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Has anyone had success with this ReoLink PoE Doorbell on Cat5 connect with injector to a PC Running Blue Iris? Currently running Ver 5.7.8.3

So what's the latest word on this AD410 / chime issue. I am going to buy either an AD110 or an AD410 for my door cam. I prefer the better resolution and sleeker form of the AD410. Is there still an issue with BI support of this device?

Adding a footnote - witttaj is correct about the benefits of low level light. My front porch camera is the same model, used for monitoring visotor and package delivery from above and left. I found the camera stays in full color day mode with a 60W equivalant reflector down lamp...

Kudos to wittaj for very detailed advice. I found settings in the camera that I did not know existed, and gained insigt into others. I improved the night picture quality measurably, statrting with the manual shutter at 8.33 msec, and turned off backlight control entirely, but still had blur...

I upgraded from a trashy ReoLink system to three of the Dahuas listed above - to BlueIris Supported by an Intel i7-3770 with 8TB storage. IP power supplied by GV POE-SW-802E injector/switch. I am very Impressed with the capabilities and features of the BlueIris package... well done. Camera...

I have absolutley nooo Idea. I bought this from a high rated direct sell Dahua and Hikvision supplier in China, who has a store on eBay. It is touted as an English only version. Shipping was reasonable... less than 2 weeks order to dropoff. I hear horror stories about hacked Chinese...

On another topic... for those here that build and upgrade their own PC systems... Amazon is now selling Corsair PSU units at competitive prices. There is a down side, however. I usually buy PSUs from Newegg or another component reseller. Amazon ships the unit shrink-wrapped in the retail...

I just found my preferred replacement for the D400. A Dahua with virtually identical form factor to the D400, and with Starlight performance. IPC-HDW5442TMP-AS. No problem setting up with Blue Iris, and the low light color performance is excellent. Dynamic range is much better for identifying...

Post script: OK.. I have answered my own question... To those following, I started with mis-information. I do NOT have an RLC-420. What I do have is four D400 cameras and a B400 camera, which are now explicitly disclaimered by ReoLink as not ONVIF compliant and not third party software...

Scott Richey, Thanks for the useful feedback. I have tried the Reolink.... baseline RTMP and the 'RTSP (old firmware' and neither will work I will review my process and try your trips. One note: the ReoLink NVR states that the camera IP is 172.16.25.2:9000 I assume that the IP address is...

Fenderman... you are the only user I have found to succcessfully set up a Reolink RLC-420 on a Blue Iris based machine. Can you share setings / procedures / pitfalls? There are a lot of h8ers here regarding Reolink. I am trying to use existing infrastructure and slowly upgrade to better...

Hmm.... now much power does the Nvidia accelerator consume? I have upgraded to a 550W PSU on this i7-3770 system

Many Thanks... New Topic/question: Can the Intel IvyBridge architecture with HD 4000 integrated graphics encode/decode H.265 streams from cameras that use this format? I hear there rumors...and that it saves disk space

I understand we have a Dahua rep in here... I finally found a model that looks very appealing for WDR and low light performance in a turret style mount. Amazon doesn't appear to carry this yet, and I hate to risk buying on eBay direct from China. Anyone out there have a low price source in mind?

Opinion Poll: 8TB 7200 HDD - Western Digital Purple versus Seagate Skyhawk who has better durability?