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  1. Michael Graves

    Q: Anyone here know if typical RTSP cameras respond to RTCP NACK?

    Q: Anyone here know if typical RTSP cameras respond to RTCP NACK? FWIW, RTCP. RTP Control Protocol - Wikipedia
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    Advice needed on running BI on an intel NUC

    Just finished migrating my BI setup to a Lenovo M910q Tiny. Took a little longer than I thought. The reseller shipped with with a 2.5" SATA boot drive. I cloned that to a new NVMe boot disk. I had a spare 2.5" Seagate Momentus XT 750 GB disk on hand for media storage. However, it's a 9mm thick...
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    Advice needed on running BI on an intel NUC

    I have BI running on an ancient recycled desktop (AMD FX-6100). Would like to transition to something a bit newer and smaller. I appreciate that USB-attached storage in unwise. The Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q Tiny appears to be the last generation of their uSFF platform that accepted a standard...
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    Using single POE cable to power mic and camera

    I recently used a POE extender to provide POE to two devices from one Cat6 drop from my switch. https://www.mgraves.org/2023/01/further-adventures-in-power-over-ethernet-land-poe-extenders/ The "extender" is a bit like an Ethernet hub. Two devices can connect to one drop, both able to draw POE...
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    Total noob Home Assistant question

    I ran Home Assistant on a Pi4 for a couple years. Eventually migrated to a recycled HP T620 thin client. It was cheap and has more CPU power than the Pi. Upgrading Our Home Assistant Server
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    Seeking suggestions on small or hidden cameras for interior use.

    Thanks. I saw that one while reading through some older threads on the matter. I somewhat suspect that what I seek is not available. I really want POE. I may need to simply installed some low-profile in-ceiling cameras. Or perhaps something that sits on a cabinet instead of being permanently...
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    Seeking suggestions on small or hidden cameras for interior use.

    For years we've had exterior cameras, largely to watch our cars, which park on the street in front of our home. My wife did not want any cameras inside. Recently, we went on vacation for a week. The Mrs decided that she would have someone look in on our two cats, who would stay home. In the...
  8. Michael Graves

    New Screen capture recording feature.

    If you need to record multiple desktop screens, you can use DeskCamera software. It makes the screen available as an ONVIF stream, just like a normal camera. Home
  9. Michael Graves

    Austin area user and integrator of cameras

    Ubiquiti Flex G3 (indoor/outdoor) is around $75. (https://amzn.to/2QLqUxT) Their G3 bullet model is around $145. (https://amzn.to/2EqPZIT) Both are only 1080p, but integrates well with their Unifi control environment.
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    Austin area user and integrator of cameras

    I have a handful of Grandstream cameras and their NVR. They are exiting the market. Their NVR is already discontinued. Their gear was never sufficiently ONVIF compliant. Since I also have some Ubiquiti network gear I had been considering their cameras and NVR. But I'm open to Dahua if I can do...
  11. Michael Graves

    Austin area user and integrator of cameras

    I am confused about Dahua. I see different things that appear to be Dahua product, offered under the name EmpireTech. These (https://amzn.to/2EcgDUO) even use the same model designations and marketing language, ex StarLight. These are the very models you recommend. Then I see what appear to be...
  12. Michael Graves

    RING Doorbell WiFi range

    I really don't understand how people can be "happy" with the performance of Ring/Ring Pro, except to think that they don't know any better. My experience with the company was terrible. My friends experience just last year was similarly bad. Still, they satisfied enough people to become a...
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    RING Doorbell WiFi range

    I am reminded of some advice I received some years ago, "Lower your expectations and achieve." 15 seconds to establish a connection is pretty slow. Not as slow as earlier versions of the product, which could take a minute or more. My expectations stem from years of dealing with VoIP and video...
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    RING Doorbell WiFi range

    A friend in France bought Ring more recently, even with my warning. He hates it. The thing that I don't understand is why they felt the need to reinvent the wheel. Real-time streaming video is not new. It's been done for decades by folks in the video conferencing and security space. The CEO of...
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    RING Doorbell WiFi range

    I can't speak to the Ring,Ring 2 or Ring Pro devices...but their predecessor was called DoorBot and it was utterly worthless. Extremely poor RF design. It could not stay on Wi-Fi in many installations. I blogged about it here: Guides & How-To’s In my case I was using the Ubiquiti PowerAP N and...
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