Remember when you could only record your favorite television programs onto a VCR? One show, one channel, one time slot … one at a time. If you wanted to record two shows during the same time slot, you needed another VCR. And then along came the DVR that allowed you to record two shows at once with a single box. Who would ever want to go back to VCR technology? Not me!

The same evolution has occurred in the video security and surveillance market, only by tenfold. Like the VCR in your home, for many years businesses had to rely on VCR’s to record and playback security footage. Believe it or not, VCR’s are still being sold and deployed today … go figure. When DVR technology was introduced it revolutionized the security industry. It allowed you to connect and record 4, 8, 16 or even 32 cameras onto a single unit at the same time. The size of the unit’s internal hard drive determines how long the video can be stored before being overwritten. DVR technology (analog cameras onto a digital hard drive) is a very popular method being used today for security and surveillance installations. Unfortunately, it is not the most efficient, effective or economical deployment method.