rory

go with the dual core ... 6750 or 6850. 6750 is much faster than the previous 6700, and relatively inexpensive now. That 6600 may have 4 cores but the CPU will only be running at 1600Mhz by default. Also, use DDR2-800 at the least, unless you are on a strict budget. If you are on a strict budget, then 2GB DDR2-667 and the Core 2 E4500. I had the 6750 down to 20-25 degrees celcius on the last system I built, without an Extra CPU funnel fan .. huge diff from the "older" 6700. Best is to get a ATX mobo also so you can disable the CPU's SpeedStep feature, which lowers the speed depending on load - that slows the system down. I found the MAtx boards dont actually disable it regardless of what the bios says and from a couple different brands, only one did but had to overclock for that. As to the actual DVR card mentioned, cant say as never used it.

Surely they could have just done something on the card, that would make more sense than adding all kinds of dongles .. I mean the card is already a hardware device right there, if they think people will crack the security with the card, well they are doing the same with dongles for a while now. Nightmare is correct .. the software looks great but. .. . . When it comes to IP solutions I think people will shy away and use other manufacturers/software for those. However that said, many of the IP software apps charge per channel also, and alot.

Real time is 30 fps, though 20fps can seem real time to the human eye. So 15fps does not look bad at all. Time as you add several of those MP cameras I doubt you will be getting 16fps then though, at least with a regular switch; gigabyte dedicated network may help.

hi, first get it working with the IP, then work on the DDNS. As to Telnet, goto Command Prompt, or type in Cmd at the Run box, then at the DOS prompt enter: telnet IP PORT if it connects the screen will clear, if not it will fail and tell you. I would try changing the port as Scorpion recommended.

Hi, have you done the port forwarding in the Router? Applications & Gaming: ================ Application = DVR Start = 80 End = 80 Protocol = TCP IP Address = DVR's Local IP Enable = Checked Click Save Settings. Forget Ping for now though, some ISPs block that, instead do a telnet: TELNET IP PORT The PC's Firewall should not have any effect either, as its after the router and the DVR is separate.

Which Geo will do in version 8.2 .. Up to 3000+ cameras using an IP matrix feature (requires dongle though)

Interesting . .. but not offered in the US .. Anyway already a huge selection of cards .. I did notice they will be supporting various IP cameras and will do 1440x900 resolution, which is nice.

Havent seen the 750 .. is that only available in Europe? They should bring the 600 down to 250 prices, and name it the GV-300 .. Get rid of the 15fps card all together. Make the 650 the 600 .. 1120 the 800 ... and just have the 1480 .. . and the 2004/8 cards

Yeah I noticed that too .. the average customer, at least down here, is not going to pay an extra few hundred $$ on top of everything else, they want it as cheap as possible .. as it is Geo should lower their pricing on the cards, at least balance it out somewhere.

I recently purchased some cheap OEM color bullets for a job, only 4 of them. On the distributors website they were not labeled as any brand but when they got here the model was clearly a COP USA camera. Also, though they are 1/3" CCD, after opening it up they use a SHARP CCD and overall the image is horrible; and I mean HORRIBLE. They also get very warm to the touch. Needless to say will never buy them again, but that doesnt help me with this current installation and the fact that the install could have been better if I had not used them. I just dont see why I cant get any of the same cameras Eclipse sells as their budget color bullets, as they are decent quality for cheap bullets .. without buying Eclipse that is. I also dont see why the distributor did not label them as COP USA on their site, while they label all the other OEM brands; Nuvico, etc. Well, unless it says the brand from now on, Im not going to touch it. Anyone have any promising OEM brands for cheap color bullets they have been happy with? Not retail or distributor sites though, just the OEM brand name or site please. If I get a chance, I will get a snapshot from one of these bullets, and post that along side of the Eclipse image. It ios not that I dont want to buy eclipse, I really would prefer to get 1/3" and also to deal with salesmen that speak english. Thanks Rory

I wondered the same, as .MDB are MS Access (Database) files.

it was the green i tell you, the green, and the dongle

Hi Jackie, no idea on that feature, but has 8.2 been released? I don't see it on the site, also the cards still come with 8.12.

