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    EmpireTech 10th Anniversary (Summer+Prime Day)Sales

    The Hikvision OEM NVR's don't seem to get a lot of love here on the forum. Was @EMPIRETECANDY asked to add them because they're just cheaper - for the certain features?
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    EmpireTech 10th Anniversary (Summer+Prime Day)Sales

    What are the key differences between the Hikvision NVR's and the Dahua, please? I don't see a reference to "embedded Linux OS" on the Hikvision NVR7616-16P-2AI / DS-7616NI-M2/16P listing. Phrased another way - what differences am I likely to notice from my NVR8CH-8P-2AI, please? What else...
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    EmpireTech 10th Anniversary (Summer+Prime Day)Sales

    It would appear that the NVR7616-16P-2AI is actually a re-badged Hikvision DS-7616NI-M2/16P, not a Dahua. https://www.hikvision.com/us-en/products/network-products/network-video-recorders/nvr-5-0-firmware/ds-7616ni-m2-16p/
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    EmpireTech 10th Anniversary (Summer+Prime Day)Sales

    I'm not finding any reviews or other information about the compare NVR7616-16P-2AI. I'm seeing it here: Search: 40 results found for "nvr" Is it that new?
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    EmpireTech 10th Anniversary (Summer+Prime Day)Sales

    Amazon review for the NVR16CH-16P-2AI "Setup was relatively easy. Prior to getting disks set up the "no disk" beep is annoying but that's a nit pick. Cams got found pretty quick and the local UI is relatively intuitive short of only one USB for the mouse and you have to hunt/click your way...
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    EmpireTech 10th Anniversary (Summer+Prime Day)Sales

    I'm ready to upgrade to a 16-ch NVR. On the new products list (apart from the number of channels) it's unclear what features are the same, or different, from my Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI Max. decoding capability: 32 × 1080p@30 fps or 8 × 8MP@30 fps. Max. 384/384/384 Mbps...
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    Camera to watch over garden

    All working. Auto-Updates and External access to IP blocked, thanks! Thanks!
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    Camera to watch over garden

    I take it that there's no way to set up the Tapo other than installing their app? I try to avoid adding apps to my phone as much as possible. (I didn't find a UID anywhere - so the Reolink app on a laptop didn't work.) Do I understand that once the app has been downloaded - the info becomes...
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    Empiretech software?

    Question re. viewing Playback on the Empiretech NVR ... I can go to yesterday on the camera. I can click on the slider bar to select the start time (23:30). Only after that, not before, I can click on the pop-up and choose Human, Motor Vehicle or Animal. (It grays-out that pop-up if I haven't...
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    Camera to watch over garden

    Thanks for the update! I need to act on this, sooner than planned ... Late last night I spotted a fox on a front yard camera - headed toward the back (where the chickens are). The front is fenced from the back & the cat and dog didn't react - so, I'm guessing that it smelled the dog and changed...
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    WTS Lightly used NVR8CH-8P-2AI NVR

    We'll just have to agree to disagree.
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    WTS Lightly used NVR8CH-8P-2AI NVR

    The only component that experiences stress would be the drive - and that isn't included new (nor is it included with my used post). We've only owned this (purchased new) for less than 6 months - and it's a current technology unit. 50% would be for electronics in significantly less than...
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    Camera to watch over garden

    This is the Tapo with battery and solar panel: https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Wire-Free-Security-Starlight-Detection/dp/B0CJCGBXWG Does this thing 'phone home', or can it be set up entirely local? I have a similar application that it may cover - but need it to be self-contained for power.
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    WTS Lightly used NVR8CH-8P-2AI NVR

    These, apparently, have a very poor used resale value (which seems odd, given the many features). NOW ASKING $325. including shipping to standard USA addresses. That's nearly $100. less than new (when you include no tax).
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    Buying a used Dahua NVR - yes or no?

    My Empiretech/Dahua NVR8CH-8P-2AI is for sale ...
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    Need suggestions for cheap small cameras for owl house and squirrel house...

