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    Recommendations for 64 channel DVR?

    Hi, I'm looking to build a system, describe in the following thread: Looking to convert cheap laptop cameras to POE After much discussion with other members in this forum, I've decided the best route is to go with analog cameras, using a 64 channel DVR, and connect this box to a PC that can...
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    Looking to convert cheap laptop cameras to POE

    Thanks. Based on what another user has mentioned, USB is not the way to go for my project. Can Blue Iris use analog or POE cameras? Edit: Looking at the site you sent, it seems like it does.
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    Looking to convert cheap laptop cameras to POE

    Thanks, you're right. I'm not planning to go this route. As for the 64 channel DVRs, what is the price range for this? My quick google-fu is showing me systems ranging from $1500 to $5000. I also see that there are 128 channel DVRs too! Edit: but preferably, I'd like a 64-channel capture card...
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    Looking to convert cheap laptop cameras to POE

    A PC can support up to 128 USB devices. I would use a massive USB hub (the one I found can host 28 ports) and just get 4 of them. I'm not sure how the Amazon Go stores work, but I think there are sensors in the shopping cart that add and subtract items once you physically place them in the...
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    Looking to convert cheap laptop cameras to POE

    Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. Is there a DVR or analog capture card that can support up to 50 or 100 cameras? As I mentioned in the original post, reducing my framerate as low as possible is ultimately the best option, as I don't need every camera to be displaying...
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    Looking to convert cheap laptop cameras to POE

    So if I use these analog cameras, which box will I need to connect them to? I'd need a box that can control 50 to 100 cameras. If I go the IP camera route, then I can just plug them all into a network switch, connected to a computer to control them. Am I correct?
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    Looking to convert cheap laptop cameras to POE

    About $1.50 to $5. After discussing this project with an electronics friend of mine, he thinks that going webcams would be better, in terms of the physical size of the project. He says that going anywhere above 50 or 100 feet, POE would be necessary, but anything less, USB should be OK. Can...
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    Looking to convert cheap laptop cameras to POE

    Wow, thank you for the very quick response. Is $20 the cheapest at the moment? I have a feeling that a $20 camera will still be more powerful than what I need. As I mentioned, I can sacrifice frame rate in this project.
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    Looking to convert cheap laptop cameras to POE

    Hello! New member here. I'm struggling to find a solution. I hope someone here can help. I'm working on a project that will monitor inventory along a shelf. Below are a list of requirements I'm looking for: 1) Low frame rate (as low as 1 frame per second would be sufficient) 2) Low resolution...
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