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That would be a Qsee product.... I'll let others comment on the quality.

I would go with Everfocus model EDVR9D1 Is a 9 channel with the dvd Burner.... 3 year Warranty ... They also have a 4 channel in this model. I would also stay away from Qsee products.

Make sure the connectors are on good...

I like Everfocus's EDVR16D1 model. It's affordable and I've used them throughout different amusement parks and have had no trouble even in harsh conditions.

The question is do you want a piece of a pie or do you want the whole pie? While cable is generally faster... . you must share bandwidth with others... so if network usage on your street or area is high then your bandwidth may be decreased substantially. Now with DSL you might not get the speeds of cable but you are looking at a direct connection and no sharing of bandwidth.

I think you should go with Fiber for the amount of area and the throughput that will be needed. Estimate the costs of cabling and the cost for a Fiber box installed in the various locations that you plan on having network equipment. Jump off each fiber box with a single cat5 converter or for more than one camera use a Fiber to Cat5 switch. Your costs will include: Fiber cable Fiber boxes and termination points The switches (if there are more than one camera in the location) or Converters With cat5 being stretched to capacity you will most certainly have a lot of attenuation and the throughput will be limited for transmission. A good outdoor PTZ camera I would recommend is the WV-CW964 by Panasonic. The camera is weather proof , works day and night.

How about a 4 channel Everfocus product? I've never had any trouble with name brand systems.. The EDVR4D1 is a great dvr.... and comes with a built in DVD burner. Good Luck... let us know what you get.

I agree with Kingwood... HikVision DS 4016HCI would be the best cards for the greatest resolution and frame rates. The cards are also stackable.... where as GeoVision cards are not. DS 4016HCI 16 channels can have 8 channels of 4cif at real time or all channels at cif real time. Great card

I am from North East Ohio.... graduated from Kent State University most notably known for the Kent State War Protests May 1970. I received a Bachelors in Business majoring in Computer Information Systems. I recently moved to South Florida for graduate school.... I'm working on attaining an MBA. I am 23 years old and am extremely interested in surveillance technology. I also own a surveillance retail business and always looking for other opportunities to expand in the IT and security industry. I joined this forum to keep up to date with the latest technology and network with security professionals around the world. Thanks Matt

7.5 ips on all 16 channels in sif... The dvr lets you change settings for individual channels so you get the quality and speed you want on the most crucial channels.

Welcome Ralph... I plan to make a trip to the Netherlands within the year. Any recommendations of places to visit?

Elyria... I have some good friends close by in Oberlin.

I would run two 64 channel systems and cluster the servers using Linux-HA. High Availability Linux will allow you to cluster your servers using software named 'Heartbeat' which is a cluster management program. Microsoft also offers MSCS ... which essentially does the same thing.

Goodluck... let me know how it works out

hmm... Either you probably aren't getting a high resolution on all of your channels...or maybe a bad resolution across all channels.. But you said you can get CIF across all channels... maybe you should up it to 4CIF But I have a feeling your problem is with the cabling... possibly too long of a run? What type of cable are you using? and how long is the run?

How are you all quoting installs? Are the customers charged by camera? and what is the general fee charged? I know it may depend on each situation... but I'm just looking for general information... I'd like to start doing installs in my area... but have no idea what to charge in order to remain competitive. Any help would be greatly appreciated... Thanks Matt

Rory... the private message was extremely helpful, that is exactly what I was looking for... I appreciate your help

Well I still prefer the view at Hooters But I did go to the ghost bar last year.... go to the restaurant just above the ghost bar....fantastic food... by far the best city view of vegas.

Thanks for your response... I've done installs for Cedar Fair Inc's amusement parks, but it was done as an employee.. and we mainly used... EverFocus DVRs...but I'm familiar with Panasonic and GE Security products as well. I've got the market fairly understood as to what prices to charge for what equipment... . but as far as the installation goes... I'm lost as to what to charge... Any starting out figures to give me a general idea of cost per hour for labor and cost per camera installed.. would be great.

What part of Ohio if I may ask? and where are ya located now? ...

To my knowledge... I would say a permit is not required... but then again I am not sure... There are certain building cabling codes that should be followed but as far as permits go for a basic surveillance system I would think not. It's just like installing a PC for your business... proper codes do need to be followed for plenum safe cables in case of fires. I hope I was some help

Well the Venetian is much nicer than hooters... but hooters has the better view

There are some great sites out there that offer geovision deals... try active-vision or worldeyecam

This is hilarious ! ...

I've managed and installed EverFocus DVRs at several amusement parks. They are extremely durable... in fact they would work when it was 90+ out with just a fan to cool them. I think it is a great brand