Aposonic W-DVR 4 x BNC PCI DVR Card

Pros: Very affordable.

Cons: Video stream is choppy with 4 cameras running. However that does not represent the actually recorded video. Recorded video is smooth when set up correctly. Software can be a hassle to set up even for someone with a good amount of knowledge.

Overall Review: Overall a good buy for someone on a budget. It does the job without breaking the bank.

Pros: Easy to install. Easy to operate and setup. Supports 16 cameras (4cards X 4cards).

Cons: None

Overall Review: My suggestion to anyone who uses the software would be: If you're going to set the recoding to motion, make sure you have a faster system than the minimum requirements. Also, I would not suggest you compress the image, so make sure you have a fast HD.

Pros: If you are in the market for a DVR board, this one is great. Set-up was easy and works stable in my Compaq sr1920nx Athlon 64 3500+ system. Low CPU overhead, less than 20% with 4 cameras recording. Average load on CPU is 8-10%, only spikes when writing to the HD.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I compared other boards at the manufactures websites and did research before making this choice. I am very happy with the product. I plan on buying more.

Pros: Works with a wide range of ATI and Nvidia video cards. I've used other cards from auction sites only to find out that it works with only one specific model of video card and DDR ram. We use 8 cameras on an older computer with less than ideal parts without an issue.

Cons: none for the price.

Overall Review: It comes with nice manual.

Pros: Works just as it should. Video quality is great as long as you choose to use a codec like divx. Using this for a home or small business is what it is designed for.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I'm buying another one to expand my system to 8 cameras soon.

Pros: Low cost, is easy to install and use of the basic functions is easy.

Cons: As others have pointed out, the software is a little out of date and there is no support from the manufacture, so buyer beware. Setting up the web functionality is easy and works but unless you have an IT background you will have problems with connectivity and security of your server/computer.

Overall Review: I am using two camera's and have setup the software for video streaming. To date I have had no issues other than a couple of computers used for testing the streaming video locked up after a few seconds (2 out 23). I suspect that it is a browser/firewall issue on their end not mine. I would recommend this for anyone wanting a simple "no frills, no thrills" system.

Pros: Software was easy to setup and configure. I Put it in a Dell GX110 PIII 800 mhz box with 256 meg of ram running Win XP Pro. The PC cost me $30 referb. I have the 20 gig HDD with the operating system and added a 200gig HDD for the recording. I can Record constantly for several months on this Drive.

Cons: None

Overall Review: The software creates blocks of recorded video so you can copy the files created for record files to a CD or DVD. Its not just one big file. I only use the card for local recording. I will be purchasing another to add some more cameras.

Pros: It works as expected for the most part. Video comes in and the easy program lets you view the feeds easily.

Cons: The advanced features are hard to get working correctly. The machine the card was put in was previously used for editing and playing back video and audio, so one would think all the codecs currently in the system could be used for recording... But they aren't. Also motion detection has so far been flacky. Options are in strange places and alot of configuration is spread among several menu options. The manual is also kind of a joke, as the tawainese translator apparently has a fifth grade english comprehension making things exceedignly hard to follow.

Overall Review: The card does do what it's intended to do, it is just overly complex when you want to go beyond basic functions. A few improvements in their software would go a long way toward correcting my only complaints so far.