Hello,
I'm looking for a 16 channel DVR with remote viewing to moniter a gas station QuikieMart. We need a DVR that can provide 31 days of recording with audio and records in real time recording or something close to real time. We are currently using a Panasonic time lapse vcr with a Robot multiplexor. This setup works fine except the playback skips too many frames so it's hard to keep track of the cashier's cash handling.
So far I've looked at Kalatel, Panasonic, Dedicated Micros, Vitek, Rugged-cctv and Everfocus. I'm not exactly familiar with the technical aspects of DVRs so I'm not eactly sure which is appropriate for our needs. The following is what I've researched from the internet and speaking to suppliers.
Kalatel: DVMRe-16CT320A - $4275 Expensive, Reliable, good features,
Have not seen its remote viewing demo.
Panasonic: WJ-hd316 320GB - $4524 Expensive. Lots of features. Have not hard anybody using it. Brand name. The panasonic vcr has been very reliable.
Dedicated Micros: DS2P DX16C 320GB - $4600 Expensive. Good features. I saw the demo on their websit. Picture was good but the motion was jerky. Maybe too many people accessing it?
Vitek: vt-dvr16400 400GB $2480
Link: http://www.at-fairfax.com/DVR/VitekDvr.htm#VTDVR
Good price. Good Features. Reliability unknown. Saw the demo, motion was good, but the picture quility was not as good as the DM.
Rugged-cctv: Elx 16 channel 500GB $3600
Link: http://www.rugged-cctv.com/ELX16-240Brochure.pdf
Good features. Unknown company. Unknown reliability. Saw their demo on their website. Picture quality was good, motion was OK. Has the option to daisy chain external firewire hard drives.
EverFocus: EDSR1600/600gb $2050 Very good price. Good Features. Not too sure about reliablity. Have not seen demo.
