rory

Sorry i meant VST man..i guess my mind was still on the other thread!

like VST man said, defrag ..to start with. do a disk cleanup also, delete all temp internet, and temp files.. ofcourse could be scandisk or spyware files also... run spybot s&d also. ofcourse you should not be browsing the web with a DVR anyway so you shouldnt have spyware..but..ya never know.

First we need a DVR that will record at that quality i guess a simple capture board will do then write your own software...lots of hard disk drives also...? how bout the 3CCD chip cams, like medical - engineering cams...Mega pixels..

the 500 is an DIGITAL day night. Res and lux stay the same -480TVL 0.2 LUX. its basically similar to an COLOR exview where digitally switches to monochrome in low lighting. So its not a true day night. the 520 is a true day night exview - well so im lead to believe from the rep and cam specs. With IR cut filter. 480TVL 0.2 LUX, 570TVL 0.01 LUX. mechanically switches to BW. the 721 is the better one, true day night, wide dynamic, with SSNR. i havent been able to get response from any dists in florida to buy them, so im sticking with GE for now.. Rory

You can adjust the day night switching using the power supply as that is where the photocell is located. Not sure if there was an adjustment in there or not, as I never needed it. You can also connect a switch to manually turn it on and off. Rory

When you say sensitivity, do you mean when they come on and off?

Finally i get to answer something I know first hand Yes, the UF500 does get hot to touch, just dont let it lean up against any dry leaves! Its a pretty amzing piece of equipment actually, if you see the size of the bulb it uses, its tiny ...costs like $50 to replace, and only had to do so after 2 years with one of them, and 3 years with the other, just a little while ago. The Wz12s .. good question, As far a I know they are simple LEDs, which can have a life as long as 10 years. Either way at $120 after a few years it is cheap enough to chuck out and buy a new one. I think they have a replacement front LED kit for it, I emailed my contact and will let you know. Rory

REVIEW IS BASED ON DEALER PURCHASE FOB CALIFORNIA USA. Well have to say of all the 4 channel STAND ALONE LAN DVRs I have used to date, this is the best value for money. And remember, this is from someone that has to pay twice on shipping, plus 45% customs import tax on DVRs (note country of location). I have tested and used several low cost Stand Alone DVRs over the past couple years, and higher end Stand Alones. I mean it is low priced, 1/2 that of the regular distributors selling products like HiSharp, Provideo, ActiveTek, etc. 1-First off, the most important for me, I could NOT crash the DVR playing back recorded video, over the LAN or WAN. 2-Secondly, using the Network software, you can record or create a snapshot of video to your local drive. 3-It records each image seperately, or in quad mode, and playback is in near real time on all cameras. You have the option of various record speeds and you can enable/disable cameras of your choice. With4 cameras connected, it is 8pps per cam, which is great. If only 2 cameras are connected then it is 15pps, which looks like real time motion. 4-It uses MJpeg compression. Flow of recorded video is smooth, and great quality. You can change the quality of recording, from high to low. Compared to other DVRs at entry level, this quality is as good, or better. 5-You can add/upgrade your own hard drive. 6-You can set up record schedules. 7-You can set up alarm sensors. 8-1 input audio, using the audio in and out, you can actually do video/audio conferencing, if you wanted. 9-Simple menu programming and front panel navigation, illiminates unneccassary time normally spent showing the user how to control the DVR. It is as simple as 123...a VCR could not be simpler, nor could it come close to what this DVR can do. 10-Network software, gives you full network stats, and configuration of the DVR menu programming. 11-Setting it up on a router is also simple. 12-It is a very neat looking DVR, and it has a professional feeling to it. 13-Lastly, it is made in Korea. i will try to be as unbiased as I can.. I am comparing it with DVRs twice and 3 times the price.. and as you can clearly see the PROs out number the CONs, especially when you look at some of the cons. The most important PRO is the price. PROS:: ---------------- neat looking DVR compact case removeble HDD simple to use search time/date/sensor good quality live & playback network lan/wan doesnt crash on playback over LAN/WAN stand alone Plug 'n Play DVR rtos embedded OS rca video inputs rca video ouputs 2 multiview monitor outputs audio recording audio streaming recording scheduling alarm sensors real time network stats in remote view remote DVR configuration save video clip or snapshot over network low price tag CONS ----------- no motion recording no bnc video inputs no bnc monitor output no s-video monitor output no vga monitor output no multi site remote video no browser based remote software no frame advance/frame reverse on playback no disk analysis no cdrw/usb backup on board only available in 4 channel So to end, value for money it is the best 4 channel stand alone I have tested yet. I can even sell it against the GE Storesafe, for most Home and Retail clients. MAIN MENU http://www.bahamassecurity.com/menu.gif NETWORK SOFTWARE http://www.bahamassecurity.com/sshot.gif

its here again .... oh yet another 2 months of drunk high school kids...

it will be packed with breakers, slow right now, this is just the start of it...these are all the young ones, they get older as the weeks pass, still all too young for me nowadays anyway .. besides im always wurking.. look at me now, 5am just going to sleep! gotta be up at 9...

just add more fixed cameras. i havent seen one good low light megapial cam yet... but yes the manufacturers need to puick up on thiss

basically im looking for Distributor in south florida, who sells, GE kalatel, Provideo, Extreme CCTV, NVT, Louroe, Altronix, Video Comm, and EMI. Current and past distributors in miami and ft. lauderdale seems like email is a once a month trip.. I need someone that uses Email, and has up to date dealer price sheets that i can obtain via email. any ideas..? thanks. Rory.

http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=1625 here is my review on the PDVR-R4000 Rory

im going to post a review later, all info will be there.. sorry, im using on scren keyboard right now so its not easytyping.. rory

yes, PDVR-R4000.. thing is, if im going to buy cheap, then at least lets pay a cheap price... this is 1/2 the price of all the others...and better..

kalatel is the best quality yet, but.... for a low end dvr, the powertellecom 4 ch from korea, is close..120pps too .

you know what, that is the same ecaxt model as the samsung techwin 1630 dvr, same specs, same exact network software... how much are they..? http://www.samsungtechwin.com/default.asp

but then the everfocus claims 720x480 .....but i doubt it, as it has a crap local image..

yes, there is a difference ....

ganz has it i think, just choose that lens option.. http://www.cbcamerica.com/cctvprod/ganz/cams/domeCams/zckits/zckits.html

but its not rtos embedded..?

Well i know for a fact that a f:0.95 lens on my exview GE cameras, sees "much" more in low low light, opposed to the f:1.4 lens i just put on ....which sees "very little" ... Dont have a clue about the "T" factor though .. Rory

we have a ipaq and copied some pocket pc software to a flash disk and put it in the slot on the ipaq ...how do you copy that software onto the ipaq to run it ..? I dont have the ipaq myself so didnt have time to spend on this yet, anyone know off hand? Thanks Rory

anyone reps deal with the bahamas ... ? Id like to learn more but no cash to spend on experimenting/learning access right now, its all out to CCTV right now .. though If we know what product, and used it, then we can find the money to invest .. thanks Rory

i had a problem using Fire Fox with Java Applets, i downloaded the new version as I was developing an applet, and now I can view all web pages with java with no issues, in FireFox and IE ..