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just keep the video and power separated properly, wont effect all cameras but definitely some of the cheaper ones. What are the wires inside the jacket, just video, positive, and ground?

Yeah basically, only available for high risk people, special licenses and hard to get (money helps though) and can get a license for pigeon shooting. People have guns but typically all the legal ones are only licensed for shooting pigeons in the out islands, yet they still use them for self defense (not me though) which really is illegal. Ofcourse all the criminals have them though. Regular citizens though, we all got machetes and cutlasses .. anything we can get our hands on that wont end us up in prison. I think it is something like 6 months each bullet found with an unlicensed gun, and something like 1 year for the gun, in what we call Fox Hell Prison.

Hi, easy way would be to use the GeoVision loop out card since it is just 1 camera out to each monitor. Like Join said, best quality would be direct from the DVR, even better, direct from the camera; not over the network. You could also just bypass the DVR all together for the projectors using a T-Connector for example, and it will then be real time, as the GV250 with the loop out may slow it down (not sure if the loop out is like the DSP where it is the raw video or not?). The spot will be real time but it will only do 1 output. There is also the Multi Quad Card though, sort of matrix system, but it is costly. Back to the original question, you could use the LiveX ActiveX Control, that comes with the DVR software. It can be dumped into any 3rd party application, though you would need the full version to get all the public routines. Each individual LiveX Control is a connection to a single camera, so for example 4 of them would be needed to connect to and display video from 4 cameras. See these 2 free applications for further information: http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=9767 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=9762

Should be neat ... I think I will wait until they get some more RAM in it though, then load XP to replace the included Linux .. anyone else played with this PC yet?

DVR Proloader - version 2.0 This is simply a file that loads an image for 10 seconds. Sample: The main image used must be in the same path and is called LoadDVR.bmp. Image samples in 1280x1024 and 1024x768 included. You can use any image you like, any size. The image will not be resized though, so make sure to use an image that is the same size of the screen. Included main image is 1024x768, so change that accordingly Just unzip the files to the folder you wish to run it from. Click on the LoadDVR.exe file and since this is the first time, it will add itself to the Windows Startup. If the path changes (you move it somewhere else) you will need to run it manually again to reset the startup path. You can also manually change the startup info, but the value name must remain the same (LoadDVR) Eg: Place it somewhere on the PC then open RegEdit and locate: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and create a new String Value, name it LoadDVR, then enter the full path of the file as the value. I also suggest removing all icons from the desktop, that can be done manually or in the registry as well. To remove desktop icons by the registry (actually it just hides them), locate: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced and find the entry called HideIcons, make the value 1. To remove LoadDVR from startup, goto Start, Run, type in MSConfig and uncheck it from the Start up section. REQUIREMENTS: Visual Basic Runtimes (included with XP) 2 Main Files: LoadDVR.exe, LoadDVR.bmp DOWNLOAD: http://www.bahamassecurity.com/geo/LoadDVR.zip Questions, send me a PM. ..

Thats either or, 12VDC or 24VAC only. In that case just get: http://www.altronix.com/index.php?pid=2&model_num=ALTV1224DC And get a 24VAC Plugin Transformer for the single 24VAC camera. You should also be using an Automatic Voltage Regulator, by itself or built into a UPS.

Altronix has a dual 12VDC and 24VAC PSU, it has 8x12VDC and 8x24VAC, ALTV1224C. Data Sheet (PDF) http://www.altronix.com/p_pdf/ALTV1224C.pdf

Make sure the RG6 is not aluminum braid if you do use that. Multiple runs at 700', cat5 could come into play with that. Personally I would use active UTP for anything that far, but power the cameras locally (at the cameras). NVT (and others) have transceivers, etc with built in ground loop isolation. Make sure the Cat5 is in conduit though, its not as strong a cable as Coax otherwise troubleshooting any glitches in the cable could be very time consuming with those distances. Either way, I would not use cat5 for power at that distance, in fact I would just power the cameras locally for any cable at that distance, so if you have 4 cameras concentrated in one location say 700' away, put in a 4 channel PSU there instead. if concerned with ground loops, price in isolators into the project.

I dont know the router off hand, but should be able to find the ISP assigned IP address by going into the router setup and looking for WAN or Status, etc. Otherwise just go here: http://www.bahamassecurity.com/ip/ Remember if you dont have a Static IP assigned by the ISP then your IP will change regularly. In that case you may want to look at DynDns.com or No-Ip.com.

Thanks, but I'm looking for Color only cameras, especially need the IR Cut filter. We use RG59 and don't need any support, but supply is a must.

Cat5 is good for existing cable, multi building connections, or runs over 750' but for shorter than that RG59 is best, IMO.

LOL .. looks like how it is here .. but she would have been taken down right away for doing that. I was standing outside a gas station at 4am one night (couple weeks ago) after dropping a clients PC off to them (the client was the manager) and talking to the manager and a guy came up to me and started pushing a cup in my face cussing me out and all (racial remarks also) .. he was basically looking for a fight and was obviously on crack, and maybe didnt like white people either .. when i knocked the cup out of his hand he kept coming at me trying to fight I had to back off and tell him come in the store - to take some control of the situation as there were others there and didnt know who was who and who had knives or guns - which he eventually did, and we locked the door and the secu grabbed him and asked him to apologize which he did, reluctantly .. Cops were called when it happened, but they never came anyway. I was 5 feet from my jeep full of weapons though, but they would have been a last resort, plus I was half asleep.

What version software are you using? Typically you will get a noise if you have video loss (not all cameras that are enabled have cameras connected to them) and there is a disable video loss sound menu item to turn that off, on some newer versions of the software.

