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    Windows 11 Home or Pro?

    That’s what I was thinking. The pc that I am leaning towards is the one with Windows Home. An upgrade from Microsoft is $99. What do you mean by purchasing a code? I see people selling codes very cheaply but I’m leery of them.
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    Windows 11 Home or Pro?

    I am trying to decide between two PCs to run Blue Iris and Home Assistant on. One has Windows 11 Home, the other has Windows 11 Pro. Is Home sufficient, or should I go with Pro? And why?
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    Dell Optiplex for BI

    That's good to know about your NVMe on a 7040. The Wikipedia Optiplex page is wrong then. It mentions M.2 drives, but doesn't specify NVMe.
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    Dell Optiplex for BI

    I'm looking for a Dell Optiplex to run BI/CodeProject.AI on. It will have an SSD for Windows and BI, with the video recorded onto a HDD. Because the video is going to the HDD, is there any advantage to getting an Optiplex that uses the NVMe protocol? Looking at it another way, if SATA is good...
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    Disappointed with Amcrest NVR

    Any opinions on using a laptop instead of a desktop/workstation to run BI? I would do this just to save space (no need for monitor/keyboard/mouse). Is that even possible if I want to use an SSD or NVMe for the OS and BI, and a HDD for the video?
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    Disappointed with Amcrest NVR

    Well that's good to know. I was concerned because the cost of a new PC, a POE switch, and BI will be a lot more than what I paid for the NVR itself. I wasn't sure how much processing power I needed. If an 8th gen i7 CPU and plenty of RAM will do it, I may go that route. Plus, maybe I will...
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    Disappointed with Amcrest NVR

    I tried Blue Iris on an old Windows PC and really liked it, but my PC isn’t powerful enough to run multiple cameras on it. Instead of spending money on both a new PC and a POE switch, I decided to buy a purpose-built NVR instead. I bought the Amcrest NV4116E-A2 NVR. It’s got 16 channels, 8 of...
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    Which camera would you choose?

    Are the Dahua cameras compatible with Amcrest NVRs, the way that Amcrest cameras are? I'm not totally clear on the relationship between Amcrest and Dahua.
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    Which camera would you choose?

    What is EmpireTecAndy's business model? Is he refurbishing cameras, rebranding them, and selling them at a discount?
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    Which camera would you choose?

    I was thinking similarly but I have to admit that it's too easy to get caught up in the "more pixels is better" trap. The 8MP would give a better image when digitally zoomed in, but when not zoomed, I doubt if I would notice the difference between 4MP and 8MP (I currently don't own a 4K monitor...
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    Which camera would you choose?

    Assuming all of the other specs on these two cameras are similar, which one would you prefer, and why? The camera will be used to cover a front yard, and be mounted about 8 feet up on the house. The street is approx. 55 feet from the house. There will be some lighting from outdoor lights by the...
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    Exposing Blue Iris to the Internet

    Yes, I have seen that before, and it isolates the cameras from the Internet. But some people say they also isolate BI from the Internet. If that is done, is there a way to view videos remotely? And if so, is that any safer than just isolating the cameras and exposing BI (as shown in the...
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    Exposing Blue Iris to the Internet

    I see many posts from people saying they do not expose BI to the Internet. Does that mean they are unable to view videos remotely, or is there some other way to access videos from the Internet? Integration with Home Assistant maybe? Some other way?
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    Looking for a 16 port managed POE+ switch

    Can someone recommend a good quality, name brand, 16 port managed POE+ switch? There are so many available these days it's difficult to tell the difference between them. I don't want to break the bank but would like a decent amount of power (8-10 cameras, probably none PTZ), the ability to...
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    Not safe to by Hikvision equipment since banned in US?

    I'm new to this and would like to understand this better. I can see how I would want the cameras to have no access to the Internet. But if I want to access my recordings remotely through Blue Iris, that's OK, right? IOW, the cameras send the feed to BI. I don't access the cameras remotely...
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    Why not 30 FPS?

    That's a great explanation and it helped me understand why I may not need 30 fps. However, if I want to record at 15 fps, I still may want a 30 fps camera. As you explained, capturing video at 30 fps on a 30 fps camera is maxing it out, which is not good. Likewise, I would say that capturing...
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