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  1. 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.
  2. J

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

    Pardon my ignorance, but what is an "SMR" drive?
  3. J

    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?
  4. J

    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
  5. J

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

    And, that is a portable drive, isn't it?
  6. 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?
  7. 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?
  8. J

    Think they bought these bikes and laptops etc?

    Which PTZ is this?
  9. J

    Recommended ANPR camera for residential use

    I did, which is why I'm not crazy about the 700 nM range IR. For my purposes, it would have to have the 850 nM IR to be useful to me. It seems the LPR-431 EmpireTech LPR431-Z8 1/1.8" CMOS 4MP 10mm–50mm Vari-focal Starlight 4 is the only real choice, but that's close to $900. Out of my price...
  10. J

    Recommended ANPR camera for residential use

    Unfortunately, the first 2 you list are "sold out" on Andy's site. I have three of the B52IR cams currently pulling LPR duty, but I am looking for a stand-alone ANPR setup where all info is captured by the camera and one can connect with a dedicated computer to view the info. I prefer not to...
  11. J

    Recommended ANPR camera for residential use

    I know it's a pretty broad question to ask, but does anyone have any suggestions for an ANPR camera in a residential area. It would help to have some real-world experience to compare. I'm looking for something that can be set up as a stand-alone ANPR
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  12. J

    EOM (End of Marketing and Sales) for 5442-S3 announced

    Sure, and I'll have won the lottery too
  13. J

    EOM (End of Marketing and Sales) for 5442-S3 announced

    It's all great now while there's still 5442 camera inventory available, but what happens when there's none left to buy? At some point, even the 5442 cameras everyone owns now will need to be replaced due to lifespan limits.
  14. J

    EOM (End of Marketing and Sales) for 5442-S3 announced

    Unfortunately, it's in every industry. Cheaper parts, cheaper labor and the company executives make more bonuses. Planned obsolescence. We're next
  15. J

    EOM (End of Marketing and Sales) for 5442-S3 announced

    The enshitification of the world:
  16. J

    WTF? FCC orders a ban on the import of all new foreign-made consumer Internet routers

    As soon as they mention it's about safety, it's for their safety, not ours. Little by little these types of decisions chip away at your ability to live your life as you want to.
  17. J

    WTF? FCC orders a ban on the import of all new foreign-made consumer Internet routers

    Oh, one could always label it as an ITCD (Internet Traffic Control Device)
  18. J

    WTF? FCC orders a ban on the import of all new foreign-made consumer Internet routers

    Hmmm.... looks innocent enough, I'm sure it won't attract attention to government. Should be easy sailing :secret:
  19. J

    WTF? FCC orders a ban on the import of all new foreign-made consumer Internet routers

    Welp, that's quite a bit of demographics. Basically, the average Joe is screwed. If I'm not mistaken, the majority of low-cost routers destined for the residential consumer market are manufactured in foreign countries. Pretty soon, you won't be able to buy anything you can afford. You'll own...
  20. J

    WTF? FCC orders a ban on the import of all new foreign-made consumer Internet routers

    What good will buying banned equipment do? You won't be able to sell it online cause they will ban them from eBay and other similar sites including Facebook.
  21. J

    The Typical picture of a Perp on Nextdoor-type Apps with Consumer Grade Cameras like Ring, Nest, Arlo, Canary, Wyze, etc.

    The typical Ring hybrid color image - absolutely useless
  22. J

    Traffic Camera Captures the Ground Crumbling Below Cars at a Stoplight

    Seems too perfect of straight lines not to be a man-made phenomenon. Sure looks like a culvert under that spot that collapsed
  23. J

    Electrical Inspection Wall Of Shame

    But it has "Stab LOK" so it must be good, right? Buzzwords always make things fancier (pinky in the air)
  24. J

    Challenging camera use case, Is it possible under $1,000

    Attached is a photo or two from one of my B52IR-Z12E 2mp cameras. One is at 155 feet and the other is at close to 170 feet. Zoom is pretty much maxed out. I would guestimate that at 300 feet, the images will be close to half the size
  25. J

    Challenging camera use case, Is it possible under $1,000

    In my opinion, the closer the camera is to the target, the better the chance of getting a good identifiable image, especially at night. Not sure if mounting a camera near the road is an option or not, but that would be the ideal installation. A bullet or PTZ camera will have a better chance of...
  26. J

    Electrical Inspection Wall Of Shame

    Probably only one phase of the 240 or only 120 volts. The sink is ground and the stove feed has had the ground swapped with one of the phases. That will wake you up
  27. J

    eBay now removing listings on Dahua cameras due to national security?

    I received the same "canned" AI response when I appealed - word for word
  28. J

    Notes from the Swamp

    What is the draw to Kayaking? Too much risk involved, especially if they knew what lives there. Nature lovers. I wonder how loving they would be to come face to face with Alli? I'll stand of firm ground.
  29. J

    IVS and Video Meta data?

    Understood. I was just curious if both can be used together and the limitations. When I have some time, I would be curious on how to set up and display the screens with the detections with thumbnails. I presume that info (thumbnails) is written to the NVR drive(s)?
  30. J

    IVS and Video Meta data?

    Have 2 of the older NVR5216-16P-4KS2E. Do they have meta data?
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