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Good, good, good stuff. Between me, myself, and I, I should be able to pick one to stay inside and 1 to go out side and walk around. If not, then i'll resort to someone else, somebody else, or even ask a strange favor of a stranger, for the outside job, that is. I know my posts may get...

Justified preface. NO I DO NOT WANT to do with SimpliSafe, Reolink, etc, etc. I enjoy tweaking and I believe since starting this project that Blue Iris, this forum, and quality cameras will not make my learning such a battle. I enjoy making the right choices. That is why I had to really evaluate...

Wow. This will take some brain work. Ouch. I thought I could just push a button, a little man would pop out with a new green hat, go to work, and when done trot on back to Ireland. I have no idea why I think everything in this world should be easy. I guess its part of my paralysis through...

MarvinK's Cameras: 1 ea. EmpireTech IPC-T5442T-ZEB varifocal 4MP Black 1 ea. EmpireTech IPC-T2231T-ZS varifocal 2MP White 2 ea. Amcrest IP Camera Model IP5M-T1179EB-2MM Black I'm in IPCAMTALK Wiki right now. How 'bout THAT. I learn quickly - if I've had enough sleep. :clap: Is the...

Okay okay already :D :) you win! However, I just want to have a little fun and say the following (In no way am I trying jab you or anyone else) . . . posts 7, 8, 9, and 10 came after post 6 by me. Telling me what to buy came after I made post 6. I just had to get one up. Anyway, I was quick to...

After reading the article I mentioned and the one looktall suggested I get the picture. Pun I guess. Thanks for the help.

Oke Doke, got it. Thanks. Here's the article I was talking about. Article -AND- Section 2.2 states here where I got the SMR data for the purple 4TB I guess what I'm doing is trying to cut corners rather than becoming a Wiki on most stuff. Just want to get up and running. Got all my cameras...

No reluctance; just not understanding the full gamut and jumped at a terminology I knew little about but thought it was pertinent somehow. So now I have to study CMR. However, I did read an article that said something about SMR being inefficient in the way it operates. But, don't ask me what...

My reasoning was to not inject new component discussion in a camera based thread. The only mistake was forgetting to go back and delete the one in the camera thread. My apologies to the forum. Unintentional and totally my bad. MarvinK

In researching the Western Digital (which I am partial to WD) 4TB 256 cache I noticed it utilizes SMR technology vs IVS. That, I don't like. Is there another brand you might suggest looney2ns or anyone else? I realize WD was not suggested but I used that terminology in my question anyway. MarvinK

In researching the Western Digital (which I am partial to WD) I noticed it utilizes SMR technology vs IVS. That, I don't like. Is there another brand you might suggest looney2ns or anyone else? I realize WD was not suggested but I used that terminology in my question anyway. MarvinK

I understand your advice. I can possibly say I will. Thanks.

Nope Nope and Nope. Too much going through my head. Ouuuuuuch it hurts . . . My head that is. The 2tb does have 256 cache. Western Digital 2TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD22PURZ 2 each. Amcrest 5MP Turret POE Camera, UltraHD Outdoor...

Hi there, me again. I'm ordering my camera's today. I am going over budget for sure, but must do so to to keep in line and on the same pages with IPCAMTALK and participants. One thing I am not too well versed on is HDD and cache for finishing up the BI server Friday. On Amazon there are two...

Thanks again, good tip and advice. MarvinK

Yes I have 2 Samsung Pro Endurance 128GB MicroSDXC / UHS-1 / U3 / V30 but have never used them yet. Sometimes wondering if 128GB is enough for this purpose. (hint hint :idk: ) Hey looney2ns (clever) I just read your tag lines at the bottom of your posts. Great tip(s). I just went to Wiki and...

Thanks, I'll have to think about the SDCard.

Looks like I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on the EmpireTec IPC-T5442T-ZE Black. Question - When using Blue Iris 5 with that camera is it necessary to also load a mini SDCard into the camera?

I forgot about the fake stuff. Thanks for the reminder. No wonder the deal. I think fake cameras were mentioned further up in the post

Also, what do you think about Blue Iris Cloud based storage. Can it be as thorough and benficial function and feature wise as a Blue Iris Server which I am now building and may stop regarding your answers. Is the cloud safe and secure? I've always been kinda leery of anything cloud based but...

Hi thread helpers. I'm still absorbing all the data and input give previous to this post above. I am getting closer to, but, still on the fence about the Empire Tec IPC-T5442T-2E black. That said, I was surfing on AMAZON this morning finding all the Dahua cameras and briefly looking at them. I...

I wanted to reply to your post the other day but things got moving so fast I forgot. There's no question that the forum has pointed out my incorrect beginnings by expecting 2 cameras to supply me with a lot of information. If I understand you correctly you have four cameras on the front of your...

Y'all are being great. Much, much, much appreciated. Thanks allot. I've got some studying to do for sure.

Is this a viable option with potentially equal quality? Is it wall mountable versus eaves...

Okay folks, so here's my issue. Yes, I know its for me to solve but would kinda appreciate some input. H1 shows a portion of the front of my house. On the left end of the garage is one of my Reolinks. On the right of the picture you can see a portion of a window. Further to the right is a...

I think I might just do a post in about 30 minutes. Might be helpful to others. I'm still blown away by the day/night picture quality of that Empire Tech 4MP.

Thanks a bunch. Good stuff for me to read over!

wittaj - I want to talk to Andy but can't find a phone number. Anyway, Is there a way to personal message you? I just want to ask a few simple questions about the first camera you suggested to me. It's growing on me LOL. If not, no problem, I'll just do more on this thread so others can see it...

wittaj - I looked at the camera on Amazon and the pictures from some of the reviewers. How on freakin' earth does that camera produce such excellent 4mp pictures? I was stunned!!!! Thanks for the tip.