zs123 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 hi everyone i posted a while back re a cop dvr and having listened to comments decided against it. i have been offered a second hand DM D4 with 320 gig drive. 2 q's really. 1. What are DM like as a manufacturer, i have no knowledge of CCTV so not sure if there vauxhall or mercedes of the CCTV world! 2. is it true that you cant change the hard drive yourself and it has to be returned to DM at a cost of around 300 ?!! thanks in advance for any advice offered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topalarms Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 1. What are DM like as a manufacturer, i have no knowledge of CCTV so not sure if there vauxhall or mercedes of the CCTV world! They are good machines, nearer the mercedes than the vauxhall 2. is it true that you cant change the hard drive yourself and it has to be returned to DM at a cost of around 300 ?!! There is some debate about this, as far as I know DM writes the software onto the drive so it isn't simply a case of swapping the drive over and I'm not sure of cost - but definitely returning to DM is the only sensible option for a DIYer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black knight Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 They are good machines, nearer the mercedes than the vauxhallThere is some debate about this, as far as I know DM writes the software onto the drive so it isn't simply a case of swapping the drive over and I'm not sure of cost - but definitely returning to DM is the only sensible option for a DIYer. DM do a hard disk replacement course that is free - but obviously you have to be the trade & you still need to purchase the hard drive. paul THE BLACK KNIGHT "Any comments / opinions posted are my opinion only and do not represent those of my employer or Company." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjonley Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 hi everyonei posted a while back re a cop dvr and having listened to comments decided against it. i have been offered a second hand DM D4 with 320 gig drive. 2 q's really. 1. What are DM like as a manufacturer, i have no knowledge of CCTV so not sure if there vauxhall or mercedes of the CCTV world! 2. is it true that you cant change the hard drive yourself and it has to be returned to DM at a cost of around 300 ?!! thanks in advance for any advice offered DM been around since about 1984. Good equipment though expensive. I believe 5 years warranty on the majority of dvr's so I would check with them (www.dmicros.com) it may still be in warranty. With regard to hard drives, no you cant change them yourself unless you are an agreed repairer, otherwise it has to be returned to them. The operating system is loaded on the disks that are also used for storage. Support is good, they have a good team. Kind regards Stuart Onley SAMS Consultancy Independent Security Consultants email:enquiries@samsconsultancy.co.uk website:www.samsconsultancy.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zs123 Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 thanks for your thoughts guys!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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