Hello,
I’m willing to spend around $1,000 to get an 8 camera outdoor DVR system and there are plenty available online but I’ve struck out with multiple brands in trying to get them to work with Vera. I can’t find a single brand that will let me get the URL of the images and stream as they all require an ActiveX plugin for Internet Explorer. Can someone tell me of a brand that they are using or know that it works?
(I’ve also seen in other threads that Defender won’t work either.)
It could also be possible that I’m not understanding everything but it seems like a common free plugin for DVR would have plenty of compatible systems. Any help or realignment in my thinking would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help and time.
I have a Q-See QT428 8 camera system. It works quite well with the mac (still requires a plugin). My version does not provide any mechanism for retrieving images through a URL, and thus I cannot use it with Vera.
I noticed they have newer models that support Google Chrome as well (mine does not). I am not sure if these newer models are more HTTP based that would work for your needs – you may want to contact them to find out.
The Q-See mobile application for iOS (the only one that will work with it) is pretty crappy.
[quote=“automator.app, post:2, topic:171250”]I have a Q-See QT428 8 camera system. It works quite well with the mac (still requires a plugin). My version does not provide any mechanism for retrieving images through a URL, and thus I cannot use it with Vera.
I noticed they have newer models that support Google Chrome as well (mine does not). I am not sure if these newer models are more HTTP based that would work for your needs – you may want to contact them to find out.
The Q-See mobile application for iOS (the only one that will work with it) is pretty crappy.[/quote]
I have a Q-See and it does work with Google Chrome. I have had it working with many browsers, even Apple safari.
However, I have no idea how to get an image to Vera. I do have a fixed IP address but it is not a camera per se but all cameras and controls.
What did you think of the unit overall and the camera FPS motion on live view in a Quad panel screen?
I want to try a Swann 2600-4 and use the composite video out via a splitter box then out to each of my three flat screen TVs (video input) so I can pull up the quad screen quickly to view front door…if TV is already on.
There was no ghosting that I saw and it was pretty quick. My kids had a blast dancing in front of it and were silly. I did notice that there wasn’t much if any lag.
Resurrecting this old thread because it is on point, and a top search result for anyone looking for an answer to this.
[size=14pt]Has anyone gotten a DVR working directly (i.e., not BlueIris or other middle-man) with Vera/VeraLite?[/size]
I have 6 analog cameras feeding to an Aposonic DVR; and, even though it supports URL-based image fetching from individual cameras… it requires browser identification to serve up the image. When Veralite requests an image via the URL (which works in a browser), Vera doesn’t identify itself in a way the DVR finds satisfactory - and the image doesn’t load.
I’m done trying to troubleshoot my setup - I’m ready to replace my DVR with one that will work with Vera… does anybody know of one? Please include model number.
I’ve had integration working with Q-See. However, it’s not true integration since the workaround requires putting your cameras on the same subnet as vera and feeding directly to the vera. See this post: http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php/topic,15701.0/nowap.html
After playing with several DVRs though, I’ve found blue iris on its own server is definitely a much better way to go if you can make room for it in your budget. Video capture quality is better and since it’s software based, it’s a much more flexible system with more integration options.
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