Rugged Open High PoE NVR Examined (Razberi)

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Mar 08, 2016

While cameras are routinely rated for use in harsh environments, recorders are typically much more sensitive and vulnerable, requiring extensive protection against the elements.  

Razberi claims its new 'Rugged' NVR can be installed in extremely hot, cold, and dusty locations with no problems. In this note, we examine the new offering's key competitive capabilities and compare pricing to 3 potential alternatives.

***** ******* *** ********* ***** *** *** ** ***** ************, recorders *** ********* **** **** ********* *** **********, ********* ********* protection ******* *** ********.  

******* ****** *** *** '******' *** *** ** ********* ** extremely ***, ****, *** ***** ********* **** ** ********. ** this ****, ** ******* *** *** ********'* *** *********** ************ *** compare ******* ** * ********* ************.

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Product *******

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

** ******** ** *** **** *********** *****, *** ********* ** dust *********, *** *** ***** *********. **** ***** **** *** unit **** ***** **** ** ** ******* ****** * *****-***** (typically ****) *********, ** *** ****** ****** *** ***** ********** are ********* *********** *********. *** ******* ***** ********* **********.

*** *** ** ********* **** ** *** ***** ***** ******* drive ** ****** *, *, ** * ** *****, *** camera ******* ******* ********* *** ********* ******** ** ********* ** the ******. 

******* ***** ** *** ***** **** ** ********* ******* ************ in ** ****.

Price ****** ****

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  • * ** ****: $**** - $****
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*** ****** *** ****** **** *********, *** ****** ********* **** be *******. ******* ****** * '* ****, ** ********* *****' ******** on *** ****.

Embedded **** *** ******

* *********** ******* ** ******* ****** *** ****** ** ***** ruggedized **** ** *** ********** * **** ******, ***** ** supply up ** **** ** ***.  ** **** ******* ******, *** unit ******** ****** ***.*** *** ** **.* * *** ****, or ***.*** ***+ ** ** * *** ****. **** ***** Razberi ****** **** *** ***** ****** **** ***** *** ***** environments, ********* ***** ****** ******** **** *******, *******, ** *****-**** PTZs.

*** ********** ********** ****** **** *** *** ********** *** **** to ******** * ******** **** **** *** **** $****+.

SFP ***** ********

******* ******** *** ******* ** *** **** *** ***** **** enable ***** ****** ** ** ******** ******** ** *** **** without ******* * ********** ********* ** ******* ***** *********.  ** we **** ** *** ***** ***** ****** *** ************ ******, ***** **** *** **** *** ****** ***' (*** *) distance ********** *** ********** ********* ******* **** ***** ****** *** cable.  

****** **** *** ***** ******** ** *** **** ******** ** additional ************* ** *** *********, *** **** *** ***** ***** the **** *** ** ********* ** * ***** ******, * common ******** ** ******** ** *** ***** ******* ***** ********* ******.

VMS ********* ********

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Competitive ********** ** ********** ****

** ********** ** ***-********** *****, **** **** *** ***** *** harsh ********** ************ *** ********, *** ******* **** **** ********* providers *** ********* *********:

  • *******' **-***** * ******* ******* ******* *** **** ********* * **** range ** *°* ** ***°* (-**°* ** **°*) *** **** ************ * range ** ***** **** *** ** ********* **** *** ******* including *****, *******, ********, *** ****. *******, *** *** **** not ******* ** ********** *** ****** *** ******** * ******** device ** ******* ** ** ** *******, *** **** *** include *** *****. **** ***** *** *** * ** *** model ** ~$****.
  • *****'****-*** *** **************** * ***-*** *** ***** *** ** ***** (*°* ** 70°C) ** * ******* *******. *** **** ***** ***** ~$**** when *** ** ***, * * ** ***, *** ** Win * ** ******* *** *****. ***** *** **** **** include ******* **** *****, * ********** *** ****** **** ** needed *** *** *** **** **** ********* ** *** ***** for ******** **** **** * ** * *******.

***** *** **** ** ****** ** ***** ******* ** **** than *** ******* ******, *** ********** ***+ ****** ***** *** SFP ***** ** **** **** **** ***$****+ *** *** *********$***+ *** ***** ***** ********** ** *** ***** *****. *** ***** expense ** ***** ******* ***** *** ***** **** ** ***** ruggedized **** ***** ** ** **** **** *******'* ********.

Custom ***** **********

*************, *** ***** ***** ***** *** **** ******* **********, ***** ********, and ***** ********** **** ** ******** ****** *** ******, ********* enclosure.

**** '* ** *****' ******** ** ****** **** ** ************* **** expensive. *** *******:

* - * ******* ******* ***, **** ******** ***+ & 1 ** ***: ~$****

* - ***** ***** **********:~$*** (*** ****)

* - ************, ***-******** *** ****** **********:~$***

* ** ******* ************ **** ***** ***° * (**° *) *** prolonged *******, * **** ******** *** ********* **** ******** *********,******* ~$****+** ********* ******.

*** ********-**** ***** *** **** ******** **** ********* ***** ******* $3500 - $****, *** ****** *** ********** * - * ***** of ************ ***** ** ******** ** ** $*** - $*** brings *** ***** **** ** *** * ** ***** ******** to ~$**** - $****.

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******* ****** *** *** ** **** **** ********* ** *** remote ************, *** ***** ***** *** **** ********* ** ****** ** ********* harsh ************ ******** ** ******** ********* ************ ***** *********** ********** enclosures.  *** *********** ******* ***** ** *********** ***** ******** ******* times *** ****** ** *********, ** ******* ** ****** ** dangerous ******** ************** ** ********** *********.

