| ITEM |
Analog |
Digital Video Recorder (DVR) |
| Record |
Reduces picture quality by reuse of tape and long-termrecording. |
Permanently clear & crisp recorddevice-Hard Disk Drive. |
| Management |
Daily tape replacement. Additional tape mgmt. cost. |
Long - term Back-Up device unit. No additional data management cost. |
| Playback |
Reduce picture quality. Unclear magnification. |
Original picture quality at all times. Clear magnification in various ways. |
| Functions |
No multi-channel recording. No image compensation. Printing requires special andcostly device.Must perform time consuming"rewind-fast forward" tolocate certain segment captures. |
Multi-channel recording.Motion Detection acts as sensor. Image compensation. Random play direct date and time access. Snap shot image printing.Remote monitoring Pan/Tilt remote control |
| Features |
No motion detectection.Requires continuous tapereplacement even when no motions are detected. |
25 days to 2 years nonstop recording.Motion detection sensor eliminates unnecessary recordings. Remote access and view via LAN, WAN, ISDN, DSL, modem. |
Difference between DVR and VCR
