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I'd like to find a solution that supports cameras, door access, and movement/door alarms. I know Axis Camera Station can also manage door access, but what about things like door/window sensors? I'd like to be able to trigger events based on a door/window that gets opened. Some Googling told...

Well, for situations like that, it's probably best to let natural selection run its course.

Thanks for the input! Do you happen to have a source to buy those from?

I currently have a 24" TV in my living room that I use to display my Home Assistant dashboard. It works okay, but it does stick out pretty far from the wall, and the TV itself is kind of thick. Plus, there's no touchscreen. Can anybody recommend a good 24"ish touchscreen panel that's...

I'm trying to figure out what the rules are as far as placing electrical (low voltage) components inside walls to hide them? For example, the Ubiquiti AI Theta camera has a small pinhole style camera with a "hub" that's connected via USB-C. The hub is powered with PoE. The photos on their site...

I'll say it's pretty messed up that Liberty gave them a backdoor without even being legally required to. I'll also say that Liberty Safes, and pretty much any RSC, would be very easy to break into. Most of the consumer, "RSC" safes are just mild sheet metal. A sawz-all could cut the top off of...

I own a small MSP. I mainly do networking and web development, but I'm interested in offering camera systems. I've done a few small (4-8 channels) deployments with Ubiquiti, and it seems to be fine for small business deployments, but I'd like a more "enterprise-grade" NVR system to offer. My...

Why wouldn't there be any hardware acceleration? As I understand it, it is Quicksync capable.

I am looking to add cameras in excess of my current NVR Capacity and need to upgrade. I am considering BI and had a few questions: 1. Anybody ever done an install with Windows Server 2012? I have a license I am not using. 2. Any idea what I would be looking at for CPU utilization with 8x 2MP...

An i7 6700 for 8 cameras? Seems like a bit of overkill, does it not?

So is there any benefit to using a current generation CPU? Or would I be better off just saving the money and finding a used Skylake CPU?

Anybody ever use anything like a Pentium G3258?

Which generation CPU will allow hardware decode for H.264? Will the skylake processors do this?

I am looking to migrate from a DS-7604 to a Blue Iris box and trying to price out components. I understand that I need an Intel Quicksync capable CPU. This system will have a maximum of 8 3MP cameras for the foreseeable future. Does anybody have any input on what will provide the best bang...

How well does Blue Iris interface with iVMS-4500? I currently have the Hikvision DVR added as a device and remote playback works fine. Does iVMS-4500 do playback if you are using a third party storage server?