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I definitely suggest this to anyone who is working on a DIY DVR system and wants to save some cash. I'm an extremely critical shopper, as I purchase high end equipment for my paranormal team and we try to use the best available technology. I've had this product for quite some time now and it works extremely well. The software is easy to use and easily compatible with computers that meet the system requirements, as well as cameras. I decided to cave in and buy a cheaper DVR card and I absolutely love it, infact we're purchasing more now as our cameras and surveillance areas are multiplying.
Only the crappy software that comes with the card, which is OK if you don't mind being stuck at 320x240 resolution with Chinglish directions. This card can't be used with any other software, such as Luxriot. Mine's going back.
For the money though it works fine. So if your monitoring a business you may come back to a windows XP crash error message. The card works fine for the Money but I have noticed the software does not work well with windows XP. After a while it generates error messages becuase it needs updated CODECs for the remote playback. The only way to minimize this issue is to not upgrade XP beyond service pack 1.
I installed this in minutes on an older computer, I set it up to record the times I wanted, can also be motion triggered, it was recommended not to use the harddrive on the same computer, I did, works fine, good clear picture, no problems.
And then when it's right and you upgrade, you have to figure it all out again. The largest downside is the remote viewing software. I've installed many of these cards now, both for myself and for others. While you'll find many mispellings in the manual and software that isn't always that great - it really fit my needs with a budget price. This can take hours to get right for each computer.
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