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Hey! CONGRADULATIONS!! If there is anything I can do to be of any help assistance then please fill free to contact me!! Have you read some of the threads in the ARTICLES section? http://www.cctvforum.com/cms_articles.php Business/Marketing: http://www.cctvforum.com/cms_articles.php?cid=5 ______________________________________________________ QUESTION? Do you have some contracts already? I know this is none of my business, but I am asking as your contracts "in hand" will direct me to show you where to go. Are these residential contracts, or are you doing a City Hall, Police Dept, or a highend commercial job?? What other low voltage products services do you provide? Cable (structure wiring) installation services Alarm Intercom Home theater Sound Surround Whole House Audio Card Access Central Vac Pool Alarm Automation Networking Media Centers Are you primarly a LockSmith? Alarm Dealer? HomeTheater? Satellite Installer? Computer Repair? Looking at your background, your expertise, and what business model you want to get in to, or to achieve is what I would look at. I would then look at how your business would be funded. 1. No funds, and I will be building this business from scratch. 2. Granma just died, and I have small amount of funds 3. I was a lawyer with the tabacco settlement, and I have an obcene amount of cash to start a business. Now that we "know they self", we can look at what direction you want to go. Will you be doing this on your own, and answering to no one? Will you be taking on a partner who will provide business capital, or an area of expertise to run the business, and only you two will be in charge? Will you put together an investment pool, and having to answer to a board of directors? Do you have a friend who is a multi millionaire who you will only have to answer too?

The question is not whether the DVR will be recording with the ignition on, or powered 24/7. The question is: Are you recording other driver's driving habits, and perhaps providing a "black box" info for crash analysis such as a camera on the dash board for turnsignal identification, or miles (kilo) per hour? Do you have somekind of business such as a courier, or a pizza delivery person where cameras will be viewing areas in case you are attacked, or robbed? This would dictate what kind of DVR you should buy! __________________________________________________________ For more info you may want to follow the post of the forum member by the name of Scruit. He is very technical, and will be doing things above the "do it yourself" kind of projects, but the info that he has is very insightful!! http://www.cctvforum.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=3465 Here is one of the topics in reference to dash cams: http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=11154&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 This might be of interest to you: http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=72979&highlight=#72979 Here is another thread: http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=72911&highlight=#72911 I hope you enjoy those links! What do you think?

There many "points" that go in to selecting the "right" DVR. An AVTech DVR may not be suited for the high security goverment building, but maybe I would use an ICRealtime DVR as they are mounting the DVR in a server room, and remotely accessing it for live view, and past view. I may need a DVR that looks great over the internet at D1. The AVTech may not do D1, and it may not match the ICRealtime quality of video over the internet, or lan system. I also have to look at the following to determine the right DVR: Budget threat level (security level) installation environment camera selection (low res, high res, analog, IP, night vision, ect) option request future needs residential/light commercial (mom n pop)/commercial/ full security redundancey/backup in case of failures techsupport (and knowledgeable tech support) warranty product lifespan internet viewing local verses remote usage (desk top / rack mount) There is nothing wrong with the AVTech 16 channel DVR. On this forum you will find me to be their "champion" to a fault, and I highly recommend them. I am also the first to be open, and honest as to faults, system design, and factors to AVTech/CPCam. Lets say that I was going to sell you a DVR! My first "wild guess" is that you are highly educated to DVRs, and how they work. Something more "sophisticated" may suit your needs a little more. You might be the type to have more "control" over various functions of the DVR, and that would have to go in to the decision process of selecting a DVR. If you were totally uneducated about DVRs, and you had difficulty setting the time on a VCR, then I would pick a DVR that matches that "pesonality", and have a simple menu, and have a "quick plug n play" system. There are customers that are ignorant of DVRs, but you can tell there is going to be a quick, and high learning curve, and I would not want a DVR that is simple that is going to be left behind in that learning curve learning cycle. IT managers for example. They have no clue about DVRs, and they lack CCTV training, and that can be a severe handicap in their role of buying a system to "make the boss happy". They may think they are technical, and that they "know it all", and then approach me in a condesending tone. At this point I can sell any DVR that sounds "techie", but I had better be very careful. They may be happy now, and really upset later as they reach the higher levels of their learning curve. For an IT manager a higher end DVR that is XP/Linux based may suit their "personality" better than an entry level DVR that can do the exact same job with simple menus. Anybody can sell a DVR, but can most salepeople match the DVR to the client? Is it that most salepeople have to sell a particular DVR in their distribution chain because that will give the "boss" the highest profit percentage? Is it because they have to sell a particular DVR as they have a coop advertising plan with a distributor?? You have to keep the advertising dollars rolling in!! Are they "selling" you a DVR, or are they "pushing" you a DVR? I would tell the prospective client to tell me more about what you are looking for, and how you are going to use it, and describe where it is being used, and what the environment will be. Is security of the essence? Is price of the essence? ________________________________________________________ Computer based. This is not my expertise, and others will chime in with their experience. I would highly recommend going brand name, best of breed products. You have read post about VIA chips sets that do not work, and you have read about built in sound card problems. I think you have to "reverse engineer" a PC based product before you buy/build. Where are you mounting the cameras? What kind of cameras will work in that environment? Based on those cameras, what is the best DVR card to match the camera? Base on this DVR card what is the best motherboard to match that DVR card. Where is the DVR being mounted? Desk top, or rack mount? Does the desktop, or the rack mount case match the mother board? Base on case, motherboard, and the DVR card you can start the process of selecting the other parts to assemble you PC base system. I would not buy a $3000.00 computer to install an "EchoBAY" $45.00 4 channel DVR card. I would not buy a "WallyWorld" $300.00 computer, and install a $1200.00 Geo Vision card. _______________________________________________________ Are you buying for yourself, or are you going in to "business" for yourself? I would select a close by distributor with great tech support! Being close by you will get your products next day, or within two days. Base on this distributor you will have to sell their product line. This will dictate what you sell to your customers. I being in Florida have extreme difficulties ordering from reps/dist in California. It take 5 days to get my products, and I have to unbox them, and test them before an install. If I have an "emergencey" part that I need then I am stuck with the 5 day waiting period!! Yikes!! There other factors in deciding on a distributor as well. Are you going in to business for yourself? _______________________________________________________ What do you think?

