bviewer 0 Posted June 25, 2004 Hey peeeepz! I got a Kodicom/Diginet DVR 4400 120fps 4-16 chan card and set everything up last week from a place called pinecom "shop.store.yahoo.com/pinecom" Their support so far is terrible along with not answering emails from someone who bought something from them, same with Kodicom/Diginet support. Anyhew, I set everything up and noticed a few things. First, the quality is terrible live or recorded despite changing frame rates on setup. Secondly, the software looks wrong or like something is missing when I compare it to the user manual that it came with. I notice that the full setup and playback function/screens can't be accessed remotely, only the Digicenter remote setup which is a dinky 3 or 4 tabs, doesn't change a thing! I should be able to log in remotely as admin and access the full setup screen and even the full playback program/interface. My main concern is quality and software version. It also said it would sound an alarm before recording on motion using the pc speaker, not there, either internal or external even if I check the alarm"m" tab. Nothing happens, just a faint clicking, so that's disappointing! I'm really upset about the quality though both remotely and even on the dvr system. So, what if I change some of my boxes components like RAM or AGP card, would the difference be enough to compensate and change the quality? I’ve got 160 gig HD, 256mb RAM, 32 AGP, Via motherboard, 1.3gig Celeron processor. The software that came with this card is – Kodicom Diginet Site/Diginet Center. The disk that it came with looked like a kid burned it and put a CD label on it. The only software on the disk was Diginet “patch 4.3.2.0†Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AVCONSULTING 0 Posted June 25, 2004 This sounds like a Kodicom bootleg. Paprotec is the resident Kodicom specialist here so if he doesn't see this and answer it you might want to PM him. For best picture quality first make sure you go into the setup menu and choose the 640x480 option and then choose highest resolution on each camera. Those settings will give you the best picture possible with that system. Diginet remote never gave you full access to all the setup pages. If I remember correctly it gives you access to motion detection screen, camera labeling, and a couple of others but that is it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loop 0 Posted June 25, 2004 (edited) The reason for some of your problems might be caused by the VIA chipset, wich is not recommended to use with most DVR cards. Edited July 11, 2005 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paprotec 0 Posted June 27, 2004 hello, a couple questions 1. When did you buy the card 2. How much did you pay 3. Is there a serial number on the back of the board 4. What verson of software did they send with the board PM me if you'd like. The VIA chipset is a problem. It falls short of what Kodicom needs to process. Also, what video card are you using? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pengguna 0 Posted July 2, 2004 For Dignet 4416 , it's frame rate is 100fps for pal and 120 fps for ntsc. It is real time on 4 channel , 8 fps for pal on 8 channel, 4 fps for 12 channel and 2-3 fps for 16 channel. The system is not work on VIA chip. It will cause the picture wouldnt refresh after it run a period of time. The best recommend specification is using PIV 2.8 , Asus Intel Chip motherboard ( " P800 Model "), ATI Radeon Display Card and other which is not specific....... The resolution must also set it as 32 bit but not 16 bit cause it will cause the camera output become black color after it run a period of time..... Thats all for that ..... if still have problem just post it again and i will try to solve for you..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cctv_down_under 0 Posted July 3, 2004 I got some Kodicom boards for testing last month or so but they only ran on windows 2000 ???????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pengguna 0 Posted July 4, 2004 Thats may be videonet 880 model. It is 200(pal) fps which is real time for 8 channel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pengguna 0 Posted July 4, 2004 These may be the model videonet 880. These is 200 fps which real time for 8 channel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cctv_down_under 0 Posted July 4, 2004 Why do they only work on 2k? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted July 4, 2004 Isnt XP and 2000 still essentially NT? Is it because of all the XP frequent security fixes? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thomas 0 Posted July 4, 2004 XP and 2000 are closely related but not quite the same thing. The kernals are pretty simular, but XP has alot more things interacting with it. W2k is ment for a server enviroment and it's a bit lighter, and doesn't come with as many things turned on, so you get a bit more stability. The downside is that before SP3 it's directX support was pretty poor as well as it's DOS mode support. Alot of the secondary services were re-writen (badly) like LASS, and the RPC stuff. XP intergrates alot more into the OS including DirectX. And all of the security updates is a Window's things, I still get them for my W2k box. