do you purchase separate Armcrest cameras? Or Dahua cameras...since Armcrest NVR?I don't want to get in the way of Andy's livelihood, but the 5th Generation of Amcrest NVR's are out now, much the same as the Dahua 5216 but probably stripped down a little....
You can order them from Amazon, ebay, Amcrest.com.....
haha, you realize that your neighbor is ultimately going to join this group when he starts to go down the rabbit hole....My next door neighbor is becoming more aware of vehicle crime increasing in the neighborhood and wants to upgrade his 2 cameras: Ring doorbell and wireless above garage door.
I showed him my setup (Dahua 5442's, 5231's etc) with Blue Iris. He likey.
However, I would not be too keen on explaining to him my setup as it's way down the DIY rabbit hole. So an NVR package would more suitable. Something like set it and forget it.
I know Dahua cameras, but no other brands such as Hikvision or Axxis. I know local contractors who go all in on Hikvision. I know Home Depot & Lowe's (big named corporations) go with Axxis...so I would feel more comfortable telling him to buy a Dahua NVR package.
I've never purchased a NVR package kit. What cameras come with these? Are wireless cameras also an option?
And since it's not a Blue Iris machine...how does the Dahua NVR setup & GUI work? AOK?
Well, he does have Fortnite aged kids so maybe they know about maintaining a computer. I'll have to ask him if he wants my input.Yeah @Holbs I would not recommend he go down the box kit NVR/camera route - they strip too much out and put them on inferior MP/sensor ratios, and the NVRs are limited in bandwidth to 88Mbps and it will just struggle. It will cap bitrate at 4092 for the cameras.
If he goes the NVR route, buy the components separate so that you get the right camera for the right location.
But with that said, when I was looking at replacing an existing NVR, once I realized that not all NVRs are created equal, and once I priced out a good one, it was cheaper to buy a refurbished computer than an NVR.
The Dahua OEM 5XXX series is $320 for an 8 camera version and $370 for the 16 channel. These are rated at 320Mbps (compared to 88Mbps for box kits). And these do not include a HDD.
So for $320 someone can find a very capable refurbished PC and toss BI on it and not be limited to 16 cameras...
I am sure the kids would love to get a new Fortnite gaming computer and then he turn the existing one into the BI computer. He becomes best dad everWell, he does have Fortnite aged kids so maybe they know about maintaining a computer. I'll have to ask him if he wants my input.
Nope because with an NVR, you still log into the camera GUI to make those settings. If set in the NVR, they may not hold, especially if the camera and NVR are not the same brand.while I've not used any of the modern NVRs, I presume they simplify camera setup ? as it is, with the mix of dahua and hikvision cams I have now, the exposure settings for night vision etc are pretty funky, each camera has its own webservice to set them up.