Comments on: Digital Video Recorder: Not Just Your TiVo

By: Rena

Rena — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:30:30 +0000

sreiland : You could record a tv signal to a CCTV DVR or TiVo DVR… Just to prove the idea is feasible. Of course DVR’s specifically designed for the purpose are far more suitable and include many more features.

That would be an interesting experiment for sure.

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:45:20 +0000

Can you exxplain why you can review recorded data at a higher FPS than what it was actually recoreded. And if you can review data at real time no matter what speed it was recorded, why pay more for a higher FPS recording speed.

By: sreiland

sreiland — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:39:59 +0000

You could record a tv signal to a CCTV DVR or TiVo DVR… Just to prove the idea is feasible. Of course DVR’s specifically designed for the purpose are far more suitable and include many more features.

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:08:43 +0000

true, GeoVision’s capture cards and software are top-notch. Be sure you buy a genuine card though, there are some shady dealers out there that sell fake/knock-off cards…

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By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:49:50 +0000

I personally like the GeoVision PC-Based DVRs. I have never had a problem with them and the amount of features offered is unbelievable. To top it off, GeoVision has a 3 year warranty on their DVR card!

If you are comparing Standalone DVRs with PC-Based DVRs, I would recommend looking at the GeoVision PC-Based DVR before any decision is made!

By: treeDragon

treeDragon — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:02:44 +0000

the technology is similar though right? with the right adapters and such, couldn’t you record a tv signal onto a cctv dvr, or a security camera onto a TiVo? (not that it would be a good idea, but just to prove the concept…)

By: Alexander

Alexander — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:19:14 +0000

[quote]Because a standalone only runs one application, it is less likely to experience software failure.[/quote]

As a corollary to this, it is worth mentioning that, as a best practice, PC-Based DVRs should run ONLY software necessary for it to act as a security DVR… Otherwise you’ll bog down your system with unnecessary processes, and open yourself up to the same viruses/malware/etc that plague non-DVR PCs

By: eburcham

eburcham — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:11:29 +0000

Proprietary means non-standard. Basically anything not running Windows or a Flavor of Linux.

OK, TECHNICALLY prioprietary means that the DVR manufacturer wrote the OS, and by inference means that it likely will not use common standards and play nice with other people’s gear.

By: CMB

CMB — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:46:16 +0000

What is a proprietary-based operating system?