What is a Standalone DVR?
A standalone DVR, is an embedded, non-expandable DVR solution. It runs independent of a Windows based platform and runs on Linux shell. Most standalone DVRs are also known as embedded DVR. An embedded DVR works in a specific focus or task. This means that you are looking at devices that run on an embedded Linux real-time-operating system. Real-time operating systems, work off flashing memory instead of hard drive setups. In the CCTV world, you use standalone DVRs for simple applications. Many home-owners and small businesses uses these standalone DVRs as a quick solution to a problem or situation that is developing. You can find many standalone DVRs starting at $199 for a 4 channel setup. Also you can get standalone DVRs up to 16 channels. In some cases, there are solutions up 32 channels, but it is very rare to see those solutions are that many channels. So if you have a specific task and you want to integrate an easy and reliable DVR to handle your real-time video, recording, playbac
