Re: iDVR-E8 8 channel stand alone surveillance DVR questions

Follow up questions from the customer:

Please see answers below:

1. As clarification: I do or don't need a computer connected to the DVR to view the cameras remotely? I am really looking for something to monitor on my smartphone and really don't want to leave a computer connected to the DVR.

That is correct. You do not need a computer connected to the DVR to view the cameras remotely. You only need a computer if you want to view from a computer. If you will access from mobile, then no PC is required.

More clarification: If I want to view the camera on a smartphone, I'm probably not going to get 512kbps. The system will adjust framerate and/or resolution to fit down a smaller datarate, right?

You are correct. The video streamed to mobile is much smaller than to a computer and requires less bandwidth. The frame rate that you get on your phone will be dependent on how fast your Internet connection from your phone is.

Is the pan-tilt-zoom control manipulatable via the blackberry interface?

PTZ controls are not yet supported for the mobile access of this DVR.

Are there any demo screen captures of what this looks like on a Blackberry or Windows Mobile?

Yes, you can see some screenshots of the blackberry DVR viewer here:

https://www.cctvcamerapros.com/H264-Stand-Alone-DVRs-s/358.htm#blackberry-dvr-viewer

You can find blackberry setup instructions here:

Blackberry DVR Viewer for Surveillance DVR

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