Why You Should Avoid 960H Cameras

Author: John Honovich, Published on Aug 20, 2014

960H promises to increase analog resolution by 34%, transforming the traditional 4:3 aspect ratio image into a widescreen 'hi def' one, like this marketing image from one manufacturer:

**********, **** ** *** ***** **** ******* ** **** **** cameras.

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***, ** ** ******** **** *** *** ***** '***' ** all *** *** *** ****** ** ******* ****** *** ** and **** *****. ** ** *****, *******, **** *** *** is **** ***** ** *** **** ****.

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** *** ****** *********** ************* ****:

"**** ** ******* ** *** ** *** ******* *****... *** 960H ***** (********* ******** ** ** **** **) ****** ***** like * ** ***** **** *** **** ********* *****. ***** is ********* ****** ***** ************ ******** ** ***, ** ***, over * ** *****."

** ********* ** ** *** ** *******, **** ** **** surprised that ****** ***** ****** **** * ******* *** ********* ****** '*******'.

960H ****** / ********** *********

** ** ****** **** ** *** ********: ********* ** ****** *******.

**** ** **** **** ** ** ******, **** ** ****, same ***, **** ****, ****** ****:

******* ** *******, ** *** *** **** **** "**********" ********** offers ** ******** ** ******, **** ** **** ***** ******* in *** **** ***** **** ** **. **** ********** ******** become **** ********* ** **** *** ** **********:

960H ******* *******

****** ****** *** * *********** ******** ** ********** ** *** will ** ************.

*******, **** ** ********* ******** *** *** *** *** ******, with ** ********* ********* ********** **** *-******* ** *** *** ********* *** distribution.

*** ***** ***** ** **** ** ********* ***** ** ****** and *** ******* **** **** ** ***** / ****** **** ones **** ***** ***, ********** ********** ****** ******* (**** *** stretched).

*******, **** ********* **** **:* ****** ****** ***, ** **** offers ****, ** *** **** ** ************* ********** ******** ********.

**********, ******, ******* ** *** ******* ****** *** *** ********* **'****' ****** ** *******, ** *** ********* ***** *** ***** *** ****** ** 960H.

Comments (14)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

08/20/14 12:56pm
**** **** ******* *** ***** ** *****. ***** **** *** images **** *** **** ** ** ******** ** *** **** camera *** ******** * ****** ****** **** **** ** * D1 ******** *** ** *:* *******. *'** ******* ****** ***** reproduction *** *******, ********** *****. **** *** **** ******* ****? On **:* ********, * ***** ***% **** **** *******. **********: I **** ** * *** *** **** *************.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 08/20/14 01:00pm

***, ** **** ******* *** ***** ******* ** ********** ****** 4:3 **** ***** **** * **** ****** *** ********. ****'* what ** ******* ** *** *** ** *** ******* *****.

********* **** ************ ** ****** ******* ********:

960H **. ** ********

****** *** ******** ** ***** ***** **** **** ****** ** benefit, ** ***** * ******* ******** ** ****** **** ********** the ******* ** * ****-***** ***, ******* ** ** ****/********. This ********** ***** *** **** ******, *** **** *******, ***** connected ** *** **** ***, *** *****, **** *** ** QT534. *******, ***** */* *** ******* ** *** **** *** vs. */* ***** *** ** *****.

Jim Hall

In reply to John Honovich | 10/29/14 07:46pm

****** *** ******** ** ***** ***** **** **** ****** ** benefit, ** ***** * ******* ******** ** ****** **** ********** the ******* ** * ****-***** ***, ******* ** ** ****/********.

** *** ******** ** ****** ** *** *** ** *** increase ** ***** *****, **** ** ** *** **?

Carl Lindgren

08/20/14 01:49pm

***** ** *** **** ***** **** ****** **: ************ ******. We **** ****** $*** ** $*** *** ****-******* ****** ** cameras. ***** **** ************ *** *** ****** ** **** **** $230.

** ** *******, **** ** *** ******* ****** *** *************' switch ** **** - *** ******** ******* ******* *** ***** bottom ****.

