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   From: philo@privacy.net   
      
   "RichD"  wrote in message   
   news:8413291d-e327-4dc4-8722-839867426ed9@p14g2000pra.googlegroups.com...   
   >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 don;t know which board to address this question -   
   >   
      
   Security systems can be had for about $225 that contain a 1 TB hard drive   
   and can store over 24 hours of data depending how many cameras are used.   
   I set one up for a place where I do volunteer work...   
   right off hand I forgot the exact specs   
      
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