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    EmpireTech 10th Anniversary (Summer+Prime Day)Sales

    OK, cool, thanks.
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    EmpireTech 10th Anniversary (Summer+Prime Day)Sales

    While I have you ... one more question, please? If a camera has AI, e.g. the EmpireTech IPC-B54IR-Z4E-S3, is AI in the NVR even necessary? Is the NVR AI for camera that don't have built-in AI?
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    EmpireTech 10th Anniversary (Summer+Prime Day)Sales

    Thanks!
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    EmpireTech 10th Anniversary (Summer+Prime Day)Sales

    We have a mixed system, most recent cams are from @EMPIRETECANDY plus some older Reolinks and one other Dahua rebrand. They're all working on our 8-ch Empiretech/Dahua NVR8CH-8P-2AI - but I need 16 channels now. In the $400. range I'm taking from your reply that I really want to go with the...
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    EmpireTech 10th Anniversary (Summer+Prime Day)Sales

    The Hikvision OEM NVR's don't seem to get a lot of love here on the forum. Was @EMPIRETECANDY asked to add them because they're just cheaper - for the certain features?
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    EmpireTech 10th Anniversary (Summer+Prime Day)Sales

    What are the key differences between the Hikvision NVR's and the Dahua, please? I don't see a reference to "embedded Linux OS" on the Hikvision NVR7616-16P-2AI / DS-7616NI-M2/16P listing. Phrased another way - what differences am I likely to notice from my NVR8CH-8P-2AI, please? What else...
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    EmpireTech 10th Anniversary (Summer+Prime Day)Sales

    It would appear that the NVR7616-16P-2AI is actually a re-badged Hikvision DS-7616NI-M2/16P, not a Dahua. https://www.hikvision.com/us-en/products/network-products/network-video-recorders/nvr-5-0-firmware/ds-7616ni-m2-16p/
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    EmpireTech 10th Anniversary (Summer+Prime Day)Sales

    I'm not finding any reviews or other information about the compare NVR7616-16P-2AI. I'm seeing it here: Search: 40 results found for "nvr" Is it that new?
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    EmpireTech 10th Anniversary (Summer+Prime Day)Sales

    Amazon review for the NVR16CH-16P-2AI "Setup was relatively easy. Prior to getting disks set up the "no disk" beep is annoying but that's a nit pick. Cams got found pretty quick and the local UI is relatively intuitive short of only one USB for the mouse and you have to hunt/click your way...
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    EmpireTech 10th Anniversary (Summer+Prime Day)Sales

    I'm ready to upgrade to a 16-ch NVR. On the new products list (apart from the number of channels) it's unclear what features are the same, or different, from my Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI Max. decoding capability: 32 × 1080p@30 fps or 8 × 8MP@30 fps. Max. 384/384/384 Mbps...
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    Camera to watch over garden

    All working. Auto-Updates and External access to IP blocked, thanks! Thanks!
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    Camera to watch over garden

    I take it that there's no way to set up the Tapo other than installing their app? I try to avoid adding apps to my phone as much as possible. (I didn't find a UID anywhere - so the Reolink app on a laptop didn't work.) Do I understand that once the app has been downloaded - the info becomes...
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    Empiretech software?

    Question re. viewing Playback on the Empiretech NVR ... I can go to yesterday on the camera. I can click on the slider bar to select the start time (23:30). Only after that, not before, I can click on the pop-up and choose Human, Motor Vehicle or Animal. (It grays-out that pop-up if I haven't...
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    Camera to watch over garden

    Thanks for the update! I need to act on this, sooner than planned ... Late last night I spotted a fox on a front yard camera - headed toward the back (where the chickens are). The front is fenced from the back & the cat and dog didn't react - so, I'm guessing that it smelled the dog and changed...
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    WTS Lightly used NVR8CH-8P-2AI NVR

    We'll just have to agree to disagree.
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    WTS Lightly used NVR8CH-8P-2AI NVR

