So I made the mistake of buying domes a few years ago when i moved into the house. I'm stuck with these sorts of images, even after constantly cleaning the lenses, adding some foam to the lens, etc, etc. 
I would prefer to stick to the hikvision series, I think, mainly so that I don't have to fiddle with a new NVR or buy a server and then BI. I read the server thread there but can't really figure out what kind of compute I'd need for 8 cameras at 4MP each.
I was thinking of moving to the ColorVu IPC-T2347G-LU. However, am not sure if this is the best choice. Outside of my driveway which gets some light from the street lights (this is the same camera without IR at the same time of night):
Most of the areas are fairly dark as you can see above. Would the colorVu be a huge advantage? Or should I think about moving to Dahua 2mp starlights or something like that and maybe this sort of server and BI? Dell OptiPlex 9020 MT Intel i7-4790 3.60GHz 16GB RAM 128GB SSD Win 10 | eBay
The easiest "plug and play" route I guess would be the Hiks and my existing 7616.
I would prefer to stick to the hikvision series, I think, mainly so that I don't have to fiddle with a new NVR or buy a server and then BI. I read the server thread there but can't really figure out what kind of compute I'd need for 8 cameras at 4MP each.
I was thinking of moving to the ColorVu IPC-T2347G-LU. However, am not sure if this is the best choice. Outside of my driveway which gets some light from the street lights (this is the same camera without IR at the same time of night):
Most of the areas are fairly dark as you can see above. Would the colorVu be a huge advantage? Or should I think about moving to Dahua 2mp starlights or something like that and maybe this sort of server and BI? Dell OptiPlex 9020 MT Intel i7-4790 3.60GHz 16GB RAM 128GB SSD Win 10 | eBay
The easiest "plug and play" route I guess would be the Hiks and my existing 7616.
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