PVR Selection Criteria ??

[Byte]

Team,

I am in the market for a PVR

What should my Criteria be?

Brands?

Byte

[BCNZ]

Panasonic - good build quality, easy to get parts for, simple operation.

Not saying they are the best, but certainly worth a look.

[Fernbay]

I have HD765's in stock.
They are not branded, but the quality is high & are very good value.

Price is $300 ($430 with 500gb SATA hard drive)
I also have colour, waterproof, inferred cameras, both dome & outdoor, with either 3.6 or 6mm Sharp CDD's at $75ea as well as video/power -> RJ45 ballums at $20/pair

Can do a PVR + 4 cammera kit for $600 ($730 with a 500gb HDD)


Video System NTSC / PAL
Video Compression Format MPEG-4
Video Input 4ch(BNC)1V p-p,750hm
Video Output BNC
Mode Sinplex
Maximum Recording Rate 720*480(NTSC)
720*576(PAL)
Adjustable Recording Speed PAL: 60fps,720*288，User-defined
NTSC: 50fps,720*240，User-defined
Image Quality Setting HIGHEST/HIGHER/HIGH/BETTER/NORMAL/LOW/LOWER/LOWEREST
Hard Disk Storage Max.1TB (SATA)
Recording Mode Alarm/Schedule/Manual/motion detect
Refresh Rate 60fps NTSC/50fps PAL (H/D1)

Audio I/O 2ch/1ch
Motion Detection 22*12 area
Backup Device USB DEVICE
Web Transmitting / Compression Format MPEG-4
Network Connection TCP/IP,HTTP,PPPOE
Web Interface IE
PTZ control Pelco-D, Pelco-P
control pannel keyboard,remote control, network
Alarm I/O 4ch/1ch
Key Lock YES
Video Loss Detection NO
Camera Title unprogrammable
Video Adjustable unprogrammable
Power Source 12VDC/5A
Power Consumption 15W ( except HDD )
Operating Temperature -5℃--45℃ (RH 85%)
Dimensions (mm) 360mm(W)x220mm(D)x44mm(H)
Optional Peripheral YES

[soap]

my points are simple, do you record stuff now, and do you watch it again.
Is the stuff you wish to record actually worth recoding.
Will the stuff be repeated and able to be viewed relatively soon.