Samsung Techwin launches 960H DVR series

The three new models in Samsung's SRD series of DVRs offer an instant upgrade in the recording resolution and display of images captured by industry standard analog cameras.

All three models utilize innovative 960H technology to provide the opportunity to take full advantage of the high quality images offered by 650TV line cameras and, according to Peter Ainsworth, Senior Product Manager for Samsung Techwin Europe, they represent a new standard in digital video recording. "There are countless existing CCTV systems which include cameras that are able to capture high quality color images at 650TV lines, but the images are being recorded on DVRs which are only capable of playing back the recorded images at 480TV lines," said Ainsworth. "By simply swapping these DVRs with models equipped with 960H technology, users can now achieve an immediate improvement in the resolution of the live or recorded images that can be displayed on a HD monitor. We believe this method of upgrading an existing analogue system will prove to be very popular among customers who do not yet have sufficient reason to change to a Video over IP system, or where investment in the latest generation of HD cameras can be justified."

The eight channel SRD-873D and sixteen channel SRD-1673D are both able to record 650TVL in real-time across all of their channels, whilst the SRD-1653D offers half real-time 650TVL recording across its 16 channels. All models feature enhanced network bandwidth of up to 32Mbp, which is four times faster than can normally be expected from industry standard DVRs. This ensures that there is no ‘jitter' or distortion in the display of video transmitted over a network, and with the support of license-free Samsung Security Manager (SSM) centralized monitoring software, users can view live, event, alarm and playback images from anywhere on the network, as well as via a web viewer or Smartphone.