rory 0 Posted March 7, 2005 (edited) REVIEW IS BASED ON DEALER PURCHASE FOB CALIFORNIA USA. Well have to say of all the 4 channel STAND ALONE LAN DVRs I have used to date, this is the best value for money. And remember, this is from someone that has to pay twice on shipping, plus 45% customs import tax on DVRs (note country of location). I have tested and used several low cost Stand Alone DVRs over the past couple years, and higher end Stand Alones. I mean it is low priced, 1/2 that of the regular distributors selling products like HiSharp, Provideo, ActiveTek, etc. 1-First off, the most important for me, I could NOT crash the DVR playing back recorded video, over the LAN or WAN. 2-Secondly, using the Network software, you can record or create a snapshot of video to your local drive. 3-It records each image seperately, or in quad mode, and playback is in near real time on all cameras. You have the option of various record speeds and you can enable/disable cameras of your choice. With4 cameras connected, it is 8pps per cam, which is great. If only 2 cameras are connected then it is 15pps, which looks like real time motion. 4-It uses MJpeg compression. Flow of recorded video is smooth, and great quality. You can change the quality of recording, from high to low. Compared to other DVRs at entry level, this quality is as good, or better. 5-You can add/upgrade your own hard drive. 6-You can set up record schedules. 7-You can set up alarm sensors. 8-1 input audio, using the audio in and out, you can actually do video/audio conferencing, if you wanted. 9-Simple menu programming and front panel navigation, illiminates unneccassary time normally spent showing the user how to control the DVR. It is as simple as 123...a VCR could not be simpler, nor could it come close to what this DVR can do. 10-Network software, gives you full network stats, and configuration of the DVR menu programming. 11-Setting it up on a router is also simple. 12-It is a very neat looking DVR, and it has a professional feeling to it. 13-Lastly, it is made in Korea. i will try to be as unbiased as I can.. I am comparing it with DVRs twice and 3 times the price.. and as you can clearly see the PROs out number the CONs, especially when you look at some of the cons. The most important PRO is the price. PROS:: ---------------- neat looking DVR compact case removeble HDD simple to use search time/date/sensor good quality live & playback network lan/wan doesnt crash on playback over LAN/WAN stand alone Plug 'n Play DVR rtos embedded OS rca video inputs rca video ouputs 2 multiview monitor outputs audio recording audio streaming recording scheduling alarm sensors real time network stats in remote view remote DVR configuration save video clip or snapshot over network low price tag CONS ----------- no motion recording no bnc video inputs no bnc monitor output no s-video monitor output no vga monitor output no multi site remote video no browser based remote software no frame advance/frame reverse on playback no disk analysis no cdrw/usb backup on board only available in 4 channel So to end, value for money it is the best 4 channel stand alone I have tested yet. I can even sell it against the GE Storesafe, for most Home and Retail clients. MAIN MENU http://www.bahamassecurity.com/menu.gif NETWORK SOFTWARE http://www.bahamassecurity.com/sshot.gif Edited April 7, 2005 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
