Digital Video Recorder

Conventionally, video surveillance and security camera monitoring has been recorded to VCRs (video cassette recorders). Old VCR systems required intensive follow-up and maintenance because of the need to change, replace and recycle VHS tapes; furthermore, overwriting cassette recorders over and over again deteriorated picture quality and resolution. Digital video recorders (DVRs) replaced VCR's, the storage media were no longer dependent on intense labor intervention or tape quality. Video images are stored digitally on internal hard drive storage.Some of the main advantages of digital video recorders are: extremely better image quality, ease of use, advanced search capabilities searching a video with specific date and time, simultaneous record and playback, no image degradation, improved video compression and storage, remote internet monitoring, recording, maintaining and more .

Digital Video Recorders come in various channel camera inputs. starting with 1 channel DVR and can go up to 64 channels. The DVR has a built in multiplexer which will allow you to view all of the camera channels at one time on one screen. and all the video is saved to the hard drive separately. Therefore, the conventional way of connecting a switch, quad, or multiplexer is not required with a DVR.

When purchasing a DVR there are a number things to look for:

Frame Rate is important, as the higher the Frame Rate, the higher the quality of recording and the more Real Time your cctv recording will be. Real Time Recording for 1 camera is 30 Frames Per Second. In order to capture 16 cameras in Real Time, you would need? 30FPS x 16 Cameras = 480Frames per Second.

Hard Drive Capacity the bigger the hard drive the longer the time of storage. Each DVR has a storage capacity,? 2M cctv offers a hard drive calculator to estimate the hard drive you need for given number of days of recording. Total storage capacity may vary depending on complexity of video scenes, system configurations and features used on the actual installation sites. Furthermore, the type of cameras that are connected to the DVR makes a difference, meaning higher resolution requires more space. The field of view will also affect storage capacity, the more complex the images the more space is required.

Recording Capability some DVR's support various recording options such as record on motion detection only, round the clock recording and scheduled recording.

Network Capability nowadays most digital video recorders have remote access capabilities, meaning from a remote location with internet connection login in to the video surveillance recorder to live view, playback, and backup video files.

Video files Backup is crucial with digital video recorders, there are many ways to backup video surveillance files, some of the common ways are: burning files on a CD or DVD, network backup, USB flash memory backups and external hard drive backups. Not all DVR's have the above backup methods as not all sites require a routine backup of video files.

Simultaneous Capabilities is defined on how many functions the DVR is capable of doing at the same time, most common DVR's come as Triplex, meaning it would record, live view and playback simultaneously without having to stop any of the other features. On the other hand, a simplex DVR would only allow one at a time, if you need to playback recorded video files you would need to stop recording first.

2MCCTV offers a wide range of Digital Video Recorders for your CCTV security surveillance system, with various number of channels to fit your home or business needs. Single, three to four, six, eight to nine, sixteen, and thirty two channels are the most popular channels that 2mCCTV offers. To complete your needs, 2mCCTV has provided top of the line DVR keyboards, PTZ controllers, and Software for the DVR for you CCTV security surveillance system. Sanyo, Dedicated Micros, Bosch, and GE Security are just a few of the many brand names that are available.

The 64 Channel DVRCCTV CCTV security surveillance system available is the Toshiba EVR64 DVR. The Single Channel DVR include: Appro single input DVR, ATV 1 channel falcon with 120 or 80 Gb hard drive, AVE single channel DVR, BOSCH single channel Digital video recorder, computer ganz single channel DVR, Ever focus one channel DVR, GE security one channel 160GB, 180GB, 320GB, 640GB, 1000GB with audio or Ethernet, memocam D-V56, Sanyo single channel DVR without HDD, Sony 1 channel digital hard disk recorder, Sanyo single channel real-time DVR 30FPS with 300GB HDD.

3/4 Channel DVRs include: Video domain all in one CCTV digital recorder, ATV 4 Channel Falcon DVR with 120 Gb hard drive, Barkan four channel falcon DVR w/ 40 Gb hard drive, Dedicated Micros 4 chan 60 or 30 PPS, 320, 160, 80, or 40 GB retail solution DVR with PPP, Ethernet, and audio. As well as Ever Focus 4 channel DVR with 80Gb, Jenesys Tech 4 Ch. Digital video recording system with 80GB HDD, JVC, Nuvico 4-channel DVR 200 or 80 GB network access built in multiplexer, Nuvico additional IR remote controller for DV series, Sanyo 4 Channel MPEG2 DVR, 30FPS Real time DVR 240GB, and Panasonic DVRs.

The Six Channel Digital Video Recorders for your CCTV CCTV security surveillance system include: Sanyo 6 channel duplex DVR with 1600GB, 300GB, 600GB, or 80GB built in Ethernet port CF removable media, simultaneous real-time display audio, BOSCH 6 channel DVR, and Dedicated Micros 6 ch. DVR with 80 GB, 160 GB, 320 GB, or 600 GB, 120FPS or 60 FPS, networking and audio.

The Eight/Nine Channel category consists of Sanyo 9 Channel triplex DVR with 80 GB, 160B, 320B, 600GB HDD lan/wan/ internet compatible, CF slot CD R/W compatible, audio. Nuvico 8-channel DVR 200 GBor 80 GB, network access, with built in multiplexer. Also Dedicated Micros 9 channel DVR with 160 GB, 120 FPS, networking and audio. And ATV 9 channel Falcon 240 Gb DVR.

The Sixteen Channel DVRs are part of your CCTV CCTV security surveillance system include the Sanyo 16 channel Triplex DVR with 160GB, 320GB, 600GBor 80GB HDD, lan/wan/internet compatible, CF slot, CD R/W Compatible with audio. As well as Dedicated Micros 16 channel DVR, 80 GB, networking and audio, or with 1.2 terabyte and CD-R/W. Nuvico 16-channel DVR, 900 GB, built in CDRW, network access and built in multiplexer. ATV 16 channel Falcon 240 Gb DVR, and Pelco 16 channel 480MB or 500MB DVR.

The Thirty Two Channel DVRs consist of brand name DVRs of the highest quality. These are: BOSCH32 channel DVR, ToshibaEVR32, and Toshiba PC-DVR32 32 channel surveillex digital video recorder.

We also sell DVR keyboards and ptz controllers as part of your CCTV security surveillance equipment these include: GeoVision keyboard that is used to program, operate, and control Geovision systems, as well as Dedicated Micros optional remote keyboard for Bx2.

And finally, Software for DVRs includes: American Dynamics Network client software, and Sanyo network archiving software, records from up to 16 video feeds.