Gigabit PoE Switch Question

[PSPCommOp]

I'm finding a few Gigabit PoE switches on eBay and see that some of them offer only 2-4 switches that are Gigabit speed.

Are these practical for good video? I've heard some stories of people having issues that we resolved by upping their 10/100 to gigabit speed.

I'm just curious if those fixes are due to the gigabit connection to their router and PC/NVR or if there is a legitimate benefit from using gigabit ports to the cameras directly.

 

[nayr]

as long as your NVR is GigE and your uplink is GigE the camera ports will negotiate to 100Mbit FastEthernet tops anyhow.

lots of people use FastEthernet switches with a few GigE Uplink ports for IPCamera use, they are suitable for the job at hand.. just be weary of FE Switches that consume a ton of power, even at idle.

 

[PSPCommOp]

as long as your NVR is GigE and your uplink is GigE the camera ports will negotiate to 100Mbit FastEthernet tops anyhow.

lots of people use FastEthernet switches with a few GigE Uplink ports for IPCamera use, they are suitable for the job at hand.. just be weary of FE Switches that consume a ton of power, even at idle.

How about something like this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Linksys-Cis...538903?hash=item33b9dc0f57:g:uegAAOSw-4BXaZxn