Hikvision users worldwide are reporting a spike in occurrences of an on-screen error that reads “Maximum number of channels under playback reached,” creating confusion and interruptions for operators relying on video playback from DVRs, NVRs and client software.

Connect the Hikvision cameras to a third-party VMS (e.g., Milestone, Blue Iris) running on a powerful PC. Software decoding has no fixed channel limit — only CPU/GPU power.

: Each NVR/DVR has a fixed "decoding budget." Higher resolution cameras (like 4K) or high bitrates consume this budget much faster than standard 1080p streams.

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Hikvision users worldwide are reporting a spike in occurrences of an on-screen error that reads “Maximum number of channels under playback reached,” creating confusion and interruptions for operators relying on video playback from DVRs, NVRs and client software.

Connect the Hikvision cameras to a third-party VMS (e.g., Milestone, Blue Iris) running on a powerful PC. Software decoding has no fixed channel limit — only CPU/GPU power. Hikvision users worldwide are reporting a spike in

: Each NVR/DVR has a fixed "decoding budget." Higher resolution cameras (like 4K) or high bitrates consume this budget much faster than standard 1080p streams. Hikvision users worldwide are reporting a spike in