Beware: The Magical HD Analog Converter

Author: John Honovich, Published on Jul 07, 2015

What if there was a small device that could instantly convert / translate between AHD, CVI and TVI?

Gone would be any compatibility issues between the three competing but fast growing HD analog offerings.

***** ** * ****** ** *** ****** ******** ** ** this *** ***** *** **** **** ******** ***** **.

** **** ****, ** ******* *** *********, *** ******** *** insights **** *** ** *** ***** ** ****** *********.

The ******

**** ** **** *** ****** ***** **** *** ****** ** operate:

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The ********

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  • *** ********* *** ***** ****, **-**** ******* **** ** ***** record
  • **** ** ***** ************ ***** (***, ***, ***) *** **** certainly ****** ********* / ** ** *** ********** *********.
  • ** ** **** *** **** ** ****** *******, *** ** going ** ******* **** - *** ****** ******** ** *** camera / ******** ********?

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*** ***** ** ****** ******** ******* ******** ******** ** **** device:

"**** ******** ** ******** ** * ***-*** ******* ****** "***" in *****. ** ** ********* * ******* ******** ******* *** license ********** **** ***** (***), ******** (***) ** ********* (***). Thus, ** ***'* ******* ** *** ********. *******, *** *** time *****, ** *** *** ****** ** *** ******* *** is *** ****** ********** ********* ** *******. ******* ** ***** distributors, *** **** *** ******** ***** ******** ** ********, ****** knows *** ** ******* ***. **** ********* **** **** *** to ***** *** ****************. ** ** ***, ****** *** **** HDI ** ***** *** ***** ************ **** ***** *********. ******** is *** ******* * ******** ** *****.

*** *** ** ****** ********* *** ****** *** ********* **** this ******** ******* ***** *** **** ************* ****** *** *********** issues ******* ** **** ******* ********. **** *** **** ************* issues **** **** ** ********* **** ********** **** **** ****** get *** ******* *****, **********, *** ***** ** *** ***. Distance ************ *** ******* ** ****. ** ********* ***** ** support **** ** *** ********* *** **** **** **** *** we **** ** *** ** ******* **** *** *** ******** settings *** ********* ***. ** *** *** *******, *** ************* issues *** ******** ** *** ***** **** ** ****** ** Dahua, ******** ** *********, ********, ******* ** ***.

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The ****

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Comments (22)

Undisclosed #1

07/07/15 11:23pm

*** ***** ** **** ***'* ******, ** ******* *** ****** and ********, *** *** **************/ ******* ******** ************ **** *** **** *** *** ********.

*** ** *** ***** *** ****** ** * *********? *** you *** ** ***** *****?

** ** ** * ****** ********* * ** ********** *********; I ********* *** ****, (**** *.*.'* *************), * ***** **** here,*** *** ****** * *** ** *** *******?.

*** *** ***** ****** ******** ***** ** *** ** ****** converter?** ******* *** **** *** **** * ****** ** *** camera ** ****** *** ****** **** ** *** ***.

***** *** *** *** ** **** ** ***** *** *** initially, ********* ** ***** **** ** ******** *** *** *****, they ****** ** ******** *** ** ****** *** ****** ****** of *** ******.

** ******, * * *** ****** ********* *** **** ** a *** *** ** *** ******, ** *'* ****** *** are *****!

Karsten Matthies

07/08/15 04:23am

****** ****,

**** *********** ****. ***** * ** ******* ******* *** * believe *** ***** ****** ** **** * ****** *** ****** serves ** *** ****** ********** (*** - **-****** *******) *.*. contrast, ***/*****, ********, *****, ******* *****, ***. ****** *** *** cheap ******* **** ***** * **** ****** **** **** **** little ******** ******** ** *** *****/***** ***** ***********. ** ***** here *** **** ******** ** **** ** ****** ******* *** analog ** ******* **** ***** ******** *** ****** ** *** otherwise ** ****** **** ** ****** *** ****** ******** ** above.

** **** ** *** **** **** **** ****** **** *** chip(s) **** ******** ***** ** ****** ****** ** **** ** inside *** ****** ****** ** *** **** ***** ** * daughter ***** ** *********.

*** ** **** *********** ***** **********, ** ***** *** *** has ******* "******" *** ** ******* ** ******* ******** ***** from *****, ********* *** ******** ** **** ****** ***** **** them *** *********. **** ***** ******* *** *********** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Karsten Matthies | 07/08/15 10:38am

*, *******, * ** *** **** *** **** ****** ***** internally ** ** ********. **********, **'* ****** ******* ***** **** risk, ***** *** ***** *** ******* ****** ** *****.

