Del Boy, as usual all your recommendations is a generation behind, in other words "you don't need iPhone6, iPhone5 will do fine"... I have owned both E2 and now I2. While E2 can handle the same number of 4MP cams, I2 offers noticeable performance gain, in the web ui streams startup faster and no stutter in recordings when I set 5MP cam at 12Mbits this was enough reason for me to stick with I2. If you are claiming that E2 can do 8x 4MP cams (or now 5MP cams) at 10 Mbit bitrate lets see how it performs but somehow I doubt it can handle all that smoothly.
Ah man, I'm trying to help OP out. It will run 4x 4MP no problem and you know this. You don't need to personally attack me because I disagree with your poor advice.
@dcmkii is asking for an NVR for 4x 4MP cameras not 8x 5MP cameras. There is near enough no benefit spending almost twice the amount for near no gain. If poster said he wanted to connect 8x 5MP cameras would I recommend it? No! But he's not.
"DS-7608NI-E2 can run 4x 4MP no problem at all". Sure it will run them, but will it run them at the 4MP level? The specifications say 3MP and then jump to 5MP. Same with the 8 4MP cameras. Sure it will run them but again at what bitrate? Why not just buy the newer and better model and be done with it?
Yes, it will run them at 4MP level, I've already stated that. The problem is you are stating that they can't as if that is a fact. But the fact is it can and many people do run this setup with no problems. It will run them at maximum bitrate.
Why not buy the newer and better model? It's almost twice the price and there's no need. Why not go buy a Ferrari instead of a Fiat?
If you don't know that the DS-7608NI-E2 can support 4x 4MP then I'm not sure why you are telling people it can't.
Like I said, I'm just trying to help out the poster. I'll let others who actually have a similar chip in if they want to give poster advice.
Bye
