Security

Analogue Video still Refuses to Lie Down and Die

Just about every angle on the battle between analogue and IP Network cameras must now have been covered. Strange then that every time someone proclaims the death of analogue, up pops another reason to protect and extend its life. It just doesn’t want to lie down and die. In a recent IPVM (http://ipvm.com/) investigation the number 1 cited problem in going to IP Network cameras (gained from interviews with over 100 integrators in the US), was an emphatic “Price Price Price”. It seems that as fast as IP prices fall, analogue prices falls faster. Whilst it is important to continue the drive to reduce manufacturing costs this will not win the battle. The strong growing penetration by IP into the analogue market will continue to erode its traditional market. Analogue may have enjoyed a respite, as many heritage estates have held back going to IP because of the poor economic trading conditions in the west […]

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