Ok so I am starting from scratch here so bare with me as I've been researching only long enough to get myself in trouble. I am building a pretty low-budget system for my home and plan to have probably no more than 4 cameras (initially 1-2) but would like to future proof the system so that I can upgrade certain components as tech improves (4k cameras etc.)
A few years ago I had the Logitech Alert system with outdoor IP camera and - yes - it crapped out on my like most other people that bought on of those. Back then I was using Vitamin D on an old macbook pro and I loved it's motion tracking technology so I'm pretty excited about maybe using Sighthound with this new system. I've also noted the devout appreciation for Blue Iris on this forum as well.
How the NVR / Computer? / Cameras / Software all come together is still a little confusing to me. This is the setup I've identified to fit my budget (500-700).
NVR: Amcrest 5 Megapixel HD POE NVR 8CH Security Camera System (NV4108E) $170 (w/ 10% discount for signing up for their newsletter)
Hard Drive: WD Purple 4TB Surveillence Hard Drive: 1 to 8-bay: 3.5-inch, SATA 6 Gb/s, Intellipower, 64MB Cache WD40PURX $160
Camera 1: Dahua IPC-HFW4300S 3MP Eco-Savvy Weatherproof Hi Def IP Security Camera 3.6mm $100
Outdoor Rated Ethernet: 25 FT Cat6 Black Outdoor/Direct Burial Ethernet Patch Cable - $13
Used MacBook Pro
I was originally thinking that I could install Sighthound on the NVR itself but its a Linux box and therefore that doesn't work. Is it possible that I can use this NVR to handle all the actual recording and just configure my old macbook to run the motion capture event software thus lightening the CPU load? I could forget Sighthound and go with Blue Iris on this setup without having to rely on an old computer, correct? Has anybody even heard of Amcrest? I don't see them mentioned in this forum so that worries me. I'd appreciate all feedback on this system as I'm not feeling super confident that I'm approaching this the best way.
A few years ago I had the Logitech Alert system with outdoor IP camera and - yes - it crapped out on my like most other people that bought on of those. Back then I was using Vitamin D on an old macbook pro and I loved it's motion tracking technology so I'm pretty excited about maybe using Sighthound with this new system. I've also noted the devout appreciation for Blue Iris on this forum as well.
How the NVR / Computer? / Cameras / Software all come together is still a little confusing to me. This is the setup I've identified to fit my budget (500-700).
NVR: Amcrest 5 Megapixel HD POE NVR 8CH Security Camera System (NV4108E) $170 (w/ 10% discount for signing up for their newsletter)
Hard Drive: WD Purple 4TB Surveillence Hard Drive: 1 to 8-bay: 3.5-inch, SATA 6 Gb/s, Intellipower, 64MB Cache WD40PURX $160
Camera 1: Dahua IPC-HFW4300S 3MP Eco-Savvy Weatherproof Hi Def IP Security Camera 3.6mm $100
Outdoor Rated Ethernet: 25 FT Cat6 Black Outdoor/Direct Burial Ethernet Patch Cable - $13
Used MacBook Pro
I was originally thinking that I could install Sighthound on the NVR itself but its a Linux box and therefore that doesn't work. Is it possible that I can use this NVR to handle all the actual recording and just configure my old macbook to run the motion capture event software thus lightening the CPU load? I could forget Sighthound and go with Blue Iris on this setup without having to rely on an old computer, correct? Has anybody even heard of Amcrest? I don't see them mentioned in this forum so that worries me. I'd appreciate all feedback on this system as I'm not feeling super confident that I'm approaching this the best way.
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