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Is your NID inside you house? Really that's the most important if not it is very easy to take out. Your cell will only fall on a comm failure but that will not happen until it tries to communicate. Turning on the cell jammer will not cause a comm failure. Turn on cell jammer, cut phone lines, leave cell jammer on...... the only thing that will happen is the bells will go off if it is programed to do so.

That should be fine..... just don't have the lights in the FOV and you will be fine

Then don't google "cell phone jammers"

You are hysterical!!!!! Those are the same specs off the junk PTZ camera of your web site..... you just don't get it do you And where is the tech support when you click on your link. Guys please don't buy anything from this clown.

if there is enough light to switch the camera from BW/Color it could take up to a second for the camera to adjust. This really isn't that big of a deal but the big problem would be if the flood lights would blind the camera. You would want the lights aimed in the same direction as the cameras (mount the light above or below the camera not right next to it because of bugs) but you would not want camera to see the light housing(in the FOV) because it will blind the camera

True. I was talking with a company out of Taiwan that specializes in mini PCs etc, at one time, they were very inexpensive and custom build anything you want. Cant remember the name as that was a few years back, but could look at something like that for more long term maybe? Ideally I would like someone else to build and warranty the box because that is not my gig.

1 gig of ram 640GB WD HD Sony slimline DVD-r XP PRO For 450$ Guess I need to learn Linux how about these guys? They've been around for years, were expensive though maybe the price has dropped. http://www.cappuccinopc.com problem with any of these small type of computers is the heat. The hard drives will be adding to that alot also. Even the Eee with Solid State drives get very hot. A couple months ago they had the Eee PC 901 for under $200, now its discontinued, but still a good laptop, 8 hour battery ... could have just tried one of those The video can lag with high quality though, i think thats where you might have a problem. well that will depends if I would install the client software on it..... If I set it up as a server it should be fine...... The can support 24 megapixel IP cameras with the Atom processor. So this will be interesting.

I use Surefire for my flashlights..... Not cheap but the best. http://www.surefire.com/E1B-Backup

1 gig of ram 640GB WD HD Sony slimline DVD-r XP PRO For 450$ Guess I need to learn Linux

Yea I have talked to them about this unit but it only comes as a hybrid setup and $$$$.

Yea I would like to us XP but I might try linux.

Thinking I might go with this.....

NETGEAR FS726TP cheaper and more ports Thank you so much for this recommendation - I checked out the reviews on Amazon and all were positive - I purchased the switch for $295 incl tax and shipping - no onto finding a decent IP camera Look the price up on Newegg

Guess we have to take into account the cost of the cameras and servers they have to buy in order to test them with their software. And all the other development hardware as well. Wish i had that kind of funding And I dont know about you but I like to make money so you have to take in account for that too.

Bugs, spiders, and snakes.

ouch! they think they're name is Microsoft aye? They are cheap compared to the big boys. Only camera licenses no server license or client license and a optional upgrade fee.

sure .. start over here .. it has most of the info http://www.bahamassecurity.com/software/utilities/nlite.asp Note it is an Nlite config, but its not just another Nlite config. I tested it for months in Virtual Box and on actual PCs, before sticking to the final version as seen on that page. It was ALOT of testing, literally hundreds of test installs at least in Virtual Box over approx 3 months. It was geared towards EEE PCs at the time ofcourse. disable ALL hardware not to be used preferably in the BIOS, and dont install any of the drivers for them. Disable all services not to be used, using app in my link but also using the registry, go through all services, look for parallel, serial, etc drivers, get rid of or just disable. Things like that. Every little bit counts, it depends on the PC hardware, and check the boot log until its clean as poss. I had my Eee PC 630Mhz celleron XP booting up in 10 seconds, though ofcourse i had things like Webcam, Audio, Themes, LAN (used Wifi instead) etc disabled. Eg. you could get rid of the windows desktop alltogether and use another shell like bbLean, i did that for a geovision before, did a browser version also for a webcafe type of app, using a file that ran in the background and locked down everything else, and then a commands file for the right click menu in bbLean. I still have that code. in fact i did another one where the shell WAS the Geo DVR software, and it worked .. but didnt have time to test it properly. Thanks Rory!!! This is a big help. NUUO is a nice unit but the problem is expandability it's just like any DVR. If you buy the 4 channel version and you want to add one more camera you have to swap out the unit or add another one and use the client software I would rather sell one NVR software solution, so my goal is to build a unit with 4 licenses included for the same price as the Mini with the ability to expanded to 6 or 8 cameras just buy adding more licenses . It shouldn't be that hard because the 4 channel Mini runs for around $1000 with 1TB of storage. So 4 Exacq License sell for $600 so that leaves me with $400 to build something. Exacq desktop and EL solutions use the intel atom processor and can support up to 64 cameras with maximom 2TB storage. (These are there small solutions)

I know i can get XP down very low, not sure about how Exacq will run though. Could you tell me how to do that and I will try it

At first glance, Exacq seems to support more cams in MPEG4/ H.264 than Icatcher. They only have a hybrid if you buy their box, though. As far as other features, they have an evaluation 1 channel version available to test, why not try it for yourself. www.exacq.com ,talk to Thewireguys about it. I have never used icatcher so I can't really compare the two. Exacq is a enterprise solution which can support thousands of cameras. They have a virtual matrix, audio recording, event based recording, event logic, Exacq replay, Event Monitor, Digital PTZ, Multi-Monitor Support, SmartSearch and the list goes on and on. My favorite feature is how you export video... video/audio gets exported as a .exe and it works on Windows, Linux, MAC. Also it looks and functions just like the client software.

True .. thanks. So basically its an embedded board inside, should be cool enough then. Though wonder about air flow. Have you used it yet? Id like to see it with XP next They dont say how fast the CPU is. Yea I have installed them and I have one sitting on my desk.

NAS box?? Whats inside it? looks just like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822328002&cm_re=nas_storage-_-22-328-002-_-Product Nuuo Mini : http://www.nuuo.com/product.php?id=13

Correct me if Im wrong, but isnt the Mini still a PC, uses PC hardware? It is a NAS box running Linux....

Hi Scorpion, The system is for use as general outside home security on a 3-acre remote farm (little night lighting). I would like at least 2 cameras to cover my truck etc and the side of the house. I am very able with PC hardware/software but also realize the beauty of a "standalone" system that does one thing and does it well. I have been looking at the Nuuo Mini (4 cams) and was just about to pull the trigger on the very cool system but realized the following: It has no iPhone access for remote viewing (IE only) I am limited to 4 cams It does not appear to have built in motion detection. So, is it possible to get around these shortcomings in the camera software? I know I would be limited to 4 cams - I can live with that if I have to. However, decent motion detection is a MUST - I do not want 24/7 recording and as we have a lot of wind/trees, the motion detection will be my main trigger. Presently I am using the iCatcher software with regular PC webcams - works well but has poor quality pics. I want to spend around 3k - for the whole setup (less if possible) Thanks for your time, Magohn The Mini doesn't need built in motion detection because it is done in the IP cameras. Exacq does this the same way and it is very good. If you want to use either Exacq or the Mini with analog cameras you can use a video encoder so you have plenty of options and room to grow into megapixel cameras. advantage with the MINI: Cheap Standalone headless system Raid no client software required Advantage Exacq expandable works with all browsers works with Iphone and BlackBerry phones works with Wiindows, Linux, Mac event logic very light on system requrements Both are great systems just depends on your requirements. Exacq software costs $150.00 per license

It's no secret that the Q24 needs light to give a good image. As you can see the outside full image is 850lux late on a cloudy and the camera gives a great image.

at least you go a great LP shot