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I have been visiting this forum on and off for a while. I would like to solicit a recommendation for a recording system that meets the following specs: Remotely viewable (Via static IP) 32 Cameras Event Logging Ability to keep 30 days worth recording on all 32 inputs Reliable Remote viewer Reliable and possibly Redundant Disk System Good UI for configuration as well as viewing At least 1 PTZ input Right now we have 16 cameras and we are looking to increase that number. Also our current DVR (Digital Sprite from DM) has dropped a drive for the fourth time in 5 years among other problems we have had with it. I really dislike the fact that I can get virtually no support for the DM DVR and everything has to be sent to them through the supplier. Also it has had drives replaced multiple times and when that happens I can't even view live data, I am assuming that something that is required in order for the remote viewing to work is on the disk? When we first got the DM Digital Sprite the remote viewing worked great, after we sent it in the first time it ceased to function correctly, it constantly has to be shut down and brought back up in order to view different times and events, it is like the navigation features on the remote viewing have issues. I have looked at the Bosch Dibos systems and those look nice however it would be nice to hear from someone who has installed them and how their reliability is. Also I have looked into the Pelco Systems and a bit at the Kodicom stuff. I was also recommended by one supplier to buy two 16 channel DVRs instead of 1 32 channel, only issue with that would be can you view both (or all cameras) remotely without connecting to two different sessions? Anyway any help or guidance would be very much appreciated! I don’t mind paying a bit more for something reliable and useable, the one issue that I have with DVR based systems is based on what I have seen with DM, if anything goes wrong with a drive I can’t simply replace it myself, it has to go back to them through a supplier and it takes forever.

I did look into the Vigil and Video Insigt systems. With the Vigil system I couldn't really get the Demo System working very well. I talked to a vendor that sells the Video Insight equipment and I really didn't get a huge amount of useful info, just normal quick answers to basic questions, didn't sound like he was really excited by the equipment... Anyway at the end of the conversation I asked him what he would recommend giving him the same basic info as in the OP and he told me he would recommend the Pelco DX8132. I couldn't find a demo at all for this so I have nothing to go on. Has anyone (i know stupid question) worked with the Pelco DVR systems and if so can you share your experience and opinion of them? I did have the opportunity to also get on a live Dibos demo system, the web client seemed a bit clunky however seemed to work better then what I currently have. I did really like the option available in the Video Insight system, wish I could have played around with a Vigil

Thank you for your response, what software can be used to tie two DVR's together and how exactly does that work? I would definately not be opposed to two seperate DVR systems in fact that would give me some redundancy that having only one would not, if one did go down then I could at least cover the most important camera's while I had one out for fixing. Any other suggestions?