sorry to go ofsubject but rory you have to be joking. how the hell can they make voip illegal !!!! thats bloody nuts! is that external or internal systems as well ? Any form of VOIP has been declared illegal by the PUC here (Public Utilities Commission) which are part of the government. Now that said, the local Telco is a government monopoly and they have begun offering their own VOIP service. Supposedly once you get a local license from the PUC to operate a VOIP business it would be legal and your service would be legal to use, but for just a person using skype or vonage, it is a $300,000 fine, as those companies are not licensed in the Bahamas to sell VOIP service - note though that we have many other laws that are never enforced. Note, getting said license would involve pulling a few wisdom teeth, knowing someone, or paying the right person. Thing is, if they are using a Windows PC then the PUC themselves are breaking the law, MSN Messenger is basically VOIP now - VOIP to them being any method of sending voice over the Internet Protocols. Also, everyone uses it regardless .. Everyone also buys pirate DVDs off the side of the street . .. this is how it goes here .. well I dont but most everyone else does. We got more fake gucci and rolexes than they got the real stuff in the whole world probably .. They should rename our main straw market to Da Knock Off Market .. On a side note, the new government just created a Copyright Royalty Tribunal, whatever that means. "The tribunal is set to govern copyright and is aligned directly under the Registrar General's Office."

the only ports that must be opened are HTTP, Data, and Command. Open them anywhere they may be closed, including Windows Firewall, if enabled. For example, I use TCP/IP port Filtering on all DVRs, which closes everything; no web, nothing. In the TCP Port section of that, the HTTP, Data, and Command ports are all that are required for the WebCam Server to work remotely.

Ok. Yeah thats where the wall mount box idea above comes in, but for rack mount (never used one) could just make a slightly thicker patch panel using strong plastic and BNC bulkheads, then inside that box put the flyleads and screw their VGA onto the back part of the box (somehow) .. box could be as thin as a couple inches. Basically the VGA ports have to split off to the BNC bulkheads somehow, thats where the flyleads come in, though I guess could be done without the flyleads, will still need to be wired up though. eg. something like this?

Wouldnt it be dual streaming if streaming to 2 separate PCs, regardless of them being local or remote? Would the idea be to have 2 separate LAN Ports for 2 separate networks? Otherwise I imagine bandwidth would still be an issue anyway.

so 1000 cameras=1000 dvrs? Connected to matrix systems ofcourse for viewing them all.

Hi, please tell us something.

CT = Triplex CS = Simplex CD = Duplex All should only be Triplex now. The Simplex and Duplex use to be around as alternatives to each other, for price more than anything, but as soon as the Triplex came out they started to drop manufacturing of those other ones.

I agree with Deluxe, like I mentioned before also, there are a number of levels of each Sony Chip, and it is based on price and ends in quality. I also agree that occasionally you can find a cheap camera that will match the image quality of, or be better than, a more expensive one, thats a given, but the general consensus is this - you get what you pay for. Also, in answer to the manufacturer overseas, most large brand name companies have their own manufacturing plants, and even if they do not, they have their own plans for the cameras which are typically designed with more expensive components than many others. Their names do bring the cost up some, but if you do test them side by side with cheaper OEM ones, you will in most cases, see a huge difference. OEM exists for one main thing IMO (other than for smaller companies to rebadge) .. for people that cant afford the brand names, and there is a huge market for that, cause many people are broke right now but just want to see something.

You could also try an external fan controller that ties into the fan's power lead. These type of things are sold at regular PC stores, or most PC retailers online.

for your rackmount idea .. Simply measure the width of the rack and have a plastic shop cut a piece of plastic for you, of a certain thickness, and have them also drill 16 holes for the BNC Bulkheads. Drill holes for mounting to the rack also. BNC Flylead attaches to that, and the camera BNCs connect on the other side of it. Could have it made as a small rectangular box and keep the flylead inside that with a small hole to run a VGA Extender. Or use a BNC Patch panel? http://www.minitran.co.uk/images/products/through_coupler_panel_minilink.jpg As for the Dip Switch thing, just need something that gives the software developer a serial number, such as a, yes, a dongle. Get a USB Dongle and put that on that plastic plate, or inside your box, somehow, then add a USB extension cable. That would plug into the USB port on the DVR. What kind of updates though? Like update the geo software remotely? You can make a small server that runs in the background, and waits for commands etc, downloads updates when needed from a remote central server, but then the biggest problem is working with the outdated installer that Geo uses. I got all kinds of errors when trying to automate that. They have such an old version of the installer, it does have a silent uninstall feature, but no silent installer was ever created by Geo's installation team, and creating your own is like pulling teeth, memory error after error, I gave up after a few weeks of that.

The board still gets hot, thats probably what the fan is for, also chips should be embedded on the board. I would just check that it is clean for starters, and if so and still loud, source a new fan that is quieter.

To be more realistic though, using a typical Power Supply Enclosure as an example, it would probably have to be more like this: Also going to need a female-male BNC Bulkhead, but cant find any.