Most POE switches are OVRC compatible. Thats not the same as control4 given technical support to 3rd party advanced configs they would never be able to keep up with. They dont want to walk you through Cisco configs either.
Paid Unifi technical support is a result of their growth, profits and heavy site implementation.
Thats exactly how it works. There are literally settings on camera UIs not included in the more general NVR config options. It’s also specifically talked about in many brands knowledge base. Otherwise you risk mismatched settings.
I dont know what you are talking about. There is nothing special about HIK. You should set up IP cameras individually and check to make sure NVR settings match. Batch setting cameras via the NVR is the improper way to do it.
I would 100% take an heavily active community like Unifi or Home assistant for my technical support over paid staffer reading from outdated workflows who half of the time have no idea what im talking about.
Being opinion doesnt make it untrue. Most NVR software is absolutely trash, completely lack of features or intuitive UI included in consumer crap like Alarm.com
DigitalWatchdog is finally an option from Snap thats worth while. Unifis camera app is easily the best, but I need to use too diverse of a camera type to really use them in most jobs.
I installed 87 Clare cams last year. Mostly because of the doorbell option and “waterfall” Ring type live camera layout.
My major complaint of the turret is theres only one single mm set screw that attaches the camera sphere and shell to the mounted base. Just one.
You can consider them whatever you want but they are definitely touch screens.
Maybe just for fun answer the question asked which was how they compare?
If your dad has composer pro and doesnt know about drivers or making them, not only does he not know everything about C4, he probably knows very little. This isnt a project for you. Sorry.