Recent content by Pilotknob

RL's responses on this forum are confusing to me. I mean, this IS a forum dedicated to IP cameras and such. Oh well. I have pretty much decided on Dahua 5231R-Z cameras(3 to start with) and running Blue Iris on a dedicated PC. Attempting to obtain the PC now. Probably an HP Elitedesk 800 G2...

There have been some shenanigans in the neighborhood. You're right. The things will be gone. I don't care about things. I DO care about my family's safety. And although "he ain't got a job", I would be glad to provide video to the police to help him go to "Camp Happiness". I exercise many rights...

So, a setup like this would be a good start? This is the turret you were referring to, correct?

Wow! Very imformative post. Thanks so much for posting this. The picture quality of the low light camera is amazing. I'm heading to the Dahua forum now. Thank you so much for your time.

So what you're saying is 2MP would be plenty, and the 2X25 reference is to the model number of the Hikvision camera, correct? If so, would an International version of these cameras from AliExpress with an International version of an NVR be a good combination? Any experience or thoughts on the...

First of all, thanks for taking the time to check out this post. I'm looking at a 3 camera setup for my home to start with. A dome by the front door(2.8mm) and 2 4mm bullets for a driveway shot and back door/back yard shot. I don't know why, but I've been drawn to Hikvision. I've done quite a...

I'm new to the forum. Haven't even installed a system yet. Just lurking and gathering info. I've pretty much settled on Hikvision cameras and an NVR. Don't have a capable Windows computer. I'm nervous, being new to this, about all of the compatibility/firmware stuff with Chinese products from...