SVAT CV501-16CH-007 Do-it-Yourself DVR Security System with 8 Indoor/Outdoor Night Vision CCD Surveillance Cameras and Smartphone Compatibility
SVAT CV501-16CH-007 Do-it-Yourself DVR Security System with 8 Indoor/Outdoor Night Vision CCD Surveillance Cameras and Smartphone Compatibility
- Fast and hassle-free setup – start recording as soon as you plug in your DVR
- iPhone and Blackberry compatible – access live footage from your smart phone
- Record over 2.5 years of video footage on the 500GB hard drive
- Cutting edge H.264 compression – amazing picture at half the size of MPEG-4 compression
- View video online with no service fees – view your DVR’s live or recorded video footage anywhere in the world
SVAT Web – ready Surveillance System. Stay on top of your home or business with 8 hi – res, night vision COLOR cameras 16 – channel DVR iPhone and BlackBerry remote viewing, and MUCH MORE! Your surveillance options are limitless! For anything you want to keep tabs on, here’s everything you need to do it RIGHT. You get the full spread, including 8 full-color, high-resolution night vision cameras that record to the 16-channel DVR on your choice of manual, scheduled, or alarm activation. Simply hoo
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09/07/2010 at 5:03 pm
Review by Henry for SVAT CV501-16CH-007 Do-it-Yourself DVR Security System with 8 Indoor/Outdoor Night Vision CCD Surveillance Cameras and Smartphone Compatibility
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I was a skeptical purchasing this unit as there was no review available at the time. Unit is well packed and came complete with everything necessary. Bought it from ShopTronics thru Amazon. Excellent notification & delivery service for the transaction. Didn’t use the bundled cameras as I already have my own. Having running similar systems like Swann and Qsee for a few years, here are the Pros & Cons:
Pros:
- Remote viewing using BlackBerry phones, it was my primary reason to buy it. There was a little caveat. The remote viewer did not work as soon as my BlackBerry enterprise activated. Possibly due to application restrictions with the BES server.
I learned to work around this issue by not having the phone activated. Used Google Sync to sync contacts & calendar instead. For those who require looking up people name in your directory, you’ll miss out this feature if you decided to do it.
- Programming, clean and simple, easy to configure.
- Technical Support, excellent tech support whether via phone call or opening a trouble ticket online. SVAT really followed thru and addressed all the issues I had. They had even arranged for their software developer to assist with my initial viewing problem. A++ for the support.
Cons:
- Email alert, another reason for buying it. Didn’t end up using it. Email alert requires an SMTP mail relayer. A requirement not mentioned in product brochure or documented in the manual. There are examples in the manual that talked about Google, Yahoo, and MSN alike. None allows SMTP relay. SMTP relay can be done thru own company if allowed or a paid service.
- Search and play back, is quite limited in options comparing to others. An area that should be improved.
Overall, I am happy with the unit. It addressed what I was looking for, the ability to view remotely on a BlackBerry. The system is highly recommended.