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    Baby monitor thoughts.

    Hi friends. I'm looking to upgrade/replace one (maybe both) of the current cameras I have for my two daughters (8 mos and 2 yrs). Currently I have a Foscam 8910 and 9821. The 9821 I just bought a few days ago. It's... fine. I mean, it operates well and hasn't given me any issues. That said, the...
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    Not worth the time or trouble.

    Interesting that I stumbled across this thread while digging around for recent ZoneMinder discussion. I felt compelled to respond here given that I've been following ZoneMinder development closely for the last few months. For those unaware, it seems to have picked up considerably. A new web site...
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    Best cameras with cross platform/browser support for a Linux user?

    Thanks. I just took notice of that difference last night. Appreciate it. :) I sat on this discussion over the last few days to think about the pros and cons of each setup, the costs associated with each option, etc. Truth be told, I don't think I'll be getting rid of my current setup, and even...
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    Best cameras with cross platform/browser support for a Linux user?

    Pictures tell the full story. While nearly every vendor I looked at so far doesn't have rear pictures, copying the model into an image search reveals more. I guess I misunderstood and thought channels were applicable to the number of ethernet ports on the NVR itself. I'm seeing clear as day that...
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    Best cameras with cross platform/browser support for a Linux user?

    Oh certainly. That's why I was putting my oomph into research now so I'm confident when I go "all in" with the cams/nvr/etc. With the video sample I was sent, I was really surprised by the Hikvision camera quaity. I had no reason to doubt it, I just didn't expect the video feed to look that...
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    Best cameras with cross platform/browser support for a Linux user?

    Gosh darn it fenderman. Stop being so smart and observant. ;) For kicks, got any other brands that you'd rival Hikvision? I'd just like to look around at others. I feel like I focused on Hikvision almost exclusively in my digging so far largely due to not knowing what other brands are good...
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    Best cameras with cross platform/browser support for a Linux user?

    http://wrightwoodsurveillance.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=67_97&products_id=300 Says 8 port, 4 port POE. :(
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    Best cameras with cross platform/browser support for a Linux user?

    Been looking around online at some other things. Dahua certainly has my eye. I find it a little goofy that Hikvision's 8 port NVR is seemingly 8 ports yet only 4 are POE. Dahua seems to have an 8 port NVR where all 8 ports are POE. I know this won't matter in dad's case but again I'm...
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    Best cameras with cross platform/browser support for a Linux user?

    Just to clarify - the NVR is limited by the bandwidth rating. So when the 4 channel NVR is listed at 25 mbps, that's 25 mbps divided by the number of cameras connected to it, suggesting it will handle 2 cameras at higher resolution than 4 cameras. That makes sense. I guess I just need to choose...
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    Best cameras with cross platform/browser support for a Linux user?

    Yeah - thinking about this more, I can see that. It makes sense - that's how it works at work (school district) anyways. I just always had the flexibility with my setup to sit on the deck, by the fire pit, on the couch, etc and play literally everything back. Tarnished my mind a bit. :P I...
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    Best cameras with cross platform/browser support for a Linux user?

    It seems like an obvious "given" that an end user should have a way to identify when actual motion was taking place despite the cameras simply recording 24/7. If not, then that's an area where I could have a leg up on the NAS route, as that's how I leverage Motion - singular JPG snapshots for...
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    Best cameras with cross platform/browser support for a Linux user?

    It's a 4th gen i3, 4GB of RAM. It'd be more than enough for his needs because it's actually more powerful than my server while being somewhat similar. My server: 2nd gen i3, 4GB of RAM Runs Ubuntu Server 14.04 Runs an Ubuntu Server 14.04 VM Runs ownCloud, MariaDB, IRC, Samba, software RAID...
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    Best cameras with cross platform/browser support for a Linux user?

    I appreciate your stance and insight. Truth be told, I have already ruled out the idea of using Windows. I have a custom built computer already that would serve these needs - installing Windows only adds an unnecessary cost for that license. As a result, that's why I'm up in the air between just...
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    Best cameras with cross platform/browser support for a Linux user?

    Hi there, friends. Just joined here -- figured it was time given a huge magnitude of my search results came back to this forum. So yeah, hi. :) I have what I feel is a unique circumstance, though maybe not, I guess we'll find out. I work in IT and have been using Linux for several years...
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