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i set it back to the factory settings as that was the first thing i thought of because i was screwing around trying to do the backlight compensation thing upon intial installation. i still dont really know how to do that backlight function as the menus seem confusing.

yes the cam does sit 2 feet below several floresant 4'x2' panels but i have ran a seperate coax from the cam and to the moniter on the floor just to see and it still slowly changes color from white to yellow.

i have used a computar and tamron and tonika [all AI] and i have also used a different camera on the line [the new ganz that levon sells] and the yellowing only happens on the pano 484.

has anyone used the high end honeywell FUSION dvr ? it is pc based and seems to have all the bells and whistles along with very high quality pictures both live and remote ? as this unit costs around $5000 i assume it is head and shoulders above the video insight pc based dvr?

my needs for dvr are in this order, 1] need high quality picture recording with audio 2] need long term storage 30to 60 days for 4 cams in motion 3]need to be able to remote view w/ audio either live or recorded, but again the picture quality is utmost. would sacrifice remote capability for actual quality of recording. and am able to spend 5 to 7 thousand per system is it still the ge kalatal dvr, over the rest, which are to me the honeywell, toshiba, atv, nuvico, clinton, sanyo, gvi, and video insight?

i thought that pelco and honeywell were not the same thing? the price i got for a 4 cam [rem-fpk1 ] one terabite, was from either spytown or 2mcctv i think? i saw one of the fusions at honeywell show in seattle and it outshined any other there. adi price was way higher. i also found a sdvr-10-600 ge for less than 4 k. do you think the ge is better than the fusion or a atv dvr? by the way i am finding the panasonic super III 484 camera awesome.

has anyone had any experience with a pc based toshiba surveillex or evr series dvr? these are fairly high powered units. also has anyone used or installed the Clinton line of dvrs specifically the CE-DVR080? looking for high quality recordings/ 8 channel/ with single audio / remote viewing / 60 days storage? any help is greatly apprieciated, thank you

i am looking to install a dvr in a cctv enviroment [retail video store] i need one camera at the front counter to record in high resolution with audio and text insertion and somewhere between 5 to 10 fps. the other 3 channels can be recorded at normal resolution at 3- fps with no text or audio. All the cameras to be set on motion dection recording [approx 50% of stores hours open or recording motion 6 hours a day]. i hope to be able to record 60 days on the dvr. 4 cameras is all i need for now but it would be nice to have the ability to expand to more in the future, [8 channel dvr]. the text insertion would be off of a paralel port splitting with a y cable from the printer [ aski text, okidata 320printer] [AVE has a $500.00 unit that is compatable with paralel port] i need to be able to remote view the recording and live cctv. i have dsl w/384 kb upload speed at the actual site [entry level dsl speed] i have broadband at the remote site we wish to view the store from. my research sofar indicates i may need a terabite for 60 days? My cameras will be panasonic super dyn III's. Any ideas??

sorry rory, your remote wiew works fine. i just didnt see where it was on the page.

i cant get any dvrs to come up on rorys site? shows only one 4 channel unit without any picture??

by low end units in four channel /triplex/ stand alone/ 320gig+ hdd/ i assume you mean costing less than $2000.00? i am looking to find a really good dvr for around 5k, is that possible?? i thought it was? If you read my original post asking for any suggestions it will be self explanatory, thanks,

am looking to install a dvr in a cctv enviroment [retail video store] i need one camera at the front counter to record in high resolution with audio and text insertion and somewhere between 5 to 10 fps. the other 3 channels can be recorded at normal resolution at 3- fps with no text or audio. All the cameras to be set on motion dection recording [approx 50% of stores hours open or recording motion 6 hours a day]. i hope to be able to record 60 days on the dvr. 4 cameras is all i need for now but it would be nice to have the ability to expand to more in the future, [8 channel dvr]. the text insertion would be off of a paralel port splitting with a y cable from the printer [ aski text, okidata 320printer] [AVE has a $500.00 unit that is compatable with paralel port] i need to be able to remote view the recording and live cctv. i have dsl w/384 kb upload speed at the actual site [entry level dsl speed] i have broadband at the remote site we wish to view the store from. my research sofar indicates i may need a terabite for 60 days? My cameras will be panasonic super dyn III's. Any ideas??

thanks for your imput. i live in the seattle, wa. area. i wonder if the Video Insight pc dvr would be a good choice for my application? the fact that they offer a 30 day return policy makes me want to try it out. regarding my entry lever dsl line this is only on the actual site or upload side. i quess i should think in terms of $5000.00 to $6500.00 as cost for the dvr? once i ran across a dvr on the web that had swapable hard drives that you could remove from the dvr and connect it to any remote pc to view its contents. have you heard of something like this? it would allow a retail store owner to take home the recordings from his store and compare them to the actual paper invoices generated from each transaction at his store without losing any resolution . not to mention you could archive easily assuming the hard drives did not cost too much? and as far as the pos goes, the AVE company sells a generic text inserter with search capabilites for about $500 a station that works with aski text off of the parr. printer port so maybe that would help in the selection of my dvr ?