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Transform your computer into a digital surveillance recording system using digital video recorder (DVR) cards. Surveillance systems use DVR cards to process data received from multiple security cameras and transfer it to a storage device. These cards are ideal to upgrade the security systems of government buildings, financial institutions, casinos, and corporations.

GeoVision digital video cards are known for their high performance and provide excellent picture quality. These security DVR cards have state-of-the-art functions, like high-speed processing, audio recording and MPEG-4 hardware compression. They also come with sophisticated software programs. The software’s primary purpose is to display and record information from many cameras at the same time. The video management software of these multi-channel video surveillance cards is typically very user friendly.

Installing a digital video recorder card is as simple as plugging it into your motherboard’s PCI-based slot. As soon as the card is in and your cameras are connected to it, you can start digitally recording signals as well as view them. With the POS Live View feature, GeoVision digital video recorder cards also allow you to view transactions details along with the live video being captured by the security cameras in a retail shop. The GeoVision backup system then stores videos processed by your GeoVision PCI DVR cards to hard drive disks or other optical storage devices.

The cards range from the GV-600 to the award winning GV-2008. GeoVision cards have different recording frame rates, like 30, 60, 120, 240, and 480 fps. The higher the fps, the better the picture quality is. Pick a card with the maximum number of inputs to connect many cameras for the most secure surveillance system. You can also install more than one card to support additional cameras.

Our GeoVision GV-600 DVR Card comes with 4, 8, 10, 12, 14, or 16 channels. It can process images at up to 30 frames per second. GV-1480 Security DVR Cards, on the other hand, come standard with 16 channels for recording and viewing at a maximum speed of 480 fps. The GV-1480 is one of the most advanced products in the GeoVision series. This card allows you to spot monitor with its real-time display and TV output. For enhanced network surveillance, this combo card comes with TCP/IP remote access and powerful Ethernet capabilities.

The GV-2008 Card is designed to meet high-profile security needs and allows you to monitor up to 8 cameras. The frame rates of each connected camera can be adjusted based on your needs. The GV-2008 Card compresses video using MPEG-4 technologies to minimize the amount of space the captured data takes up in your HDD.

All of these GeoVision DVR cards are great buys and most of them are compatible with Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000 Operating Systems. You can see a full list of our available DVR Cards on the Security DVR Card page.