Why Digital? · Magazine Articles

Security industry publications have covered the subject of digital video recording extensively. Here are several magazine articles that examine the decision, the process and the results of switching to digital.

A surveillance system with a VCR can seem to be working fine—until you need to retrieve a usable image. Read Al Colombo's two-part article for real-life examples of typical VCR recording problems and a practical comparison of a VCR and digital recorder.

	"DVR: As Good as it Gets" by Al Colombo [PDF 141K]
	"Looking Ahead at Digital CCTV?" by Charlie R. Pierce. Security Sales Magazine, February 2000. [PDF 88K]
	"Will Digital CCTV Send Analog Technology to the Scrap Heap?" by Patrick Brady. Security Sales Magazine, August 2001. [PDF 117K]
	"Converting an Existing Analog Video Surveillance System to Digital" by John Mooradian. Security Sales Magazine, February 2000. [PDF 22K]
	"Integrating Digital Video Improves System Performance and Cost-Effectiveness" by Eli Gorovici. Security Sales Magazine, August 2000. [PDF 25K]
	"Digital Video Recording - Buyer's Guidelines" by Kevin Burleson-Webb. Security Products Magazine, July 2001. [website]

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