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    Feedback on Potential Blue Iris Server

    @mincient A i7-6700 should work for you too. A few options from a quick ebay search this morning. Good Luck! No OS, but you can run windows 10 without activation =) HP EliteDesk 800 G2 TWR Intel Core i7 6700 3.4GHz 12GB DDR4 RAM 2TB HDD NO OS | eBay...
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    Feedback on Potential Blue Iris Server

    @mincient You might also consider an higher end 8-9th gen i5 for the system. They tend to go pretty cheap in full size cases. I really don't think you would have a problem running 10 2mp cameras on that CPU.
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    Feedback on Potential Blue Iris Server

    That PC looks okay. No need for the Nvidia GPU. My only caveat with the PC you selected is hard drives. You are typically limited to one 3.5" HDD and maybe another 2.5" SSD/HDD. If you need long storage times for 10 camera's then you are going to have to be creating when it comes to onboard...
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    Computer for 24/7

    Ebay a 6+ gen i5 processor, 8gb ram and put WD Purple Drives in it. Some quick options: I5-6400, 2.7GHZ, 12 GB RAM, HP ENVY 750-414 Tower, Silver, Optical Drive | eBay Dell Inspiron 3668 i5-7400 3.0GHz 8GB 1TB HDD Windows 10 Pro | eBay Dell Inspiron 3650 i5 6400 1TB HDD 240GB SSD 8GB Ram...
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    Hello from the Inland Empire

    The spray foam shouldn't be so hard that fiberglass cable fishing rod wouldn't be able to pass through it.
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    Next step in securing your home!

    Check out Vera for home automation. Blue Iris integrates to it and you can connect a Vista 20p to it with an Alarm Decoder Module AD2USB.
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    Good source to buy IP items at

    Hey @milkisbad Looking for a copy of the catalog. Hit me up! Thanks,
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    Cheap NVR Reco Plz

    Well the areas' that will be monitored are pretty secluded so any motion of reasonable size would be beneficial. But we will have to cross that bridge when we get there! Thanks for the help and sorry again for the confusion!
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    Cheap NVR Reco Plz

    Okay will I feel like an idiot! I took IVS to mean all motion based recording, DOH! My mistake. As long as I can do simple motion detection with maybe a push alert or two and live viewing from an app that is all he will need. Sorry for my misunderstand and dragging this out longer than this...
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    Cheap NVR Reco Plz

    Well that pretty much makes the NVR worthless.....and a lot more expensive to get a useful feature set.
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    Cheap NVR Reco Plz

    The Dahua website states "Record Mode Manual, Schedule(Regular(Continuous), MD), Stop" -Assumung MD means Motion Detection. Which matches "Record Mode Manual, Schedule (Regular (Continuous), MD, Alarm), Stop" of every Pro NVR I looked at. Maybe I am missing something or they just listed them...
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    Cheap NVR Reco Plz

    I'm curious as to what you are seeing that makes you say that? No criticism, honest question.
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    Cheap NVR Reco Plz

    Aliexpress.com : Buy 2014 new arrival DAHUA MINI NVR dahua P2P NVR NVR108 NVR104 , free DHL Shipping from Reliable dahua mini nvr suppliers on Empire Technology Co., Ltd Any issues using this? Since it's from empire I assume it's legit.
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    Cheap NVR Reco Plz

    I will be doing all the install and configuration so that isn't much of a concern.
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    Cheap NVR Reco Plz

    First off I will say thanks so much for all the great info and discussions posted in this forum! I have learned a ton lurking around. So thanks again for that. Now, my grandfather has asked for help getting three camera's set up to cover each of the doors into the house. He originally asked...