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Do we still call it CCTV if it's an IP network?

• teddyh 1y ago
  “CCTV” has better optics than “surveillance camera”.
  • nixass 1y ago
    Better as in better lenses?
    • johnisgood 1y ago
      Or better look (as in spyware vs CCTV). Curious, too!
      • teddyh 1y ago
        Yes.
        • johnisgood 1y ago
          Makes sense. :)
    • teddyh 1y ago
      No.
• loloquwowndueo 1y ago
  You can use IP on a LAN with no outside access.
  • jsheard 1y ago
    It's even recommended when building out a CCTV system with cheap Chinese IP cameras that like to phone home all the time. Stick 'em on a VLAN which can't access anything besides your local NVR.
• schobi 1y ago
  Closed circuit television (CCTV) is a term to describe video transmission that is not broadcast. Traditionally with BNC cables going to a control room, monitors and recorders. I think this software-only post is meant for IP cameras / surveillance cameras. Internet is the oposite of closed circuit. Maybe CCTV is used as a synonym for surveillance now in some regions of the world, but certainly confusing for a non-native speaker.
  • diggan 1y ago
    > I think this software-only post is meant for IP cameras / surveillance cameras. Internet is the oposite of closed circuit. I think in this case, IP is referring to IP from TCP/IP, meaning "The Internet Protocol", not necessarily over/through "public internet links", so as long as you're only within your own local network/WAN, wouldn't that still be CCTV then? Or maybe the "closed circuit" thing is more of a physical property than I read it to be? I'm also non-native English speaker FWIW.