gold007eye

Thanks for all the replies. Could you possible explain the difference between CIF & D1? In all reality I need something so that if an event is captured (say a robbery, theft, vandalism, etc.) I can make out what was going on and some details. Or as another example if I have a cam on the register; I can make out what the employee is doing. So those systems I showed you are basically crap or? Any suggestions system wise? Right now I am not going to be allocating all 16 slots. At most probably 8, but I was trying to plan ahead in case I wanted to add any other cams later on. How can I tell what exactly the Specs really mean when it comes to recording quality / screen size? Also what compression method is the best to go with? MJPEG, JPEG2000, .H284, or MPEG4(+)?

Can anyone help me with what system to use? This is going to be for a convienent store w/ 24/7 Day/Night recording. What I need is something that will record 16 channels (Individually at Full Screen, not in Quad Mode, etc.) @ 30 FPS per Camera/Channel. I have been doing a lot of research, but want to make sure I get the right system. I am looking for something between $1,000 - $1,500 w/ 1TB HDD. I would like to have it as a Standalone DVR and Preferrably with the Loop Out feature, and DVD-R/CD-R backup capabilites. These are systems I am contemplating between. Any suggestions, comments, experience with, etc? the (Brackets are the dotcom addresses as I can't post links yet. CCTVDVR16 (WorldEyeCam) WAVC-AVC787D (WorldEyeCam) CL-16 (CloseOutCCTV) ---> I am really leaning towards this one. Any help would or other suggestions / sites where I can buy your suggested DVR(s) would be greatly appreciated.