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I use IP Camera Pro for this. It has motion and tasker integration, as well as network streaming. I can confirm it runs fine on the fire tablets, although it sometimes will steal focus from the full screen webbrowser I have running my dashboard. To get around this, I used tasker to detect when the camera app came into the forground, and autoinput to switch back to the browser. Yeah, it is very hacky, but it works.
>Im hoping someone releases a good opensource mobile client to go with the opensource server perhaps, then it might be worth moving from BlueIris
For viewing current streams, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rcreations.WebCamViewerPaid is really nice alternative. There are free versions too in the app store, use them to test this. You will also need to create API key in Shinobi and build stream URL.
For me it lags like hell, 15sec or so, but it works fine.
I also used nginx as reverse proxy for HLS stream in order to ensure only HTTP requests that contain whitelisted tokens would be allowed as I exposed that port to the whole internet. :)
Does the android app actually stay on or does it time out every few minutes? The one I've used does that. Consider the app "IP Cam Viewer" for a more reliable alternative.
I suspect that will be your best option.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rcreations.WebCamViewerPaid
A Raspberry Pi can certainly also do the trick but you'll find it a lot harder to set up.
Finally your third option is to capture the vga/dvi/hdmi output from the DVR box and transmit that wirelessly. Plenty of products exist to do that on all sorts of budget and if it's in range then it might be the most reliable and best approach.
Blue Iris is great and all, but it has one serious issue (the last time I checke): No useable web interface.
If you are using IP cams you can use another camera software to overcome that limitation. I recommend Netcam Studio, which is fantastic compared to what you pay for it. It has a great web interface, and even clients so you can use your local computer.
It also integrates well with the android app IP Cam Viewer (there's also a free version) if you want that.
i also started with video at my place, for remote verification when packages were delivered as well as capturing any movement at my front/back doors (such as somebody taking said packages).
i started with a handful of these guys: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00452V66G
they have a web-based interface where you can set the motion sensitive areas and configure where to send email snapshots (you can also record video to server, and other models have microSD and night vision support). i keep it simple with these because they are so cheap and easy to set up.
video/photo quality is generally low (640x480), so they won't be terribly helpful in identifying a thief unless you get a really good shot, but i find just the ability to monitor my home when i am away, and get alerts when there is motion (regardless of the photo quality) generally improved my peace of mind.
these cameras work well with the android app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rcreations.WebCamViewerPaid&hl=en), well worth the $4 for the pro version. i'm pretty sure they also work with BlueIris and other IP camera infrastructure, although for me just having the remote live viewing + motion trip email snapshots is good enough for me so far. i only use android, but i'm sure there are compatible iOS apps that maybe somebody else can recommend...
if you find an IP camera system helpful, it's a relatively low price entry point with cheap cameras like this, and eventually you can build your network for more expensive (and better quality) cameras with HD image, IR/night vision lamps, etc.
I have a few Foscam units that work great, but I'm excitedly awaiting my new Nest camera that was a free bonus when I signed up with Reliant as my electricity provider.
Nest cameras look a bit pricey - I wouldn't have bought one - but hopefully it'll have neat features.
I'd encourage you to log in to Amazon.com and search "Indoor IP web cam" and then watch the left side of the screen while you scroll down, then when you see the "Refine by", watch for "average customer review" and click on the 4+ stars so you'll see the best-liked cameras at the top of your list.
Be wary of the 5-star cameras that only have a few reviews. I always prefer to buy something that has hundreds of reviews with a high star rating. You can't trust something with 5 or 10 reviews because often the review was written by someone who was given a discounted or free item, in exchange for agreeing to do a review. Sure, they're supposed to be unbiased, but... who knows.
I have 6 cameras at home - 5 outside and one inside. Here's what two of them are showing on my phone right now. I like being able to see my dog sleeping the day away when I'm at work. The cat on the front porch spends 90% of the day sleeping, too.
These images are low resolution because it's a screen capture of only the two cameras and the app is showing 20 cameras ... so if I went full-screen on any single camera there would be a much clearer image. (Example)
I have 12 cameras at work, 4 at my mom & aunt's condos, and 6 at home.
One other thing: I very highly recommend the android app IP Cam Viewer Pro by Robert Chou, available on Google Play.
I'm able to view 4 Swann wired cameras at my aunt's, 4 wired Swann cameras at work, 4 Foscam FI9805W cameras at work, 4 generic wired cameras via a WinBook DVR at my house, and 2 Foscam IP web cams (1 indoor, 1 outdoor) at my house, ALL on the same app on my phone. Takes a bit of configuring, but the program works great.
I use an android emulator, BlueStacks, on my desktop at work to enable me to watch all the cameras on a 2nd monitor, too.
It does seem like Nest turns out to be the camera that catches the home burglars that end up on TV. Good clear video.
We used IP Cam with the foscam and I believe you can switch the screen off. It does have a free version.
Try https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rcreations.WebCamViewerPaid IP cam viewer. There's a free version. You can connect to several (hundred?) different methods of network video.
I have the same annoyance with motioneye. I use an app called IP Cam Viewer
I think this might be what you are looking for.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rcreations.WebCamViewerPaid&hl=en_US
Here is the patched version.
http://d1.dl-android.com/apps/ip-cam-viewer-pro-Paid[dlandroid.com].apk
I use IP Cam Viewer on mine to view my IP cams in my house.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rcreations.WebCamViewerPaid