is mostly in the software, cards are cheap. From the software that comes with it, expect CIF mode record, grainy will be the cameras not the DVR software. It normally uses basic DirectX and in some cases only records 4 cameras as 1 single channel meaning small video playback. Depends on the software. Basic, probably unstable in some cases.

Well Im not running a server, its just a home PC. If I was I would have solar and a backup generator anyway. I also dont use any kind of Indexing, neither are most of my clients. I havent seen a check disk in years, even though I also repair client's computers, perhaps its the way I setup XP? Anyway Ive been using AVRs all these years, never a UPS, and during the summer months we have at least a couple hours of outages every other day - instant off. I wouldnt call it luck, I Just dont use any apps that can get corrupted, or if I do the app auto saves or I save every time there is a major change. For example Quickbooks, instant down on that and yes their data gets corrupt, but hey I dont use quickbooks. Visual Basic, same scenerio, must save any time we do a major change. Hey I pull the plug sometimes just to see if the program will still work, thats what I do. But what I have seen and its not unlucky, is a number of UPS from APC and Triplite that dont send power back to the device, and for that reason alone I stopped using UPS with DVRs. We always use AVRs though as without them the HDD wont last a week. And with a variation of DVRs just on AVR and no UPS, even with non stop major power outages and brownouts that we have here, no issues - although at one client 2 of their AVRs were totally fried during a major brownout but at least it stopped at them, unlike UPS in the past where I have seen it go right through them. I also had an Avtech 4 channel (Cpcam) for a couple years, never on a UPS, never had a problem with loss of data on that either, at least if there was any it would have been what it was saving when the power went off. Now onto Geovision, when it reboots from a power down it also rebuilds any data, if anything you would loose what was recording at the time. I much rather that than the DVR not coming back on and not knowing this until an incident occurs and we go looking for video. Not to mention, if the power goes off, in 10-20 minutes the UPS is going to die anyway, and then its the same as pulling the plug - no UPS management with basic DVRs. Now that said, if the power goes off before I submit this message then I have to write it all over again

Your monitor probably doesnt support the resolution the DVR is set to, or vice versa. Try a different monitor or if your monitor has resolution settings adjust those.

Kool, sounds like a great program

Most Color IR cameras in that price range will pretty much be the same. Just make sure it is 1/3" and 4mm or less, for your app. If you want to see the difference between a couple different color IR and a TDN IR check my sig links.

Just because someone else gets it to work doesnt mean it will work for you, different hardware, OS, setup etc.

I cant agree with that 100%, ive been pulling the plug on my computers for years now even back to the Win ME days .. although with Win ME other issues arrised .. but other than that, pulling the plug or every other day power outages, with no UPS, and I never get any file corruption ... unless ofcourse you have an opened document. Do I recommend pulling the plug? No, but neither do I recommend working 48 hours with no sleep .. and yet I still do that.

whatever you do you want AVR otherwise dont be surprised when the hard drive fails prematurely. Most UPS also have AVR built in, or you can buy it separate. I rarely use UPS now though as they sometimes dont start back up. This is a worst case scenario down here though, an AVR is a must here.

Free?

Down here it seems LPR is useless, most criminals are driving stolen vehicles, and even if you get a licence plate the cops dont seem to be able to do much with it. Anyway here the courts let off cold blooded murderers by giving them just 2-3 years in prison .. so the courts are pretty useless here.

What if someone steals it? It has to be mounted low to capture the plates. And they say 25' but id aim more for a max of around 20'

Well can you be our guinea pig? Buy it and try it and let us know how it works out That $20 item costs alot to bring it here and takes a while ... but if you are in the US should cost next to nothing and get it within a couple days.

Where did the camera you swapped it out for come from, did you test that first and was that good? Have you taken this camera and plugged it into a monitor powered AT the monitor with just a short piece of cable? Not using any of the original cable, power, etc.

If this site was titled CCTV FORUM FOR THE WEALTHY then your comment would have some value to it, but fortunately this forum is for EVERYONE not just the privileged.

Very expensive for most people, costs more than the best panasonic cctv cameras.

Yep even better, IR takes alot of work and not the best anyway.

Nah sorry I dont use neverfocus DVRs.

Im going to take a guess that its moving as when you deinterlace it the vehicle jumps forward, redo, vehicle jumps back, everything else stays stationary.

From the first post in the thread: Then they need to change it for a better one, or 2 even.

Yeah but unfortunately thats digitally enhanced in PSP .. Maybe check the camera settings then for Gamma and DNR? Dont know if the camera would have deinterlaced setting, but check the DVR. What DVR are you using?

edit. i was thinking about their REG-L. This looks like a little bullet so probably okay. But 400' seems to be pushing it. Id run 16/2 to be certain. Might as well use siamese though?

probably wont be able to power that with cat5 even tripled up.

The reg cameras work but are VERY expensive. Might need to take out insurance on them no seriously .. i came to a job here where 2 of them had been hit by lightning! Warranty instant void.

lots of noise in his image also .. thats why I was saying he should reset the OSD back to defaults and see if it helps. It could be compensating too much due to another changed setting. Doesnt look dark so should be no real noise. Ofcourse none of the below really helps fix his problem though but just testing.. Original: deinterlaced, denoised somewhat and gamma slightly adjusted:

Double Scan should be better than a Pixim. Most WDR Pixims I used were rubbish. There's always the exception though.