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  1. jrich523

    nayr's home automation build out...

    its probably a tad late to help with this raid problem but the raid info is written to the disks so if a raid controller fails you just replace it and tell it pull the info from the disks... i've had it happen (years ago), its not that big of a deal. Also i think its a stretch to say RAID is...
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    Blue Iris vs iSpy vs Hardware solution

    well in that case, i have an old dell T5400 which has dual xeon E5405 (quad 2.2ghz) with 8Gb in it. Guess I could just get a couple of hdd's and call it a day. @nayr - i'd like to hear more about what you're doing with the home automation. Im currently just ramping up. im using Domoticz as well...
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    Blue Iris vs iSpy vs Hardware solution

    So im generally more of a fan of software solutions, especially open source stuff, but after look at this, im a little confused as to which way to go. If i look at BI vs iSpy it seems like if i use all the features its cheaper to go with BI since its just that one time payment. Also the iSpy...
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    Camera Selection/Advice

    awesome thanks :) now I just need to get it working with Ispy and i should be good to go!
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    Camera Selection/Advice

    hey @klasipca / @Kawboy12R do either of you have this camera? The CD I got with it wont load. I was able to track down its default IP and get to the login page but Im not sure what the default username and password are. Do either of you happen to know? Thanks
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    Camera Selection/Advice

    Thanks @Kawboy12R, i'll go with the NTSC just to stick with the country format. Thanks!
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    Camera Selection/Advice

    @Kawboy12R / @klasipca With the Huisun Im given the choice of PAL or NTSC. Since this is going to all be network (IP) based what does that matter? Im in the US so the standard would be NTSC but Im not sure how this would matter in this case? Thanks
  8. jrich523

    Camera Selection/Advice

    Hey guys, thanks for the responses. To answer your question Im mostly interested in being able to ID a person/read lic plate. I currently have a samsung cam in a window near where this would be mounted. The samsung is inside so its nightvision is worthless due to the reflection, and also isnt...
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    Camera Selection/Advice

    Im looking for an outdoor camera but im having a hard time sorting through the millions of them out there. I have some requirements for it, but have yet to see a site that will let me filter on them. Amazon does pretty well, but not all of it. Also Its hard to tell which are reputable brands...