Review of Q-See QSTD2408-500 8-Channel H.264 CIF Real-time Recording DVR with Mobile Phone Surveillance, Remote Internet Monitoring and Pre-Installed 500GB HDD

Overall this is a nice product.There are somethings that will make you want to run to the nearest medicine cabinet and pull out the asprin but overall the DVR works as advertised.
CONS:
1. Noisy, if you planned on placing this somewhere in the open plan on hearing it run, the fan is very noisy.Not a problem for my installation as it is in an area which I seldom enter.
2. Big.The unit is larger (Depth) than some others but again not a big issue if you have the room for it.
3. Manual.Ok, this will make you run and buy another bottle of asprin.The manual is written in an "interesting" fashion.You can download a copy of it from the Q-See website if your interesting in seeing it before you buy it.Most of the setup is easy, you may have some problems with the internet portion, but most teenagers should be able to get that hooked up for you in no time.
4.Mouse could be alot better quality than what they put, but with the cost of a good mouse being as low as they are not really a problem overall.Mouse is USB by the way.

PROS:
1.Handles the inputs of both PAL and NTSC without problems (yes, only one type at a time and you can not mix them but most people do not worry about that so pretty much a non issue).
2.Is 110/220 volt.Nice for those who may move around alot or live outside the USA.
3.Good quality recording, monitoring and overall video feed.The live view has a very slight delay but nothing to really worry about.The recording comes out a very good quality.Have not been able to test all 8 cameras at same time yet but will update when I can for now this comment is based on 5 cameras at once.

Overall I would give this a 4 as the item works exactly as advertised.





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Product Description:
This 8 Channel H.264 Pentaplex Digital Video Recorder (DVR) will record CIF real-time video on each channel onto the pre-installed 500GB hard drive. It can simultaneously display live footage, record, playback, connect via network, and back-up without any recording loss. Connect the DVR to a VGA monitor or television and view up to 8 cameras at the same time. Up to 5 users can simultaneously monitor remotely from anywhere through LAN or Internet. You can also access the DVR remotely through cell phones with WinCE and Symbian Operating Systems on 3G Networks. The new industry standard of H.264 compression enables higher quality, lower bit rates, and new applications. H.264 technology provides a far more efficient algorithm for compressing video than any other compression method available. It supports dual video streams so you can record in a higher resolution but view over the internet at a lower resolution for faster images.Q-See`s Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) are designed to manage multiple cameras, and enable users to view, record and playback recorded video locally or over the Internet. This DVR can support up to 8 cameras, and can be integrated into your current security system. With Q-See, surveillance can be handled remotely - worldwide.

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