DAHUA DHI-NVR1108HS-8P-S3/H (8 CHANNELS, 8 PoE) - IP VIDEO RECORDER
Description Dahua DHI-NVR1108HS-8P-S3/H
The same base series, twice the channels and ports
DHI-NVR1108HS-8P-S3/H is the 8-channel version of the budget S3/H series with 8 built-in PoE ports. The functionality is identical to the series' 4-channel models: stable recording, no face recognition, no perimeter protection, no extra analytics layered on top — just twice the scale for an 8-camera site.
72 W instead of the typical 10 W — and that's not a spec-sheet typo
The most noticeable difference from the series' smaller 4-channel PoE version is power consumption: 72 W versus 10 W. The gap is large enough to spell out directly: powering 8 cameras over built-in PoE requires a substantially bigger power budget than powering four, and an owner should factor that figure into UPS sizing — an ordinary home-network UPS might turn out to be undersized here.
8 MP recording and an 80 MB/s input stream across all channels
Support for recording up to 8 MP per channel in Smart H.265+/Smart H.264+/H.265/H.264 formats with an 80 MB/s input stream ensures steady reception of video from all 8 channels at once with no frame-rate drop, and a 30 fps rate delivers smooth playback even for fast motion in frame.
1 drive up to 8 TB for a mid-scale site
Support for one hard drive up to 8 TB gives sufficient archive capacity for 8 channels at 8 MP for a typical small-to-mid commercial site with no need for a second drive — though an owner should keep in mind that twice as many cameras fills the same drive faster than in the 4-channel version.
A 260×260×48 mm housing weighing 0.84 kg — same as the 4-channel PoE version
Housing dimensions of 260×260×48 mm and a weight of 0.84 kg are essentially unchanged from the series' 4-channel PoE model, despite twice the ports — all the extra functionality fits in the same physical volume.
IP20 protection class and a 12-month warranty
An IP20 housing protection class tells the installer the recorder is meant for indoors, not outdoors, and a 12-month warranty covers factory defects and early component failures during the first year of round-the-clock operation.
When it's worth paying for 8 ports at once rather than buying a second recorder
For an 8-camera site, a single recorder with built-in 8-port PoE ends up cheaper and easier to maintain than two 4-channel devices, or a 4-channel recorder plus a separate switch. The one tradeoff is the higher power draw already noted above, which is worth building into the electrical plan from the start.
HDMI, VGA, and 2 RCA outputs
The recorder has one HDMI port and one VGA port plus two RCA outputs — the same video-output set as the 4-channel version, so moving up to 8 channels requires no monitor replacement or extra adapter.
Who this model is for
DHI-NVR1108HS-8P-S3/H is the pick for an owner of a new 8-IP-camera system who needs simple built-in power with no overpay for analytics. Tell us how many cameras you're planning, whether the site has reliable power available, and what kind of monitor or display you'll connect, and we can advise whether this model fits.
Characteristics Dahua DHI-NVR1108HS-8P-S3/H
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