MikeMiller

Hi guys, I am planning a setup with 5 ip-cameras (haven't bought them yet) and I am wondering what the best nvr-system for recording and playback might be. My aim is to have a GREAT "PLAYBACK-SYSTEM" that makes it easy for me to watch the footage and navigate thru it. "Live-View" is NOT important for me - I'll am sure that I'll BARELY use it. Those features are important to me: - easy setup - Access nvr via VPN and watch footage on windows explorer, ipad or iphone - Easy Multi-Cam Playback of ALL cameras at the same time - double-speed (up to 8x) of all cameras - dual-streams would be great on playback so I can watch footage on low bandwith - a multi-screen playback feature of a selected cam would be great (if have heard of systems being able to split one hour up on multiple screens in 5-minute-windows... Right now my eyes are on SYNOLOGY (which I have already tested) BUT I also found the VIVOTEK VAST solution (which seems to be a bit more feature-rich BUT also more complex to setup?). Which system would you recon me to go for? I am really looking forward to your tips

Can anyone give a recommendation on which brand to prefer? I need to have a good nvr-playback-system that enables me to quickly scan footage. Without ordering the hardware I find it really hard to judge the quality of the NVRs as there are NO online-demos and NO good youtube-videos showing how playback works. ZModo http://surveillance.zmodo.com/zmodo-8-channel-720p-nvr-system-with-8-hd-ip-cameras-2tb-hdd.html ANNKE http://www.annke.com/ VIVOTEK http://www.vivotek.com/nd8322p/#views:view=jplist-grid-view HIKVISION http://www.amazon.com/HIKVISION-DS-7608NI-E2-8P-Network-Recorder/dp/B00VMNRZS4/?tag=c24m-20

Hi Uppo, can you let us know which system you went with and if you can recon it?

Hi Daryl733, thanks a lot for your quick response!  I'll actually need to buy ALL equipment new - the diskstation I have is only for trial purpose. I am just looking for NVR functionality and need NO NAS functionality. So synology NVR216 might be an option, but I found DS216j to be cheaper (and probably as good). For cameras I'd love to have dome-style cameras with IR and 1080p and a wide angle +90degree. Option 1: Synology DS216j plus 4 camera license pack. The software itself feels a bit unstable and I have the feeling that they might NOT be where the competition is feature wise. Still this is a system quite easy to setup. Option 2: Vivotek with VAST SYSTEM If I'd get ONLY VIVOTEK cams then I could make use of their free VAST software (http://www.vivotek.com/vast/#views:view=jplist-grid-view) I simply don't understand how a VAST setup would work? Let's say I have 5 of those (http://www.vivotek.com/fd816b-hf2/#overview). Do I then need to buy the extra Vivotek NVR (http://www.vivotek.com/fd816b-hf2/#overview) PLUS install a standalone-server with VAST Server installed? Sounds like a quite complex system. Am I getting this right? Option 3: Annke package On my research I also found this one here which looks really great: http://www.annkestore.com/annke-8ch-1080p-hd-poe-security-camera-system-w-8-x-2mp-dome-cameras-1tb-hdd.html. BUT I have NOT found a online-DEMO to quickly check out how the playback software works. Hmmm... this stuff is quite confusing. The biggest problem is the lag of online-demos of the systems. Any more thoughts about those options? Or other alternatives to have a look at?

Thanks for the hint!! I got synology now - you can use it on mac when you give parallels enough ram (12GB) and turn on 3d-rendering. Thanks for the feedback!!! I really appreciate it!

Hi guys, I have waisted a lot of time trying to get my synology to work with a simple 1-camera "foscam c1"-setup. Summery is: it sucks using mac osx safara and also using internet explorer 11 in parallels. (see here for infos https://forum.synology.com/enu/viewtopic.php?f=82&t=96848&p=433620) Can you guys recon any good alternatives you can recon for a small setup with 5 cameras? I'd like to have something like synology's playback&search-features that look really great on the advertising but SUCKS in reality. Any suggestions?

Hi guys , I am thinkibg about using VAST software- have you made good experiences with it?

Hi, just letting you know: I have the same problem. Synology software sucks right now - I have tried it with mac osx safari and in parallels with internet explorer 11. Both DO NOT work stable. Have you found a solution?