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Sorry I never followed up. After a few months of running both, I can say the 2232 is actually better. You'll get better night performance specifically. As was mentioned, they are big. So if you want visible cameras as a deterrent, then they'll be great. If you want something that is discrete...

Actually no. As stupid as it sounds the RETAIL packaging is shock absorbent enough to handle shipping abuse. That's why I say don't buy from someone that resells bulk.

What I did is get a 16-port POE injector here at wifiqos.com Obviously for more cameras you'll need 2 I guess. Then I got a 24-port Gigabit switch (you may need more.) Then a bunch of 1ft patch cables from monoprice.com. I also got a wall-mount rack and patch panels from nonoprice and rack...

That is true. When I worked at TiVo many years ago I did a lot of hard disk quals and learned a lot about drives. The 40GB and 80GB were the same drive. A one platter drive only one side of the platter didn't pass QC. The 160GB was a 2 platter version of the same drive and again it came in a...

The fan is the power supply. Just like a PC power supply there is an exhaust fan in the back. The problem is it's a rack-mountable unit so it's slim and the fan (and PSU) is very small and high RPM. Normally when building a PC I'll spring for a PSU that has a large low RPM fans or variable...

I got the same NVR. I got the "Seagate ST4000VX000 4TB 5900 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Surveillance Hard Drive" So far so good, no problems. I only have 2 cameras hooked up at the moment. What is your opinion of this NVR. So far I have mixed feelings about it over using a PC with Blue...

Interesting. Maybe it's your placement or use case. Are you using it for longer distance viewing or is it monitoring something like a porch or side yard where there are more close-up objects to light? I admit my "test" is not ideal and I want to do more comparisons. I'd love to get it on my...

I was buying 10 cameras so any savings is multiplied x10. I learned the hard way that there are Chinese and "International" (English) as they described it, cameras. Specifically the DS-2CD2232-I5 (EXIR Bullet) there are two, and the difference is visual. The US/International one has an...

I see what you're saying. VLANs aren't necessary unless you want security (and I am explicitly avoiding that security.) The way the switch works all camera and NVR traffic is isolated between those 11 ports. It's not 1Gbps total for the whole switch (like a Hub,) it's 1Gbps per port. A VLAN...

The cameras have a frame rate and bandwidth limit and I presume it's because Hikvision knows the limit of those cameras. For instance I have one cameras with a 30fps limit and others with 25fps at 1080p. Knowing the CPU load may be helpful, but I'm under the assumption that the camera can...

For some reason I thought the EXIR cameras had a slightly more sensitive sensor, but looking at the specs again I can see that's not the case. I would be surprised if they weren't the same sensor or very close. So unless there is an IR benefit, I see few benefits to this over 2032. I...

That's a good question. So as to not derail this thread, I'm going to start a new one and continue this discussion there. http://www.ipcamtalk.com/showthread.php?851-2CD2232-I5-EXIR-vs-DS-2CD2232-I5-(Mini-Bullet) Spoiler: the 2232 don't seem any better to me.

Sorry for the title mislabel. It should read 2CD2232-I5 EXIR vs 2CD2032-I. In a different thread I mentioned that I had the 2CD2232-I5 EXIR cameras. I was asked: In order to not derail that thread, I started this one for discussion comparing these cameras. I'm hoping it'll be helpful and...

I'm another satisfied customer... I bought 10 DS-2CD2232-I5 (EXIR bullet) from Aliexpress oblivious that they would be Chinese and have Firmware issues. They had firmware 5.1.0 on them. I ran CBXs tool on all 10 and they all behave completely English now. I used the Hikvision Batch Upgrade...

I read about people complaining that 5.2.0 is a step backward from 5.1.6. I have an english camera that I upgraded to 5.2.0 already and want to downgrade but I can't find 5.1.6 on the Hikvision ftp server. It has 5.1.4 beta and 5.2.0, but nothing in between. Did they remove it? Does anyone...