![]() If you are concerned about power consumption, according to my kill-o-watt meter, my computer for BI uses less than my DVR does. And then this future proofs you if you decide to upgrade cameras later.Ī DVR is an underpowered computer and with the Blue Iris computer you turn off Windows updates and the uptime will be comparable to a DVR. Probably can't get a DVR much cheaper than that. More than sufficient to run what you have. I went with the lowest end processor on the WIKI list as it was the cheapest and it runs my system fine.Ī member here just last month found a refurbished 4th generation for less than $150USD that came with Win10 PRO, 16GB RAM, and a 1TB drive. It appeared to me like everything was replaced and I would assume just the motherboard with the intel processor is what was from the original unit. The one I bought I kid you not I could not tell that it was a refurbished unit - not a speck of dust or dents or scratches on it. You could use your existing DVR to feed the cameras into Blue Iris.ĭo like many of us do and purchase a refurbished computer that is a business class computer that have come off lease. Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated.ĭon't discount Blue Iris so fast, especially if you are going to buy another DVR with BNC connectors that may or may not work with Roku. I need to do more research into creating my secure certificate and signing it to my current DVR. On my DVR, in the settings, there is a setting to enable ONVIF which I have checked but I do not know if that setting is "sticking" because I do not have a SSL attached. ![]() From what I understand Blue Iris would have to be installed on a PC that is left on all the time which I was really trying to avoid. The Rokus have been working great with Hulu Live, not a single issue. Replacing all 6 of the Roku's isn't an option as we use HULU for our live TV and the previous Amazon Fire Cubes are beyond terrible with HULU Live. Having the APP work with my camera system is the simplest, cleanest, and easiest way to accomplish my goal. I will be paying for the PRO version of the APP once I can get it to work, mostly for the screen saver feature which I really like on the Roku. ![]() Can anyone tell me of an 8 channel DVR that uses BNC connectors for the cameras that will work well with the IP Camera Viewer APP? I would like to be able to view channel zero, which would display the same thing as the monitor directly attached to the DVR. I have been weighing my options and come to the conclusion that, if there is no possible way to make my DVR work with the IP Camera Viewer app, it may be more cost effective to just replace the DVR with one that is more user friendly with the IP Camera Viewer APP. While it may be possible to get it to work and the Annke Tech Support is not aware of it, this forum will probably be my only chance of finding that solution. While I don't know this for a fact, their tech support team does not have a solution for my system. According to the email my DVR (DW81KD) will not work with the IP Camera Viewer APP. I received an email back today from Annke. ![]()
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