zgebis 0 Posted September 30, 2014 Can anyone suggest a DVR that will last. Over the past 2 years we have gone through several DVRs. The cheep, Lorex and Q-See bundle models. Can anyone recommend a long lasting DVR. Our insurance company is covering up to $1200.00. Quick requirements Needs PTZ- Pelco D 16 Channel (BNC)- Support 960H recording at 5 FPS per channel Needs to be web accessible and android compatible. 4 Channels of audio (BNC or RCA) Support a minimum 3TB of storage (sata hard drive internal) Ability to record continuously and list motion events, and be able to just review motion events ________________________________________________________________________________ Here is the full requirements in detail- The system shall offer remote network connectivity to a properly specified PC computer that allows transmission of video and control data over the Ethernet network. The DVR shall offer multiple continuously recorded digital video and audio channels onto a hard drive medium. The DVR shall incorporate an embedded Linux operating system using a proprietary software application for control, management and display. The DVR shall offer simultaneously view live or playback while continuing to record and network transfer. The DVR shall employ a high profile H.264 compression algorithm in the video digitizing scheme. The DVR shall provide full digital video and audio surveillance over a standard 100Base-T network by the use of a GUI The DVR shall collect multiple channels (16) of analog video, 4 channels of audio and digitize them for the purpose of display, archive and requested distribution across the Ethernet network. Cameras shall be the primary analog input devices. Each channel of video data shall have the capability of being recorded, displayed, played back, archived and distributed simultaneously across the network. The video shall also be capable of alarm notification based on motion via a built-in utility to configure motion detection of objects in the individual camera scenes. Each camera can be customized for motion area and sensitivity using grid blocks. The motion events shall be transmitted to authorized users via an email notification utility. The video shall also have selectable digital zoom on any camera in live view and playback mode. The video recording capability shall be fully scheduled using the built-in utility. The DVR shall also have full LAN, WAN and Internet connection capability. The DVR shall offer user selectable resolution and frame rate within the GUI. The settings choices shall be: 1. 960 x 480 pixels (960H) at 480 fps. 2. 720 x 480 pixels (D1) at 480 fps. 3. 320 x 240 pixels (CIF) at 480 fps. The DVR shall offer a GUI capable of complete recorder configuration and operation. Sub-features such as defined video display and control, component setup, recording setup, network setup and the use of dialog messages shall be provided in a comprehensive menu structure. The DVR shall support the use of PTZ type cameras on an RS-485 bus using pelco-d. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites