So theoretically I could upgrade cameras one at a time and keep the NVRs?
Does anyone have experience with this or a similar NVR?
I honestly wish I would’ve gone with a system from sams, they seem like better quality and ease of use! I changed my wireless router once and the installer had to come to my house and redo all the camera settings and he had to do it again when Truvision upgraded their TVR app. Pain in the butt.
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@IH09
IT work - often gets to be a bit of a PITA, just the nature of things.
SAMs - in general, do be cautious with regards to any kits which are sold - some maybe worse quality than what you already have even though they list better resolutions. ( the quality of your cameras should be good - just lower resolution than what I would recommend as a minimum today to someone )
You will need to allocate time to DIY learning and playing around. No real way to get around that unless you decide to outsource to some sort of management company.
Once you've picked up the knowledge - and have setup a good stable system - the steady state will be a very reliable setup with only a little bit of work to keep an eye on your alerts and the like.
NVRs typically have a rating which you can check on and see what cameras they maybe compatible with.
At this time, I would start to plan out what you want your system to do and list that out.
This will help you determine what sort of cameras / quality of cameras you may want installed.
Also, IF you decide to go
Blue Iris + an external POE switch you can still use the cameras you have - so you can re-deploy them to locations which make more sense.
As those cameras are lower resolution and wide FOV they work better in cases where the suspect will be right in front of the camera.
As they are dome cameras - I like to keep them out of direct UV exposure as much as possible, and due to IR reflection issues w/the domes - I like to use them in locations where I can keep the IR leds off, so a lighted covered porch works well for me with similar 1080P cameras from Dahua.