    Does this apply to the Tapo or Sercomm, please? Also, should the Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI work as well (without the cam needing to phone-home)?
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    Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI Browser GUI only 4 cameras?

    No chance I go backwards to anything Microsoft. I count it as evidence of an incompetent coder when they can't (or are anti-competitive compromised when they're told not to) build a platform-neutral interface. Someone posted elsewhere about a Linux-based project on github ...
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    Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI Browser GUI only 4 cameras?

    In Linux I've opened 12 low-resource use qutebrowser windows and displayed one camera in each. If a user just wants to view the feeds with no interaction - it's a trivial problem for them to solve.
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    Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI Browser GUI only 4 cameras?

    It just occurred to me that an alternative to a 16 channel is to keep lower-value cams set up on the NVR - then swap them in for others as needed. That's definitely not optimal but would work. Meanwhile, I could display them, at home, another way ...
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    WTS Lightly used NVR8CH-8P-2AI NVR

    Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI specifications: Max. decoding capability: 32 × 1080p@30 fps or 8 × 8MP@30 fps. Max. 384/384/384 Mbps incoming/recording/outgoing bandwidth Supports IP cameras with a resolution up to 32 MP Supports AcuPick with up to 8 channels Supports N+M cluster...
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    WTS Lightly used NVR8CH-8P-2AI NVR

    I need to upgrade my NVR8CH-8P-2AI to a NVR16CH-16P-2AI. NOW ASKING $325. including shipping to standard USA addresses. That's nearly $100. less than new (when you include no tax). NOTE: No drives are included new, nor are they included with this one, used. Reasonable offers considered.
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    EmpireTech 2025 Spring Sales March.18th-23rd

    I need to upgrade my NVR8CH-8P-2AI to a NVR16CH-16P-2AI. Do you ever have the NVR16CH-16P-2AI as a refurb? Is there a good place to sell my lightly-used NVR8CH-8P-2AI?
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    Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI Browser GUI only 4 cameras?

    I do recall, several years ago, seeing an open Walmart self-checkout machine - with a WinXP sticker inside. It's all so dumb since Linux is free and way more secure than any older version of MS.
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    Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI Browser GUI only 4 cameras?

    I appreciate your detailed reply - but I'm wondering if it's a genuine show-stopper in this use case (a non-interactive display). If all a user is looking for is the display of the feed - with more than 4 windows (the actual video feed is a commonly-supported format across all OS's and...
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    Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI Browser GUI only 4 cameras?

    UPDATE: It works with a microsoft version of windows and Pale Moon - but not with Linux and Pale Moon. Problem: It shows the menu items, but when one is selected, it insists that a plug-in be downloaded - one that only works with a ms version of windows. (It's broken for Linux.) @EMPIRETECANDY
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    Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI Browser GUI only 4 cameras?

    That's unfortunate. Any chance someone may be looking at this - to make it properly browser-agnostic? That's a pretty important feature and there's a huge user base not using IE, Edge, or Pale moon. @EMPIRETECANDY
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    Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI Browser GUI only 4 cameras?

    I'm accessing our Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI using a browser in Linux. I cannot figure out how to get it to show more than 4 cameras at a time (Live mode) on the GUI (it shows many more on the direct-connect monitor). A family member searched and said he read that there's a plug-in that only...
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    Claim that X outages were result of DDoS from Cameras and NVRs

    The DDoS threat from IoT has been documented and warned of for years. (On top of the many local privacy and system security flaws.) It's unlikely that a true Ukrainian attack left a signature pointing to themselves - it's 99.9% probable that KGB-Putin's people (occupying large parts of Ukraine)...
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    2025 New Arrivals From EmpireTech

    Does this mean that my Empiretech NVR8CH-8P-2AI will be receiving a major firmware update, or that you plan a whole new model?
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    Is Current 4K-T & 4K-X Inventory "-S1" or "S2"?

    He said he was going to be posting sale prices tomorrow - perhaps he'll also include an inventory update?
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