Ok... I finally got the low down on the DV-IP directly from the horse's ... mouth.
You have to take a free certification course on-line, and then you have to fly to one of their centers for some hands on training.
???? Why ???? They guy I spoke with at DM said the same thing I got from reading the on-line specs. Its basically the same as a DS2 except cheaper, and doesn't have any local outputs.
I can buy and setup the DS2 without having to waste the profits for my next couple sales on a trip out of town. Oh, well. His comment was that a lot of dealers had no idea how to put one on a network. LOL. Since every one of my DVRs is on a network, and most of them are setup for VPN or port forwarding or both, and my education is in CIS I can still jump through the hoops just like everybody else.
HEY PELCO REP? You got something in the price and feature category of the DM DV-IP? Atleast Pelco will pay for your travel and lodging to train you on their stuff. (Atleast they used to.)