I recently discovered that Video recording solutions in the IP surveillance market come in two varieties, Network Video Recorders-NVR and PC-based systems. Both these two recording solutions provide a storage facility for the content captured by surveillance cameras. They also take care of the functions of managing the cameras, recording content, viewing content, and archiving content. The differences between the two lie in how they operate and the features they provide.
The table below shows the various features of an NVR as compared to a PC-based recording solution.
The bottom line? You are better off going for an NVR System.