Hi again all. To start, here’s my setup:
NVR - Dahua DHI-NVR5216-16p-4ks2e (2x4TB drives)
Cams - I have a range of recent Dahua cam’s: ipc-t5241h-as-pv, 2x ipc-t5442tm-as, etc......(6 in total)
The house (including cams) is wired with CAT6. All cam’s connected directly to NVR, then NVR directly to computer.
Now, my desktop PC just died (power supply I think). It’s getting old anyway, so I was thinking I might set something up with the security setup in mind. I’ve not yet had much luck with playback, getting the clips I want, downloading and so on. On both my (dead) PC, and on Apple laptops and iPad (using iDMSS), video has always been staggered and crappy. Live video seems fine.
I have tried various browsers (Explorer (yuk) best, then Safari, and Firefox not so good.
Option and question:
- I have an unused Intel NUC 7i7BNH, and some Samsung 960 EVO m.2 ssd memory. I planned to use it for a music project but never did. I was thinking I might dabble in Linux and set it up with Mageia operating system. It’s a grunty i7, and it should do 4K video easily. How would I best do this? Should I go the Blue Iris route, or try iDMSS again first? Do I need to load Windows instead? Would the i7 be overkill?
I still need a “normal” desktop. Should I keep the NUC for security and hi-res music duties (and try to keep it “clean” and set up another desktop? Other options? I also think I might get a NAS (something like a 4 bay Synology). That way I could look to keep all data on the NAS and try to keep any (new) computer uncluttered!
Whew!
Mat
NVR - Dahua DHI-NVR5216-16p-4ks2e (2x4TB drives)
Cams - I have a range of recent Dahua cam’s: ipc-t5241h-as-pv, 2x ipc-t5442tm-as, etc......(6 in total)
The house (including cams) is wired with CAT6. All cam’s connected directly to NVR, then NVR directly to computer.
Now, my desktop PC just died (power supply I think). It’s getting old anyway, so I was thinking I might set something up with the security setup in mind. I’ve not yet had much luck with playback, getting the clips I want, downloading and so on. On both my (dead) PC, and on Apple laptops and iPad (using iDMSS), video has always been staggered and crappy. Live video seems fine.
I have tried various browsers (Explorer (yuk) best, then Safari, and Firefox not so good.
Option and question:
- I have an unused Intel NUC 7i7BNH, and some Samsung 960 EVO m.2 ssd memory. I planned to use it for a music project but never did. I was thinking I might dabble in Linux and set it up with Mageia operating system. It’s a grunty i7, and it should do 4K video easily. How would I best do this? Should I go the Blue Iris route, or try iDMSS again first? Do I need to load Windows instead? Would the i7 be overkill?
I still need a “normal” desktop. Should I keep the NUC for security and hi-res music duties (and try to keep it “clean” and set up another desktop? Other options? I also think I might get a NAS (something like a 4 bay Synology). That way I could look to keep all data on the NAS and try to keep any (new) computer uncluttered!
Whew!
Mat