max_preuss 0 Posted November 11, 2015 For a new IP-camera system with about 20 recording IP cameras we need an external hard drive to save footage for 90 days. The NVR can hold up to 16TB on 4 4TB HHD hard drives but it looks like this might not be enough. Since the exact amount of data captured is hard to estimate i am trying to get an overview of what options for what prices we have. The NVR has an eSATA input. I think the external storage should be somewhere between 10TB and 40TB. The solutions I saw so far were very expensive in my eyes and I found it rather hard to see whether such an expensive system is necessary or what the reason for the high prices were. Does anyone have some experience with a similar situation? What are the alternatives we have? What do we have to keep an eye on when choosing a device? And also what are the price dimension we have to expect? I am open for every input. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssmith10pn 0 Posted November 12, 2015 What are the resolutions and frame rates of the 20 cameras? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max_preuss 0 Posted November 12, 2015 3 of them will need a 1080p resolution and up to 20 fps, while the rest should be fine with 720p and 15 fps. Maybe even lower depending on the operation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssmith10pn 0 Posted November 13, 2015 Then 16 TB should give you a year of retention. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max_preuss 0 Posted November 13, 2015 That sounds great! Thank you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
