Geovision Upgrades GV-NVR to GV-VMS License Boggle - 3rd Party Cameras

[LittleScoobyMaster]

Contacted Geovision and they mentioned that if you purchase GV-VMS, you can't use the license to run GV-NVR, even though, GV-VMS is the upgraded version of GV-NVR.

So, if you have some 3rd party cameras you want to purchase today, do you buy the GV-NVR licenses now and then pay again to upgrade them to become GV-VMS licenses when you can afford to migrate all your 3rd party cameras to GV-VMS?

It seems odd to purchase GV-NVR licenses when I really want to start planning ahead for GV-VMS.

 

[fenderman]

So, if you have some 3rd party cameras you want to purchase today, do you buy the GV-NVR licenses now and then pay again to upgrade them to become GV-VMS licenses when you can afford to migrate all your 3rd party cameras to GV-VMS?

No, you switch over to another VMS that doesnt have a terrible licensing scheme. Then tell them where they can shove their silly USB dongle. How much are they charging for gv-vms?

 

[LittleScoobyMaster]

No, you switch over to another VMS that doesnt have a terrible licensing scheme. Then tell them where they can shove their silly USB dongle. How much are they charging for gv-vms?

They are charging anywhere from $60 per cam to $100 per cam.

I can get GV-NVR licenses as low as $45 per cam presently.

I've been thinking of switching off Geo for a while. They always pull this crap with their dongles.

I've been testing Xprotect and Blue Iris quite a bit lately. Occasionally in the past, Geo has added upgrade offers that don't suck, but this latest one seems to suck.

 

[fenderman]

They are charging anywhere from $60 per cam to $100 per cam.

I can get GV-NVR licenses as low as $45 per cam presently.

I've been thinking of switching off Geo for a while. They always pull this crap with their dongles.

How many cameras do you have? What kind of setting?

 

[LittleScoobyMaster]

How many cameras do you have? What kind of setting?

I only have 6 cams but planning to upgrade to 8. Some Hiks, Pannys, and dahua's, all 2 and 3MP.

I usually shoot for near 30 fps but don't always get it. What really gets me to want GV-VMS is that it has support for Nvidia video card GPU decoding. GV-NVR does not. (NVR only supports Intel GPU decoding).

 

[fenderman]

I only have 6 cams but planning to upgrade to 8. Some Hiks, Pannys, and dahua's, all 2 and 3MP.

I usually shoot for near 30 fps but don't always get it. What really gets me to want GV-VMS is that it has support for Nvidia video card GPU decoding. GV-NVR does not. (NVR only supports Intel GPU decoding).

30fps is way overkill...15 is more than enough...you dont really need gpu decoding for a small load like that. It would be cheaper to simply buy an intel based system and continue using gv-nvr.

 

[LittleScoobyMaster]

30fps is way overkill...15 is more than enough...you dont really need gpu decoding for a small load like that. It would be cheaper to simply buy an intel based system and continue using gv-nvr.

Currently running an Intel system (i7-6700k). I guess I've just become accustomed to ~30fps. I've went down to 15 and 20 before quite often but I always seem to come back to 30 fps for live view at least on the front cams. Geo hasn't always been the most efficient at coding though and that can sometimes explain the chewing it does on the GPU's. (running on the built in Intel GPU and one external GTX650ti) for 3 displays.