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    JB1970 replied to the thread HDD Exception/ Camera Offline?.
    If they'll replace it?... They have to. Don't accept any of that 'your return window has closed bollocks'. Once you've had your item a...
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    JB1970 replied to the thread HDD Exception/ Camera Offline?.
    I had similar on one a while back. A bad sector was detected but it was working ok; as soon as I tried to initialise it, it wouldn’t...
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    JB1970 replied to the thread HDD Exception/ Camera Offline?.
    Try running the HDD tests from the menu. I'm not sure where they are on your model but in mine (V5 UI) they're in System Maintenance >...
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    JB1970 replied to the thread HDD Exception/ Camera Offline?.
    Yes it is that 2 pin connector and the fan you’ve shown should be fine. I see the temperature alongside the HDD SMART information in...
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    JB1970 replied to the thread Hik-Connect New Update.
    I'm not sure about Dahua. When I looked at the specs of their 'equivalent' cameras I wasn't overly impressed. My gut feeling is that...
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    JB1970 reacted to PedroKV's post in the thread Hik-Connect New Update with Like Like.
    So in the end, it was the other way around by me. When I created a team with my wife, AcuSearch disappeared. The solution was to...
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    JB1970 reacted to Smoggie89's post in the thread HDD Exception/ Camera Offline? with Like Like.
    Ah sorry mate I haven't seen it , ill take a look now, ive never noticed no fans in it tbh I just put the HDD in and put the lid on lol...
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    New firmware has appeared for the 4MP versions of the G3 ColorVu models (platform version H13 U) It's version 5.8.21_251117. Note that...
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    I'm just using an RTSP viewer within my dashboard app to display a single camera (front door/drive). For family I've set theirs up to...
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    JB1970 replied to the thread HDD Exception/ Camera Offline?.
    I tagged you in a post several months ago (search 'return of the fans'). That NVR without a fan has a known issue with HDD failure...
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    JB1970 replied to the thread Hikvision vs Unifi.
    2.8mm is what you'll likely need for the front door if you're wanting to see someone stood at the door. Those wouldn't need to be...
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    JB1970 reacted to trempa92's post in the thread Hikvision cameras 12/16 MP with Like Like.
    16Mbps is bottleneck for 12 and 16MP As well sensor size I have put my 8MP camera to a bitrate test on highest quality VBR showed at...
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    JB1970 replied to the thread Hikvision vs Unifi.
    That's just lens perspective. Wide angle lenses will make objects appear smaller and more distant to one another whereas a narrower...
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    JB1970 replied to the thread Hikvision vs Unifi.
    When you're so close to the front door you shouldn't need a vari-focal; it's the one time I'd usually use a 2.8mm over a 4mm. One thing...
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    JB1970 replied to the thread Hikvision vs Unifi.
    I literally get nothing other than live view and basic playback - no notifications are possible as events aren't supported from ONVIF...
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