I am in the process of updating my cameras for the second time and I wanted to share a source.
Alibi is a Texas company that sells Hikvision products only with a domestic BIOS and CMOS. Thus they are not covered under the ban on Hikvision products.
One can buy unbranded Alibi products from
www.supercircuits.com and browse the full catalogue at
www.alibisecurity.com .
In my 10 years experience I very much like their support and prices. To be honest I don't actually know how their image quality compares to other forum favorite brands for newer products. I suspect the image quality to be much like Hikvision cameras with the exact same physical specs.
My home is not a federal facility, I imagine the Red Chinese don't care what my dogs do in my backyard, but call me redundantly paranoid I just don't trust Chinese international versions of security products.
Cameras should be up and running by Friday the 4th. I'll post day and night 4x4 camera arrays, maybe a few solo cameras and folks can make up their own mind.
There are sayings from down south: "That dog will never hunt." or "That plow won't scour." I mean to find out for myself.
And share what I learn.