Hi evelyn, I was asking for end users opinions only, but thanks for the contribution.

I don't want to really get into a discussion about distributors on the public forum, but in addition to the language barrier, I gave up after not getting any email response, and this was typical of all the security distributors I have dealt with from Miami and its surrounding areas; I always just put it down to the language barrier, perhaps they didn't realize I was asking questions or wanted an order? Basically i dont use the phone, hardly even here, but it costs alot of money to call the US, and VOIP is illegal here. So email is a must ..

X10 has been doing that for years, not a good idea if you ask me, but then our power down here is not something you would want to send video or anything else over. May work well in countries with perfect power, if that exists?

Most electronic stores will carry that kind of thing, and it would even have BNC on one end. Its typically what they would call the all in one video power cable, though not Siamese, very similar, except it uses RCA type cable inside. As for a source of a manufacturer, not sure, but the stores around here get some of them from China.

Waterproof? Dont know many that are that. What type of camera do you mean, bullet camera or other? Most bullet cameras will never truly be waterproof. However if you get one that gets the condensation inside, open it up, let it dry out for a few hours, then close it back and seal the rear with some clear silicon caulking, especially where the wire goes inside. Also make sure the front cover is screwed on good and the rubber seal is there, if not, caulk that also.

I don't know of any current PC based motherboard Bios that limits that though. Unless this is not a Windows based PC, it should just accept any size Hard Drive?

There is no way for any of us to tell you. It will depend on the DVR used, its compression methods, camera size and quality settings, color or BW cameras, whether motion or continuous record is used and if motion how much movement, etc. Lets put it this way, 300Gb should get you at least 7 days, maybe even 1 month, or 2, it will vary greatly. I would suggest you start with 250 then goto more if you need it. However, I dont get why they are limiting it to 600GB, when hard drives come in 500GB as well, and then there are also 750s and 1Tb models.

Most are developed for Windows. There are a few less well known ones for Linux, though I dont personally know of any that do both. Windows versions typically will have more features, though that depends on the card and software used. Somewhat, more so with hardware compression. With the non Hardware compression cards the video compression is performed by the DVR software, and the compression methods and their end result vary from one card to the next. Along with that, quality is also effected by the camera used, the lighting and/or glare within the cameras FOV, and other settings in the DVR software. It will depend on the bandwidth. It will be no different in that respect than IP cameras, except that you will typically use less bandwidth for CCTV cameras in comparison to MegaPixel IP cameras due to the lower resolution. Again it will vary depending on the camera quality, whether they are color or BW cameras, upload speed from the DVR/NVR, remote user's download speed, software and compression used, among others. As already mentioned most companies will suggest Intel. That's not to say you cant run some cards on other chipsets, just that some of the cards will not run properly on anything other than an Intel Chipset. For example I have run the GeoVision Gv250 on an Via Chipset for some time now, without any problems, though it is not suggested. I have also in the past used SIS chipsets for the GV800, with no problem. Best to stick with Intel though, however sometimes issues occur even with those. Not that I know of. And depends what you mean by cards. Many DVR "manufacturers" only write the software, and use cards from manufacturers that just make the cards, Eg. GeoVision, Video Insight, and many more, are actually Software Developers. So the question would be do you mean the DVR companies that call themselves manufacturers, or the actual manufacturer of the cards? Any of the banner ads located at the top of this page. There are others as well, but it is not always easy to tell the difference. Typically though if it is too cheap, or if it comes from Hong kong, then it is more times than not, a pirate card. Yes. Basically most (not all though) DVR "manufacturers" are only Software Developers. The actual manufacturers typically provide SDKs to them. So either way software will come with the card. Typically not. If it is a very low quality DVR company with extremely cheap cards and unproductive software, then perhaps yes, as the software could be rubbish. In that case the only one I could recommend with good consience is LuxRiot. However, you would first need to get some generic drivers working for the card and that is not always easy.

Lolo, thanks, I'll give it a try, either way its probably better than the 4 channel OEM one that is there now. Colin, what did you just buy? C7, interesting .. guess I could check around town, see if anyone has one of those.

Neither, just plain Windows XP SP2 (tweaked ofcourse), running tests copying data back and forth in the case of the Raptors. The recent system built though was for a Geo system, which came out to be very fast for Geo, but in general use before Geo was loaded, it was much faster than others I have built in the past. It used standard WDSE16 500GB Drives. If you want a real increase in speed though, I suggest checking out the flash drives. The larger 3.5" ones can cost alot of $$ though right now as they are still new. You could probably get the 2.5" ones then use a converter.

Recently built a 2.6 Core 2 Duo (E6750, faster than its E6700 predecessor) with 2GB (2x1GB) Dual DDR2-800, was the fastest I have used to date - I could not imagine it gets any faster Though I'm sure it does. Though I would like to use the 3.Ghz version, it was more $$ though. The DDR2-800 made a significant difference over DDR2-667. I dont feel a quad core is going to make a huge difference. One thing to note when using the Intel Core 2 Duo's, if you want full speed you need to turn off the Intel SpeedStep feature in the Bios, or for example a 2.4 runs at 1,600 and a 2.0 runs at 1.2 - most of the time. Also, it will be dependent on the DVR software being used, Geo for example likes alot of RAM; more so than just CPU speed.

If you want real speed increase, look into Solid State Flash Drives, they are coming out in the 500GB+ sizes now (or soon). 1ms+- read compared to 5ms+ read with the 10,000 or 8ms+ read with the 7,200.