How to differ Video Server or Network Camera from DVR products?
The answer depends on what weighs more in your thought. If the customers look for the DVR solution, the proposed system should be the best C/P one with the best performance. After all, no one can compete with the titanic industry of PC. However, even though more and more DVR have network capability, the design concept does not come from networking, and there mote application is our advantage. With add-on cards, the single PC can easily build a security system. However, simplicity limits the flexibility. It is hard to build a surveillance network with such systems. Image the general intranet applications that is composed by several control centers and tremendous network cameras. All points have different requirements and are connected via various network. The cost will be folded dependent of the surveillance points if you use the add-on card solution. Not mention about the complicated software to handle all components. But if the application is composed by control software running on co