Do you have to have a hard drive on the DVR to record?
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Unlike the more expensive models, economical surveillance system DVR's don't have a hard drive included. While you will still be able to see footage, you will not be able to record without a hard drive. Most computer hard drives are not compatible with surveillance DVRs. Zmodo recommends Western Digital AV.
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Yes.Or connect the DVR on your network, install software on your PC and record.. (not easy to do).
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Yes! You can use a 2 TB Hard Drive. I was advised by tech support that 2 TB is the max at this time.Be aware that it will slow your receiver down. No problems with quality or picture. However, there is a double to triple time delay when I am searching through guide or changing channels on my Directv DVR HD Model 24, 500 GB, Internal Hard Drive.That is not a problem for me. It is worth it for the extra space. I record a lot of football games on the football ticket. This way my wife's shows do not get deleted.
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its comes with the case not with the harddrive. very simple (dvr=head harddrive=brain) comes with the head not the brain.
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You have to purchase a DVR with an AV hard drive. I'm using zmodo's DVR and it works great with these, I just open my second order of these cams 5 minutes ago.
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Yes I believe you can record to a flash drive just a hard drive, although I have not tried
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No you will need a DVR to record. Any standard DVR with BNC input would work.
1977141
No, needs to record to a dvr. No internal recording capacity, strictly a camera.
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with blue iris software you can record on a desktop PC hard drive not sure about dvr.
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You can still record a channel as a series, or new episodes (confirmed) BUT, you must have an external hard drive attached to have the full capabilities with the DVR. This also includes the ability to record 2 channels at the same time while watching a 3rd recorded episode. You do not have to schedule every single day, to get the shows you want recorded.
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If the xvim dvr uses an IDE harddrive, yes. I think it might be sata though.
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No this is just a camera. If you have a video capture card on your computer you can record on your computer. I bought a Q-see DVR and it records on it's own hard drive or on a separate computer using the software that came with the system.
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It does not need an external hard drive... but it does need an internal drive... it a great DVR. Google search the Sunluxy and find the specs for the particular hard drive required.
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Yes u do need a hard drive to perform all record and playback and alert functions. Zmodo sells one for your unit, reasonably priced and it works very well. Enjoy PS after HD is installed, call tech support and let them set it up remotely.
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Thanks for your interest in our product.Without a HDD, the DVR would only be capable of live viewing and live remote internet viewing; you would not be able to record footage or play back footage.RegardsMolly
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Hard drive is located inside the DVR Box. This model is not equipped with HDD. You need to install the HDD inside the DVR Box.
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Yes, I record off of mine all the time. However, do not set it up to record (with the timer) from the DVR with a Premium Channel like HBO; any other channel works okay.
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No it doesn't. Maybe you can use an smart TV app that records to an attached hard drive via one of the USB ports on the tv. But not sure if could work