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    Replacement cameras with a hitch

    He has 6 of the 6" x 12" IR blasters running at night. Being backlit, the camera will be useless with that much IR What is the 4MTL? Never heard of that model
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    Replacement cameras with a hitch

    I'm looking to replace the last 3 Lorex turret cameras in the system before they get too expensive or many of the cameras are discontinued. I need to replace the 2 crisscrossing cameras in the driveway and the other one near the front door. The hitch? They have to run in color at night since...
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    Crazy Shooting - Neighbors house hit

    Ok, so where does the name Edgar come into play? I guess I live under a rock Nice mugshot lineup there - sheesh!
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    Crazy Shooting - Neighbors house hit

    Just what is the "edgar" cut? I'm lost
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    Lighting in a narrow side yard

    The PTZ is for crawling the back yard in the daytime, otherwise it sits in the position as shown by the screen grab. I'm most concerned with the side leading up to the backyard gate during nighttime. What the PTZ currently covers shown the grabs, is most important to me. I just like having the...
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    Lighting in a narrow side yard

    You know, I had 3 Dahua 5231s I just had to get rid of that would have been good candidates. Good luck finding one now
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    Lighting in a narrow side yard

    I doubt the PTZ has audio capability. I think adding the second overview camera is the best option here
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    Lighting in a narrow side yard

    I think I may have an answer to my question. What if I move the PTZ to the extreme outside corner of the soffit and install another fixed camera next to the PTZ facing in the direction that the PTZ is currently shown, then I would have IR from the fixed camera and audio as well, yes?
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    Lighting in a narrow side yard

    Yeah, my thought was attached to the top outside of the gutter as well. One other question, I wonder if there is a way to capture sound as well? The camera has no mic since it is a PTZ
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    Lighting in a narrow side yard

    Attached is a pic from inside the yard looking out to the front. The fence/gate is below the camera
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    Lighting in a narrow side yard

    Yeah, have to corral that mess of cables. Most of them could be removed as we only have an antenna to 2 TVs. I'd like to keep the PTZ here for the flexibility so I can monitor other areas of the yard in the daytime, so the question is where/how do I place and mount the IR to be most effective?
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    Lighting in a narrow side yard

    Notice the right side of the night grab is dark. I would like to make the image more uniform so I can see what's going on there. Notice the second grab, the property stake. We just had our property surveyed for the third time, since the neighbor's fence is on our property which prevents us from...
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    Lighting in a narrow side yard

    Here's what I'm dealing with The first grab is from early this morning. The light you see comes from the large PTZ attached to the e-mast right above this dome PTZ above the roof line and in the distance, from the large PTZ in front of the garage Second grab shows the obstacles that reflect...
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    Lighting in a narrow side yard

    Probably, if I can somehow contain the light so that it doesn't bounce off the surrounding areas. But the question is how?
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    Lighting in a narrow side yard

    I've had a small dome PTZ on the rear corner of our soffit viewing the narrow side yard that leads to the gate to the back yard since 2020. I'd like to improve the lighting since it does not have IR. I tried using a cheap solar/battery light temporarily to experiment, but it splashes light...
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    Holy crap, $450 for a WD purple 10TB drive now!

    And if I have an event worth keeping for future use, I can always transfer it to an external drive or USB drive. I have events on external drives from 6 years ago. Never know when you're going to need to blackmail someone ;)
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    Holy crap, $450 for a WD purple 10TB drive now!

    I just won't buy until the time is right. I won't trade quality of picture for extended storage. What good is having an extended timeline of clips if you can't properly identify the events
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    Holy crap, $450 for a WD purple 10TB drive now!

    It won't be long until NO drives are in stock
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    Holy crap, $450 for a WD purple 10TB drive now!

    Now I know the purple drives I bought last year do NOT have this "Designed for AI" crap on them. Another marketing ploy Ok, for some reason, I cannot upload a photo
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    Holy crap, $450 for a WD purple 10TB drive now!

    Another one!!!! WD102PURP For Western Digital 10TB WD Purple Pro Surveillance Internal HDD | eBay
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    Holy crap, $450 for a WD purple 10TB drive now!

    Checked eBay and some of the prices are truly insane! Here's a failed drive they are trying to sell: FAILED BAD WD Purple 10TB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 3.5" Surveillance HDD WD100PURZ | eBay
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    Holy crap, $450 for a WD purple 10TB drive now!

    Yeah, not a fan of trading performance for price. Stable reliable storage is a must when something important happens
  23. J

    Holy crap, $450 for a WD purple 10TB drive now!

    Did I mention I hate anything AI? These big companies are artificially inflating the price to extract every penny out of the consumers.
  24. J

    Holy crap, $450 for a WD purple 10TB drive now!

    Pardon my ignorance, but what is an "SMR" drive?
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    Holy crap, $450 for a WD purple 10TB drive now!

    Two Dahua NVR5216-16P-4KS2E NVRs. Each NVR currently has a 10TB purple drive in them. Are the "Shuckables" are purple drives?
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    Holy crap, $450 for a WD purple 10TB drive now!

    Ok, B&H has the best prices on WD purple drives, but they are out of stock on EVERY model number and size. Amazon has them, but super expensive and many don't give an expected delivery date. I suspect Amazon has a hard time getting them as well
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    Holy crap, $450 for a WD purple 10TB drive now!

    And, that is a portable drive, isn't it?
  28. J

    Holy crap, $450 for a WD purple 10TB drive now!

    What does one do with an NVR that has a maximum of 20TB (two 10TB drives usually) for storage? I'm guessing an 18TB and a 2 TB?
  29. J

    Holy crap, $450 for a WD purple 10TB drive now!

    I purchased 10TB purple drives in 2025 for $260 each, they are now $450!!!! Are they made of gold now?
  30. J

    Think they bought these bikes and laptops etc?

    Which PTZ is this?
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