Recent content by drmdolfan

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    IPC-T2231T-ZS

    Ok thanks - I have a lot to learn as I thought the purpose of BI was to control some of these settings for me! I will spend some more time trying to learn from which interface I should be setting which controls! Thanks again! Dan
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    IPC-T2231T-ZS

    Thanks, I will go for manual settings (I guess a profile for night and one for daytime as others have suggested?). I’m quite a newb so I do have many things set as default. I know this isn’t a PTZ, just a “Z” but my original Starlight varifocal has none of these issues, including having no...
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    IPC-T2231T-ZS

    Also cannot find proper PTZ settings in BI 5 to zoom - works fine in direct camera settings. Thx.
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    IPC-T2231T-ZS

    Is there a newer / better firmware for this cam? Also, I’m getting a large circular “whitewash” area at night. I saw some posts suggesting problems with IR in this model?. Did I make a poor choice? Thanks.
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    IP CAM TALK STORE - DAHUA

    Gotcha. Thank you for the update.
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    IP CAM TALK STORE - DAHUA

    I recently ordered a Dahua from the IPCAMTALK store - I could have ordered same from Andy’s Amazon store I suppose - it has been 5-6 days and tracking says “PROCESSING”. Does anyone know how long it will take to get a cam shipped and received?
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    New computer needed for Blue Iris

    I've got an old HP that I salvaged from a person who didn't want it - (using it for my kids). I launched the upgrade and it installed the standard Win 10 downloader...it's going to take awhile but I'm confident it will work.
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    New computer needed for Blue Iris

    I haven't tried it but the official Microsoft Windows 10 free upgrade accessibility site is still up indicating it is available.
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    New computer needed for Blue Iris

    Looks legit based on the site itself and also based on google shopping reviews. I have bought from less reputable and still been ok....use credit card and pretty much nothing to worry about. Also, I have never had problems activating licenses - use the phone system to activate if that is still...
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    New computer needed for Blue Iris

    When you say 'updated from fresh install' it sounds like you reloaded your box from scratch - so you might have removed or reconfigured some AV or other applications or drivers from your previous setup that were consuming cycles...?
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    New computer needed for Blue Iris

    i7s and i5s are increasingly available at sub $500 and $400 levels, respectively, even in the non-eBay (i.e. retail) marketplace), if you look around for the deals. Good luck! True that I possibly overpaid compared to eBay. I'll let you guys know how my system holds up over time.
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    New computer needed for Blue Iris

    Thanks guys - I see a lot of folks looking for i5s and even i7s on the cheap to run BI and I don't usually have much luck on eBay so I wanted to share a few (minimal) models I'm seeing pop up for less than $500...