Recent content by Magna86

Oh thanks guys I'll take a look at his sales ad. No I'll be installing them myself.

Anyone know of any good deals on cameras for Black Friday/Holiday Season?

Sounds like I need to just get one of the eBay units and save some time/grief upgrading the clearance system. Not worried about updates as this will be a standalone system since good internet isn't available in my area yet. (Maybe in the next year or so) We'll be using at&t or Verizon hotspot...

I had read the wiki for picking hardware and saw this system would support it and had a 1TB hard drive for storage. This computer is a clearance special for under $150 so I thought it would be a deal to use as I get things going in the next few months hopefully. I understand its not the best or...

Ok guys I found a deal on a computer. Currently the house will have 7 cameras. Will this computer support another 6-9 cameras for when I add the garage to the system? Here are the specs. Thanks, Magna Operating system: Windows 10 Home • Processor: 10th Generation Intel Core i3-10100...

Ok thanks again I remember reading that the first time but forgot when posting again. Let's pray for Starlink to speed up their launches and service coming online.

Ok has anyone hooked up their NVR or Blue Iris to the hotspot mobile devices for cell companies that provide internet?

I've talked to the neighbors and some have Viasat for their internet but others are going the cell phone hotspot route which is cheaper/better. One has AT&T unlimited tablet card in a NightHawk hotspot and says they stream in 5G without an issue. So it looks like I'll be looking into that for...

Yes I'm hoping for Starlink if the big guys havent expanded yet. But it's not supposed to cover the VA until sometime next year at earliest.

Ok guys anyone out there using satelite internet to access their cameras remotely? I just found out Cox will not be able to service my new place and it seem neither does any other cable/internet company at the moment. The part that pisses me off is I was told it was no issue 3mths ago and given...

I picked up the Cat 6 wire from Lowes I referenced in this thread and ran cable for 7 cameras. I decided against the high cameras because not really useful and I couldnt access those areas from attic area. Finally got ahold of Cox to get the buildout started for internet to come to my house. Now...

Ok CMR it is, now to find the monoprice on Amazon that matches Monoprice's Website Sale. Any issue with this cable at Lowes? It's the basically the same price with shipping from Monoprice and Amazon is 3wks delivery...

Getting the cable is the most important step now. I have open framing in the house for another week or so before insulation and drywall starts. Call me old school I like a dumb house including the thermostat. Wife does want an alarm system. Not sure if I will read up and learn to wire that...

Ok I'm looking at buying a roll of Cat 6 cable. Do I want riser or plenum cable? The cable will travel up the wall and into the attic for 4 corner cameras and back down into wall cavities for other cameras.

So it sounds like if I wanted to run the higher cameras then basically yes they would be overview cameras. My house sits 200ft off the road and on 1acre cleared from a 5acre plot. Time to do more reading!