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.

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The ******

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The ********

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

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

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The ****

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Comments (22)

Undisclosed 1

| 07/07/15 11:23pm

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

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

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

Jay Heming

| 07/10/15 03:13pm

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Undisclosed 2 Manufacturer

| 07/14/15 03:30am

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

Undisclosed 3 Manufacturer

| 07/28/15 03:54pm

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

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

John Honovich

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

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Undisclosed 1

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

******.

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Undisclosed 1

| 07/29/15 04:52pm

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Undisclosed 3 Manufacturer

| 07/29/15 06:01pm

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

Undisclosed 1

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

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

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

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Undisclosed 1

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

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

John Honovich

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

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

Undisclosed 3 Manufacturer

| 07/29/15 06:35pm

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

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 3 Manufacturer | 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 Admin | 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 Admin | 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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