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grue@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Last I checked (which, admittedly, was a few years ago) I literally couldn’t find any security cameras that weren’t compromised in some way. The only options are basically:
- Consumer models tied to “cloud” services
- Generic Chinese ONVIF cameras that probably phone home to who knows where unless you firewall them off from the Internet
- ONVIF cameras that might have a slightly better reputation than the previous category but are only sold through security system installers, not normal retail channels
- Analog (not IP) cameras that you hook up via coaxial cable
- Building your own goddamn camera from scratch with a Raspberry Pi or something
It’s ridiculous!
For TVs, there used to be the option of Sceptre dumb TVs, but even those have disappeared from the market in the last year or so.
I’ve been looking for a smartwatch/fitness tracker (and a bike computer, which is kind of a similar category) and the pickings seem very slim there, too. There’s the Pebble and the PineTime, which are open but maybe lack some of the sensors one might want in a fitness tracker, and there’s stuff that’s intended to be proprietary but supported by Gadgetbridge (e.g. iGPSPORT bike computers) . There might be others, but I don’t know about them.
Kupi@sh.itjust.works 1 hour ago
Depending on how comfortable you are with flashing, you can go the Thingino route with security cameras. I would recommend getting cameras that can utilize the no tools/sd card method for flashing though. Wish I would’ve known that before buying my tapo cameras…