One question we’re often asked at Pacific Television and Data is whether it’s possible to hook up a CCTV camera without a digital video recorder (DVR). The answer is simple – if you don’t want to use a DVR, it’s possible to connect your camera to a PC and still enjoy the benefits of home…

The primary difference between these two recorders is how they handle data. While a DVR system processes all of the data at the recorder, an NVR system is capable of processing and encoding the data before streaming it to multiple devices, including the recorder and remote viewing devices like smartphones. The primary difference between these…