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    What to buy - need direction

    Ok, I have a 2TB disk in my PC that isn't doing anything. if I ditch the NVR and run Blue Iris, can I plug the switches into the data switch I have on my network?
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    What to buy - need direction

    Ok, I have been absorbing the info you all have given and looking online. IP PoE is probably the way to go. One Question: I have a shop, garage and house, all detached. Several cameras will be on each building. Can I plug the cameras on each building into a PoE switch then run one cat 6 from...
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    What to buy - need direction

    ok...what is camera AI?
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    What to buy - need direction

    Thank you. This is a lot of info to absorb, will take a minute. I am liking the idea of a NVR but if I go with Blue Iris, do I need a video capture card for my PC? I will be putting up 6-8 cameras, all of them outdoors and one will be a PTZ. When I developed this place I was wise enough to bury...
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    What to buy - need direction

    I have quite a bit of CCTV experience but it is mostly analog and dated. I am shopping for a home camera system and I'm seeing a staggering variety of choices. I'm leaning toward a WiFi NVR and about 8 wireless cameras. Then I saw some open source software by Reolink and ISpy. What I really...