Corkangel76 0 Posted May 6, 2015 Hi All- I've recently purchased 4 Hikvision 1080p POE 3MP cameras, and have been having a bit of an internal struggle as to if I should keep using the IVMS 4200 software as the NVR versus getting a dedicated NVR box itself. Reason being is that the Hikvision software seems a bit kludgy to use, I built a brand new i5 2.8Ghz QuadCore 4400 series, 8GB, Windows 7 Pro, 2TB Seagate Surveillance Drive, 160GB SSD OS drive for the system, and have it connected to a dedicated POE switch for my cameras that is uplinked into my core switch in the house that powers the rest of my ethernet drops in the house, wifi access points, et al. So now that you know my config, my true question is: Is PC Based NVR software (Hikvision, Blue Iris, or otherwise) more/less reliable than a dedicated NVR? And is anyone using either of them who can comment on any tips and tricks for configuration of such? Thx in advance for your suggestions/assistance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corkangel76 0 Posted May 9, 2015 really? 50 of you viewed this and not one could bother to make a suggestion? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrankZ 0 Posted May 16, 2015 Alas, I wish I had more experience to share. I would think a dedicated NVR would be much more stable. I'm going to try using Synology SS(since I have it) even though I've read an NVR would probably pose less issues. Worst case, I'll get the NVR:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
