Dahua XVR

Dahua XVR Recorders

The XVR is Dahua's hybrid recorder: it accepts both HDCVI analog cameras over coaxial cable and IP cameras over the network.

When to choose an XVR over an NVR?

In only one case, but it is common: renovation. If a coaxial cable infrastructure already exists—an old analog installation, a building, an industrial site—the XVR allows cameras to be upgraded without removing a single cable. You switch from poor analog images to 4 MP or 8 MP HDCVI by reusing existing infrastructure.

The savings are considerable: recabling a building often costs more than all the equipment combined.

The Migration Path

The XVR also allows for a gradual transition. You keep your existing coaxial cameras, and you add IP cameras progressively to the network channels of the same recorder. The day everything is IP, you switch to an NVR.

For New Installations

Go with IP and a PoE NVR. The network cable provides image and power, analytical functions are richer, and scalability is better.

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