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Does anyone have a 25-30W 12V horn speaker attached to the line out of a cam? That's about the highest wattage internal amp IP66 12V speaker I can find. I'd like to know if it would be loud enough to invoke a reaction like that. Does anyone have a related experience one way or the other?

I am in Ireland and have bought from Andy many times (and recently). Just email him directly.

I think, ( but can't confirm) that a wireless mouse may do the trick.

Well, I pulled the trigger on the SD8C260PA1-HNF (500m IR). Andy said he'd test it is 100% before shipping it to me, and I have asked him to upload a day and night scene on his YT channel as it seems very little is known about this camera.

I am thinking hard about pulling the trigger on this camera. There are two similar models: The SD8C260PA1-HNF (500m IR) and the SD8C260PA-HNF (250m IR with dual light fusion). I assume that means that one model has only IR LEDs and the other has a mix of IR and white light LEDs. The area I want...

Andy has gracefully offered to contact Dahua to enquire if there are further details about this camera.

This camera intrigues me. It is a 2MP on a 1/1.8 starlight sensor. (60X Zoom with 500m IR) I interpret the sensor/MP ratio to mean night vision should be outstanding. However, I cannot find any footage anywhere on the web. Even Andy has no footage. Does anyone have this camera or is it just too...

@luk8899 I would like to know more details about this alternative model.

He wanted the lady's car, so she gave it to him as fast as possible.

It was fun. I didn't win anything but enjoyed it immensely. Well done, Andy.

Worse than that, I use the internet, hence I know Google's business model to harvest my information. It is a price for survival in a high-tech world. I don't like it, and where there is a realistic choice I choose not to use it. I don't follow the logic that they already know I eat cornflakes...

I have an arrangement with that government, I won't invade them and they won't send me Viagra adverts. Google not so much.

My opinion is that Google knows more about what has happened on the screens of every single forum member here than any foreign government.

No, just No.

Yep, I queried this with Andy, and Amazon.com does still have stock. But get'em quick.

I followed up on these. They are no longer available in any focal length, according to Andy. But, this is confusing...

With the same certainty as tomorrow's sunrise, I state that a Google app will never be the spine of my security system.

This is useful info I'll look into this.

I think this has been covered in my previous posts in this thread. I envisage having a central, very capable NVR that records all cameras and deals with the AI/IVS rules. I envisage having 3-4 less capable satellite NVRs that subscribe to a group of cameras relevant to the particular screen...

I expect my usage pattern to be more likely with more cameras in an overview pattern. So, low substream resolution should be more than adequate for this view. But, Then, after identifying a particular happening in the overview, I want to click my mouse, and that camera will fill the screen. Then...

This is accepted recordings have to be of the best quality at the best viewing resolution. From the satellite screens, I am looking for a real-time "What was that noise?" Quickview when watching TV or a "Why is that PTZ tracking?" when snoozing with one eye open on the couch. I don't want to...

Yes, within reason, I am trying to get the best picture coming from the camera, I don't want to down rez a cam feed because of a screen or wifi bandwidth. Likewise, I don't want to spend a fortune on screens to view Minecraft because that is all the cam is capable of. On the other hand, the big...

I am interested in this solution. As I have all Dahua cams, I'd like a Dahua NVR. Does such a beast exist? Yes, I will be putting a wired network connection at most locations anyway. I am rewiring and don't want to upgrade in the foreseeable. Even doing so, won't preclude me from using WIFI. It...

This is a valid point I hadn't considered. I intended that the entire CCTV network was on 1 VLAN. The NVR6-XI series has 512Mbps (with AI-enabled) I expect to have about 25ish cams all told, so I think I'm good.

I can subscribe to any cam I want to be on the network via any NVR, then I have the group I want to at the screen I want to see it on. This fits the bill already, features that I won't use are irrelevant. I have been living with a box or two next to a cathode ray tube TV since the days of...

Well, that makes me happier about BI. My cameras are "AI-rich", and the "big Momma" NVR will be the "AI-rich" NVR 608 64 XI. (If a cleverer one becomes available in the meantime, it'll be that later model). My goal would be to ensure a system over time that never generates false positives. In...

The BI route may be on the table. These are my present thoughts on the subject: There are hardware requirements for both. I think dedicated PC + tablets will be cheaper than the NVRs, but the savings will be fairly insignificant against the overall cost of the cameras. The more resilient system...

All options are open. I want to work with screens I know I will have already, though. There will be a big flat screen in a communal room. There will also be a decent-sized TV in my bedroom and possibly a smaller one, high in a kitchen corner. The bar I am unsure of, I am old-school and I don't...

I want a solution that doesn't dedicate dedicated cabling for a specific purpose. I also want something that is "plug and play" without needing to know too much. I found it complicated enough to record a TV program whilst watching another channel from a top box on a VCR. ( I could never remember...