DVR Recorders

Price of DVR recorders set to rise

The cost of DVR recorders (digital video recorder) could be set to rise after the flooding in Thailand. The floods in the country are impacting on the production of hard drives. The majority of hard disk drives are made in Thailand. The country has been hit by significant flooding since August and accounts for roughly 25 percent of all global hard drive facilities.   According to industry track ...

Videcon believe CCTV iPhone apps are here to stay

Videcon are proud to announce that the iPhone app for its VXH264 dvr recorders has exceeded 2,500 downloads. The company say they are confident that smartphone applications will have an important role to play in the future of CCTV. The VXH264 DVR was launched in January 2011. The iPhone and iPad apps followed in May to allow dvr recorders footage to be viewed remotely.   Videcon Sales Directo ...

DVR recorders 'will be extinct' in 15 years

Growth in on-board and cloud-based storage is likely to render DVR recorders redundant in the future, it has been predicted. In an article for Info4Security, Marin Gren, co-founder of CCTV camera manufacturer Axis Communications, said major innovations have been made in the storage market in the last 15 years. He claimed it will not be long before CCTV cameras are available with built-in storage ...

ADF identifies DVR recorder problems in Afghanistan

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has said it will be looking into reported faults with its DVR recorders in Afghanistan. Video surveillance systems are used by coalition forces to monitor detainees in the Oruzgan province, but reports have emerged of problems with equipment. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Angus Houston, chief of the ADF, told Australia's defence minister Stephen Smith t ...

New CCTV control room opens in Wycombe

A new CCTV control room to monitor video surveillance cameras across Wycombe has been opened by the district council. According to the Bucks Free Press, the £252,000 facility was set up to replace the authority's old analogue system. It will be used to monitor live footage from 228 CCTV cameras across the area using brand new digital video recording equipment and flat screen monitors. As well as ...

Security DVR on the cards for Perth health services

A security DVR system will be installed at the Western Australia Country Health Service in Perth to help improve hospital security, it has been reported. The new system will see existing CCTV cameras replaced with newer models, which will be connected to DVR recorders so that footage can be recorded and reviewed. According to Computer World, the networked DVR software will allow the cameras to p ...

IFSEC South India coming to Karnataka this June

A leading security surveillance event is to be launched in southern India after proving a success elsewhere in the country. IFSEC is a global network of security shows, where companies can source anything from security DVR systems to queue management video analytics. The exhibition show, which already has an annual event in New Delhi, is expanding to the south of the country this summer. From J ...

Electronics manufacturer releases new camera

A leading electronics manufacturer has launched a new dome camera with the capability to work in any light levels. Bosch Security Systems has added the camera - capable of being used in security DVR systems - to its IP Camera 200 series. Called the IP Dome 225 IR, the camera has a built-in active infrared illuminator, which switches on automatically when the light levels are low enough. The new ...

Football stadium updated network digital video recorder system before cup

It has been revealed that a world-famous football stadium in Africa has a network digital video recorder system with video surveillance capabilities. The Royal Bafokeng Stadium, near Rustenburg in South Africa, held some of the biggest games at last year's FIFA World Cup held in the country. Before the tournament, the arena underwent a multi-million dollar security upgrade with included installi ...