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Ive read through the first couple pages and the last few pages of this 26page thread. Sorry its been a long day of reading...but is there a general consensus on the viability or performance of the Dahua NVR5216-4KS2? Should I get this model? Or keep looking?

its looking as if i will probably end up with both nvr and nas as you suggest. however, i want to try it first and see how annoyed i can get with the security portion of this solution, or perhaps it will end up working for me, wishful thinking. one of the controls engineers at my work i use to...

- yes, the resource guide! read through it the other day. great stuff. - what means "OEM" models? - are there drawbacks to getting an international version? it might be difficult to get info on why using NAS is not beneficial if not many appear to use such a configuration. im not stuck on...

You guys are fawking awesome. Thanks for the great feedback. Please feel free to beat up on my ideas and point out my weaknesses (I'm not a millennial, I can take it). Thanks!

This is also good advice. Pay now or pay later. Lets go with "now". Duh.

Not sure I understand. Are you saying the Dahua "STARVIS" is not a good performing camera? Or that STARVIS is not a good technology? If so, to either of these, which brand/model should I look at for a balance of low light performance and overall quality? The particular NAS I chose has a max...

Point taken. Security cameras are probably not best suited for voice communication. If I abandon this feature, other camera options are more likely. Will probably save me later frustration. There might be more to what Im reading regarding the Villa intercoms however, they don't provide IVS...

that might be useful for me, yes.

The 6MP are roughly $210 and the 2MP are roughly $175. I was looking at the dome wedge but it only has one way audio.

Synology DS218play NAS w/ DSM/Surveillance Station OS DiskStation DS218play | Synology Inc. Buffalo Smart PoE switch BS-GS2008P PoE Smart Business Switch | Buffalo Americas Dahua 2MP mini dome EXMOR N24BL52 (front door for package delivery and ID of miscellaneous idiots)...

Yep, read that one yesterday. Great info. Need to read it again though...

Trying to gather up as much info as I can before opening my access point to all of China and the rest of the internet. That, and I only want to know as much to secure my network without having to be a CIA spook analyst.