Rukmini Wilson

08/20/14 05:13pm

*** ***** ******* ***'* ** ****?

Carl Lindgren

In reply to Rukmini Wilson | 08/20/14 05:31pm

*** **** ** *** ******* ** *** **** *** *******.

David Choi

08/21/14 12:45pm

* ***** **** ** *** **** ** *** ***** ** marketing **** ** * "**" ********, **** ** ** ********** false. ****, **** *** ***** ** **** **** ********** ** the ********** **** **** ******** ** * **** ***. **'* not ********** ** *****. ** **** **** ***** ***** ***** stretching... * ***** *** **** *** ** **** ** ***** be ** ****** ***** ** * **** ***. **** ****** the ***** *** **** ** **** **** *** **. **** you ***** *** *** ********** **** ** *** ******** **.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to David Choi | 08/21/14 01:33pm

** ** **********. **'** ****** ******** **** ******* **** ******** 960H ****. ****** **** **** *** **** *** ***** *** exact **** ******. ** *** **** * ******** **** ******/*** combo **** ***'** ****** ***** *** ******* **** *** ******* the *****?

Jim Hall

In reply to David Choi | 10/30/14 02:00am

****, **** *** ***** ** **** **** ********** ** *** horizontal **** **** ******** ** * **** ***. **'* *** stretching ** *****.

**. *. *********** ******:

(****: **** ***** ** ******)

******** **** ***-****** ****** ** ****** ** *** **** ****** all ****************. **'* * **** **** *** *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jim Hall | 10/30/14 11:23am

*** ******* *** *** *** ****** ** ********* ********** ***** count. *** ******* ****** ****** **** / ***.

** ** *** ********* **** *** ********** / ******** / capturing **** ********** ******.

Jim Hall

In reply to John Honovich | 10/30/14 10:29pm

**. ********, * ***** * ** ******** ******** **** **** you ******** ******* ***** ***** **** **** ************ *********,so **** *** *** ***, kindly say which parts of this 960H explanation you do ******** ****:

  1. *** **** ****** ******* ****more ****** ************ (~960 vs ~704) than your standard analog camera.
  2. **** ** ******* ** ************ ****extra ********** **********.
  3. ************** *** **** ****** ** *** ******** *** ****** **** extra ********** **********.
  4. **** ***** ********** *********** *** *** ******** ******** *********** *** encoded **** ****** ** *** *** ********.

***, ** *** ***** **** *** ** *****, **** *** are *** ******* *** ***************** ** *** ********* ********** ***** *****?

*** ** *** ******* *** ********* *** **** ******** ********** detail ** **********, **** *** ** *** ****** *** ***increased ****** (as you say) when using 960H cameras and 960H DVRs together?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jim Hall | 10/31/14 12:21am

*** ****** *** * ******* ** *** **** ***/** ***** DVR.

******* * **** ** * ***** ****** ** * *********** DVR *** *** **** *** * ******* ****** ***** *** / **** / **** / *** ****** *** ***** **** or ***** *****.

* ** *** ******* **** *** ******** (**********) ****** ******* by **********. **** ** **** * ****** ****** (**** **** cameras ***** **** ****** ** ****** ** ****** ** ******, etc., ***.). *******, ******** * *:* **** / *** **** at *** * *** ** **** * *** ** **** is ******* *** **********.

Jim Hall

In reply to John Honovich | 10/31/14 02:09am

****** ****** *** *** ***** ********.

*** ***

**** *** ******** (**********) ****** *******...**** * ****** ******.

*** ** **** *** *** **** **** ** ***** *** better ******* ***** * **** ****** *** * ******** ***.But ** ***'*. Only when used with a 960H DVR....

******* * **** ** * ***** ****** ** * *********** DVR *** *** **** *** * ******* ****** ***** *** / **** / **** / *** ****** *** ***** **** or ***** *****.

*** ***, *** *** ********** *******. * *** *** **** would ***** **** ** *** **** **** ****** **** **** a ********** ****** *** *****, *** **** ** **** *** standard *** *****, *** **** ***'* *** *** ***** *** the **** ** *:* **** **********, *** *** ***** ***** "it **** ***'* ****** **** *** ******!"

*** ********** **** *** ******, *** ****'* *** *** ***'* **** straight *** **** ***** * ****** ***:

**'* ******* ***** ** * ********** ** ********** **********, *** not *** ** ****, *** ******* ** *** ***-*** ******** rate ***** *** ** *** ****** *** **** ****. ** even ****** *** *** **** **** ****** ********* **** * signal ********** ** ******* **** ****, **** **** ***-*** ** only ***** **** *** *** ** **. *** **** ******** analog ***'* *** ***-***.

*** ****'* *** *** **** **** **** ***'* ** ***** own ***, **** ****** *** **** ** * ******* **** than ***-*** ** ******* **** ******.

*'* *** ******** * **** ***** **** *******.

Jorge Arriaga

08/21/14 01:36pm

**** ******* ** *****!

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