Smartvue V2 -- automatically configuring IP video surveillance
By Paul Miller 
posted February 17th 2006 7:00AM
posted February 17th 2006 7:00AM
posted February 17th 2006 7:00AM
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No mac support?
1 - nope, no mac support. Pitty too, as this is what I was looking for. Anyway, if you have an intel mac, it looks like you could run it through linux... but I don't.
Interestingly enough this system is only $23,000 for the 10 camera setup. There isn't a breakdown beyond that but sounds a little spendy - although consider the technology involved (human eye thing, web connectivity, etc) it might not be a bad price to pay.
I install IP video systems for a living. I checked out this specs for this package at the Smartvue's web site.
The features for this system are not bad, they are comparable to other IP based systems. The IP video industry is always advancing. Smartvue systems have a a few nice bells and whistles.
However, there are a few cons to this system. Number one is price. I recently set up a 13 IP camera, 1 TB dvr system using components from companies such as Axis and Panasonic. Including site survey, parts, and installation labor, the whole job was only $13k. If the price of the smartvue system is really $23k, that is way over priced. That is just $23k for the system. Installation costs will be above that number.
The second con is the limit of 10 cameras per dvr. The dvr's I set up can up to the limit of available network capacity.
Before purchasing a system like this one, check out other IP video software and hardware systems. You can get a similiar feature set for much less.
how effective is this "security" system when someone utilizes a 802.11 jammer? That makes this 10-20k system worthless. There should be some sd card storage on each wireless camera, and should the network be lost, it should store "movement" data locally.
thatericguy, that's exactly why I went through the effort of running physical coax cables all through my walls.
Yes, security can be made with few Linux boxen running Motion, a few dozen cameras, and a whole gnarly rat's nest of coax and power cables.
Mac support due in April/May.
Pricewise you can find it online alot more competitively (try Froogle). Total cost of ownership is comparable since it reduces the cost of installation quite a bit (wireless and self configuring). Image quality is superb and MIMO wireless offers much longer range.
Let me know wen you upgrade to Mac support.