rory

So basically you want to review multiple cameras at one time (playback recorded files) but their software does not support that feature? If so, it would require changing the card for one that has software with that feature, typically playback software is limited to what you get from the manufacturer.

You would need to change the card to one with more ports as GeoVision does not support multiple cards (except the GV2008)

No idea, but been there done that .. and I do hope you asked to be PMed. http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=10520

Is it a wireless DVR? What do you want to do wirelessly with it, just connect to it from a wireless connection, or something else?

at $99 most likely it is a pirated card. It retails for around $380. Dealers can get it for less, not that less though, not for a legit card, but if there is a website offering dealer price to end users then they should not be supported as they are destroying the industry. GeoVision cards in general are great, but they have to be legit cards or they wont work properly. As you may already know, GeoVision is a software developer, and that they do well, and generally they dont make the cards themselves. But as to which card you pick well it will depend on the speed you are looking for.

thats the error from the Geo IP ActiveX Control after it installed something on my computer .. it then proceeds to crash IE and Explorer.exe .. they need to check where they OEMing that Camera from cause they software is hazardous.

Sorry i cant enter

Say smoke ...

Maybe contact the taiwan rep at this point?

To be realistic expect to pay in the $150-250 range retail for a decent 4 channel card, even in the budget range. Someone else mentioned price watch but those sites also include online stores selling pirate cards as well as dealer priced sites (which are bad for the industry). Ok so there is GeoVision, Avermedia, .... NetVision and Nuuo Manufacturer Reps are in this thread but honestly I have never seen their products on a retail online site, though they both look impressive. There are others though honestly the most budget I personally go is the GeoVision GV250.

Just look for DVRs with 2-way audio. It is VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocols) as long as you are talking over IP so that even includes MSN messenger. Most non budget DVRs will have the feature you are looking for. If they want some kind of telephony product well thats entirely different.

Hi Ferruccio I take it you want to buy those lenses? If so, anyone reading that has them or knows where to get them, please PM Ferruccio with the details. Thanks, Rory

Sounds like a codec issue. Does the DVR software or manufacturer site mention any codecs or what type of compression is the DVR using? Going through the LAN or the USB will still be an issue if it is the codecs.

Just a quick note, CPCam (AvTech) DVRs are budget units, so don't expect to get a mountain out of a mole hill, if you catch my drift.

crashed IE and subsequently Explorer.exe for me, I dont see why they have it as a web page since you have to actually install the application anyway, then it just runs in IE .. man Geo needs to do better, or better yet find a better OEM for their IP Camera!

LOL @ this thread

But is it being sold in the US?

GeoVision has the GV-250, it will be a bit more than $50 but worth it.

bring the Geo AVI into Movie Maker then save it as an AVI or WMV .. that should get rid of any private info (I think).

who's that?

Yep, specs can be misleading with OEM cameras .. and even just down right incorrect in many cases

There are some no name OEM domes but cant say I have used one that I can recommend yet, and for the UK I imagine you would be looking at Sanyo, Sony (actual brand name not just the CCD!), Ganz, for example brand names.

depends where you live, down here it should be twice as much as in texas as everything costs twice as much Anyway, I normally charge by camera type .. $75 for a bullet camera (varies), $150 for a vandal dome outdoors, $450 for a PTZ, $250 for a day night with Infrared Camera (eg. EX-82, as it takes several trips back and forth), and more (or less) depending on the camera location. etc

Ahh the Avtech, definately cheap hardware .. BUT .. it doesnt crash, it has LAN, and it is dead cheap. Personally Im not a fan of their network software nor their browser interface .. and not to mention the very low quality that comes from that. As for the local side, quality is fine, its a basic quad recording to a hard drive. Definitely dont go by the web interface, that much we know sucks big time, and I am pretty sure they HAVE to know it. Anyway, if anyone can find a cheap DVR for the same price (not $100 more, the same price or less) with LAN, let us know, and I mean one that is being distributed in the US. That said, I posted a thread before about a 4 channel DVR in the DVR forum, which is much less than the AvTec unit, and I like it better actually .. BUT, it has no LAN. However, for the ghetto jobs, down here most either dont have internet or they have DSL which down here doesnt assign them an IP so they would need to pay for a static IP which wont happen.