HD Analog vs IP Tutorial 2014

Author: John Honovich, Published on Jul 11, 2014

In the past, the only way to get megapixel / HD was to use IP. Now, a crop of alternatives are emerging including SDI, CVI, TVI, 960H, to name just a few.

Here is a high level overview of how they compare:

Inside, we break down each of these 8 key factors, explaining how the 5 main options compare and contrast for each.

[Note: This tutorial was originally written in July 2014 but was substantially re-written in August 2015 to reflect improvements in HD Analog options in the past year.]

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[****: **** ******** *** ********** ******* ** **** **** *** *** substantially **-******* ** ****** **** ** ******* ************ ** ** Analog ******* ** *** **** ****.]

Comments (48)

Carl Lindgren

07/11/14 09:23pm

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

**** **** **** ****? * ***** ****'* *** ** **** the *** **** *** ********* **** *****. *****, * ****** essentially *** **** ********** ** ******** *** ** *** *** responded - ****** ** ***** ****** **-***-***** ****** *.* ** on *** *******

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Carl Lindgren | 07/11/14 09:27pm

****. *** ***** ** *** *** **** **** ** *** nitty ****** ******* / ******** ** ****** **** **********, ***:**-*** ** **-*** ** **-*** ** ******?

Rukmini Wilson

07/11/14 11:07pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Rukmini Wilson | 07/11/14 11:15pm

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

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

Rukmini Wilson

In reply to John Honovich | 07/11/14 11:45pm

**** *** ** ******* *** *** ***** ** ****** ******** if ** *** ******** ************ **** ****** **** ********....

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

*** *** ******* **** '*** ** ***** ***** *******.', *******, a ********** ******** ** ** ***** **** ** ****** ** being '********', *** ** *********.

Roger Shuman

In reply to Rukmini Wilson | 07/15/14 02:47pm

** ***'** ********* ** "****" *********, ** ** ** ****** with *******. ** ***** ** ** * *** **** ** January.

Rukmini Wilson

In reply to Roger Shuman | 07/15/14 06:58pm

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

Jared Jentzsch

In reply to Rukmini Wilson | 07/25/14 04:47am

******* ***** **** ** ***** ********** ****, ** ** *****. I ***** **** ****** *** ***** *** *** ***** *******:

-** ** ***********.

-** ** *** *********.

Rukmini Wilson

In reply to Jared Jentzsch | 07/25/14 08:52pm

-** ** ***********.

** ** *********** ********** ** **** *********, ** ****** **'* still ***********.

-** ** *** *********.

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Rukmini Wilson | 07/25/14 10:21pm

***'* *** *******************. **'* ******* *** ******* ** ***-********* ****** ******** *** does *** ******* ** ** *******, ****** *********** *** ************ ***** **.

Jared Jentzsch

In reply to Rukmini Wilson | 07/31/14 02:06pm

******* ********** **** ** ** *** ** ** ******* ****** to ******* ***. ** **** *** ****?

Rukmini Wilson

In reply to Jared Jentzsch | 08/01/14 01:37am

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

Carl Lindgren

07/12/14 04:09pm

* **** **** ** ****** **** **** ** ***** ********* are ********. ** **** ****** ***** **** *** ************* ********** from *** *******?

**'* *** ****** **** *** ******* ************: ****** / **-***, HDCVI, **-***, ***. *** **** *** *** *** ** *** other "**" ********, ** **** ***** ****** **** *** *** "HD" *** ****'* ********* ***** *************?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Carl Lindgren | 07/12/14 05:50pm

** ***** ** ******** ** ****** ** **********, "*****'* ** winner ***. ** ***** ** **."

*** * ***** **** *** ************* ** * *** *****. And *** *** ****** *** *** ***** **** ****** ************, they *** ***** ** **** **** **** **** *********** / expansion ******.

*** *** *** ** ***** ** ********** ********* ****-***. ********, **** ****** ** *** :)

Luke Maslen

IPVMU Certified | 07/15/14 07:18am
***** ***** ** ** ***** ** ********* ** ******/********** ******* using **-***, * ****** *** ** ** *** ***** **** in ***** ************ ***** ********** *** *** ******* **** *** at *****?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Luke Maslen | 07/15/14 11:22am

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

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**** ******* ******* **** ** *** ******** ****** ************ (******** to *****), **** *** ***** ***********, **** ***. ***** **** been *** *** **** ******* ** *** ****** *** ***** without **** ********. ***** **** ************* ******** ** ******* **** help ******, ** ****** **** ****** * ***** *** *** next *** *****.

Rukmini Wilson

In reply to Luke Maslen | 07/15/14 08:53pm

**. **** ** ******* ** **, ****** ******** **** *** HD-CVI..

Carl Lindgren

In reply to Rukmini Wilson | 07/19/14 04:23pm

***. **** ** ****** ********* *** ****. *************, ** ***** cannot **** ******* *** ***** ****** (**. ****** ** *** HDcctv **).

