DVR Security System Review

This Lorex DVR is an all in one system that includes a monitor, a hard drive for video storage and eight security cameras. All in one systems are one of the most hassle free options for setting up surveillance, security cameras are attached to it through its 4 DIN and 4 BNC sockets. The systems cameras have a 1/3” colour CCD image sensor and have a resolution of 480 TV lines and are compatible with PAL and NTSC video formats. It’s possible to capture video in the dark with the cameras, they have infra red sensors and a 3.6mm fixed lens.

The added bonus is the cameras have a built in microphone so you can hear subjects within the areas that you decide to install them. It’s worth noting that although all the cameras have microphones the system only has four channel audio. The system has one channel audio playback so you can only hear the output from one camera at a time.

As mentioned the system has a built in hard drive, its capacity is 500 GB and you have the option to upgrade this. At maximum you can install hard drives that have up to a 750 GB capacity, for attaching external storage devices the DVR is fitted with two USB ports. The DVR has a maximum recording resolution of 704*480 in NTSC, in PAL the maximum is 704*576. The system uses MPEG-4 video compression and has a maximum recording rate of 120 frames per second.

The systems monitor is a 19 inch LCD TFT flat panel that can display images at up to 704*480 in NTSC and 704*576 in PAL. The monitor is also fitted with a speaker so you can hear the input from security cameras included with the system. The DVR runs with a Linux based operating system, recording is activated by the system by various means.

You can set the system to record at specific times or you can use its motion detection feature to determine when it will start and stop recording. 8 programmable TTL inputs are also fitted to the DVR so you can attach external alarms to it. When the system detects an attached alarm has been triggered it will start recording video footage.

An Ethernet port is fitted to the system so you can connect it to a broadband router or LAN so you can monitor and control it remotely. The system also comes with Lorex 3.0 client software that works with Windows XP and Windows Vista, once you install it on your chosen PC you can use it to control and monitor the DVR. The DVR is also fitted with a RS-485 interface so you can attach and control PTZ cameras with it if required.

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