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted July 4, 2004 Yeah but nothing requires as many security fixes as XP. Even a new computer with XP loaded has like 10-20 fixes installed, and new ones ongoing. I dont need to install any fixes for windows ME . They have a few of them but they just mess up the system and slow things down. One thing I do like about XP is the repair feature on the CD. Ofcourse any clients/freinds PCs I work on have to have XP now, easier to support, dont need to install any drivers, normally. Personally though ill still use ME until they bring out something better and faster than XP. Question: Can you have XP and 2000 on the same PC, on seperate partitions/drives? Id like to load XP and 2000, in addition to ME, for testing, instead of having multiple PCs. In addition to that, can you load Linux on a seperate partition or better to use a seperate PC? This is just for something else (coding/hobby). Thanks Rory Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thomas 0 Posted July 4, 2004 XP has alot more things talking to the outside world then ME so it's more vunerable to viruses. And W2k has that repair feature. As far as dual booting goes, you can do it and there are ample sites on the net that explain how to do it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dvrfinder 0 Posted July 21, 2004 What do you mean it wont run on a VIA. At least three companies, even one listed within this forum sell complete DVR PC based camCCTV systems with the VIA chipset. This is so misleading! Geovisions have problems with VIA's. I am running Kodicom card and software on VIA and have no problems at all! What's the deal here? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paprotec 0 Posted July 21, 2004 The VIA Chipset is not supported by Kodicom. I'm not sure where you are buying your boards, but they are not supported. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paprotec 0 Posted July 21, 2004 If you are buying your boards from overseas, you my be unknowingly guilty of Intellectual Property Theft. Many are finding that those cheap boards they buy are costing them big $$$ in fines and legal fees. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinecomputer 0 Posted October 12, 2004 To the guy who said "Hey peeeepz !" We never received any email from you concering problem about the DVR card, and we never sold a card with a software CD marked with only Digne 4.3.20 or somthing like that. Anyway, if it is a Kodicam/Dignet card, for the server computer ( Computer installed with the DVR card and camera(s) connected to it require to install the Diginet Site software , not the Center software. At the end of the installation, you should see a message window pop up and ask you haw many camera channel you want to install. ***you must select 16 channels to get the full function button control. If you selest 4 or 8 because you think you only need 4 or 8 camera at that time, and that is whay you loss many button and control. We are selling a similar card to the Kodicam and using the same software with the same functions as the Kodicom 4400R, we call it the Apollo-16 Please contact me direct and I can answer all your questions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heloder 0 Posted October 12, 2004 Alex, Be advised that if you use the Kodicom software with an unapproved DVR board this is software infringement! We will take all appropriate steps to stop this illegal practice including suing you for damages. You are hereby notified! Please expect the proper notification from our attorneys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted October 12, 2004 Alex, Be advised that if you use the Kodicom software with an unapproved DVR board this is software infringement! We will take all appropriate steps to stop this illegal practice including suing you for damages. You are hereby notified! Please expect the proper notification from our attorneys. Who's Alex? Boy, Americans really love to sue dont they! j kidding.... Since we are talking about Kodicom, anyone here sell the 4 channel version with the built in LCD? Also, how is that 32 channel DVR? Do you have a demo you can PM me on please? I have a client that wants more than 16 cameras and looking around at alternate solutions to using 2x 16 channel Kalatel DVRS. Rory Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heloder 0 Posted October 12, 2004 Alex is Pine. The 4 CH Kodicom is cool, but it has a design flaw. I'm not sure if Kodicom has fixed it yet. The 32 CH is like none I have ever seen. Very good 32 CH. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ersilent 0 Posted November 14, 2006 Hi. I have bought on Ebay a 8 channels 240 frames cctv card with conexant's processors. I have installed the drivers with the "Btinstaller" and tried to install Kodikom Diginet Site v 4.1 . When the program boots up it loads the display drivers than crashes. I tried this card both on a Nforce3 platform and on a Intel platorm but it gives me the same problem. I was guessing if the drivers installed with Btinstaller doesn't work for diginet and I would like to know if someone can tell me wich drivers must I install. Sorry for my english Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CollinR 0 Posted November 14, 2006 If you buy this stuff on ebay and it actually works you should turn cartwheels. Ebay CCTV = 50% illegal, 30% trash, 20% decent used. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted November 15, 2006 Collin is correct, and BT drivers wont work with Kodicom's software, only Generic software (see Sticky thread under this forum). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niksistemi 0 Posted November 15, 2006 Hi guys, does anybody knows if diginet site V4.xx works with quadro FX550 PCI-e Graphic card? Cause I have the following problem: as long as I look at the camera in setup mode it works fine.. when I go on the main screeen no refresh is to see anymore. I tried already instaling different nVidia Driver but its the same. I also have different Kodicom drivers tested without success! So please. if anybody can "give me a hand". Thanks Phil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ersilent 0 Posted November 20, 2006 Can someone explain me the differences that justifies the gap of price between geovision's cards and conexant's one? I am using conexant for private use so I dont care of the illegality of the card. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
