SunnyKim 2 Posted April 3, 2015 As a video surveillance, what kinds of system those gambling houses are currently using? HD IP Camera, HD-SDI, or analog 960H? It seems to me that HD-SDI could be their first choice. But it has a cable length issues. And IP cameras could be the last resort for them, because of IP cameras's time lag when displayed. Any comments would be appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssmith10pn 0 Posted April 3, 2015 The Casinos we service differ from state to state. Florida = Minimum of 30fps and 1920 x 1080 resolution, no motion recording. 24/7 recording Alabama = Minimum of 20fps and 1920 x 1080 resolution, no motion recording. 24/7 recording Also note there are no card games at the Casinos we service. They use Axis Cameras, Cisco switching, EMC² Isilon Virtual Servers and storage and Genetec Security Center for VMS. The Client Workstations are Dell Precision 7910 with Xeon Processors, Titan Video Cards, and dual 4k monitors. The workstations were 12k each. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ericq 0 Posted April 3, 2015 you'd be surprised at how many casinos are still on analog or for that matter VHS tapes. I was in a casino a couple of years ago in the southeast that had a 15yr old camera system running off VHS tapes. I would still bet there a lot of casinos in vegas maybe not the huge ones but smaller ones are still on analog. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
survtech 0 Posted April 3, 2015 Yes, but there's analog and there's Analog. The majority of casinos still use analog cameras but typically with encoders connected to a networked VMS. It is pretty much impossible to obtain parts for any VCRs except Sanyos and their SRC-800 series are about the only VCRs still being sold (but only refurbished, not new). A few casinos are 100% IP but that is a small minority. Most casinos I've dealt with are on their second or third generation of digital recording and are slowly converting to IP megapixel cameras. Where I work, we bought our first NVR/VMS system in 2003 but all cameras remained analog until 2013. In 2013, we completely replaced the first system (except most of the cameras). The new system included 100 IP/MP cameras and a complete overhaul of our Server Room and Control Room plus the addition of strategically located edge switches but we retained most of the analog cameras via encoders. Since then we've been slowly replacing analog with MP/IP as either the need arose or the improved resolution demonstrated sufficient benefit. At the 1-year point, around 15% of our (~1000) cameras are megapixel IP and by the end of the year, megapixel will probably be around 20% of total camera count. I expect the rate of conversion will slow down once we run out of applications where the much higher cost of megapixel cameras is justified. Analog camera availability will also play a role, as well as the eventual need to expand our edge network and IP infrastructure. I don't anticipate a complete conversion to IP cameras for the foreseeable future. ----------- By the way, HD-SDI and Analog HD (HDCVI, HD-TVI, AHD) systems are rarely deployed in larger casinos, maybe in a few small properties. Those systems are not well-suited to large-scale deployments due to the limited transport distance and their incompatibility with most Enterprise VMS'. Also, latency is a non-issue with at least some IP systems. Our system has an average latency of less than 150ms. It was a concern of mine when we started testing replacement systems and some of the systems we tested had very high latency (Avigilon had >500ms and Pelco Endura had >300ms) but most of the other systems we tested had well under 200ms. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SunnyKim 2 Posted April 7, 2015 Your comments and feed backs are highly appreciated. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