Jay Heming

07/10/15 03:13pm

**********, * ***** **** *** **** ** ****** ** ** an ********* ** * ***** **** ***** ** ** *** of ******. * ****** ******* ******* ***** $***.** ***** ** well ***** **. ***** ** ** **** ****** *** ****** as ******* ***** ** *******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

07/14/15 03:30am

** ** * ******* ******** ** *** ********* **** ******* they(Dahua, ********* *** ********) *** ******* *** ** ****(*) ****** and * ***** *******. ** **** ** *** ****** **** the ** **** ** **** *********, ** ***** ******. *** still ******* ******* ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

07/28/15 03:54pm

*** "*****" ** *** ** *** ******. ** ** ** the ******. *** ****** **** ***** *** ****** ***** ** the ***** ***** ** ****** ** ********.

****** * ****** **** *** ***** ****** ***** ** *** that ********* ** *********. ** **** $*.* - $* **** to *** ***.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 07/28/15 03:57pm

** ****** * ** **** ********* ** ** *** ***** to ** * ****.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 07/28/15 04:03pm

******.

*** *-*** ****** ****** ****** ****** ******** ***** **** **** any ** *** *** *****. ***** ** *****, *** *** free.

Undisclosed #1

07/29/15 04:52pm

** ** ********* * ******* ******** ******* *** ******* ********** from ***** (***), ******** (***) ** ********* (***).

** ** ******** ** ******* **** ********* **** *****, ******** or *********?

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******? **** ******** ***** **** ******** ** ***** ** ********** this, ******* *,*,* **** *****?

********* *** ***** ***?

** *** **** ************* ***** **** *********** ** *** ***** use ** *** *****, *.*. "** ****** *******"?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

07/29/15 06:01pm

** *** ** * ** ***** ***** ** ** ******* required *** ***** *** *****. **** **** ************* *** **** compatible ***** ***/*** **, ******** ** ******* *** **********.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 07/29/15 06:18pm

***** *. ****'* **** *****?

** *** ******* ***** *** ***** ** *** ****, ** bought *** ****** **** **** *** ***** ************* *** *** them ** *** ******?

******* **** *** *** **** ** ****, ******* **** ****** all ***** ***** ***** ***** **** * *** ** *********** before ******* ****.

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

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 04/07/16 04:14am

******: ******* * ** *** (*** ***?) *** *** **** apparently ********* **** * ****** ******** ** *** ** ***** cross **********.

****, **** ****** ** ***** ** **** ******* **** ****'* want *** *-*** ****** **** ** **** * ************* ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 04/07/16 04:25am

* *****. * ***** *** ****** ********** *** ***** ********** helped ******** *** ******* ********* ** ** ********* *****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

07/29/15 06:35pm

* *** **** ** * ******* ************, **** ** ***** started ******* * ******** *** *** *** ******, **** **** used *** *****. ****** * ***** **** ** *** *** is *** **** *********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 07/29/15 06:41pm

**** ******** ************ ***** ** ***** *** ***** *** * have **** **** ** ******** **** ********* **** **** *** definitely *** ********* ***** ** *** ***** ****** ********* *****.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Honovich | 07/29/15 07:00pm

*** *** ******* ****?

*** *** **** ********* ******** **** *** ****** ***** ************ ****, ** *** **** ****** **** **** ******supplied by them?

********* *** ****** ***** ******* *** ****** ****** **** * non-denial ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/29/15 07:02pm

** ************* ** ****. **** *** ******** ** ********** ******* them *** **** *** *******.

Undisclosed #1

07/30/15 08:43am

**** ***** ** ** * *** *** * *****-****** ***** camera. ** **** ****** ** **** **** *** ***, *** HDI ****: (*** ******* **** ***** ** *** ******* ***** below, ** *** ********* ** *** *** - ***** ****)

**** ***** **** ** ******** ******* **** **** ****** ******* chips:

Eddie Perry

04/07/16 10:50am

***** *** ******* **** *** *****

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******* ** ******** **** ****** ***** **** ******* *********, *** saying *** * **** ***** *** ***** *** **** ** who ****** **** ****** **** **** * ***** ** ******** about ***** ********* **** **** ******* *** **** ** *** worlds ***** *********

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Eddie Perry | 04/07/16 10:53am

***, ********* ** * ** *******, ******** ** ***** ******.

Eddie Perry

In reply to John Honovich | 04/07/16 12:44pm

**** *** *** ************ **** *** *** **** ********* ** those ***** ** **** ******* ***** ******** ?

******** ** *** **** *** * ***** *** *** ** playing ** *** ***** *** ******* ******* ** *** ******* are ***** *********** *** ********* **** **** *** *******.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Eddie Perry | 04/07/16 03:58pm

******** ** *** **** *** * ***** *** *** ** playing ** *** *****...

*********** **** '*****' ******* *** ********** *** ********** * **** later **** *****'*, *'* *** **** **** ***** *** *** referring **.

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

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