To NVR or not to NVR ... that is the question

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Hi all

 

New to the forum so be nice... I have done a bit of searching but I keep coming up the same thread with some very differing opinions so I thought I take a poke at asking

 

I have 3 12MP Hikvision fisheye cameras and will add 1 more 2MP - 4MP standard cam soon

I am currently running iVMS-4200 latest version with storage server. motion processing is set up on the iPCams and continuous recording is happening on the vms software.

I have an Core i5 350ghz with 8 meg of ram intel HD 4200 graphics...I am afraid it is choking

So I am considering buying an NVR.. specifically this one if I can find it for sale DS-7608NI-I2 http://www.hikvision.com/en/Products_accessries_212_i5728.html

The spec's of this NVR says it is capable of 12MP streams... do you think I will see improvement in performance, video quality, reliability?

Anyone know where I can buy this mystery machine I list above, I have only been able to find the one that comes with POE ports which I do not need and would prefer not paying for...

Thanks in advance

cheers

Peter