<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Wasn’t there a huge hikvision fiasco / compromise in the last few years?<div><br></div><div>I use arlo (amazing for movement detection and lower false positives)… like the phone UI / push notification and seemless ability for me to speak through the camera with somone.</div><div>One of the best features for me is that they can run for days / weeks on wireless .. if I add an arlo solar panel (not the cheaper knockoffs) it’ll literally run all year long.</div><div>Subscription is a bit costly but I think it’s with it.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I also have ubiquiti’s unifi protect with a few g4 cameras… great UI, great picture quality, POE, but the detection / filtering for notifications is no where as good as the arlo.</div><div>No subscription, media remains local</div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Francisco <div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">fxdoming@gmail.com</span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Aug 6, 2022, at 8:55 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb@2bits.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>I bought a package from Costco several months ago when it on clearance. <br></div><div>It is Lorex branded, which is basically the same as Reolink and other. <br></div><div>They both (and others) source from Hikvision. <br></div><div>It includes an NVR, and comes with POE cables. </div><div><br></div><div>The reason I opted for POE and NVR is that it is a local solution (not cloud hosted), <br></div><div>and it will be much more stable over wired LAN than WiFi. <br></div><div><br></div><div>The issue is that my handyman's skills are limited, and I need someone to consult</div><div>on the installation (e.g. coverage angles, how to route wires through inaccessible</div><div>soffits or when there are no soffits at all, and so on), and then do the wiring and <br></div><div>attach the cameras too. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Anyone know a contractor who can do this? <br></div></div>
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