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GETTING STARTED
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What is a Digital Video Recorder (DVR)?
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DVR stands for digital video recorder. Digital video recorders run on computers and are equipped with
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one or more video capture cards, that record and compress video (and/or audio) to a hard-drive based
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storage medium.
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Reliability
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ware and software. Digital security solutions require fewer pieces working together compared to
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old VCRs, thus making it less prone to wear and tear. Video can be also stored directly onto hard
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drives without much hassle.
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Reduced Maintenance Costs
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switchers, multiplexers, time-lapse VCRs, motion detectors and remote monitoring devices. With
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fewer pieces needed to work together, it enables such digital solutions to be supported and main-
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tained by less people. Digital security solutions also allow most diagnostics, updates and adjust-
ments to be done remotely, thus reducing overall costs.
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Constant Quality
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have to worry about video quality degradation.
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More Efficient
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to clean recording heads to ensure correct recording. Digital security solutions saves you time and
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money, because you can overcome serious problems associated with failing to carry out some of
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the tasks you need to do for legacy systems. Moreover, while quads and switchers make record-
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ing multiple cameras possible, cameras are recorded one at a time in timed segments. With digital
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security solutions, you can record all cameras simultaneously.
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Flexible Network Monitoring
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tor from anywhere, you need not hire a permanent in-house staff to sit and watch at the installed
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base. You also eliminate costly in-house cable runs. Digital security solutions also offer centralized
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monitoring of all cameras.
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Digital security solutions offer reliability because these solutions are based on computer hard-
Digital security hardware is designed as a self-contained unit, eliminating the need for quads,
Digital security solutions are very stable and reliable as a medium for video storage. You wouldn't
With digital security solutions, you do not need to change and replace tapes. You do not need
Network cameras offer remote monitoring from anywhere in the world. Because you can moni-
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