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  1. MadPup

    Confused Noob - Basic PC NVR Setup

    This are great points and have me considering BI again. Thank you.
  2. MadPup

    Confused Noob - Basic PC NVR Setup

    One could argue that any CPU usage is too much. The cameras already encodes to H26x so why encode again? My ideal system would be one where the cameras record to a network share and I can use a PC client to catalog and review them. The client would not need to run 24/7, although the network...
  3. MadPup

    Confused Noob - Basic PC NVR Setup

    You are joking, right?
  4. MadPup

    Confused Noob - Basic PC NVR Setup

    Are you saying that you have the AI features on both the BI PC NVR and the cameras configured and enabled? If so, do you configure the cameras individually via their web interface? How does BI handle alerts from different sources? There seems to an almost fanatical devotion to BI on this site...
  5. MadPup

    Confused Noob - Basic PC NVR Setup

    Makes me wonder why they bother putting intelligence and processing in the cameras if no one uses it. Seems like the money would be better spent on a better sensor and optics.
  6. MadPup

    Confused Noob - Basic PC NVR Setup

    That's what I call a trot. :) If each of the cameras was doing this work what do you think it would be running at?
  7. MadPup

    Confused Noob - Basic PC NVR Setup

    Thanks for the responses. I took the good advice and read thru the Wiki and found some answers to my questions there. Right now I have one camera that I am playing with as a learning process and I may never progress to more. For a single camera setup I find that the camera with SD card has all...
  8. MadPup

    Outdoor motion detection - better camera or other ideas?

    I have a IPC-HDW5231R-ZE (Disclaimer: I am a complete noob). I have given up on motion detection because it is not discriminating enough and have changed to using IVS (Intrusion option) which is an order of magnitude more accurate for triggers. Just reviewing today's footage I see 1 of about 30...
  9. MadPup

    Confused Noob - Basic PC NVR Setup

    nm... I'm slowly figuring out how to use the camera's web interface. I'm also looking at SmartPlayer for reviewing and converting files on a network share.
  10. MadPup

    Confused Noob - Basic PC NVR Setup

    I have a IPC-HDW5321R-ZE up and running on my network and I'm trying to figure out how best to set up an NVR. What I want is to have the camera record when it detects motion. So far I have tried Smart PSS, iSpy, and Blue Iris but I think I am missing some basic concepts. All of those...
  11. MadPup

    Help Finding a Wi-Fi Camera with Good Night Vision

    You guys are awesome. Thanks for the info, SY - I'll chew thru that for a while. I'm looking at my options for a cable run but will involve crawlspace and attic navigation and I'm starting to stiffen up with age. Maybe factor in a few yoga classes first. ;) BTW the Alexa integration is...
  12. MadPup

    Help Finding a Wi-Fi Camera with Good Night Vision

    Thanks to Mark_M and yourself for replying. If you are saying that most/all wifi cameras are crappy then that helps a lot. I can start by striking those off my list. I'll start to look at a wifi bridge option. It would also be good to know if cameras with a halo of IR emitters can be any good...
  13. MadPup

    Help Finding a Wi-Fi Camera with Good Night Vision

    I'm thinking about what you're saying but it's not making sense to me. Are you say that because I have a power point near where i want to have a camera that I also somehow have an easy route to run an Ethernet cable from the camera to my router? That's not the case.
  14. MadPup

    Help Finding a Wi-Fi Camera with Good Night Vision

    Hi Folks. This is my first post here driven by the frustration of not finding what I'm looking for, partly because I'm not quite sure what it is I should be looking for. I'm hoping some of you peeps can help guide this blind man in a sand storm. :) Here's my conundrum... I live at the end of a...
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