Best NVR for hodgepodge of cameras!

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Saltman911

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I am an avid reviewer on Amazon and I have a plethora(6) of cameras that I've been given to me over the last year to review. All of them are IP cameras and none of them are POE. This is what I want to do, if it is possible. I want to use active splitters on the end that plug into the camera and use an NVR with POE to power the cameras. The name on the cameras is Hootoo and shinekee and a generic that I think is hikvision. There will be three outside cameras, 2 stationary and one PTZ. And three indoor. All are 12 V with one or two amp inputs.

So this is my question: can I use a generic NVR with POE to power all of my cameras with active splitters? Do I need a switch? And also will the software on the NVR run all of my cameras( hodgepodge )? I also want the software to have the capability of mobile viewing and email or text notification of motion/alarm. Or would it be more idealistic to use a computer with Blue Iris and a switch?
 
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If the cameras are ONVIF compliant, you have better chances of random brands of cameras being supported with it. I have limited experience with dedicated NVRs, though I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them if the capabilities fit the needs, though.

I would go through each camera and get a list of its specs, just so you have more insight with your scenario. Things like ONVIF compliance, is it H264 or MJPEG (thereby dictating RTSP vs MJPG streams it'll leverage), exact make/model numbers, etc. That'll arm you with plenty of information with each camera's capabilities. Likewise, you can take those exact model specs and cross reference them to NVRs or computer-based NVR applications to see if they are listed as officially supported.

Blue Iris supports a lot of cameras. The one I use (Bluecherry) supports a long list as well (2,500 officially supported, though it'll pick up any RTSP/MJPG stream you throw at it).

I'm personally more of a fan of computer/server based setups, but that's largely so I can have greater control over what's going on, as well as being able to swap out individual parts if something goes wrong. Not everybody falls into this category, though.
 
I have limited experience having only 3 cameras but having 2 dahua and 1 imporx running on a dahua nvr I can tell you their are issues. My imporx is considered an onvif camera by my nvr and I do not get full functionality of settings when accessed through the nvr. I'm still playing with it but if I was going to mix and match I think I'd go blue iris and be done with it.

I'm curious about the avid reviewer thing. Simply because you review your purchases companies gave you things? Are you reviews camera specific or did these companies just give them to you out of the blue?

Please explain how it works.

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It's sounding more and more like blue Iris is the way to go. I started reviewing household items that I bought from Amazon and my rating went up. Now my rating is 8000 and I have companies ask me or I asked them for products that I want to review. But you have to review alot of product to stay in the top 10k. How do I know if the camera is Onvif? All of them are labled H 264.
 
Saltman911 said:
It's sounding more and more like blue Iris is the way to go. I started reviewing household items that I bought from Amazon and my rating went up. Now my rating is 8000 and I have companies ask me or I asked them for products that I want to review. But you have to review alot of product to stay in the top 10k. How do I know if the camera is Onvif? All of them are labled H 264.
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They should say onvif compliant somewhere in the literature.

I do purchase from amazon since I have prime. I'll have to remember to review.

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Off topic also but how many things do you review to get your rating up so high?
 
WIth all the stuff I buy off of Amazon, I should do more reviews. I probably do less orders than you but it's about 100 orders each year
 
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