Run, dont walk, away from this installer.
What he said.
That might be what was being referred to, since most NVRs have a published limit of incoming Mbps and it is often lower than you would like on cheaper or older models. But only a really terrible NVR would have such a low limit that it would warrant reducing the camera resolutions. It seems more likely that the installer simply had a deep misunderstanding of how the technology works, or maybe he installs wireless cameras. Both equally bad things for a professional.
Or perhaps he was always cheap so that's the way he understands it. I asked him about brand that he was going to be using and he gave a vague answer about "chinese made" stuff.
You dont need anything other than a poe switch to connect the cameras to. Linux based recorders are no more secure than windows...their vulnerabilities are often patched late or never patched. If you are worried, just use a vpn with either. Windows is exceptionally secure, the problem is folks install and download crap. A pc NVR should be just that, used as an NVR only.
no it wont. Why would you even want to use an old pc for something important like an NVR...
That's what I mean, it is so old it may not handle this.
Forget apple. Waste of money.
What are some of the better software packages that you would recommend and how much do they go for? Not very familiar with VMS. Also are there any hardware such as DVR cards out there for this as well? Looking into this since going PC based seems to offer more flexibility than Recorder non PC based system.
Isn't it Bit-Rate? Isn't bit-rate dependent on the format of recording such as MPEG, H.264, and so forth? I just look at specs of certain cameras and it seems to suggest this. Also the recorders advertise total bandwidth they can handle.
