I have been lurking for a while trying to decide between buying a pre-packaged NVR system or building one that is not locked into a limited set of HW/SW options. Every package I have looked at appears to have its limitations and/or lack of HW/SW support and/or zone-hacking upgrade issues. With 4K making its debut, it would be nice to have a migration path without having to replace an entire system all at once or a mixture of 4K and 1080p.
It looks like Blue Iris is a living software product, handles many vendors cameras, handles many resolutions, scalable, relatively inexpensive, but is a CPU hog. Would prefer a Linux based solution (read: not Microsoft) for a 24/7 server but someone mentioned a $50/camera fee for the next best viable software option.
Is there a URL/sticky/source for Blue Iris hardware requirements and what standards the latest version of what BI leverages ? Their website does not publish a lot of specifics but it does point here.
Also, can anyone quantify the optimizations BI made with its latest software release leveraging hardware acceleration versus its previous software only solution ?
What I have gleaned from the threads so far is the following:
- SSD for OS and app.
- WD Purple Drive to hold recordings.
- H.264 hardware support in Haswell or Skylake processors.
- Memory speed & bandwidth.
- Any other beneficial protocols/standards ?
TIA
It looks like Blue Iris is a living software product, handles many vendors cameras, handles many resolutions, scalable, relatively inexpensive, but is a CPU hog. Would prefer a Linux based solution (read: not Microsoft) for a 24/7 server but someone mentioned a $50/camera fee for the next best viable software option.
Is there a URL/sticky/source for Blue Iris hardware requirements and what standards the latest version of what BI leverages ? Their website does not publish a lot of specifics but it does point here.
Also, can anyone quantify the optimizations BI made with its latest software release leveraging hardware acceleration versus its previous software only solution ?
What I have gleaned from the threads so far is the following:
- SSD for OS and app.
- WD Purple Drive to hold recordings.
- H.264 hardware support in Haswell or Skylake processors.
- Memory speed & bandwidth.
- Any other beneficial protocols/standards ?
TIA