Don Stephens

I'm talking about it most likely being a limitation of your network. I don't think changing it to UDP is going to do anything to help.

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If you're not familiar with IP, this might be a much more time consuming installation for you than the alternative. Your other HD options right now are HDTVI, HDCVI, and maybe AHD. I would look into HDCVI and HDTVI if you wanted to make life a little easier for yourself (and cheaper). I would stay away from wireless if you can. If you can trench and run 200 feet of conduit, that would be much better; otherwise, depending on your camera placement, you may be backing yourself into a corner. You're also going to want to consider the lengths of all of your cable runs if this a bigger piece of property to be covered. Make sure that you can run cable as far as you need to with whatever camera type you decide on or if this is going to be a deciding factor.

You don't have enough bandwidth to view all 26 cameras simultaneously on multiple computers if it's freezing. TCP is normal. The Multicast/MultiPreview/0Channel-0 feature is probably going to be your solution to your bandwidth problem. It's set up through your System Settings under Display. All you need to do is enable the feature and and adjust a few settings. This feature is meant as a method of cheating the bandwidth; just be aware that you're going to lose things like PTZ control and digtal zoom when using this as all 26 cameras will technically be displaying as one single camera view.

I would go off the assumption that it's probably just going to be plug and play. I can't imagine a whole lot of scenarios where it wouldn't be.

I'm fairly certain that this is the camera: http://www.hikvision.com/en/products_show.asp?id=7326 ONVIF, PSIA, CGI, and ISAPI are all listed on that page and if you're buying a Hikvision NVR, which is probably the right choice, you'll be fine.

Maybe this... http://www.visus.pt/mirrors/dynacolor/Manuais_Guias/English/Keyboards/D7312/00-37312-0ED2%203.4.pdf

Lens, bracket, power supply Sometimes an enclosure (outdoors), power pigtail, various connectors. What camera are you looking at. Everything you need will occasionally come as a package deal.

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It's open source...of course there's other manufacturers. That doesn't negate the fact that everyone still associates HDTVI with Hikvision. Would you like to try and point out errors in grammar next as a way to continue your argument or are you done now?

None of this even matters. The fact is that HDTVI was never even presented as an option, but for some reason every thread demands at least one Hikvision super fan. All of this is just confusing the hell out of the person who originally asked the question. Hikvision and HDTVI is super cool. It works just as well, and in a lot of cases, better than other brands. You win. SymphonyX8, HDCVI is not backwards compatible so don't make the mistake of thinking it is. If you want to run your existing camera in addition to new HDCVI cameras, you need a Tribrid DVR (SD Analog, HDCVI, IP). It's probably going to be more cost effective to replace cameras than it will be to keep them considering the price of DVR and size of the system.

I'm aware of that for HDTVI. They're building their DVRs to handle both signal types. You're on the verge of defining what a Hybrid DVR is for me.

Yes, and that technology is known as Tribrid or Hybrid DVRs, and they're available for every signal type. They are DVRs specifically intended to bypass the complete lack of backwards compatibility in this industry. There's no such thing as backwards compatibility. I haven't contradicted that. There's only workarounds to backwards compatibility and those workarounds exist for all signal types, not just HDTVI. My hand remains far from my own face.

HDCVI is not backwards compatible and your standard definition analog cameras will not work on an HDCVI DVR unless you purchase a Tribrid DVR.

Your username makes me think you might be slightly biased... Also, that article is a year and a half old and it's the most recent publication the site has to offer about HDSDI. A year and a half ago was right around the time HDSDI was still generally accepted as halfway decent. Since then, a good majority have come to despise it.

Google might be big, but they're not exactly an evil empire. I'm not sure you're going to do yourself any favors by turning this into a legal battle. Just contact them and explain situation. It would certainly upset me if someone was driving around on my property taking pictures. Google is not going to risk a legal battle when they can just erase the footage. The pictures of your property are not worth more than the cost of their attorneys. https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6077208?rd=1 Under the section titled "Report imagery or sensitive content," you'll find a category named "Remove content for legal reasons." The drop-down menu from that category will link you to a contact form (http://goo.gl/U8e8wn).

This is blatantly false. Of course cable quality matters, regardless of which signal typre you're talking about. You may want to consult the information provided by the people who developed the technology; HDCVI clearly calls for solid copper cable that's at least 20AWG to achieve it's maximum distance for transmission. I'm glad you've tested hundreds, but I've product tested thousands from almost every known manufacturer. You will neuter your HDCVI cameras if you use anything other that solid copper RG59 or better. HDCVI, HDTVI, and AHD all have the required equipment readily available on the market to run both SD analog and HD analog simultaneously. The technology is not solely limited to HDTVI. From a quality standpoint, I don't know what makes you think one is better than the other. At this point, they're all nearly identical in capabilities and features. It just becomes of a matter of personal opinion and preference.

Cameras with wipers are very rarely necessary and when they're not, they usually just smudge. I'm not sure I really understand the purpose of running fiber. Fiber seems ridiculously excessive here for your setup. I don't understand everyone's obsession with running fiber lately when the distances don't call for it.

That Cat5 cable sounds like junk; definitely proceed with replacing it. I still don't understand how you could have done any damage to anything unless you crossed video and power.

If they don't take the time to give you the specs of the equipment they're trying to sell you on, then it's time to find someone else. I don't need to know what specific equipment is involved here; based on everything else on the list, it's obvious this guy is trying to make a 100% off of his own MSRP purchases. Since he obviously wasted your time, make him waste his. After he gives you gives you the equipment list or specs, just go buy it yourself. There's no reason to feel bad for someone who's trying to take you for every penny you have.

I'm guilty of telling people that there isn't anything above 700TVL with standard def analog cameras. The reason is, I simply don't view the cheap 800TVL and 1000TVL image sensors to be high enough quality to really recommend. You can find some that are programmed very well, but even those are only the equivalent of a decent 700TVL camera.

I'm partial to Dahua but Hikvision is arguably the same stuff. You might be able to find what you're looking for from the right seller that falls into your budget. If you land something for that price though, make sure the warranty is there, but don't expect a lot of help in the tech support department.

Dahua and Longse use Ambarella sensors.

Manufacturer : http://bit.ly/1Dxu21N It's very likely either them or one particular big e-commerce customer of theirs that's selling it. You can't find anything on most Amazon companies because most of them are extremely small operations and operate under a different registered business name and/or parent company. I have very little experience with this manufacturer. I product tested a few cameras of theirs a couple years back and was so frustrated with the quality and longevity of them that we advised our company not to sell them...to anyone. The image sensors were very poor quality and the motors within their PTZ cameras had difficulties working properly for longer than 3-4 months before needing to be replaced. Basically, their cameras had the problems of cameras that were being manufactured 10+ years ago. All of that being said, it was a couple years ago and I have no idea what kind of quality control changes they could have made since then. Personally, I just assume spend another hundred dollars and buy directly from a US supplier with a warranty and tech support.

You'll just lose video until it's corrected. There shouldn't be any power running through them that could do damage to your camera unless you wired something incorrectly.