    The only component that experiences stress would be the drive - and that isn't included new (nor is it included with my used post). We've only owned this (purchased new) for less than 6 months - and it's a current technology unit. 50% would be for electronics in significantly less than...
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    Camera to watch over garden

    This is the Tapo with battery and solar panel: https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Wire-Free-Security-Starlight-Detection/dp/B0CJCGBXWG Does this thing 'phone home', or can it be set up entirely local? I have a similar application that it may cover - but need it to be self-contained for power.
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    WTS Lightly used NVR8CH-8P-2AI NVR

    These, apparently, have a very poor used resale value (which seems odd, given the many features). NOW ASKING $325. including shipping to standard USA addresses. That's nearly $100. less than new (when you include no tax).
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    Buying a used Dahua NVR - yes or no?

    My Empiretech/Dahua NVR8CH-8P-2AI is for sale ...
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    Need suggestions for cheap small cameras for owl house and squirrel house...

    Does this apply to the Tapo or Sercomm, please? Also, should the Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI work as well (without the cam needing to phone-home)?
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    Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI Browser GUI only 4 cameras?

    No chance I go backwards to anything Microsoft. I count it as evidence of an incompetent coder when they can't (or are anti-competitive compromised when they're told not to) build a platform-neutral interface. Someone posted elsewhere about a Linux-based project on github ...
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    Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI Browser GUI only 4 cameras?

    In Linux I've opened 12 low-resource use qutebrowser windows and displayed one camera in each. If a user just wants to view the feeds with no interaction - it's a trivial problem for them to solve.
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    Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI Browser GUI only 4 cameras?

    It just occurred to me that an alternative to a 16 channel is to keep lower-value cams set up on the NVR - then swap them in for others as needed. That's definitely not optimal but would work. Meanwhile, I could display them, at home, another way ...
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    WTS Lightly used NVR8CH-8P-2AI NVR

    Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI specifications: Max. decoding capability: 32 × 1080p@30 fps or 8 × 8MP@30 fps. Max. 384/384/384 Mbps incoming/recording/outgoing bandwidth Supports IP cameras with a resolution up to 32 MP Supports AcuPick with up to 8 channels Supports N+M cluster...
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    WTS Lightly used NVR8CH-8P-2AI NVR

    I need to upgrade my NVR8CH-8P-2AI to a NVR16CH-16P-2AI. NOW ASKING $325. including shipping to standard USA addresses. That's nearly $100. less than new (when you include no tax). NOTE: No drives are included new, nor are they included with this one, used. Reasonable offers considered.
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    EmpireTech 2025 Spring Sales March.18th-23rd

    I need to upgrade my NVR8CH-8P-2AI to a NVR16CH-16P-2AI. Do you ever have the NVR16CH-16P-2AI as a refurb? Is there a good place to sell my lightly-used NVR8CH-8P-2AI?
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    Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI Browser GUI only 4 cameras?

    I do recall, several years ago, seeing an open Walmart self-checkout machine - with a WinXP sticker inside. It's all so dumb since Linux is free and way more secure than any older version of MS.
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    Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI Browser GUI only 4 cameras?

    I appreciate your detailed reply - but I'm wondering if it's a genuine show-stopper in this use case (a non-interactive display). If all a user is looking for is the display of the feed - with more than 4 windows (the actual video feed is a commonly-supported format across all OS's and...
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    Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI Browser GUI only 4 cameras?

    UPDATE: It works with a microsoft version of windows and Pale Moon - but not with Linux and Pale Moon. Problem: It shows the menu items, but when one is selected, it insists that a plug-in be downloaded - one that only works with a ms version of windows. (It's broken for Linux.) @EMPIRETECANDY
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    Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI Browser GUI only 4 cameras?

    That's unfortunate. Any chance someone may be looking at this - to make it properly browser-agnostic? That's a pretty important feature and there's a huge user base not using IE, Edge, or Pale moon. @EMPIRETECANDY
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