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Recorders

The advances in CCTV recorder technology is possibly one of the most significant advances within the CCTV industry. This technological shift has been one from analogue (Video Cassette Recorders) to digital hard disc recorders.

The vast majority of new CCTV installs are now based on a digital recording platform.

There are many benefits of digital recording to analogue, some of those are listed below:

1. Analogue recorders need a lot of maintenance owing to the fact that they have many moving parts.

2. The tapes used in the recorders need regular replacement.

3. The quality of images deteriorates over time.

4. Digital recorders have very few moving parts as such rarely require maintenance.

5. The quality of digitally recorded images if far superior to analogue recorders

6. Digital recorders offer a great deal of flexibility in the way in which they record images. For example they can be set to record at varying frame rates, image quality and time.

7. Digital recorders can be upgraded to allow for greater hard drive capacity.