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Why Buy a DVR Card from us/Beware of Pirated DVR Cards

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Guide viewed: 1173 times Tags: Surveillance | DVR | CCTV | Cameras | Security


 

Beware of Bad Pirated Cards

  • Here are some pictures of the most commonly pirated cards -
  • The above pictures are  the PICO2000 Pirated Cards, that are still being sold on Ebay right now! - Steer Clear of these cards, as they have a track record of causing problems with your PC, and are Illegal to sell, use or traffic! 

    ucltech.com/index to check ut about Pico Cardsand Report them

    We have bought these card to test before notice no label on the software ,or they won't tell you the name of the software ,usually no support we offer an online support forum and remote install opton if you want help,also these card we bought the gave us a user name and password to use when installing Real software won't do that ,we find 7/8ths of the ones we bought would not work or features would not work or was demo software,and some even crashed the computer or used almost all the processor resorces

    The real software alone they say they use cost $50.00 to buy by it self ,so check out what you get

    Our Alnet and Security Eyes Software is the real thing and works with our PC Pased DVR Cards

    Software Piracy hurts everyone!  From the Software companies that spent a great amount of time, money and effort to produce the software, to the end users - who ofter have problems with their PC, Crashes, portions of the software that are inactive, and a lack of good technical support

    In the world of surveillance, there are many options for purchase of a PC-Based System.  Unfortunately, not all sellers are reputable.  In fact, nearly 60% of the DVR Cards that are being sold on Ebay, alone or with packages right now are Pirated DVR Cards that are ILLEGAL.

       So What?!  You might say that you have pirated copys of MP3s or other media, why would it make a difference on a surveillance system? - It makes a BIG difference! - The Pirated DVR Cards have hacked software - where someone has removed the copy protection from the program itself, which usually causes problems with the DVR Card and Software features.  With most of the pirated DVR Cards, features that are advertised no longer function, remote viewing does not work, and even causes massive system failures that require you to reinstall windows and loose all of the surveillance footage that you had previously recorded onto the hard drive.

       This becomes a BIG PROBLEM, since you probably purchased a CCTV DVR System to save footage of your customers, employees so that you could prevent or provide evidence for wrong-doings in your business or home...Well when your system crashes because the software is Pirated, you LOSE all of this footage!

        For Reliable system operation Tips to avoid Pirated Cards:

    • Avoid systems that are coming directly from China (Often these cards are sold for $0.99 - $40.00  on Ebay and other venues
    • Ask for the version and Brand of the software - Most companies selling you pirated cards will not list the actual brand of the software, or list the software as FREE
      • Brands to watch out for:
        • PICO 2000
        • DICO
        • Peaqe
        • GeoVision (There are some real cards - but you will need to check with actual Manufacturer for correct license numbers/card designs)
        • AnyKeeper
        • Magic Radar
    • Look at the picture...When the picture for the card shows a blank recordable CD-R - The software is obviously pirated...run the other way!
    • Look at the price - Due to the volumes in the Surveillance Industry, a Legitimate DVR Card and software is NEVER $0.99 - $40.00!  That does not even cover the cost of good DVR Card hardware, let alone the development time for the software! Cheaper is not better!

    email use we will let you know,and give you sites to report the illegal software being used ,lets get rid of the Pirated cards

    Thank You

    PC Parts Plus


    Guide ID: 10000000004861688Guide created: 12/14/07 (updated 02/01/09)

     
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