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Archivist 4-Channel DVR
Retrofit existing analog cameras with a 4-channel DVR that speaks H.265 and goes on your network.
Every product is genuine, licensed, and installed by God Complex with a lifetime maintenance programme. Price includes professional commissioning.
Key features
- 4 × analog BNC channels (1080p)
- H.265 / H.264 compression
- 1TB storage included (max 6TB)
- HDMI + VGA output
- Remote viewing via app
- ONVIF IP output for NVR integration
About this product
The Archivist is the bridge for sites with legacy coax cameras. It accepts four BNC inputs, compresses in H.265, and puts them on your network as if they were new IP cameras — remote viewing, event search and the same app experience, without ripping out existing wiring.
Technical specifications
Everything you need to check against your site before we install.
- certification
- CE, RoHS
- channels
- 4 × 1080p analog
- compression
- H.265, H.264
- dimensions
- 315 × 240 × 50 mm
- form factor
- Desktop / rack
- network
- 10/100
- operating temp
- -10°C to +55°C
- output
- HDMI, VGA
- power
- DC12V
- storage
- 1TB SATA (max 6TB)
- warranty
- 2 years
- weight
- 1.8kg
Choosing the right NVR & DVR Recorders
Where your footage lives
The recorder is the second half of the camera decision. It is where retention is won or lost — and where cheap recorders quietly fail.
NVR vs DVR
- NVR — records IP cameras directly over the network. Native 4K, per-camera bitrate, and the AI person/vehicle search that makes incident review fast. The default for any new installation.
- DVR — records legacy analog cameras over coax. Choose this only to retrofit existing wiring, not for new work.
Storage: the retention math
A 4MP camera at H.265 typically writes 6–10GB per day. Eight cameras ≈ 50–80GB/day, so a 4TB drive holds 50–80 days. Always size for the retention your insurer or policy demands, then add headroom.
AI search changes everything
With person and vehicle detection indexed on the recorder, “show everyone who entered after 10pm” replaces hours of scrubbing. Every recorder we install supports event search out of the box.
What we install
We size recorders from the actual camera count and retention target, fit genuine drives, and hand over with local and remote viewing configured — then keep retention under watch on the maintenance programme.