Angus 0 Posted January 25, 2010 Hello, im new here and wanted to say great forum.. I also have a dvr question, i recently purchased this dvr, and was wondering if it would serve me well for home use? Here is a link to the manual.... Its a capture digital xdr 1600 so its abit older but i go a good deal on it... http://www.avlogicsfileserver.com/index.php?action=downloadfile&filename=XDR%20Capture%20Ver1.1.pdf&directory=capture/CAPTURE%202008/user_manuals& If anyone has any suggestions on why it woudl work/not work let me know... Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soundy 1 Posted January 25, 2010 I've been dealing with Capture's PC-based systems for several years, they not my favorite (mostly because of their interface) but they're pretty solid and do have some good features. Took a quick browse through the PDF there and it looks fairly inclusive - should be just fine for a home system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angus 0 Posted January 25, 2010 Excellent.. i just wanted to see if had any major shortcomings i should be aware of before i get it all installed and then find out.. Thanks... One question if you are famailer with them, from what i could see their is no direct web access, you must use their own viewer software to connect? or is their any other software that is compatabile? Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SurveillanceCow 0 Posted February 3, 2010 This is not a Capture Digital made device. What you have is a pretty high-end commercial-grade DVR made by a Korean manufacturer (always better quality than chinese OEM DVRs) named AVCOREA. The same manufacturer who makes the OEM boards for most of the big name US-based security product makers - and even the smaller ones like Capture Digital... It is about 4 years old, but still MPEG4 (instead of the older MJPEG). The only real drawback I see is that it uses the older technology hard disk drives (EIDE, or IDE) Modern SATA drives are now standard and the costs have plummeted in comparison (example: 250GB IDE hard drive sold 3 years ago for $200+.... 1000GB (1TB) SATA hard drives sell now for around 80 bucks. It is a much better machine than most people get when they buy home surveillance 'packages' or 'kits' and get inferior products bundled together. SurveillanceCow.com - we don't sell surveillance; we support it (remote access specialists!) Twitter: @SurveillanceCow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crosseyed66 0 Posted June 24, 2010 I would say go with the unit, the specs look good and even if you have to spend a few extra bucks to upgrade hard drive space, for what you are going to use it for it is a better quality system than what most people get on the net. I have upgraded several customers to newer systems, most time where they have several locations and want uniform systems (make's it easier for the main office to monitor them remotely) and every now and then I have picked up a outdated but still a quality unit like this. While I would not resell the unit to our customer base (liability issues plus Tec support time) I would not hesitate to give one to a grandparent or relative who I could not buy a new one (would not accept charity) but a unit that I got for free and was headed for the trash would be a different matter. Good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angus 0 Posted June 25, 2010 Well got that all up and running and so far so good, still need to work on a few things, was wondering if anyone knows where i could get the codes for the IR remote as i didn't get one with it. I would like to integrate it better into my home automation system. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
