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I currently have an old camera setup system here in the offce, it should be around 15 years old anyways my dvr just blew and needed to replace it with a new one. The cameras are connected through coax and i noticed that most of the new dvrs are connected through ethernet so i am abit afraid of buying the wrong device.

 

First question, will a HD-SDI dvr work with my old cameras? I was thinking of buying on of these since it uses coax and down the road if i decide to upgrade the cameras at least the dvr should record.

 

What brand/system would you recommend? I see alot of these night owls and lorex which seem to be low quality

 

thanks in advance

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I currently have an old camera setup system here in the offce, it should be around 15 years old anyways my dvr just blew and needed to replace it with a new one. The cameras are connected through coax and i noticed that most of the new dvrs are connected through ethernet so i am abit afraid of buying the wrong device.

 

First question, will a HD-SDI dvr work with my old cameras? I was thinking of buying on of these since it uses coax and down the road if i decide to upgrade the cameras at least the dvr should record.

 

What brand/system would you recommend? I see alot of these night owls and lorex which seem to be low quality

 

thanks in advance

 

 

You'd need a "hybrid DVR" to use your old cameras with an HDSDI DVR. I honestly don't even know if they make them anymore. If they don't, alternatives to HDSDI are HDCVI and HDTVI. Hybrid models are readily available for CVI and TVI.

 

I don't have a good taste in my mouth with HDSDI so I can recommend anyone with any confidence. For HDCVI and HDTVI, stick with Dahua and Hikvision.

 

Personally, I wouldn't touch Night Owl or Lorex with a ten foot pole and gloves on.

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thank you for your reply, i did some more digging and you are right, it is being phased out, good thing i asked here. I have been looking and it seems that HDTVI is a better all around technology however everywhere i look doesnt specify what type of dvrs they are, are you familiar with any HDTVI that are 8 channel?

 

I was looking at samsung but samsung doesnt even say what type they are

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