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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Definitely seems to do well even against the AI Pro, certainly something to consider going forward.
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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Says in the specs it should be able to handle a max of one single 4K camera, are you at least able to do this with an AI Port?
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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Not just price, there’s still too many limitations to them (versus native AI in Unifi cameras) IMHO to really make a good case for adding them to say 10-20 ($2,000-4,000) or more 3rd party cameras and really getting the most out of your investment. It will definitely give you more AI...
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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    I agree with pretty much everything @quest100 said above in terms of what to expect with Protect and integrating 3rd party cameras with AI triggers. The AI Ports are good but not great so I think they are developing something to replace this in the not too distant future. I use Protect either on...
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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Ah ok, so primarily watching animals along with the occasional person and you need Home Assistant integration. That's not a huge ask as all really, very doable. I think if I were you there's definitely a few options to consider. Besides status quo, the first option is as you suggested would be...
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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    What kind of alerts do you normally see or need on Blue Iris? Are they usually in the day or at night? Just thinking what might be the best setup for your specific situation. I have a big rural property but really I only need to know when folks come by the doors (guests, packages, workers...
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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    I have the exact same setup and use external IR illuminators while turning off the onboard camera’s IR. Totally agree it works way better and I find it also cuts down on bugs in front of my cameras on summer nights. I have 10 of those IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 cams running through Protect and I have no...
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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Yes the UNVR was released in mid 2020 and the UNVR Pro was released in mid 2021. That said they are definitely still well in production and I don’t think there’s any indication they will be phasing them out anytime soon. I have older Edge Switches from Ubiquiti that aren’t even made anymore and...
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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    No, Unifi has its own servers that create the encrypted remote connection for you in Protect. So unlike BI you don’t need port forwarding or any 3rd party services whatsoever to make it work. All you need is an internet connection that’s it.
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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    You can use Zerotier but Unifi has it’s own encrypted setup that works great so unlike Blue Iris you shouldn’t need to use any 3rd party services to make Protect accessible remotely. Yes Protect has apps for both Apple and Android.
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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    Honestly Protect absolutely blows away Blue Iris on a phone (both UI3 and the BI app). The web interface is also amazing if you want to use it that way too. So my suggestion was for you to be able to try it and the point is you can use them both at the same time while you figure things out...
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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    The searching "kid with blue backack riding a scooter" is what the AI Key does, you don't need that IMHO. The AI port can do the AI detections you're talking about (facial, LPR, person of interest, etc) but again you'd need one per 3rd party camera you want to add that function or you can just...
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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    I agree and I think they are in the process of developing exactly what you're describing right now. The only part missing on 3rd party cameras IMHO is the ability to adjust the images and add AI capability (AI port is just a bit too clunky of a solution for me). The rest of Protect works...
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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    You can see in my signature what cams I use (mostly EmpireTech turrets and 1 LPR cam) with it and no, I don't use any AI on Protect except with my G6 Instant and the doorbells (Reolink phone app). I record everything 24/7 anyway so no difference there at all for me. If I did want to do facial...
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    Experience with Unifi Protect and UNVR Pro

    I ran Blue Iris for a bit and it was just way too cluncky and cumbersome for my liking. Yes there's millions of adjustments you can make with it but it reminds me of a Y2K era program with way too many issues and unnecessary complexities. The BI phone app was terrible by comparison and that...
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