Recent content by John Kochanowski

Yeah, I watched... and I liked. A Lot.

Yeah... not sure why I've never seen it. Sometimes it's actually good when someone posts old crap. :) Glad to see it. Now I'm wondering if there hasn't been something even better put out there. Ugh.

Nothing but uncontrolled tears of joy stream down my face. I shall be hitting his affiliate links tomorrow. Seriously... THANK YOU for sharing this. I've had a green Cat 6 cable hanging out of our new addition brick since last year! I hear about it from the wife every day she comes home...

It really is a great design and is exactly what I would hope for in a db cam from an appearance perspective. But the cloud and subscription service thing... I just can't. I still find it hard to wrap my head around why no other company has taken this on and produced one that can be used without...

Haha! Yes... Finding this site is what made me run almost 1000ft of Cat 6 when we did a small 8'x17' mudroom on the backside of the house. Now we need to buy a washer/dryer set so I can hook them up to the network... along with new PoE wall/ceiling speakers and pet food dispenser. :)

Much appreciate the additional insights. I just started using Discord as a messaging platform and have to look into that as a consideration in addition to Telegram. I didn't realize Node-Red and Home Assistant were free. I've been out of the game for too long. This is shaping up to be a...

Thanks Devastator! This is BEAUTIFUL. As an old enterprise architecture guy, I have an appreciation for what you've done here. I'm not familiar with Telegram but a very quick google search and some assumptions leads me to believe you are using the Telegram App for notifications. You and Holbs...

Great... didn't think of that? Again... can nothing be easy???

Outstanding! All this makes sense... but I STILL struggle to understand why $200 PoE DB cams aren't available for us! :) Don't respond to that! You already answered. I don't know why but it is one of those little things that just makes me nuts. Honestly, really appreciate the insights.

So what are the chances I could just run this dual-boobie-cam straight into my PoE switch?

Yeah... have a PoE switch where I'm running a few lines around the house plus my Unifi AP. I need to do more research but I am hoping I can use my existing PoE switch when I start setting up camera's around the exterior.

Looks like a great option! I'll look in to it. I Just need to know how it's powered. I have the light switch on the interior next to the back door... near (but not too close) where the camera would be mounted outside. To be honest, I don't care too much about having the chimes and the ability...

Unless I change my criteria to include anything over $400. Ugh. I guess I need to cut that line hanging out of the wall. :(

Thanks, Holbs. I totally agree with you on the R&D thing and a company tackling the low hanging fruit. The wireless approach for the majority is where the easy money is found. Regarding my use of "true PoE". That's just my ignorance of networking and PoE. I'm just starting to tread into...

... for under $200US. After a couple of years of looking/waiting for a DB cam I'm seriously on the verge of giving up. We had an extension put on to the back of the house and I pre-wired Cat6 for security cams and even ran a line specifically for a DB cam. Granted, I didn't do the due...