John_lin78 0 Posted June 29, 2005 as title, I would like to know everybody's dream 16ch MPEG-4 DVR and what kind of features it should have? brand and price are not taking into consideration, just the product and features and specs. should be a fun thread to see. My would be - real time (480fps ntsc / 400fps pal) - big storage (expandable preferrable) - dvd r/w for easy file back - network functions - remote control - motion detection - fashionable look (is it really that important?) - something else I can't think of right now what's yours looks like? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob the b 0 Posted June 29, 2005 16 channel audio in and out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottj 0 Posted June 29, 2005 Already done, all of the above. Cost is the driver. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted June 29, 2005 Hmmm, since we are in the stand alone section, just the GE DVMRe-CT with Mpeg4 and faster speed ... its right around the corner .. do i detect a manufacturer in here ..? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doug 0 Posted June 30, 2005 I'd like to see a feature that looks at the overall image from a camera and compares it to a "control" image and determines if the camera has been blocked or moved, it should be possible to specify an area of the image that doesn't change unless blocked or moved and have the machine check at regular intervals and also require a set number of checks before reporting a change to prevent temporary blockages triggering an alert. I have had several instances where a camera has been moved and due to the motion mask setup it either no longer records or records continously. Doug Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted June 30, 2005 Geo has missing object, similar to what you are looking at .. have you tried that ? Dont know if will check in ..but it can send alerts if an object is moved ...? Ill test it out on this New DVR i have until monday .. (thanks Scott ) Rory Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doug 0 Posted June 30, 2005 Geo aren't on my most favoured equipment list at the moment Doug Geo has missing object, similar to what you are looking at .. have you tried that ? Dont know if will check in ..but it can send alerts if an object is moved ...? Ill test it out on this New DVR i have until monday .. (thanks Scott ) Rory Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted June 30, 2005 why I never used it until they got rid of the dongle, these cards I have dont need them . whats up .. Ive only used it for a week now so let us know ... thanks Rory Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John_lin78 0 Posted June 30, 2005 Geo has missing object, similar to what you are looking at .. have you tried that ? Dont know if will check in ..but it can send alerts if an object is moved ...? Ill test it out on this New DVR i have until monday .. (thanks Scott ) Rory would this be something similar to "motion detection"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted June 30, 2005 Geo has missing object, similar to what you are looking at .. have you tried that ? Dont know if will check in ..but it can send alerts if an object is moved ...? Ill test it out on this New DVR i have until monday .. (thanks Scott ) Rory would this be something similar to "motion detection"? Not quite, well it is, but it is more advanced, or a variation of. You can set up a section of a locked image, say you pick the car park, you set the image and lock it on a car so thats the normal image, then you select an area, the car (an object), and set it up so that it is listed as a missing object incase it is moved from the video image. You can then send alerts on missing object. Motion detection would be if there is movement in the area of the car, but missing object is if that car moves totally from the original fixed image. Rory Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jisaac 0 Posted July 31, 2005 Mace advanced dvr definitly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cctvfan 0 Posted July 31, 2005 The GUI must support simultaneous playback of multiple AND arbitrarily selected cameras (say, cam 4, 5, 11 & 15 as a quad layout), AND also in a time-synchronized fashion too, i.e. when a bad guy disappearing in one cam should show up in another AT THE CORRECT MOMENT (accurate to the 1/10th sec The only DVR I've seen with the last feature (sync'ed playback) is Capture / Hitron embedded. I-View (my other favorite) supports multiple camera playback too, but unfortunately I can't get different cams to sync up (drive me mad). BTW, the above features are not specific to 16-ch, but it's just that for 16 channels, there is a higher chance multiple cameras would cover the same vicinity, and hence the sync'ed playback feature is more useful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted July 31, 2005 yeah the GE DVRs do that well ... the camera to camera feature ... also GEO seems to do it pretty well. Iview, havent had the chance to really test that feature, but i love Iviews Remote Video, da bestest, especially for multiple DVRs and 30 cameras. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cctvfan 0 Posted August 2, 2005 Thanks Rory. Obviously there're many DVRs out there which I know little or nothing about. So this feature is pretty standard on the GEs... Yes, I agree I-View handles multi-site very well, and I like the way how the IE and FreeView remote viewers behave consistently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qman 0 Posted August 2, 2005 Damm, you people are going to make me carry I-VIEW again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
