justinneed
n3wb
I've been doing some research into security cameras and it feels like a rabbit hole. Time consuming, but learning about all of this is kind of exciting.
I realize that BNC is aging tech. I'm dealing with a large commercial building, so rewiring will be difficult for someone like me. This is not something that's DIY. A professional would need to be hired considering the size of the project and structure of the building. And it's also time consuming work, so it definitely won't be cheap. This would be different from me trying to rewire or install at my home.
I recently discovered that people have managed to run analog cameras off of Blue Iris using DVRs as a "capture card" of sorts, but without the major problems that come with those things. It seems to work pretty well from what I've read on this website and other places, but I'm hoping someone with personal experience can chime in on this.
I wanted to get some thoughts on the feasibility of keeping my existing BNC wiring and cameras, while new cameras would be IP cams. I'd like to be able to view everything using Blue Iris. This way, I wouldn't have to use BNC for new cameras and have everything on one platform still. Even better is that I've planned future camera locations at places that I can easily access myself and there are a few of the BNC camera locations that I might be able to swap out with IP cameras.
Is this a good idea or would it be better to stick with BNC cameras and DVR only?
I realize that BNC is aging tech. I'm dealing with a large commercial building, so rewiring will be difficult for someone like me. This is not something that's DIY. A professional would need to be hired considering the size of the project and structure of the building. And it's also time consuming work, so it definitely won't be cheap. This would be different from me trying to rewire or install at my home.
I recently discovered that people have managed to run analog cameras off of Blue Iris using DVRs as a "capture card" of sorts, but without the major problems that come with those things. It seems to work pretty well from what I've read on this website and other places, but I'm hoping someone with personal experience can chime in on this.
I wanted to get some thoughts on the feasibility of keeping my existing BNC wiring and cameras, while new cameras would be IP cams. I'd like to be able to view everything using Blue Iris. This way, I wouldn't have to use BNC for new cameras and have everything on one platform still. Even better is that I've planned future camera locations at places that I can easily access myself and there are a few of the BNC camera locations that I might be able to swap out with IP cameras.
Is this a good idea or would it be better to stick with BNC cameras and DVR only?
