Just an update, we went with a server & software upgrade to speed up our system, added 20 PTZ's and 10 stationaries to the existing 94, We're now at 6 Tb storage on three servers, each one running two 2.8Gb dual core processors (dell machines) and viewing the whole works with Honeywell DVM software. At 3 FPS we can record on all cameras for about a month before the system starts to purge. The darkscreen and motion recording are really nice features, and as the cameras are recording all the time anyways, you don't miss the first few fractions of a second like you do with real time motion recording. We're now running 100Mb multi-mode to the far reaches so that we can replace the last few dozen Coax cameras with IP units.
The only thing I don't like is the settings required on the new system, they are very finicky and if they are not set right the controllability of the cameras is difficult. We're working though that thought.
We've already caught several major incidents on video that we otherwise would not have been able to record (Previously all our recording was done manually by the dispatchers) I am happy with the results thus far.
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