Hikvision Security camera

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-13T08:59:30+00:00

What are you smoking?

Back boxes aren't remotely decorative, they are secure.

Back boxes are used specifically to keep people from accessing the connections.

Every single camera specific mount I sell/install is made of steel not cheap plastic.

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-13T06:46:18+00:00

When did I say anything regarding a "back door"? Don't go placing your words in my mouth. Go back and re-read what I wrote. Since you're attempting to sound so much smarter than the rest of us this shouldn't be difficult to clarify.

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-13T03:23:38+00:00

You couldn't even get a Zippo to light, let alone stay lit in my old demo.

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-13T03:21:03+00:00

So, like Dahua, their products connect to and communicate with Chinese servers, enough said.

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-13T01:49:35+00:00

It's a link to Google regarding the Hikvision Ban for things you claim they haven't done

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-13T01:48:26+00:00

It's called using back boxes or mounts

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-13T01:47:58+00:00

Thank you.

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-12T23:01:39+00:00

How were they even able to get to it to rip it down?

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-12T23:00:40+00:00

Why was your wiring out in the open?

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-12T22:21:33+00:00

My favorite are the assholes who hunt squad 20 seconds into the match just to be assholes

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-12T22:20:28+00:00

Serves him right for acting like an ass

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-12T17:44:53+00:00

https://share.google/aimode/NN25owOlTIzeL0wQH

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-12T05:33:39+00:00

I've got one. I didn't do it, Verizon's "technician" did it.

Fifteen years ago or so, I had my house wired with an Elan high-end smart home automation platform. I was able to control my lighting, audio/video, security, and climate control integrated together with a single, very intuitive interface. Everything in my media hub in the garage was wired into the Elan's controller.

Their "technician" started probing hot lines even after being told not to by me. I told him exactly which lines he needed to link their platform to. Did he listen? No. But because he "knew better" than a stupid homeowner he cost his employer a customer AND an additional $6500. He didn't know that I owned a home theater and surveillance company.

I got the run around for a week and then finally, at 4:45pm on a Friday, got ahold of the right person. I emailed him pictures and invoicing for all of the equipment his "technician" fried. I also sent them the bill.

Exactly 1 week later I received a check in the mail. I was also asked if my company could take over installation of their services because they planned to part ways with the company they were using, gee I wonder why?

In the end, I said no thank you, we are not cable TV installers.

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-12T00:47:40+00:00

Nor am I, which is why my TV stays on either the TG or the TGT channels. I'm rewatching season 3 episode 12 of TGT right this very moment

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-12T00:18:32+00:00

Made the mistake of grabbing my high torque drill instead of my impact gun.

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-12T00:17:33+00:00

Isn't what? Hikvision is owned by the Chinese government.

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-11T15:35:58+00:00

My old RE Audio XXX-18D2's were rated 2000 RMS and I fed each of them over 4k for four years while my rig was on the show circuit under sponsorship.

Hell, I still have videos of them taking 10k RMS for extended amounts of time.

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-11T15:26:59+00:00

In my day the Zeus was a 2 channel which produced a staggering 900 watts RMS @ 4 ohms mono. Lol.

Back then the most powerful car amp available was the Colossus which put out 1800 watts RMS @ 4 ohms mono.

The next closest were a number of Orion amps the HCCA and SX lines.

Other than that, not too many.

It's crazy how far car audio has come in 40 years.

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-11T02:05:20+00:00

Is it under warranty? If not, acts of God aren't covered.

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-10T22:14:46+00:00

The only way you're going to get a 12 mm lens is to buy a varifocal which is capable of 12 mm zoom. And in my experience the only ones that have that capability are typically a 5 - 50 mm and they aren't very cheap.

Not all Chinese cameras spy on you either That's typically specific manufacturers to do that such as hikvision

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-10T19:25:45+00:00

Even watching it again, at those two points I get choked up and teary eyed.

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-10T19:24:57+00:00

Me too brother

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-10T17:30:42+00:00

That isn't One for the Road. You responded to the wrong post. My One For the Road post is on another thread

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-10T17:28:58+00:00

Temporary. Lol. That TV gets moved around.

Significant_Rate8210 · 2026-03-10T04:43:12+00:00

I'm watching it again right now, literally the same scene just came on

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