Larger systems can integrate multiple IP cameras together using an NVR (network video recorder) that connects to and records multiple cameras at the same time.
It was the natural progression of a continuum of ideas, a singular vision that video would evolve from a consumer DV camera to every smart phone with an HD video recorder and live network connection.
It's only a few days shy of 13 months since we released our mixed review of DISH Network's DTVPal DVR, and yet Zatz Not Funny reports that DISH will no longer offer the niche recorder.