Recent content by taz420nj

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    About to pull the trigger - a few questions...

    Ok cool. So just a couple more questions about the ones you recommended.. They have all the same AI features as the 4K? Since the other ones have obviously been out for years, does the 4K have like better hardware specs that makes the AI run better (Wildcat made a mention about the 4K not...
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    About to pull the trigger - a few questions...

    Oh I didn't mean it would be something done all the time requiring constant database work... Current uptime on that server is like 9 months as of now, but outages tend to happen in the summer here. :lol: I was just wondering if BI was capable of importing non-native files to where it could...
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    About to pull the trigger - a few questions...

    @wittaj Ok fair enough. You're absolutely right, Im going off my DSLR experience, not my security experience (been out of the loop for a while, the last time I installed IP cams for a customer they were still pretty new consumer tech - my primary experience goes back to D1 systems that used VHS...
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    About to pull the trigger - a few questions...

    Ok I wasn't sure how these do the recording. I figured it would be just a constant FIFO loop like a car dashcam (which don't seem to have recording issues, even on the dirt cheap ones - so it's odd that these would)... Good to know it's configurable though. Can BI take "imported" clips from...
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    About to pull the trigger - a few questions...

    Ok first off, I don't want you to think I'm trying to argue. I'm just trying to understand and maybe it's not clicking with me, and maybe I'm not being clear with my intentions... But I never said I wanted to do as big an area with one camera as possible.. I didn't even consider the 2.8mm...
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    About to pull the trigger - a few questions...

    I live in a second floor apartment. I can only install things in my own space. I can't put anything on the downstairs neighbor's area or on common areas. So that limits me to the railing (still 14 feet up) or the eave. No way at all I can get it at 6-7 feet or any closer to my parking spot...
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    About to pull the trigger - a few questions...

    Im not following... Wildcat's review for that camera at 3.6mm puts Recognize distance at 80 feet and Identify distance at 40 feet... 6mm would be higher. Another video I saw of it showed you could read a license plate at 50 feet using digital zoom.... That shed is roughly 65 feet away - my...
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    About to pull the trigger - a few questions...

    (Paging @EMPIRETECANDY to this topic, as I have a couple questions direct for him as well :)) When I originally joined here years ago I had my sights set on some Dahua cams and Blue Iris. I needed to do cams on a very limited budget, so I was entertaining all options.. Ring was doing their...
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    Spite Trampoline Removal Project

    I LOVE IT!
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    Spite Trampoline Removal Project

    I don't see how it could, unless he really is a closet pedophile... People here of all people should know that there is absolutely no expectation of privacy outdoors. There is also absolutely no legal basis to force someone to stop photographing or recording anything in public from their own...
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    Spite Trampoline Removal Project

    When the kids are out there, go out with your phone/video camera and act like you are recording them. Lick your lips and hold your crotch while doing it. Bet they start keeping the kids inside at all times. They might even move to get away from you.
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    Time to choose my poe switch...

    True. And unless your home internet speed is 100Mbps or higher, or you transfer files between computers, you wont need gigabit. However, you say your rather "buy new".. rather than spend a hundred bucks on a used one.. Keep in mind those used switches cost a couple thousand dollars when they...
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    Time to choose my poe switch...

    Watchguard. Yes, it is running pfSense. And yes, those are for the VLANs. I could have put them all on one port but it was just easier for me to structure it that way. Exactly. Look how many ports are populated for my 2BR apartment... :D I haven't gotten around to it yet but the fans in...
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    Time to choose my poe switch...

    Mine has been in use for 3 years now, no problems. Before that I had a 3Com 24 port PoE managed switch in use for 6 years. I had also bought it used on eBay for about $30. Only changed because I needed more than the two gigabit ports. This Nortel is all gigabit.
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    Time to choose my poe switch...

    My recommendation is aways to look on eBay for used enterprise pulls. They are workhorses and will still have plenty of life left in them, although you will probably want to replace the fans. They are managed, so you can do VLANs to keep your traffic separated, and have PoE available on all...
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