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HD and H.264 lead South Korea’s development endeavors geared toward performance.Stand-alone DVR manufacturers in South Korea are promoting HD image quality and the use of more advanced compression technology to boost reliability. Most are also developing proprietary DVR chips, control systems and software to boost competitiveness in a price-driven export market. Formerly confined to surveillance in banks and other high-risk facilities, stand-alone DVRs are now employed in nonsecurity applications such as illegal parking, littering, disaster and vehicular accident monitoring. This broadening of applications has made HD image quality a key requirement for most users and an R&D priority for suppliers. “While CIF is still widely used today, the market is moving toward D1 and HD,” said Michael Lee, CEO of DS Tech Co. Ltd. “Most public establishments now prefer DVRs with HD image resolutions.” Myeon Sik Kang, executive director of Dongyang Unitech Co. Ltd, said sales of D1 and HD units will likely surpass CIF products as more DVR users demand higher image quality. The emergence of H.264 as the new mainstream compression technology is also supporting the rapid shift to HD. From its advent in 2007, the compression format has gained steam over the past few years and is now carried by the majority of DVRs. Argus Inc., the first South Korea DVR supplier to adopt H.264 compression technology back in 2008, is set to release its new H.264 DVRs in the first quarter of 2012. Manufacturers are banking on product reliability to sustain business amid stiff price competition. To this end, suppliers are bolstering selections with in-house developed chips and software, new features and functions, and intelligent control systems. DS Tech is designing its own DVR chips and producing dual-monitor units that can record and play images simultaneously. The company developed software that allows remote data recording through the Internet. Further, makers are constantly enhancing features to ensure DVRs work in tandem with surveillance cameras, sensors and other security devices 24/7 and without malfunctioning. One example is the D-MAX model from Dongyang Unitech, which can easily be installed alongside other DVRs and cameras. Foretech Co. Ltd is improving product reliability and efficiency through its DVR-based control system known as CAMS. Adopted widely in South Korea and other locations such as the Middle East, the solution integrates video and alarm monitoring. CAMS can beused in both small control centers and large ones manning up to 1,000 DVRs. Companies are boosting R&D investment and strengthening branding to sustain business amid challenging projections for the coming year. Foretech is optimistic that its expanded product lineup in 2012 will spur demand, consequently boosting sales. Dongyang Unitech is just as focused on strengthening R&D, investing a considerable percentage of annual sales in related initiatives. The company will release new D1 realtime and HD devices in the first half of 2012. The creation of D-MAX is part of the maker’s branding endeavors. It opened a branch in the US last year and is looking at setting up sales offices in other countries.
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