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As the op of this particular thread, I felt compelled to weigh in here. I agree with
@looney2ns that these threads need to be kept on point by anyone contributing to them. I am more than happy to dedicate my time to review, analyze, assess and support cams, NVRs and other security equipment in hopes that by sharing their true (not spec sheet based) performance and my experience in the real world that it helps others pick the right equipment and understand configuration requirements for a more successful install. I know
@looney2ns, @bigredfish, @Cameraguy, @fenderman and others share this sentiment as they too dedicate a ton of time to this community,
THANK YOU ! Having designed and configured many global systems, IP networks and dark site related security projects I am also more than happy to spend the approximately 4+ hours per day supporting users of this great forum directly by overhauling, recommending and configuring their systems through remote connect in efforts to assist them on their path to a successful CCTV install, business or residential, single site or multi. This is always with no hidden agenda, no bias, no kick back and no cost. Many times this is with users systems that contain cams from multiple manufacturers and distributors. Why is this work important to me ? Well, because I appreciate and respect the community that has been built here by Fender, Looney, Mike and others and want to contribute where I can to continuing the trend of this forum going from strength to strength.
With all that said, what I personally won’t stand for in my threads are those that become slagging matches or other negative posts that detract from or hijack the purpose of a thread and the spirit of this community.
When it comes to distributors, I have a choice like we all do when purchasing equipment. For me personally, I very much appreciate the service, responsiveness and dedication of
@EMPIRETECANDY whether on a single device or multi thousand dollar sale depending on my needs. His commitment to this community and its users, is, in my opinion, second to none. With that said, every user has the opportunity of seller choice for their purchase, thats what makes this community great. Everyone is free to purchase from whomever they like, whether its EMPIRETECANDY or a myriad of authorized distributors (authorized being key to a successful purchase) that they deem suitable for their needs. The most importune thing (in my opinion) as I mention in a post above is service and commitment when things go south and in my personal experience, EMPIRETECANDY and his company embody this. His honest, open approach and direct channel into Dahua has been key to successfully providing feedback on improvements to cams, firmware and awareness of issues that have been seen. I’ve been able to work with some of the Dahua development engineers directly on occasion with issues that I’ve reported here. This has lead to successful and expeditious improvements of a product and/or provision of FW that often times might go un-noticed but are transformative to a particular experience. I’ll say that personally I don’t get this level of commitment with most other companies and that this is coming from someone that has spent $100,000’s of dollars with dealers such as B&H etc on pro video equipment year over year. However, again everyone has a choice on where to spend their hard earned money.
Lastly, as you’ve seen many of us that post device reviews point out, there are many cams or other devices that just don’t live up to their hype, as I mention in this
post here that details why not all cams should be considered equal. Personally, you’ll never see me push a cam or other device (review unit or personal purchase) if it just doesn’t perform. When any of us do see issues on a review or through other experience, we’ll be the first to point it out to not only raise the issue to be addressed but to guide other users like us on which products do what they say on the tin vs those to bear with (as FW gets fixed) and those to avoid completely. We’ll also share tips and tricks on how to get the most out of a particular device and be brutally honest with feedback when we see an issue with a particular user config or install that needs addressing.
So lets gets this thread back on track regarding the 49225, which is a phenomenal camera (regardless of native AT version or re-flashed), continue to grow this great community and as always if anyone needs any assistance from me personally, I’m here, just tag me in a thread or reach out via DM and I’m happy to help where I can.
Thanks all for your time
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