"*** ******** ** *** ****** ********, *** *** ****** ** new ******** ** *** ********, *** ********** ************ ** ****** Alliance *******."

****'* *** ******** ********* ** *** ****. * ********** ** two, **** *** *****...

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

07/15/14 09:32am

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

**'* *** *** *****. ** *** ***** ****** ******* **** output ******** ** *** ****** ** ****** *********, ********* *** finally **** * **** ** *** **** *********** **** ** the ***.

****** **** ***** ** ************ ** *** ******* ** **** point.

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

*** ***.

Rukmini Wilson

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 07/19/14 07:02pm

*** ****** ****** ****** ******* *** ************* 'up *** ****'.

** *** ***** ****** ******* **** ****** ******** ** *** screen ** ****** *********, ********* ***finally **** * **** to get that information back to the DVR.

******'* **** **** ** **** ********* ** 'down *** ****'? Are you referring to downstream out-of-band signaling?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Rukmini Wilson | 07/21/14 10:00am

* ********** ******'* ******** ** ** "** *** ****" ** "down *** ****".

* ****** *** ******* *** ********* ****: "**'* *** *** comms".

Rukmini Wilson

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 07/22/14 09:19am

* ********** ******'* ******** ** ** "** *** ****" ** "down *** ****".

**. * ***'* **** ** *** **** *** **** **, my ***** ***** *** **** **** '****** ****** *******/****** *******' *** '******-**** ****** ********* *******' ****** ** ******** **********;

*** ***** **** *** ******* ***** *** ******** ****** ******/******* followed ** **** '**...*******...******* **** * ****.' ***** **** *** to ******* **** *** *** '****' ** *** **** *** 'remote *******/******' ***** ...

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

John Honovich

IPVM | 07/20/14 12:15am

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

John Honovich

IPVM | 07/20/14 08:44pm

** **** *********, ************* ***************** ******** *** ******** **** *** ** **** *** **** they *** *** ******** **********, ******:

"**** ***, ** *****'* ***** **** *********** ** *****. **** CVI, ** **** ***********, ***********, ***** **** *** ********* **************, and *** ******* ** ******* ***."

Carl Lindgren

In reply to John Honovich | 07/20/14 10:31pm

***.

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

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*** ***** **** *** - *** ** *** **** ******:

  • *** ***** ********** ** *** ** ********** *** **-***, *** SDI ** ** ******** ** ********* *****. **'* ****** ** convenient ***... **'* ******* **** ** *******...
  • **** *** ** *****'* ***** *** *********** ** *****.

****:

  • *: *** ***** *** ******* *******. ** **'* ***** **** as **** *******, ** ****** ******* ****.
  • *: *** *** ********* **** *** ************ ** *** ****** for *** ******* ** **** **'* *** ****** ****** *** DVR?

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***:

  • ** * **** ** ****** ** *****.

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*******, * **** ** ****** ****** ******* *****'* ***************** ** ********* ****The ***** himself :-o

Rukmini Wilson

In reply to John Honovich | 07/22/14 09:31am

**** *****'* ******** *********:John

Carl Lindgren

In reply to Rukmini Wilson | 07/25/14 06:06pm

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

Jared Jentzsch

07/25/14 05:02am

* **** **-***, ** ********* **** **. *** ******** ** an *****, *** ****** **** ****** *********** ****** ** ****** runs, *** *******,it ** ** **** **** **** **** *******. An the most important factor seemingly ignored in this debate: it is a television standard, just like its analog cousin. This means there is a technology "backbone" in a way. So far, all of my vendors licensed to produce CVI are limited to 720P. And the 1080P is limited to 500ft or so. I can squeeze 750 out of HD SDI with extenders. I wouldn't count it out yet. Especially with the recent price drop in equipment cost. I find new HD SDI product being released all the time. One complaint, wireless transmission is quite limited, but I have found a product suite to combat that too!

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jared Jentzsch | 07/25/14 10:25am

*****, *** *** *** ******* *** ****? ** **** ***** relative ** **?

** *** ***, * ******* *** **** **** ******* **** limits ***** ***. *** ******* ****** ** **** *** ** literally * ****** *** ***** *** ** * *****. **'* easy ** ******* *** ******* ******* *** ** *** **** its *********. *** ***** *** **** **** ** ****** / momentum.

Jared Jentzsch

In reply to John Honovich | 07/28/14 01:09am

* **** **** ***** *************, ******** *****, *** * **** they *** *****, * **** ******* *** ****** ********* **** are ******** **. ***** **** *** * ******* **** *************. There *** *********** ******. **** ****** ******* **** ******. ******** over *** ** ** **** *** * ***** **** *** extenders. ****** *** ***** *********** **** *** ***** **********. * read ******* ****** *******. *** **** ********* * **** ** the ***** ******** ************, *** * **** ****** ******* *** customers **** ***** **** ** ******** ************ ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jared Jentzsch | 07/28/14 02:39am

*****, *** *** ******* ************ ** **** ************* *** **** pricing *** *** *********? **'* **** ** *** * ***** of *** **** ** *** ** ** ***** ** **** few *******.

