DVR Experience and deals

[Earl Weiss]

Seems aftger a couple of years on of my DVR has decided to stop working.

I found this:

http://www.123securityproducts.com/16-channel-dvr-ecor264-16x1-1t.html

Much prefer the built in DVD burner. Anyone have any experience with these or know of better deals?

 

[bighead]

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Produc...1759295&ec=BC-EC877-CatHome&pos=11&lang=en-US

Seeing your post reminded me to check my cameras from yesterday and see where some minor damages were made and by whom. I dialed into my camera system through an interface with Internet Explorer, searched through the footage and found what happened, but it wasn't big enough to worry about chasing down the guy.

Last week at my other wash I had a guy steal one of the cameras. I dialed in from 80 miles away and searched the cameras while my manager out there called the local police. By the time the officer was there filling out a report I had the plate ready for him. He gave us his business card with his email on it, I downloaded the video footage onto my home computer (from 80 miles away) and emailed it to him along with the codec. (He had the perp in custody a few hours later, and that $50 camera is going to cost the guy $700 in reparations)

You could also download the video footage and burn it to any DVD from your home computer/laptop if you want.

BTW the link above is a couple generations newer than the version I have.

 

[Earl Weiss]

Big,

The reasons I have found the built in DVD burner so convenient are as follows.

Some of my locations do not have a PC or internet.

It is easy to keep a stack of DVDs on hand and throw one in a file with daily report sheets when there is an issue. Sometimes I might deny liability for what the video shows and get a subrogation claim from an insurance company months later.

I have had the police ask for video when it involved some tagnential issue. A customer or even a police officer proving where they were at some time. Some activity at the wash at wierd hours. It's easy to view the video and cheaper to hand out DVDs then Flash Drives.

Same issue has occurred when an insurace claims adjuster appears. Cheaper to give them a DVD. I simply burn 2. One for them and one for my file.

 

[Ghetto Wash]

Big,

Did you get his plate no. with the cams you linked to?

 

[bighead]

not exactly... my system is 2 generations older than this one... and yes i got them with those. We have very well-placed cameras. I'd say we can capture tags on 75% of cars

We also bought the lorex 16 version at the same time a little over a year ago. I don't like their software interface that runs their DVR, but their software does record "clearer" still frames than the qsee. I'd say it gets 90+% on the same cameras but I hated the interface so much I moved it over to a different area and moved the qsee in.

 

[Earl Weiss]

Since Q See no longer has built in DVD writers, nor do they seem to support a USB DVD writer I came across this:
http://www.securityhardwarestore.co...annel-dvr/qvis-security-lx-apo-32-channel-2tb

Supports 32 Cameras TB Hard Drive and DVD writer $776.39.

Lets hope it's not a POS.

 

[Bubbles Galore]

Since Q See no longer has built in DVD writers, nor do they seem to support a USB DVD writer I came across this:
http://www.securityhardwarestore.co...annel-dvr/qvis-security-lx-apo-32-channel-2tb

Supports 32 Cameras TB Hard Drive and DVD writer $776.39.

Lets hope it's not a POS.

Earl,

Any feedback on this unit?

 

[Earl Weiss]

Bought it. Works well .

So far so good.