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I know I can turn it on or off in the bios. Outside of that I don't know.
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I will have to pull the plug and order something hopefully this evening. I just want to make sure I'm starting on a good foundation.
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Using the search function and will figure out what the best route is. Many thanks!
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One other good think about the cam Looney pointed out is that its varifocal, so you can zoom it in and out.
There is a temptation to have a wide zoom to cover a wide area, but then you see it, and can't recognize anyone in the picture. Then you can zoom into until you can actually see a face.
There is a temptation to have a wide zoom to cover a wide area, but then you see it, and can't recognize anyone in the picture. Then you can zoom into until you can actually see a face.
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I will probably go with his recommendation. My 13 year old daughter plays on the computer more than I. She's a Sims freak. I play Battlefield FPS games. Just haven't had time between working on my brother in law's house and working on reloads for this past hunting season. I guess I'm saying I need to find an alternative to my gaming system.
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Retired... and cant find time. LOL Ants in the pants! Im not retired but have those same Ants.
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Yeah, kids keep you busy. 5 bassets. Brother in law bought a duplex style house for a rental and it's been an interesting adventure. Trying to jump on some reloading for next hunting season so I am not rushing to get it done a week before buck season opens up. Like last year. It's been nice to be busy. The kids!
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Have to admit picking the best and most affordable route to go is overwhelming. Would love to go the PC Blue Iris route but the stand alone nvr sounds more simple. I can't imagine going over 10 camera's for our small place but the what if I do? Which route would you go? If you went the PC route, figuring specs to do what I want has lead me on a wild goose chase. I'll keep searching.
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Purchase one Turret, as I posted above. Mount it on a temp support, such as 2x4x8' placed in a 5 gal bucket, with rocks filling the bucket and holding the 2x4.
Now you have a test rig that you can move around and get an Idea of where and what cameras you may want.
Install the 15 day trial version of BI after you get your cam and test it as well.
As far as a dedicated PC for BI. You want either and I5-6500 skylake or an I7-6700. Look for remanufactured Optiplex or HP Elite Desktop machines. An I5 can be had for $300-$350 on Ebay or Dells outlet site if your patient.
You want a WD Purple HD, as big as you can afford.
If you go with an NVR, this is the recommended one at this time., buy the 16 channel version, it's only a few dollars more. Aliexpress.com : Buy DAHUA 8/16/32CH 1U 4K&H.265 NVR support 2HDD Onvif NVR5208 4KS2 NVR5216 4KS2 NVR5232 4KS2 from Reliable 265 nvr suppliers on BEC Technology Co.,Ltd
Now you have a test rig that you can move around and get an Idea of where and what cameras you may want.
Install the 15 day trial version of BI after you get your cam and test it as well.
As far as a dedicated PC for BI. You want either and I5-6500 skylake or an I7-6700. Look for remanufactured Optiplex or HP Elite Desktop machines. An I5 can be had for $300-$350 on Ebay or Dells outlet site if your patient.
You want a WD Purple HD, as big as you can afford.
If you go with an NVR, this is the recommended one at this time., buy the 16 channel version, it's only a few dollars more. Aliexpress.com : Buy DAHUA 8/16/32CH 1U 4K&H.265 NVR support 2HDD Onvif NVR5208 4KS2 NVR5216 4KS2 NVR5232 4KS2 from Reliable 265 nvr suppliers on BEC Technology Co.,Ltd
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I went with a BI PC because I figured it would be more flexible in the long run, to tweak and customize.
But, if you want something you can just setup and forget, a NVR is probably the better option.
There are lots of both BI and NVR users here.
But, if you want something you can just setup and forget, a NVR is probably the better option.
There are lots of both BI and NVR users here.
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Just gonna build a box I think. Will the I5 processor you recommended run 10-12 HD ip cams? Sounds like a basic box. No video card so use on board video. Ram recommendation? I figure I'll just share my gaming monitor. It has plenty of input/outputs. Doesn't need a huge power supply.
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You can't build one as cheap as the one's I listed upstream. 8gb of ram. If your going that many cams I'd go for the I7-6700.
Remanufactured comes with a 3yr factory warranty to boot. Heck, you can't buy the processor for what the reman's cost. I paid $360 for the one listed in my sig.
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You still need to pick up a WD Purple drive correct? You running the OS off of the purple drive or off a separate drive?
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Yes, I'm running software/OS off the SSD, HD only for video storage. Mine came with the SSD, and I added the purple.
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Thought so but wanted to make sure. Man thanks for the quick replies. Searching for an I7 6700 system as we type.
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While trying to find a pc I found the system requirements for blue iris. It says for multiple hd cams use a nvidia video adapter. Confused on if I should use onboard video or it does get acceleration from a graphics card.
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I think that's old. Seems like everyone uses the onboard video. I built a PC because I had almost all the parts, including a processor, but otherwise it's cheaper to buy one.
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Gonna take some time to find a good priced i7 6700 refurbished system. At least from searches thus far.
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