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    Post Halloween Thief

    I don’t like keeping leftover candy in the house so I’ve kept a bowl of goodies outside my front door for the mailman, Amazon driver, landscapers, kids walking to school and anyone else walking by. The bowl was full when I left yesterday and completely empty when I returned home a couple hours...
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    new house build - about to sheet gyprock/drywall, best option to run cables to view multiple POE feeds on TVs

    I have Samsung Smart TVs, there is an app just called “internet”.
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    Helping a friend

    There are old coax cameras that cover the storefronts, sidewalks and the line of parking spaces closest to the building; will get them online as some as my order of cameras and adapters arrive from Andy. For the two LPR cams luckily the area is well lit even at night. All the cam settings are...
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    Helping a friend

    A friend asked me for assistance for his strip mall whose 10+ year old camera system had failed. So far have installed cameras at the parking lot entrances to capture license plates and two Color4k-T180s for overview of the 330 foot parking lot. Before someone comments, the 180 Cameras are...
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    new house build - about to sheet gyprock/drywall, best option to run cables to view multiple POE feeds on TVs

    Full disclosure, I consider myself a semi advanced amateur in hardware and complete novice in Blue Iris; but here are my two cents. A friend of mine was looking to do something similar at his house, his NVR was in the basement and wanted the ability to view cameras both on his first floor...
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    Painting a camera to help it blend in

    Check this out. https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/suggestions-for-overview-camera.65955/post-705998
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    EPTZ and Nvr5216

    I would also like to know. @EMPIRETECANDY
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    Cliff Notes query?

    I'm a little late to the party but I have been away for a while. I started with a NVR5216-16P-4ks2E but then changed to a 32 channel non-POE; luckily my brother-in-law needed to 16 channel POE for his dental office. The reasons I now prefer the non-POE version: 1. I have an old house and there...
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    Suggestions for Overview Camera

    A nice day today so went to clean up the wiring on my PFW5849-A180 overview camera. While doing so I tilted the camera down to get more property and less sky, that resulted in the camera hanging to much below the horizontal beam and seemed visually unappealing to me. I ended up removing the...
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    Do you use Android or iOS?

    Absolutely no idea why they are all sitting in my drawer :screwy: Strangely I can’tfind my old BlackBerrys.
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    looking for Dog/Cat deterrent

    +1 on the Orbit sprinkler; just make sure it doesn’t reach the public walkways.
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    This just in.....

    https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireStory/debit-card-left-florida-robbery-leads-arrest-97011600 Another dumb criminal. I wonder if the defense attorney will say the idiot purposely left his debt card to pay for the stuff he took.
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    This just in.....

    I know that Texans love their guns, but really?
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    Timberrrrr!!!

    Now that’s flying over my head (pun intended). I have some practice flying in case of an emergency, but have a lot more experience jumping out of one - Hooyah
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    Timberrrrr!!!

    De-icing a propeller is also very important as it harms efficiency and balance. Of course I was joking in my original comment but seriously, there is a good possibility that it wouldn't have fallen if thy blades were spinning.
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    Timberrrrr!!!

    That’s why aircraft de-ice.
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    New way to get buy-in on EmpireTech cameras

    So true! My church wanted to spend several thousand on something similar (PTZoptics) and got them up and running with a SD49425XB for less than a nickel.
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    The official "WTF" thread

    This idiot is on probation for drug convictions and goes to visit her PO with a purse full of drugs that were found on X-ray when entering the jail building. "Don't get high on your own supply"...
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    Wall of shame

    Yea, something called Spanish Lace or something ; we don’t have that in Chicagoland. Actually I’m glad he had that texture, saved me from having to sand and paint :rofl:
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    2022 EmpireTech Chirstmas Sales

    If there only was a way we could order those from you.
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    Wall of shame

    The good thing was that his wife was out with the kids at that time. That hole was like having the oven door open, you could just feel a current of hot air continually blowing into the house. I was able to patch up the hole and cleaned up most of the insulation before his family came home. Funny...
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    Wall of shame

    Luckily his ass landed in the wall cabinet, I brought in the ladder so he could get down.
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    For those that do not know...use IE browser for Dahua (and others?) camera GUI to see more options

    I set up a NVR5216-16P at my brother in laws dental office and set up Chrome Remote Desktop so I can access the system and adjust the camera settings. After logging in to the NVR/Settings/Cameras and clicking on the blue IE icon, I can reach every camera accept for one; just get the standard...
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    Wall of shame

    And my buddy in Tampa who I was helping run Cat6 throughout his house and said “How hard can waking in the attic be”. He literally made it 5 feet.
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    Wall of shame

    How ADT ran wires years ago for my church’s security cameras; and my cleanup.
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    More litter

    Make sure you don’t leave fingerprints on the beer cans since putting them in a mailbox it technically illegal; not like they would actually report you.
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    Worlds First Review - Dahua DH-IPC-PFW5849-A180-E2 - Dual Lens 180 Degree Full Color 4K (8MP Stitched) Camera

    I noticed something for the first time today; a car parked in front of my house that looked a little smushed and then saw the middle window on the house across the street. After playing around I found that 85m was the best setting for the horizontal splice but the vertical alignment is still a...
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    Dahua day/night switch utility - DahuaSunriseSunset

    Thanks. I thought that since it was always running that it would be in the system tray or somewhere.
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    Dahua day/night switch utility - DahuaSunriseSunset

    Sorry for the stupid question; in my defense, I am a mac user. Finally had enough time at home to set up my network, firewalls and now the BI PC; once the day/night utility is up and running, where do I find it again so to edit?
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    Camera Recommendations

    I found this website after ordering a Lorex system and looking for advice on camera mounting recommendations; luckily I was able to return the Lorex order. After emailing Andy, he provided great advice on what equipment was best for my needs and then I placed an order, and another, and...
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