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    Hikvision Aspect Ration

    that's the slower way. basically its simplifying fractions to get the aspect ratio what that user was suggesting is that if you divide 16 by 9 you get 1.7, so any resolution that you divide width by height for that results in 1.77 (1920/1080) would also be 16:9, so then you would also have to...
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    Hikvision Aspect Ration

    you can look at resolutions in the specs for the cameras you are interested in, then use math or an aspect ratio calculator to get the ratio. Hikvision USA Aspect Ratio Calculator
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    Need recommendation for upgrade to his 2032

    basically, yes. I'm not saying the low light cameras are bad themselves, it's just how cameras work in general. The persons face is moving and is also reflecting the light, you can see the motion blur on the car in the road too. say the camera during night is recording at 1/30 that means...
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    Need recommendation for upgrade to his 2032

    the thing with many of the night/low light stuff is that the shutter speed is very slow and the iris is larger to allow more light to get to the cameras sensor.. SO there are tradeoffs. You can see the stationary objects look fine for the most part, except for things that are reflecting...
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    POE Switch Suggestions

    I would recommend Ubiquiti hardware if its within your budget. They have two lines of switches Unifi and EdgeMax UniFi line: Ubiquiti Networks - Products EdgeMax line: Ubiquiti Networks - Products I recently set up a 15 hikvision cameras for my home and am very happy with...
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    Hikvision camera incorrect password

    can you access the cameras web interface in a browser still? does it give you a timeout for entering the wrong password how long have you had the camera? did you buy the camera from a authorized hikvision retailer, or some other place like amazon or ebay, etc.. did the camera "have a fit" after...
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    Western Digital Purple 4TB HDD Deal (Expires at 11:59PM PT on 8/29/17)

    I disagree. have a look for yourself here's the Seagate Skyhawk reviews for verified buyers on amazon, all drive sizes(137): Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Seagate SkyHawk 4TB Surveillance Hard Drive - SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Drive (ST4000VX007) and here is the WD purple...
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    Western Digital Purple 4TB HDD Deal (Expires at 11:59PM PT on 8/29/17)

    They were WD80PURZ - I read somewhere that the puzx and purz are basically the same, it's just that the purz was made to be marketed in the US Yeah, WD is definitely the more popular choice, they're a bigger company, they advertise more, etc.. If you scan through reviews, you can see problems...
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    Western Digital Purple 4TB HDD Deal (Expires at 11:59PM PT on 8/29/17)

    I bought 4 8TB WD purples when building my new system two months ago. all four of the WD drives were garbage. Three of them made sounds as if the head was scratching across the disk upon initial boot, then stopped spinning all together. One of the drives was recognized by windows, but when I...
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    Where is the option to record 24/7 in Xprotect 2017?

    I'm using 2017 R2. I think OP is using the free version of XProtect.
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    formula for adequate specs on recording server

    that's not gonna help his situation.
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    WD 6TB PURX vs PURZ?

    I believe this is just a model name/number change only. PURZ are purchased for the US market. I just went through wondering about this myself.
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    Streaming to browsers broken...scandal or no?

    Have you tried Internet explorer? I just finished setting up 15 cameras at home, and the only browser I tried that worked with showing the live view in the admin panel was Internet Explorer, not Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox. Everything else works fine though. I'm using Milestone Xprotect...
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