Recent content by DHMN

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    New to BI - Confused AF and need some help please!

    Thanks @wittaj I will give that system a try! I should have clarified that I personally have those parts willing to donate cheap, but at the same time I wanted to make sure they have a system that works well. Where I got confused were the posts stating it did not have Intel's QS, and the fact...
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    New to BI - Confused AF and need some help please!

    Thanks for everyone's replies! Sorry it took me so long to get back to the thread! I think most of my questions are answered. Unfortunately, I think we're stuck with the Reolinks - the board members have put a deadline on finishing this project and already started mounting cameras, so I guess...
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    New to BI - Confused AF and need some help please!

    Thanks wittaj, Ouch, I heard Reolink wasn't great at night, but didn't realize it was this bad! I ordered these directly from Reolink and they came in some really shady packaging and their support was terrible - would you even risk sending $1600 worth of cameras back for a refund?? We're not...
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    New to BI - Confused AF and need some help please!

    Thanks for the replies! Thanks! We can absolutely afford better than a 4th (or 8th gen) i7 or i9 if necessary, but honestly, I'm wondering if/how that could be better than Intel's HEDT lineup like the i7/i9 Extreme's with up to 18 cores? I understand the 8th gen has Quick Sync, but is it that...
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    New to BI - Confused AF and need some help please!

    Hey everyone! I'm helping my local makerspace with a multi-purpose security system with 3 different uses. We are looking for an actual security system that will record using motion detection - direct to disk from my understanding (10-15 FPS) We also want to use a remote PC for live viewing at...