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    One or Two HDD's for new Dahua NVR5216-16P

    This may be a dumb question: Is it better to have 2 smaller drives or 1 larger drive (i.e. 2x 2TB vs 1x 4TB) in an NVR. I was wondering if there is an advantage to to recording 1/2 the cameras on one drive and 1/2 on the other or just use one larger drive. My initial system will have 5x 2MP...
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    Testing Lorex system vs Dahua

    Hi folks, I just submitted an order from Lorex for the following system: 4KHDIP822NW 4K Ultra HD IP NVR System with 2 8MP Motorized Zoom Lens and 2 8MP Audio Dome Cameras, 250FT Night Vision I believe the cameras are roughly comparable to the Dahua 5831 and 4831 turret/eyeball equivalents...
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    Has anyone tried Swan 4K cameras - Swann SWNHD-885MSB or SWNHD-885MSFB?

    Has anyone had any experience with the Swann SWNHD-885MSFB or SWNHD-885MSFB? I'm sure the night capabilities are mediocre at best. The do come in with one of Swann's bundled kits through Costco.ca for $899 CAD (~ $699 USD.)...
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    Dahua vs Hikvision

    I'm sure this has been discussed somewhere, but I couldn't find it... Just looking though the site trying to learn as much as I can before purchasing a 4-6 camera home system. I have read the Wiki notes etc. and it seems to me that Ipcamtalk is predominantly weighted towards Dahua hardware. It...
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