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   From: seattleite@REMOVE-THISmail.com   
      
   RichD wrote:   
      
   > I was in a laundromat the other day, a typical   
   > downtown retail space.  It has 4 fisheye ceiling   
   > cameras.   4 cameras... a laundromat!   
   >   
   > I guess we've gotten used to it at this point -   
   > Big Brother is always watching.   
   >   
   > But really, they're recorders, not live watchers,   
   > except at places like WalMart. (ever looked   
   > at a WalMart ceiling?)  So my question is,   
   > for a small business, how long do they keep   
   > the DVD?  How far back do their records go?   
   >   
   > They have to swap a disc every 4 hours.  If   
   > they use DVD-R, how many discs do they   
   > typically store?   If DVD-RW, how often do   
   > they recycle the discs?  In either case, do they   
   > have hundreds of discs, going back months?   
   >   
   > Anybody have experience with security systems?   
      
   I've got a PC connected to 7 cameras in a business open from 7 AM to   
   6 PM M-F. Recording is triggered by motion and a few cameras are   
   recording almost constantly during business hours. I've got videos   
   that go back to the beginning of the year with plenty of room left on   
   the 500 gig hard drive.   
      
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