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Bought the CM-2 myself today, should have it on Monday to play around with. Interesting toy, glad you mentioned it VST. Scottj

thats too much money for that DVR...period. But I agree with Griff, keep the pricing in the Dealer section. Scottj

Standalones don't break down? Interesting........ Scottj

You need more money. 40 camera deployment on a shoestring budget is just a bad idea. Your deployment is only going to be as quality as the equipment from cameras, power supplies, to head end gear. Scottj

http://www.made-in-china.com They have tons of standalones available, some similiar to other brands mentioned in the forum lately. Might be worth taking a peek.

just make sure you use line level unbalanced mics. Scottj

Wren Associates http://www.wrenassociates.com/uploads/DP_rev-b.pdf Quality product, fair price range. Scottj

For 35K you can hire a couple dozen Israeli men to do foor patrols over the one mile area... Scottj

Put the DVR on a VPN with a hardware firewall. Then access the VPN prior to the DVR machine. This will give you another means of security, however what is the definition of "secure" these days anyways? If someone wants to get into hacking your unit, they could just as easily hack a sub domain of a hosted website. It is all relative to the information on the unit. Scottj

Ahhh.......well then.... Take a look at the Videocomm 5.8Ghz Tx/Rx kits, or even MicroTek's 5.8Ghz wireless products. http://www.videocommtech.com/index.php?SCREEN=view_catalogue_level4&model_ID=378 One kit per camera is required, however you only would use this type of equipment when using an analog camera set. The quality is installed correctly is very good whether using either brand. As VSTman described earlier, you could use an IP solution which consist of IP cameras or video servers and just create a VLAN environment and backhaul the video feeds to a server for archiving. Software packages such as MileStone work well and are within a reasonable budget. For the size of your installation as you mentioned to me on a previous conversation, if you can stick to wired versus wireless I think you will be much better off. It would probably be cheaper to bore conduit underground between the buildings and stick to a complete analog to DVR solution. Scottj

It appears to be a useful tool in my opinion. Certainly gives an installer and edge on the competition. Scottj

This thread sounds all fine and good, however I am still trying to figure out how you guys are planning on transmitting your video feeds from a traditional analog camera using D-Link gear from Newegg.com. I see nothing more than just establishing a low cost "VLAN" if you will. Based on what I am reading (unless I am just not reading this correctly) Tom is wishing to transmit wireless video from each camera point back to the head end DVR. I don't see how 200 bucks of D-Link gear is going to accomplish this? Please clarify here if you will Tom, or correct me if I am just missing something obvious because I am tired this morning? Scottj

Do you mean Venetian? Wow, if Chicago was before your day, I feel old as hell and I am barely teasing my way around my early thirties...yikes! Scottj

Install the audio drivers. Scottj

Hey Jasp, How about you put your skirt back in storage and come join Rory and I (among others from the forum) in Vegas? Scottj

What exactly is the CM-2? Scottj

Nice little 4 channel unit here. Put one in my last SUV and it worked great, although watching the recorded video of me driving makes the stomach a little uneasy. Scottj

I couldn't agree with you more....well said.. Scottj

How does Coyote Ugly at New York/New York sound? Cold beer, fleshy eye candy, good food.....What more can a guy want? Don't answer that. Scottj

The image quality is slightly better as well, only the recorded quality as it does not affect the live viewing. It is an improvement, however the cost factor for a smaller install would not justify the added expense. Scottj

I have them Scottj

Verify that your VGA board and drivers support DirectX 9.0 as well as De-Interlacing feature. I suggest using an ATI chipset (x550 or better) with Catalyst Drivers (download from ATI website). These drivers use the De-Interlacing controls which we have had success with when running into the same exact issue. Scottj

If you use the Geo based system with Kalatel Cyberdome cameras, you will need to use a KTD-312 converter. Scottj

10K? Wow, seems a bit steep unless there is massive storage arrays. Scottj

We have experienced just the opposite, but each area of the US can vary. As for the wireless gear, I still feel the VLAN with Motorola is a great option for covering Brockton, MA such as he is trying to accomplish. Scottj