What features should I look for in a CCTV Digital Video Recorder (DVR)?
All DVRs are definitely not made equal! There are several factors that are critical to consider when purchasing a DVR, especially when comparing price. The most important factors to look at are the number of cameras supported, frames per second (fps), compression technology, hard drive space, network connection / remote viewing capability, motion detection, scheduling, and ability to save video and audio to a CD or flash drive. You should also look for easy and comprehensive search capabilities and audio support. The setup and user interface should be intuitive and easy to operate. If loss prevention is a concern then POS integration should be a must. Embedding of the POS data on the camera image is not the best option, you should consider sending the POS data to DVR for text storage also.
