Hi all,
I bought a HiWatch (by Hikviskon) kit a couple of years back but unfortuntely the NVR sufferred water damage and no longer turns on. I'd be grateful for some advice on what to replace it with.
I've got 8 cameras: All are Hikvision/HiWatch IPC-T140 4MP
I'd prefer the convenience of an NVR which includes PoE to power all 8 cameras.
I want to be able to access the streams of the cameras over the network as well as via the NVR interface.
I want to orient some of the cameras 90 degrees (i.e. recording in portrait rather than landscape) and for the recordings be shown in portrait as opposed to having to twist my head 90 degrees when viewing.
I want the cameras to record when there's motion.
Ideally I'd like to set the area for motion detection
Ideally I'd love for the recordings to be sent to google drive or similar.
Edit I'd also like to access the streams via an Android app when away from my property.
The NVR I had was an NVR-208M-A/8P. It was pretty limited, but with some jiggery pokery I could get the cameras on their own subnet which meant that I could access and stream their feeds from the network, rather than being limited to accessing it only through the NVR interface. Most of my other requirements were met by it as well. The one thing I couldn't do with the NVR/camera combo was to get the recordings automatically synced up to the web.
This is for my home, rather than some mission critical installation, so cost is a factor.
One other thing: I do run a server. But I'd be cautious about using that to replace my NVR because it's more at risk of going offline due to a crash or something.
Are there any other things I should look for in an NVR?
What NVR would you recommend.
I bought a HiWatch (by Hikviskon) kit a couple of years back but unfortuntely the NVR sufferred water damage and no longer turns on. I'd be grateful for some advice on what to replace it with.
I've got 8 cameras: All are Hikvision/HiWatch IPC-T140 4MP
I'd prefer the convenience of an NVR which includes PoE to power all 8 cameras.
I want to be able to access the streams of the cameras over the network as well as via the NVR interface.
I want to orient some of the cameras 90 degrees (i.e. recording in portrait rather than landscape) and for the recordings be shown in portrait as opposed to having to twist my head 90 degrees when viewing.
I want the cameras to record when there's motion.
Ideally I'd like to set the area for motion detection
Ideally I'd love for the recordings to be sent to google drive or similar.
Edit I'd also like to access the streams via an Android app when away from my property.
The NVR I had was an NVR-208M-A/8P. It was pretty limited, but with some jiggery pokery I could get the cameras on their own subnet which meant that I could access and stream their feeds from the network, rather than being limited to accessing it only through the NVR interface. Most of my other requirements were met by it as well. The one thing I couldn't do with the NVR/camera combo was to get the recordings automatically synced up to the web.
This is for my home, rather than some mission critical installation, so cost is a factor.
One other thing: I do run a server. But I'd be cautious about using that to replace my NVR because it's more at risk of going offline due to a crash or something.
Are there any other things I should look for in an NVR?
What NVR would you recommend.
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