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Router / Bridge combo: How much is that approx?? $150.00 to $200.00??

I am just curious as to how they get to the video? I would imagine on some of those elevators where the light grid is in the way of the trap door. Have a screwdriver in hand, and you are good to go!

Lets see what we can find on the web?? Interesting: http://store.sundancesolar.com/pofo10wasoch.html Now, do I put it on the dash, or the back window dash? Hey! I can hack this up, and modify it! http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=37962&doy=12m4&C=SO&U=strat15

I am only going to embarrass myself only once, but thank you! LOL!

I have not had the time to look at your DVR, but I did want to congradulate you on a job well done!!!

It depends on whether you are a low income earner, or you are a business owner that needs to blend various security "platforms", or you need more intensive options verses simplicitic operation (plug n play). I think each has it's own advantages, and each has it's own environment where they shine. I would not want to give a DVR to an elderly lady then have to teach the old lady how to navigate the "jet fighter ****pit" where she has to grab a mouse, and then have to click on a motion tab, then have to highlight the time frames on a time line, and then have to teach her to set up cameras, and masking, and then show her how to get out of the server program by clicking file, and then click on EXIT, ect, ect. Then I would have to show her how to navigate all of the user/passwords to get in to the computer, and then in to the server program. I would also be the laughing stock if I showed up with an AVTech 16 channel to install at a high security, high threat goverment building!!! Yikes! The advantages of a PC based system: Great for plug, and play repair parts such as power supply, DVR card, ect, ect.

Hello! How to mount inexpensive bullet cameras! http://www.cctvforum.com/cms_view_article.php?aid=54 How to trouble shoot camera problems! http://www.cctvforum.com/cms_view_article.php?aid=42 Here is how to fix your video source problems! http://www.cctvforum.com/cms_view_article.php?aid=41 http://scorpiontheater.com/troubleshooting.aspx http://scorpiontheater.com/cpcamtechsupport.aspx http://scorpiontheater.com/videonetworkingwithavtech.aspx __________________________________________________________ Here are some links for research.. http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=12156 ___________________________________________________________ Rory put together these links.... http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=6122 Here is a compilation of various threads to save on searching through the forum. Ill keep this as a sticky for now since its been searched for alot lately. http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=12063 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=6059 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=5776 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=4227 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=4172 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=3136 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=3012 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=4919 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=4666 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=5232 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=5095 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=4778 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=5257 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=4954 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=4890 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=4331 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=3907 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=3333 I hope this is not too much information overload!

I have installed a small amount of their DVRs. Pros: Awesome Video!! ( I am used to a lot of AVTech equipment ). I love the video off of the internet!!!! Cons: RRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! When watching playback you can only see two cameras on the screen. You can toggle the camera buttons around to see various cameras, but you can only view two, at one time. I would rather have a multi screen. If at a minimum at least a quad screen (4 cams). The quality of the video is the tradeoff of the multi screen. _____________________________________________________ Notes: You can take the Flex, and ask for an upgrade. The upgrade is called the R30 upgrade. This will take you will take you up to realtime (30fps) Recording on Every Channel! http://www.icrealtime.com/solutions/dvrfxr30.asp What do you think?

Crazythunder, what DVR did you buy?

Welcome to the website! See you on the forum!

Looks like we should be coming to you for information!! LOL! See you on the forum!

I was hoping he came up with a real cool design, and that he was pounding away on a cad drawing, and engineering up a nice little toy!! I hope he can design one with more than 4 channels, and still be away from the freq where a microwave oven would tear up the channel with noise when it is in operation.

The moving elevator roof top, or the top of the elevator shaft?? Does the elevator shaft have air conditioning? How does the DVR stay cool?

You will have to cut, and paste this in to your browser..... http://scorpiontheater.com/Documents/CP Network_Setup.pdf You can go here also! http://scorpiontheater.com/videonetworkingwithavtech.aspx What do you think?

I went by the manual on page 51. 16CH / 8CH 16CH (D) / 8CH (D) / 4CH (D) Solder Side of DSUB 25 PIN What you saw in the post was a cut and paste from the manual. Do you have a different manual? Do you have the AVTech 787, or do you have the CPCam 507, or do you have the AVTech product under a different brand name where they may have modified the pinouts? I have seen ARM DVRs that are AVtechs, but they have completely different chassis face plates. Examples can be found at Security Cameras Direct. If the cut, and paste from the manual is incorrect then I stand corrected.

I am saying that there is a possibility that the camera that you have may work. Since I have never touched the camera that you are listing, then I truely cannot say whether it will, or will not work. I would have to buy it, and try it. I think you are on the right track, and I think you will get a camera set to do what you need it to do. I hope by playing "devils advocate" with you brings all of the things that need to be thought out. They say the "devils in the details", and it looks like you got yours covered!

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