Blue Iris and Reolink Camera Sub Streams

Hi all,
I've just moved my Blue Iris instance from running on Hyper-V on my home computer (i7-8 Gen, 32GB) to up to my main Windows 11. I'm running the latest version of BI now.
I moved it and upgraded it to use the substreams to lower the CPU usage. I was running at 90% CPU most of the time. Now the CPU is very low for BI but I'm getting issues with the substream being delayed from the main stream, and missing recordings. I tried playing around with the settings in the Reolink cameras and it has improved the delay a bit.
Do I need to investigate-
1) Use the cameras (5 IP + Reolink Doorbell) to trigger the recording of the main stream? Will it lower the CPU usage if BI is not searching for triggers on each feed?
2) I understand now that Reolink isn't very good. Is there there a midrange brand I should be migrating to? I don't want to swap all at once due to cost?

Note- the cameras are RLC-520s and some RLC-520A I think.

wittaj said:

There are known issues with Reolink and BI.

Reolinks adjust frame rates and that is what is causing your issues with substream delays.

Yes, using the cameras to trigger instead of BI motion detection will help.

Most here recommend EmpireTech cameras. They are Dahua OEM at much less costs because you are not paying for the logo.

Andy/Empiretech is a trusted vendor here and sells to the UK all the time.

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Sorry I should say I'm based in the UK. Empiretech isn't available here :-(