Re: PC Based DVR

true true
however the DVR stand-a-lone units tend to have the op sys on ram not
software on disk..
also tend to have outboard power supplies which are easier to upgrade or
replace..
also tend to run cooler with less heat related failures..



"Matt Ion" <soundy106@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On 12/08/2009 7:11 AM, RockyTSquirrel wrote:
we've had to replace a single PC DVR combo 4 times so far.. (all
within
the first year)
video card crash and burn, camera input card crash and burn, hard
drive
crash and burn, total software crash..
All this from a so called quality vendor in VA..
If the thing wasn't under warranty, it would have been in the river by
now..

(Or customer has 4 of these units and each one has had something wrong
with
it within the first year of service)

Stand-a-lone DVR the only way to go.. (for my money)

And meantime, I've put in a variety of cheap standalone DVRs that have
had all manner of problems with failing drives, locking up, crapped-out
video, spotty controls...

Considering most standalones ARE PCs at the core, running an embedded
OS, the "standalone vs. PC" argument is rather silly.

What it comes down to is: you use cheap hardware, you'll get cheap
results. You do things with a system that it's not designed for (ie.
employees checking their Hotmail), you'll have problems. PC-based
(rather, Windows-based) systems are plenty easy to lock down to prevent
people tampering with them; most people just don't bother.


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