You will find most people on this forum are IP camera enthusiasts. I personally have just installed a TVI system and am thrilled with it. As with everything else in life it depends on what you want. I needed fairly basic images and video resolution so that I could observe things in an office type setting. I did not need to focus in on license plates or fine objects. I also wanted a system that was absurdly simple to maintain and would not have me dealing with network configuration issues. In essence, TVI is like the honda civic of the security camera world. It's basic, simple but works well if your needs are limited. I am appending an image so you can see how nice and clear a 2MP TVI image is. This is an image from my optical shop and I can see very clearly every detail I need to. If I wanted to focus in on people handling (or stealing) individual frames I would need to go with IP cameras and perhaps 4MP or better. However, for my particular (and limited) needs it was perfect. Incidentally, it was less than half the cost of a comparable IP systemCurious to hear who here has a preference between IP cameras and HD analog ones. Are most people still using IP cameras?
Seems like a weird post from you John Normally you're stepping in to clarify advanced posts when IPVM is mentioned.Curious to hear who here has a preference between IP cameras and HD analog ones. Are most people still using IP cameras?
Hi zero-degrees:@ilan1h2020 glad to see you finally got things up and running. What brand did your installer end up putting in (Cameras and NVR)? What did you end up spending? Sorry, just curious after al the back and forth a few weeks ago.
This is because they are either reusing the coax infrastructure to save on the cost of rewiring. Alternatively, on a large install they can save a decent chunk ofchange so they go with HD over coax despite what might be better for the customer in the long term. The client may not understand the difference between the technologies and simply compare 1080p to 1080p and go with the cheaper option.I am seeing the opposite. The sales numbers of HD analog are increasingly quite rapidly and, in our integrator survey, the adoption among even larger integrators is fairly strong.