How do you think of HDcctv? It can be a sustitute for IP?

[cglaeser 0]

Would a 5MP camera be able to see the shoplifter in the next aisle?

 

No, but it has a better chance of an ID in that isle. Look, we all agree there a trade-offs. Detection, recognition, low-light performance, bandwidth, storage, cost, etc, etc, etc, we all agree there is no one solution for all applications.

 

Best,

Christopher

[tesc_cctvpro 0]

I think it worth repeating!

 

No solution is a best fit solution in ALL Cases.

 

The only motivation behind trying to play one technology against the other could be for commercial gain.

 

From a technicians view the more tools, the more solutions available - the better.

 

Analog, IP, HDcctv are all tools in the box. Each can be used where appropriate. We should never try to force fit a technology to a specific application. Let the application define the solution.

 

Hddctv is no easier to install than existing systems, which will still be around for a long time.

 

The DIY market represents 25% of the total market in the US.

 

The UK has moved to regulate CCTV, the USA has a well evolved system of certification for VSS Technicians.

 

Of course anybody can install a cctv system - but not anybody can do it right! Just as anybody can service an automobile in their backyard.

 

If the only criteria a customer is using is "price" then the customer is not educated. Customer education is a very significant part of "marketing". If the situation is as bad as you describe - then the industry is not succeeding in customer education.

 

Consider students who attend CCTV training - they have been doing installs for years, but after the training they meet with frustration. Frustration arises because they suddenly realize that they cannot do the Job properly - they suddenly realize that they don't have the necessary tools to do a proper Job. Oscillators, probes, etc. Before the training they where getting by without those because they where not doing it right!

 

It is necessary to focus on the foreseeable trends, but prudence demands consideration be given to the thousands or millions of existing installs running on coax. The IP explosion has been somewhat delayed due to hesitance by many existing customers to underake the "forklift upgrade" - there is a huge market represented by the number of existing installs.