Dvrs Providing Security and Surveillance in Your Home or Office

Not long ago security and surveillance systems were based around the VCR. The new DVR incorporating digtal technology provides vastly improved functionality, ease of use and avoids the problem of changing the tape the most basic of human errors. Security and surveillance systems are now available to most of us who have a need or wish for such systems.

DVRs providing Security and Surveillance in your home or office

Now we have a major step forward with the Digital Video Recorder or DVR. The DVR employs many of the basic features of the VCR but by using Digital technology is able to provide a complete new meaning to CCTV, home or business security and surveillance systems. The DVR avoids many of the human errors made by VCR users. The software developments have become more and more sophisticated but the relatively low cost of hard disk space has transformed how data can be stored. It’s not long ago that the 1 terra-byte of storage would require several drives incorporated into some sort of RAID array. We are now seeing 1 terra-byte low cost drives in the stores. The cost between a RAID array 5 years ago and a single 1 terra-byte drive is probably in the order of 100 to 1 and that alters entirely how security, surveillance and CCTV are able to embrace the new technologies.

DVR software is obviously important and would normally be shipped with the appropriate card or system. There are software vendors supplying third party software which they believe provide added functionality or increased ease of use. Clearly how you go about choosing your system depends very much on your own requirements so try and list what you think you need. Is your system for home security and surveillance or business security and surveillance? A small business system maybe similar to a home system in specification. It’s also possible now to have mobile systems which link a small camera and satnav or gps system to provide an exact location of where the recording is being made. This could again be useful for a business to locate its drivers.

There are so many questions to consider and browsing various vendors’ websites will give you more of an insight to what products are available and the costs of components. Some sites provide screen shots, video and download demonstrations.