HiLook NVR-108MH-C/8P(D) 8 Channel 4K PoE NVR — 8 Built-In PoE Ports, 8MP Recording, Human & Vehicle Detection

The HiLook NVR-108MH-C/8P 8 channel NVR is built for the job most Australian sites actually need doing: run eight cameras, record them all in high resolution, and keep the wiring simple enough that one person can install it in an afternoon. Eight PoE ports are built into the back of the recorder, so there is no separate switch to specify, no injectors and no power supply hanging in a ceiling cavity.

It sits in HiLook’s Value NVR range, which is Hikvision’s cost-focused line built on the same recording platform. That matters at purchase time: the HiLook NVR-108MH-C/8P 8 channel NVR gives a home, shop or small commercial site 8MP recording and 4K playback without the price step of a higher-tier recorder. Comms Direct supplies it with local support behind it.

8 Built-In PoE Ports — One Cable Per Camera, Power and Video Together

Each of the eight ports delivers power and data together to IEEE 802.3af/at, with up to 75 W available across the whole unit. That removes an entire hardware layer: no PoE switch to specify, mount and power, and no injector in a roof space waiting to fail. Fewer boxes, fewer plug packs, fewer things to go wrong at 2am. A separate 10/100 Mbps network port keeps the camera network on the HiLook NVR-108MH-C/8P 8 channel NVR and the recorder itself on your LAN.

HiLook NVR-108MH-C/8P 8 Channel NVR — 4K Output With 8MP Recording on Every Channel

All eight channels record at up to 8MP, and the HiLook NVR-108MH-C/8P 8 channel NVR handles resolutions from 8MP down to CIF, so it works with the cameras you have now and the ones you add later. Incoming and outgoing bandwidth are both 80 Mbps, and playback runs eight channels in sync. Decoding covers one channel at 8MP, three at 4MP or six at 1080p at 30 fps. The result is detail that survives the zoom when you hand footage to police or an insurer.

Human & Vehicle Detection — Go Straight to the Clip That Matters

Motion Detection 2.0 tells you when a person or a vehicle entered the frame rather than logging every event equally. Aim that classification at the approaches that decide an incident — front door, driveway, roller door, side gate — and searching a night’s recording on the HiLook NVR-108MH-C/8P 8 channel NVR becomes a short job instead of a long one. Every channel records at full resolution and supports the standard VCA events such as line crossing and intrusion.

4K HDMI and VGA at the Same Time — Watch Live on One Screen, Review on Another

HDMI output runs at up to 4K and VGA at 1080p, and both are live simultaneously rather than one at a time. In a shop that means a monitor at the counter and a second screen in the office; on a site it means the supervisor watches live while someone else scrubs back through yesterday. Two USB 2.0 ports on the HiLook NVR-108MH-C/8P 8 channel NVR handle mouse control and footage export to a stick, and two-way audio plus RCA audio output are built in for talk-and-listen through a connected device.

Up to 8 TB in One Drive Bay — Smarter Compression Built In

The single SATA bay in the HiLook NVR-108MH-C/8P 8 channel NVR takes one 3.5″ surveillance drive, so you buy the capacity the site needs rather than storage you will not use. H.265+ compression cuts the space footage occupies by up to 75%, so the same drive holds substantially more history than an older recorder manages. Smart search and smart playback narrow a review to the area of frame you care about instead of scrubbing the whole timeline.

Full specifications for the HiLook NVR-108MH-C/8P 8 channel NVR, taken from the current manufacturer datasheet:

Where the HiLook NVR-108MH-C/8P 8 Channel NVR Earns Its Place Across Australia

🏠 Homes with a driveway, a side gate and a back yard — eight channels on the HiLook NVR-108MH-C/8P 8 channel NVR covers the whole property envelope instead of forcing a choice between the front and the back. Human and vehicle classification on your priority approaches means the alerts you get overnight are the ones worth opening. One cable to each camera keeps the install neat through a tiled or tin roof.

🏪 Retail and small commercial — the HiLook NVR-108MH-C/8P 8 channel NVR covers the register, the entry, the stockroom door and the rear lane with channels spare for the car park. 8MP recording holds enough detail for a usable face at the counter, and simultaneous HDMI and VGA lets a public-facing screen run at the entry while the office monitor stays on review. Two-way audio through a connected device handles the after-hours delivery call.

🏭 Warehouses and yards — vehicle classification on the gate and dock approaches turns a night of movement into a short list of arrivals on the HiLook NVR-108MH-C/8P 8 channel NVR. A high-capacity drive in the single bay carries the history a claim or a stock dispute needs. It draws under 10 W before PoE load, so it sits on a small UPS with the network gear.

🏢 Offices and strata common areas — lobby, lift lobby, car park entry, bin store and mail room fit inside eight channels without a second recorder. Thirty-two remote connections mean the building manager, the committee and the security contractor can all view without fighting over a login. Simultaneous HDMI and VGA keeps a concierge screen and an office screen running together.

⚡ Electricians and security installers — the HiLook NVR-108MH-C/8P 8 channel NVR is one part number with eight ports, no switch to specify and nothing to power at the camera end, which takes real hours out of an eight-camera fit-off. The 265 × 225 × 48 mm chassis sits on a shelf or in a comms cupboard without a rack. Quote it with the drive of the client’s choosing and the parts list stays short.

The real question on this page is how many cameras your site needs — and how many of them you want classifying people and vehicles. Both recorders share the same platform, the same 8MP recording and the same 4K output; the HiLook NVR-108MH-C/8P 8 channel NVR adds channels, bandwidth and four times the smart-detection coverage:

The HiLook NVR-108MH-C/8P 8 channel NVR is part of the HiLook NVR range at Comms Direct — supplied as Authorised Australian Product, covered by manufacturer warranty. Ships fast from Australian warehouses. For warranty, returns or pre-purchase advice on the HiLook NVR-108MH-C/8P 8 channel NVR, contact Comms Direct before you order.