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Those benchmarks are about as useful as your anecdotal evidence. They tell me that WD finally has a drive that can compete against Seagate's SV. Good job... WD? I don't subscribe to the ridiculous brand loyalty and devotion as some do. If it works for you, fine. RAID Seagate SV = 16 drives...

I'll be blunt. Hikvision owes you nothing for support. AFAIK, there are no USA authorized dealers that sell NVR solutions based around PC's. If they do, all support would go through the authorized dealer. I'm amazed they are even willing to talk to a customer directly for free. If you need...

If you're coming anywhere near the limits of consumer drives or really cared about integrity/footage/reliability/etc, you wouldn't be buying consumer drives. If you want to spend more money so you can sleep better, by all means do that.

Old versions still installed. New version has bugs. Confirm camera settings. I would just attribute this to the new update. VCA (Video Content Analysis)That's just more advanced detection modes e.g. cross a defined line/plane vs just the plain motion boxes. These features will be trickling...

Yes, but you will be opening up security holes (IMHO) to view each cam. iVMS-4200 is software made by hikvision that allows you to view all cameras through the NVR.

Marketing works wonders. ;) As long as you pick a drive that isn't "green" or parks the heads constantly, it really doesn't matter much. If you cared about the footage or realiability, you would buy enterprise drives. If you are recording 5Mp+ and/or over 16+ cameras, you would be buying...

16 independent 100 Mbps PoE network interfaces. So it has 16 PoE ports? That's why there is a fan so it can cool that. The ARM main board can likely be passively cooled.

I doubt the local sheriff cares about a rich person's estate 15 miles in the woods. He likely cares even less if you're not rich. "Masked person wearing all black." Again, costs and expectations. Alarms? Locks? Visiting your property more than once every few years? What is a vacation...

Why don't you diagnose the problem vs a temp solution? Netgear M4100-D10-POE = 66W/8 = 8.25 PSE. That's not enough IMHO. Look up your cameras to find the power required with IR lights. Most are 5W PD (7W w/ IR). That is likely what is causing your switch to drop cameras. If all the...

Theoretically, yes that should be gigabit. In real world testing, they could have cheaped out on components/etc (most buy for the powerline feature, not gigabit) and your speeds may vary. It may even test as gigabit, but then slowly degrade over time as heat/etc kills the device. IMHO, I...

And remember that a $1 mask makes all this worthless so balance the costs and expectations.

Playback of synced video is easy when the files originate in the respective software. You are trying to import footage which those programs don't (and shouldn't) be bothered with since that isn't their designed purpose. 1. mplayer can do exactly what you want, but you need to understand the...

I didn't say it wouldn't change during VLC playback, did it change as the event happened? Open internet browser to view live feed and settings on camera directly, not through the client. Trigger motion. Did the settings your were watching change on the camera? I'll even pretend that the...

Does the main stream change? Should be very simple to test if you are this curious. Watch the direct feed coming from the camera in VLC or internet browser. My guess is that the NVR just dumps that extra info and the main stream stays at that full resolution. Once motion is triggered, it...

For going IP, take what you want to spend + 50% more for your budget. Tons of options will come up where you can "cheap out" but it's not advisable IMHO. Do it once; do it right.

Load? What load? 3x cat6 = 3Gbps capacity. If that's cat6a, you really, really, really, don't have a bandwidth problem--ever. Just buy 1-2 cheap tablet/smartphone + iVMS-4500 free app. Just leave the app open and running 24/7. That's faster than turning on a TV and changing inputs. You're...

All of that is 12W (recording) at the wall?

Any update on the VLC tests? You may not need them if you are hitting 3%, but it would still help you know if 20% can be lowered more.

You're going to drop cash on cam licenses for the Synology, yet you want an economical solution to this? To each his own. Everything is just a giant mess when using distribution amps (bnc, rca, or etc) or moca adapters or HDMI or etc. Use android devices running iVMS-4500 at each tv. You can...

Can you please be more specific on what model NUC, what settings for iVMS, camera's used, and storage?

NVR "knows" nothing beyond what the cameras tell it. The streams are there whether you are looking at them or not. Camera: Motion detected on cam1 in defined regions. NVR: Okay. Display alarm icon. Recording X seconds of main stream. You can see the CPU "limits" of the cameras right on...

Cameras aren't going to fix what sounds like a tenant/area problem. Invest in deterrents like lights for the grounds and fencing that creates choke points for entry/exit. You may even be able to kill two birds with one stone if you have pole lights installed as you could run wires for the...

No way in hell will they let ONVIF support be free--ever. Buying camera licenses will be like buying hikvision in USA--expensive or non-existent. 4200 looks to be supported for a while. 5200 is likely just 4200 with backend work, mostly for ONVIF support/licensing. "The software does not...

Flux? You mean Main stream and sub-stream? The sub-stream is black; the main stream works? Check viewing the sub-stream by logging into camera settings directly with an internet browser (whatever this shows, should be shown in xprotect) Check that you are using the latest camera pack for...

Cameras do everything. They are basically ARM linux boxes. Your NVR just acts as a NAS box with a fancy client GUI. There's no reason to measure processing load which is why NVR's are just measured in how much data can be processed from the cameras i.e. 8 channel box that can do 1080p@30fps...

Vast majority of installs are set-it-and-forget types. Unless something is broken, why update. Most updates are just camera compatibility, slight tweaks, and more for large operations vs home/SMB setups. Yes, hikvision download site is shit. PCNVR has 2 versions and the latest is really only...

From the 35% to 7-12% now, that's dropping power usage and temps drastically I'm guessing. This may not have been obvious but there are two ivms4200 apps: iVMS-4200 iVMS-4200 PCNVR The only difference is PCNVR is for one machine and the other is to break up the client and server. This may be...

Alright. That looks much, much better. Recording should have zero affect on CPU usage. Using camera hardware motion controls should have zero affect on CPU usage. The live view client is basically just playing back video streams and reporting triggers/alarms. That VLC testing should reveal...

IVMS-4200 with auto switch. Client open 24/7. Plain dell business desktop with their high efficiency PSU. Killawatt readings at wall. No magic is used. If I swapped in a pico PSU I could get the power likely down to ~22W. Blue Iris is terrible in comparison. I was looking into eventually...

Remember that ivms-4200 may have a bug on the live view. Being "small" doesn't mean it auto switched back to the sub-stream. What about the VLC playback test? Record a few minutes of 2MP video. Record a few minutes of sub-stream that you have set. Use VLC to emulate the live view i.e. one...