Hello from Belgium

[l_artisan]

Hello,just discovering the "ipcam world"

 

[gwminor48]

Hello, welcome to the forum.

 

[Mike]

Hello and welcome to the forum! You found the best place to gain knowledge in the IP Cam world!

 

[l_artisan]

Hello Herman,I'm living in the suburb of Brussel and yes,sometimes,it's more complicated than expected.I already had a simple ipcam 1mp,a chinese one and now I plan to install a network with 4 ipcam and a nvr.I'm here to try to make the right choice...

 

[fenderman]

The NVR cost is 1/10th of BI.

To clarify, on average the nvr's user about 1/2 to 1/3 the power of a pc if you are using a modern efficient pc.

 

[fenderman]

Well...my pc took 100W while the NVR takes 10W. I have an older i3 pc which was heavily loaded using BI.

You need to compare apples to apples. You cannot compare an old pc with a new nvr. A modern efficient i5 haswell pc will consume about 30-40w with an average load.
Also is that 10w with the hard drive?

 

[fenderman]

The i5 pc i have is 5 years old.

That's the problem. First generation i5. Video card if you have one adds lots of consumption. Inefficient power supply adds lots of consumption. A new pc will draw much less. With 4 x 3mp cameras you are looking at 25-30w or so.

 

[fenderman]

That might be possible...i had the choice beween an NVR and a new pc. Unfortunately à pc is way more expensive...so i choose for the NVR.

Yes, you guys in Europe get a raw deal. I just purchased 4 i5-4590 pc's for 280 each full warranty until December 2018 (on site next business day)