Jared Jentzsch

In reply to John Honovich | 07/28/14 03:54am

*** *************, **** ******* *********. *** ** ** *** *** same. **** *** **** ********. *** **** *** ***** ***** be *** ************* ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jared Jentzsch | 07/28/14 11:08am

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

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

  • ***** *** **** ***, ** ***, **** ***** ************* ******* SDI, ***** ****** ******* ** *** ***********.
  • ***'* ******* ** *** **** ********* **** **** ******* *** equipment *** *** ** ****** ** *** ** *** ******* manufacturers ** *** *****.

* ** *** *********** ******* *** *** ** **** ** work. *** ******* ** **** ** **** *** ** *********** against ***.

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

Jared Jentzsch

In reply to John Honovich | 07/31/14 01:59pm

*** ** **********, * **** ** *** ** * *** to ****** *** **** **** ** *** ****** ******. ** to ******* * ***** ** ****** **** ****. ** ** a ********, **** ** ****** *** ******. *** **** **** Dahua ******* ***, ***** ** **** ** ****. *** * started ** *** *** ***** *** **** *****. ****, * have *** ********* ********* *** ******* *** *******. * ***** a ***** *" ******* *** *** ***** ** ** *** signal *** *** **** ** *** ****** *** ******* *** focus ** **** **** * **** ** **.

**** *****, * **** **** **** ****** *** ** ******* for * ***** *******. *** ** *** *** *** ******/*********...

Carl Lindgren

In reply to Jared Jentzsch | 07/25/14 01:34pm

*****,

*** *** ******* ****** ** **** ******* **-***? ** *** latter, ****'* *** ********* ***** ************-**-************ ***************?

Jared Jentzsch

In reply to Carl Lindgren | 07/28/14 03:56am

*******, *** ** *** ***** ***** ********. **** *** ** long ****.

Jason Spielfogel

09/08/14 03:49pm

****, *** **** *'* * *** ** ***** *** ****, but * ****** ****'* **** **** ******* **** ********** ********* weighing ** ** ***-** (* *** ***-** ******* ** '******' because **-*** ** *******).

******* **** ******* **** **** ****, "*** ** ** ******* and ***-** *****." ***** ****** *****'* **** * **** ***** on *** ******** ********* *** **********. ****, ** ** ***** everything ** ** *** *****, *** **** ****** ** ************ (or ** **** * ********) ** **** **********.

***'* ******* *** ***-** ********** ** **** ******* *** ********* of *** ****, **** ********* ** ** ****** **** *** side *** **** ********* *** ********* ** ** **** ********'* buying.

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jason Spielfogel | 09/08/14 03:54pm

"***** ****** *****'* **** * **** ***** ** *** ******** strengths *** **********."

**** ** **** ***** ** * **** *****. **** ******** points **** **** ****. **** *** ** ***** ***?

* ***'* ************ ******* ******* ***'** ********** ******* ****** *** context.

***, **'** **** ********* ******* *** ********* ** *** ******** of *****, *.*. -*************************** *-*** ****** ** ***

Jason Spielfogel

In reply to Jason Spielfogel | 09/08/14 05:59pm

****,

** **** ****'* **** **** *** ********. ***** ******* **** article * **** ** *** ***** **** *** **** ******* their ***** ***** *** ******** **** ** ***** *****/******** *'** authored ** *** **** ** ** ** ***-**, *** ** just ****'* **** **** *** ****** *** ****** ** ***-** were *****, **** ** *****, **** ** *******, **** ******* for *** ******* *** ********** **** ******** **** ***** ** a ******* **************.

* ********* *** ***** ***** ********* ** ***-**-***-****** (********* *** and * **** ********* **** *****), *** ** **** ****'* feel **** **** ** ***** ****** **** ******** *********** ** this ********** *******. *** *'* **** *** *********** ****** ** other **** ********, *** ** ***** ************* ****** **** **** one.

*'* *** ******* ** ******* ***** ***** ***** ***, * was **** ****** ** ******** ** **** *** **** ********** article **** * ****** *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jason Spielfogel | 09/08/14 06:10pm

"** **** ****'* **** **** *** ****** *** ****** ** non-IP **** *****, **** ** *****."

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

*** * ***** **** *** **** ******* *****: "*** ******* and ********* *** ********* ***********, **** ******** ** ******* ***** level ** *******. **** **** *** ******* ** ***** ** CVI, ****** **** ***** ********** *******************."

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

** *** ****, ***** ***** *** ** ** ****** ******** and ****** ********** ******* ******* *** **** ******* ** ** for **.

Jason Spielfogel

09/08/14 06:00pm

**** ****, *** ***** *** **** ** *** ********* *** EXCELLENT *** ******** *** ********** *** ****** *** ***** **** well...it *** **** **** ** *** ****** ***** ****.

Jason Spielfogel

09/08/14 07:05pm

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IPVM | In reply to Jason Spielfogel | 09/08/14 07:15pm

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