Comments (22)

Undisclosed #1

03/08/16 11:12pm

**** ***** **** *** **** **** ***** **** ** ** mounted ****** * *****-***** (********* ****) *********.

*****'* **** ****** *** ***** ******* *****, ** * ****** watertight **** ********* ***** *** ** **** ** ******** *** the **** **** *** ******* **** ** *** ******* ****** the **** *********?

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 03/08/16 11:29pm

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

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to Brian Karas | 03/08/16 11:35pm

**** ****** *** ***** ** ************ **** **** ******* *** when *** **** ** ** *** ** ********* **** * fan ** *** ** **.

* *** **** ******* ******* *** ***, ** *** ******* to *** **** ** * *** **** * ***. :)

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 03/08/16 11:53pm

****, ***** *** ****/**** ********* ***** **** ****/**** ****** *** a ******* ***** ****** ******** ** ***** *** *** **. Attics, ********* *****, ********* *****, ***********, ***.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 03/08/16 11:57pm

**** ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 03/09/16 12:19am

****** **** ****'* *** ****** ******. **** ** *** * truly ****** ****** (***'* ****** **** ******* ** **** *********** dust **** *** *** *****, *** ***** ** ***'* **** mechanical *** ******** *** **** ********* ******* **** **** **** be *** ******** ***** ********** ...) - *** ** *** be * **** ******** *** "************ ******** ************" ** *** suggest. **** *** ********* ********* *** ********* ****** ******* *** or ******* ************.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Brian Karas | 03/13/16 10:49pm

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

******* ** *** ******* **** *'* ********* ** ***** * was *** ***** ** ** ******* *********, ***** **** ***

****** ******* ** ***** *** *** *** ** *** *** or **** * ******** ****, ** ** *********.

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** ***** ** ****** ** ******** ** **** **** *** temperature ***** **** ** ********?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

03/09/16 12:59am

* ********* ****** *** *** / **** ***** ********* *** value ** ****.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 03/09/16 01:02am

* **** ***** ******* *** *******/************* ** * ********* **** rating. *'** ******* **** ***** ********.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Brian Rhodes | 03/09/16 01:43am

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

"*** ******* **** ******* ** *** ********* **** **** ** railway *********: ** *****/*****."

Undisclosed Integrator #4

03/09/16 01:13pm

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*** ********** * ****** * ******** *** ******. **** **** inside *** ******* *** **** *******. *** ** ***** ** tight, ***** ** *** ** ****.

Robb Larsen

03/09/16 01:31pm

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Tony Darland

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Robb Larsen | 03/09/16 07:11pm

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Richard Williams

IPVMU Certified | 03/10/16 05:55pm

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | 03/10/16 07:53pm

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Undisclosed #1

03/10/16 11:03pm

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****:

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

03/11/16 01:18pm

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 03/11/16 02:03pm

**** ** *** * '****' ****** *** **, ** ******* touts **'* '*******' ******** ********** ***** ** ******** **** ****** *** ******* ports ** **** ** ******* ******* *** *********, ***

** ***** ** ******* * ******** *******, ** **** ******? The ****** ***** **** ** ***** ********** ** *****, *** forcing ******** ***** *********. ** * **************** ****?

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 03/11/16 03:07pm

*** ****** ***** **** ** ***** ********** ** *****, *** forcing ******** ***** *********.

*** ********** *** '*******' ** ******* *** **** ******** ** devices ******** ** ******* ** ***** * (******* ******* *** an *********), ***** ***** **** *** ****** *** ** ** prepared ** ******* *** ** ******* ** ***** **. ***** devices ********* ***'* **** ******** **** *** ***, ****** ****.

******* ** **** ******** ****** ******** **** ***-******** **** ** their ****** ** *** ******, ******* *** ****** ***** ** or ***. ** * ****** **** *****'* **** * ***** budget *** ****** ** ******* **** ***** ** *** *****, this ***-********** *** *** ** ******** ***** ******* **** **** on **** **********.

** *** ***** **** '*****' * ***** ***** ** * on * ****** **** *** **** **** **** ***** **. This ****** *** ****** ** ***-******** ***** **** *** ***** it ******** *****, ***** ** **** ********* ** ***** *******.

***** ** **** **** ** ***** ****, *** ****'* *** reason ** ** **.

** *** **** ** *** ******* ******, **** ** *** necessary ** ** *** ******* **** ** ***** ***** ** all ***** ** *** **** ****. ******** **** *** **** switch ***** *****, ** **** *** **** *** ** *****, so **** * ******** ***** ** ******* ** ******* *** switch **** *** ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

02/21/17 11:20pm

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 02/22/17 03:05am

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

*** *** ***** ********* ** **** '***** ******** ********' *** being ***** ** *** ****?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 02/22/17 03:29am

**** ***** ****** *** ****, *** **** ***** ******* ** types ** ********* ******* (***, ***, *** */******** *****), **** helps ****** **** ** *** ***** ****** ** ************. ****** obviously *** ****** ********* *********** ****** ******* ****** ********** **********.

***** ******** ******** *** ***** ***** ** ******* *** ****** on *******, **** *********** ** ******, ****'* ***** ***** ***** to **** *** ** **** ** ** ***** **** *** heading: ****://****.*******.***/******-*****-************-*************-*****-**********

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