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    Latest thinking on favorite low-cost POE (indoor)

    Several years ago I bought one of the little Annke POE cameras for the basement but it's starting to behave erratically so I think it's about time to replace. What's the latest thinking on a decent but lower-cost POE camera that might replace it? Low light is not particularly important but I do...
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    IPC-HDBW4231F-E2-M 'Boobie' Cam for License Plate reading?

    Anybody have thoughts on using the dahua dual-camera (boobie) cam for LPR purposes? I'm trying to capture plates coming up and down the alley behind my house (see attached image) and ideally wouldn't have to mount TWO cameras there. I know it's available with a 3.6mm lens instead of the default...
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    USB webcam - 'no signal' for long time after restarting/etc

    I figured I'd go ahead and hang a cheap USB webcam (Logitech, 1080p, about 1 year old) off my BI PC so I can watch the room where it's located. But I'm getting a strange behavior with it where any time I restart BI this camera's feed it shows the dreaded 'No Signal' gray screen. Eventually -...
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    cheap USB camera?

    Anybody have a nice-but-cheap USB camera they can recommend? Figured I may as well hang a camera off the PC that's running BI, so as to keep an eye on the office where it's located. Currently have a webcam there but it has zero low-light or IR ability so I'm hoping to find something that's...
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    usb 'no signal' but works fine w/ Win10 Camera app

    I have a little USB camera that seems to stream images just fine when I bring up Windows 10's 'Camera' app but Blue Iris just gives me the gray 'No Signal' Error 80004005 () 1006 image. Have tried deleting and re-adding the camera a few times, tweaked settings within the 'video' section of the...
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    Anybody using RadioRA2 + BI?

    Anybody out there using both BI and a Lutron RadioRA2 lighting system in their house? In particular, I'm trying to figure out if there are any resources for how to trigger certain lighting events based on detected motion in specific cameras. Seems like it should be do-able but I'm hoping to get...
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    Survey: how often does BI crash?

    Fairly new BI user - have had it running for a couple of months. But it seems to crash on me relatively often... couple of times a week? Is that normal? What are other people seeing? Beyond that, is there a good handhold-the-noob guide for diagnosing what the issue may be? (more info: About a...
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    Tesla Model S Browser and BI web viewer

    Anybody managed to get a Blue Iris view on the web browser in their Model S? I'm not having any luck so far...
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    Suggestions for Surf Cam (PTZ with powerful 'Z')

    I'm about 3 blocks from the beach and from the tippytop of my roof I can see several of the local surf spots. Would like to mount something up there (probably on the top of a pole) that can pan and zoom to see the conditions at these locations. Long zoom would be nice. Low-light not particularly...
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    .bvr viewing via VLC on Mac? (or, how bad is .avi instead?)

    Has anybody ever managed to figure out a way to read .bvr files directly on a Mac, ideally through something like VLC? Failing that, what's people's experiences been with writing directly to .avi or some other format that VLC is happy with? I know there's an issue with reading while writing but...
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    Small Cheap POE IP camera (without virus payload :)

    So there's this massive thread here - Super-cheap POE IP Camera? - that talked ad nauseam about junky stuff that may or may not include extra bonus malware for your enjoyment but I'd love to see a discussion on what sort of semi-cheap and semi-good options are out there for really small POE...
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    how do I know if I need Starlight?

    Just curious if anybody has suggestions for determining if Starlight is actually necessary given that I've got a fairly well-lit street. For me the tradeoff would be getting a higher-resolution sensor, assuming it'll hold up at night. I've actually got an IPC-HDW5231R-Z on order - once I set...
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    windows version recommendation?

    Is there a general consensus for the most stable OS to run BI on? Machine would be dedicated to BI only. Win10 or Win8?
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    6 outdoor cameras... make my life easy (Los Angeles)

    I'm in the end-game for a new home build and it's time to figure out things like security cameras. The good news is I've got ethernet running to 6 exterior locations but beyond that I'm starting from scratch on the learning curve (well, other than a lot of hours browsing this forum). In addition...
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