Recent content by dr.

Those benchmarks are about as useful as your anecdotal evidence. They tell me that WD finally has a drive that can compete against Seagate's SV. Good job... WD? I don't subscribe to the ridiculous brand loyalty and devotion as some do. If it works for you, fine. RAID Seagate SV = 16 drives...

I'll be blunt. Hikvision owes you nothing for support. AFAIK, there are no USA authorized dealers that sell NVR solutions based around PC's. If they do, all support would go through the authorized dealer. I'm amazed they are even willing to talk to a customer directly for free. If you need...

If you're coming anywhere near the limits of consumer drives or really cared about integrity/footage/reliability/etc, you wouldn't be buying consumer drives. If you want to spend more money so you can sleep better, by all means do that.

Old versions still installed. New version has bugs. Confirm camera settings. I would just attribute this to the new update. VCA (Video Content Analysis)That's just more advanced detection modes e.g. cross a defined line/plane vs just the plain motion boxes. These features will be trickling...

Yes, but you will be opening up security holes (IMHO) to view each cam. iVMS-4200 is software made by hikvision that allows you to view all cameras through the NVR.

Marketing works wonders. ;) As long as you pick a drive that isn't "green" or parks the heads constantly, it really doesn't matter much. If you cared about the footage or realiability, you would buy enterprise drives. If you are recording 5Mp+ and/or over 16+ cameras, you would be buying...

16 independent 100 Mbps PoE network interfaces. So it has 16 PoE ports? That's why there is a fan so it can cool that. The ARM main board can likely be passively cooled.

I doubt the local sheriff cares about a rich person's estate 15 miles in the woods. He likely cares even less if you're not rich. "Masked person wearing all black." Again, costs and expectations. Alarms? Locks? Visiting your property more than once every few years? What is a vacation...

Why don't you diagnose the problem vs a temp solution? Netgear M4100-D10-POE = 66W/8 = 8.25 PSE. That's not enough IMHO. Look up your cameras to find the power required with IR lights. Most are 5W PD (7W w/ IR). That is likely what is causing your switch to drop cameras. If all the...

Theoretically, yes that should be gigabit. In real world testing, they could have cheaped out on components/etc (most buy for the powerline feature, not gigabit) and your speeds may vary. It may even test as gigabit, but then slowly degrade over time as heat/etc kills the device. IMHO, I...

And remember that a $1 mask makes all this worthless so balance the costs and expectations.

Playback of synced video is easy when the files originate in the respective software. You are trying to import footage which those programs don't (and shouldn't) be bothered with since that isn't their designed purpose. 1. mplayer can do exactly what you want, but you need to understand the...

I didn't say it wouldn't change during VLC playback, did it change as the event happened? Open internet browser to view live feed and settings on camera directly, not through the client. Trigger motion. Did the settings your were watching change on the camera? I'll even pretend that the...

Does the main stream change? Should be very simple to test if you are this curious. Watch the direct feed coming from the camera in VLC or internet browser. My guess is that the NVR just dumps that extra info and the main stream stays at that full resolution. Once motion is triggered, it...

For going IP, take what you want to spend + 50% more for your budget. Tons of options will come up where you can "cheap out" but it's not advisable IMHO. Do it once; do it right.