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You can read my old thread: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=40812 Actually the DVR card was never the problem as I originally thought. After some testing I found out that the cameras stopped working, at the same day my gpu card stopped too (probably at the same minute but I was missing and I can't verify it). I feel that there is a connection between the 2 problems. Is it possible that my PC did something to the cameras? or vice versa that the cameras did something to the PC? Should I just blame the psu of the cameras? It's a weird situation for sure.

Hi everyone. I have problems with DVR cards almost all the time and it's furstrating because they all come from compatibility issues. First I made a dvr-only pc and I used an older card which I had used successfully in the past but when I installed it no video was shown in the DVR software. Looking at the manual I found they only supported Intel chipsets. Having found no other solution I bought a new pci 8ch card (NV930X) from ebay (seller was global-cctv). When I received it I installed and to my surprise this one didn't show video too! Having panicked slightly, I downloaded the latest version of the program which fixed the problem! All went well after (video quality was not very good and the cameras which were very far with 100m cable did not show as good as with a temporary display only unit) for about 4 months. Than one day I found out that my GPU has died. I tested with a 210 GPU to make sure this was the culprit and even though I was correct the software didn't show video from the cameras. I ordered a new GPU (HD6450) and installed and still the same problem. I changed OS from win xp to win 7 32bit to see if a newer OS solved those issues. Still the same problem again! I contact the ebay seller who has not put a single item for sale since January to no avail. Than I contacted macro-video who is the card and program maker. They used teamviewer to look up into my pc and told me that the problem is the cable or I need to repair/replace the card. Which they are not willing to do even though they are the manufacturers and I have to contact the vanished eBay seller. Even if they did cover it I would have to be charged the transportation costs for sending and receiving which they said are greater than the card value. They suggested to buy from their shop which for me has no point since their support is ridiculous and I could have exactly the same issue. Thinking of that makes no sense because the card showed camera footage before my GPU died! When I changed the GPU the problems started. This can only mean that it's a compatibility issue between the card and the GPU. My mother board is Asrock n68c-gs fx with an Amd Athlon 64 x2 5600+. I don't know what to do at the moment. I can order a new card but I am afraid of another compatibility issue. What would you recommend to do?

OK that was me not selecting Pal, when I switched from NTSC to Pal the problem got solved. Now what can I do to ensure there will not be any problem again with burning the cameras (probably from overvoltage)?

I meant image shaking, not resolution.

Is this less possible to happen when you use a dvr recorder instead of a dvr card on a PC? Also I noticed that DVR cards have inferior image quality.

I had 4 brand new cameras. 2 were under a roof and 2 on a stand. Is it possible that the pci card returned electricity to the cameras? I was told this by a person who is involved in cctv installations.

I guess it's not going to happen...

Hello. Did you send the card? I haven't received any reply to my PMs

Igano, If interested in, I can send you one of our PCI Express Card for 8 analog cameras. You may leave your address to my mailbox. OK I have sent you a PM with my shipping address.

I mention in detail on the first post that I had GPU in my PC. And have tried with 3 different GPU since it stopped working!

The conclusion in my case is that the DVR card did not have a problem with my AMD cpu/motherboard (since it was working in the beginning) but it just died only after 1-2 months. Yes there is a PCi express slot available in the motherboard. If you can do this for me, I would really really be grateful!

So after some months that I forgot about it, a recent theft reminded me I need my cctv to work.... I brought here another PC which is Pentium-based and still the same problems. I am sure that there is a problem with the card. And since the ebay seller is gone there is no case for a replacement. Please someone recommend me a dvr card for 8 cameras that works with out issues and has a decent software. Price range from 40 to 100$.

I red somewhere that cards based on 960H are more recent than H.264 and maybe they are more compliant with recent technologies?

Is there a problem with H.264 or do I need to find the newest H.800-900 something?

How can you explain there was no problem in the beginning? And the problem happened when I changed the GPU?

The chip has written on it: MV9300 On the base of the card you can see 9308 2013-1 V2.0 There's also some very small letters on the chip if you need them maybe I can read them with a magnifying glass.

ASrock N68C-GS FX NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a http://www.asrock.com/mb/NVIDIA/N68C-GS%20FX/?cat=Specifications