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  1. sebastiantombs

    Daylight saving hour change, all OK for you?

    I visited the UP once for a few days during the late summer. Really weird how sunrise and sunset change things a little further north. Plus, if I remember correctly, they're actually in the Eastern time zone for time purposes but physically in the Central time zone. Makes for some really late...
  2. sebastiantombs

    Lost ability to zoom Dahua camera via Blue Iris interface

    Remember that a 5442 is a varifocal and not a PTZ. It is not designed to be zoomed in and out all the time. The zoom mechanism is not robust enough for that. I have a few 5442T-ZEs that have been at the same zoom level for a few years.
  3. sebastiantombs

    Dahua WLAN Outdoor Cam

    If the WiFi at the camera isn't "so good" right now what makes you think a camera with built in WiFI, usually the low end of everything, would work in the first place? A device like that TPLink that Matt mentioned is optimized for performance far beyond anything a consumer grade WiFi camera is...
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    bidens incredible transition to electric cars

    Let's see, pay a fee to charge your EV so you have enough power for it to get from A to B. Along the way, plug back in and discharge into the "grid" you just bought power from to support the grid and kill the range of your EV. What could possibly go wrong here?
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    I salute you for your service, and my Mom died 20 years ago. That was a rhetorical reference as you undoubtedly know. You may have served but unfortunately didn't learn to differentiate threats properly.
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    Another addiction

    Changing polling time didn't help with any of my remotes, Aeotek, Zooz and no-name. They all rely on being triggered to transmit anything, even battery condition. On top of that, battery devices never act as part of the "mesh" of a ZWave system for that very reason.
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    Amazon vs Jeep

    And the Amazon guy pulled as far to the LEFT as he could but with a car parked at the curb and still blocking the street. I wonder what would have happened had a LEO, on a call, or a Paramedic vehicle had come down the street on a call. We're not talking about a 53 footer here, it's a lousy...
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    Antenna Install

    That first one was definitely a CB antenna that he tried, and failed, to mount. It's usually used by CBers with "footwarmers", linear amplifiers, so the coil can handle the added power.
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    Amazon vs Jeep

    The Amazon driver, as a simple matter of courtesy, should not have been blocking the entire street. I appreciate the work load of those drivers, but they also need to use a little common sense and courtesy.
  10. sebastiantombs

    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    What, you actually have guns, those triggering, threatening "weapons of war" what go bang? Heck, you'll start crying when they make that awful, threating, bang and run right back to Mommy's basement to get your woobie and playdough!
  11. sebastiantombs

    Looking for energy efficient POE or WIFI cameras to run with battery/solar and no subscription crap.

    Let me know when you find that Unicorn.
  12. sebastiantombs

    Antenna Install

    Volunteer fire or medical using CB??? I seriously doubt that.
  13. sebastiantombs

    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    ^^^ There is no cure for stupid.
  14. sebastiantombs

    Another addiction

    It's running very stably. It did have a hiccup on the last interim version update, but a reboot took care of that with no problem. My only "gripe" is the battery powered sensors, and that isn't the fault of HomeSeer. They need to be forced to communicate regularly so you can watch the battery...
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    US Elections (& Politics) :)

    And to think that this Administration has a "Disinformation Board".
  16. sebastiantombs

    Pedestrian Hit

    At least the driver stopped at the scene. Around here, East Coast, they normally just keep right on going. We've had pedestrians dragged 100's of feet after being hit and the driver still just keeps going and leaves the scene.
  17. sebastiantombs

    Did You Vote Yet?

    We vote on Election Day, not during Election Season.
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    bidens incredible transition to electric cars

    On a side note, how many EV charging stations has the Bribem Administration built? Remember we're supposed to be all EV by 2035. The answer is ZERO!
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    Sitting In The Road

    I was that young, once, but never THAT dumb!
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    Sitting In The Road

    Talk about self-absorbed and oblivious. WOW!
  21. sebastiantombs

    How to block my IP cameras from the internet and my local network?

    Why run 25F/ps? 15F/ps is more than enough.
  22. sebastiantombs

    IPC-T5442T not being detected in BI properly - Bad response

    Check the ONVIF password in the camera. It needs to match what you're using for the password for the camera in BI.
  23. sebastiantombs

    Help setting up VTO2311R-WP doorbell?

    I believe the camera IR is triggered by someone ringing the doorbell, pressing the button. Mine gets IR illumination from auxiliary IRs that were already in place. Without being connected to the internet there is no way to use GDMSS, or whatever they call it, to access the camera. The BI and...
  24. sebastiantombs

    Camera Video Settings Help?

    I use H264. It comes down to what your eye perceives as the best video quality.
  25. sebastiantombs

    Blue Iris Hardware Decode Option?

    The short answer is to add sub streams to the video configuration page of each camera. That is done by using "find and inspect" then selecting the appropriate sub stream. Yes the sub stream is lower resolution but you can set the sub stream, in the camera to alleviate that for the most part...
  26. sebastiantombs

    Blue Iris Hardware Decode Option?

    If you're using sub streams there is no reason to use hardware acceleration. Since sub stream support was added to Blue Iris hardware acceleration has become a little problematic and can produce bad results. You're better off using sub streams and shutting off all hardware acceleration. Sub...
  27. sebastiantombs

    Camera Video Settings Help?

    H265 can be problematic because it divides the frame into large blocks to save bandwidth/disk space. The result can lead to missed motion events. I run my 5442 cameras at 8192 CBR for a bit rate, a frame rate of 15f/ps and an iframe rate of 15. Blue Iris starts motion detection on a full...
  28. sebastiantombs

    What are the best wireless security camera without subscription service

    The simple answer is that wireless and security are mutually exclusive terms. At best, even with 5GHz WiFi, you'll have a hard time getting reliable connections to more than four cameras simultaneously. Wired, PoE, security cameras are far superior. What problems have you had with wired...
  29. sebastiantombs

    How to block my IP cameras from the internet and my local network?

    How many cameras are running that it would "tax" a gig network switch? I'm running 22, mix of 4MP, 2MP and one 8MP, and only see ~200Mb/PS of traffic on the private LAN. Even if you had 44 4MP cameras running I don't think you'd hit 600Mb/PS.
  30. sebastiantombs

    How to block my IP cameras from the internet and my local network?

    You can also load NetTime on the BI machine and use it as the NTP server. No Arduino needed that way.
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