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by Thixotropic
Wed Nov 20, 2019 7:00 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Hiding cameras in plain sight
Replies: 8
Views: 9114

Re: Hiding cameras in plain sight

I purchased a few of these small cameras of which 2 overheated and quit working and the other would never connect to BI Interesting- the ones I worked with got a little warm but not hot. One was in a box with almost no airflow, the other was tucked away under an eave. Still both going strong as far...
by Thixotropic
Mon Nov 18, 2019 4:07 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Rural Internet
Replies: 2
Views: 4068

Re: Rural Internet

Just a guess, but this sounds like it might be an issue with port-forwarding; that is, you may need to forward a port in your router so that outside connections from the app are allowed. I'm having problems with my set up maybe someone here can direct me. I have BI v5 with it's own licence key on an...
by Thixotropic
Mon Nov 18, 2019 4:04 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Android App Spinner Icon...Spin..Spin..Spin..
Replies: 2
Views: 4205

Re: Android App Spinner Icon...Spin..Spin..Spin..

Sparks wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2019 2:19 amWill I notice any improvements to this when I upgrade my server to BI-5 ?
I can't say for certain but I'd guess that this is actually more of an issue with the Android app than the BI software itself.
by Thixotropic
Fri Nov 15, 2019 3:06 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: PoE/Wifi Doobell Review
Replies: 0
Views: 4875

PoE/Wifi Doobell Review

Out of curiosity I bought one of these to test/play with: 2.4GHz WiFi Smart Video Doorbell Full HD Motion Detect Night Vision 2MP RJ45 POE https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-4GHz-WiFi-Smart-Video-Doorbell-Full-HD-Motion-Detect-Night-Vision-2MP-RJ45-POE/183996824744 s-l1600.jpg It cost $62 (after a little ha...
by Thixotropic
Sat Nov 09, 2019 10:44 pm
Forum: Blue Iris 5
Topic: Weird IP Confusion With Blue Iris 5
Replies: 7
Views: 9645

Re: Weird IP Confusion With Blue Iris 5

TimG wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 6:21 pmbut you always had to be careful that you didn't upset flunderman.


Yep, be careful of flunderman's delicate little ego or you'll trigger him. Then he'll have a hissy fit and react with the only tool in his box, the Coward's Ban Hammer, lol.
by Thixotropic
Sat Nov 09, 2019 6:34 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Hiding cameras in plain sight
Replies: 8
Views: 9114

Re: Hiding cameras in plain sight

Some of the pinhole IP cams are very easy to hide. They're thin and have pretty decent image quality. If they're reasonably close to the subject you can get excellent images. The hole they look through is ridiculously small; it's easy to hide it so that you can look right at it and not see it. I don...
by Thixotropic
Thu Nov 07, 2019 3:18 pm
Forum: Blue Iris 5
Topic: Weird IP Confusion With Blue Iris 5
Replies: 7
Views: 9645

Re: Weird IP Confusion With Blue Iris 5

XrayDoc88 wrote: Sun Nov 03, 2019 1:16 am I posted this same issue at ipcamtalk but only got one reply.
I've never gotten anything useful from the IPScamStalk forum.
by Thixotropic
Wed Nov 06, 2019 6:51 pm
Forum: Network cameras
Topic: Reolink RLC-420-5MP - so far so good
Replies: 21
Views: 36909

Re: Reolink RLC-420-5MP - so far so good

Yep, I did that but the choices are limited. 2560 x 1920 2560 x 1440 2048 x 1536 2304 x 1296 2560 x 1920 is the 'widest' but still not a good aspect ratio. On a lark I got one of these to play with and test: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06ZYS1TL8/ It claims a 150° wide-angle view which will be...
by Thixotropic
Tue Nov 05, 2019 5:05 pm
Forum: Network cameras
Topic: Reolink RLC-420-5MP - so far so good
Replies: 21
Views: 36909

Re: Reolink RLC-420-5MP - so far so good

After installing these, the main thing I'm not happy about is the limited field of view- maybe 70 or 80 degrees, not nearly wide enough. I'm thinking of relocating them to a higher spot so they can view/capture more area. Also, the image seems square, so maybe I don't have something set correctly. (...