Hi all,
I've been using an 8ch HIKVISION Turbo HD DVR's for a long while now, and my particular model allows up to additional 2 cameras that are on the same LAN as the DVR (currently HVV door entry access panel and monitor). So my 8-ch coax DVR can actually take 10-ch in total.
I'm considering upgrading to an Acusense NVR, for simplicity of installation and added features over coax. The only downside is that I already have 8x decent cameras and to replace with IP cameras is not going to be cheap, but then came across this Hikvision iDS-7204HUHI-M1/FA/A. It is a 4ch Turbo with up to 6 network cameras.
My questions are:
1) Do native NVR's typically have this option also? In my case, I will use up all of my 8 cameras and need 2 for my door access solution, so I don't want to buy an 8-ch NVR only to find out that it doesn't support additional "on-LAN" devices.
2) Are there any significant pros/cons in using IP cameras on the LAN vs direct to an NVR? I've not used IP cameras, only the door access solution. I can only think of PoE and data transfer speeds dependent on the infrastructure.
The idea is to get this DVR and using my existing cameras, and then replace a few for of them with IP cameras which is easier to budget for. Eventually I'll get an NVR and replace the remaining coax cameras.
Final questions relating to Acusense:
3) I rely on the Smart Search feature of my DVR a lot, which is a pain with gas flue/head lights/rain triggering too much in the winter months Would Acusense improve on this, in particular car headlight filtering, when used in conjunction with a perimter or line-crossing feature?
I've been using an 8ch HIKVISION Turbo HD DVR's for a long while now, and my particular model allows up to additional 2 cameras that are on the same LAN as the DVR (currently HVV door entry access panel and monitor). So my 8-ch coax DVR can actually take 10-ch in total.
I'm considering upgrading to an Acusense NVR, for simplicity of installation and added features over coax. The only downside is that I already have 8x decent cameras and to replace with IP cameras is not going to be cheap, but then came across this Hikvision iDS-7204HUHI-M1/FA/A. It is a 4ch Turbo with up to 6 network cameras.
My questions are:
1) Do native NVR's typically have this option also? In my case, I will use up all of my 8 cameras and need 2 for my door access solution, so I don't want to buy an 8-ch NVR only to find out that it doesn't support additional "on-LAN" devices.
2) Are there any significant pros/cons in using IP cameras on the LAN vs direct to an NVR? I've not used IP cameras, only the door access solution. I can only think of PoE and data transfer speeds dependent on the infrastructure.
The idea is to get this DVR and using my existing cameras, and then replace a few for of them with IP cameras which is easier to budget for. Eventually I'll get an NVR and replace the remaining coax cameras.
Final questions relating to Acusense:
3) I rely on the Smart Search feature of my DVR a lot, which is a pain with gas flue/head lights/rain triggering too much in the winter months Would Acusense improve on this, in particular car headlight filtering, when used in conjunction with a perimter or line-crossing feature?