Wyze is well aware of the possibility I believe. They had a NAS program in the works but their partner at the time fell through. So I imagine at the moment it’s more a matter of priority than ability.
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Yeah… I hope they find another partner to develop and manufacture their own NAS/NVR, so if that the case they really need to implement the NAS and RTSP features function properly.
There are several open source RTSP projects out there. One is ZoneMinder, which is already built for a number of Linux distros. ZoneMinder - Downloads I may try this one on my ASUS NAS box.
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I am sure they will eventually embrace the solution that make sense for their customer base. We just have to be patient.
Its been a while since Wyze gave any updates about a hardware based backup solution. It appears that this new online monthly service might be a potential counter offering to the NAS, which is not the same. Just my speculation.
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Anything is possible, I don’t think that’s why they came out with CMC but my mind reading skills are not what they used to be. 
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I believe the CMC was completely separate from a NAS counter offer, the CMC came from the many people who wanted the 12-second and 5-minute limits gone and kept saying they were willing to pay a monthly fee.
The NAS crowd has made it clear they are looking for a local solution, not cloud and dont want a recurring monthly fee.
But, that’s just my guess.
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In that case we should commit also that we are willing to pay/buy Wyze NAS drive / NVR so they would prioritize also the development of NAS / RTSP function on their firmware.
Just wanted for Wyze to realize that there are also people, security and privacy concern people that wants their data stored with them rather on the cloud, we rather pay/buy NAS drive / NVR that we can kept and hide somewhere on our home. Not saying that Wyze online/cloud recording is not secure, just that some people wanted more control on their data.
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They know that there are many that want NAS support, and they were planning to have their own NAS drive but the partnership fell through. Search the forum for MaxDrive and you will find it. That falling through obviously slowed it down some but they are aware many still want it.
Yeah… I’m aware of the MaxDrive story, I just wanted to re-iterate the needs and necessity for the NAS / RTSP feature/function.
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But being “aware” and doing something about it are two radically different things. I also am disappointed “MaxDrive” is showing no sign of rebirth.
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I doubt they’d announce it until they had something fairly solid in place, especially after one failed launch. But I wouldn’t necessarily assume that public silence means they’re not doing anything about it. They’ve said there are plenty of projects in the pipeline that they haven’t talked about.
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The problem is they’ve released several new products after WyzeCam and yet they haven’t completely addressed some issues about WyzeCam. I hope that they’re not thinking that these remaining issues are of no importance and I hope this is not a case of “you got what you pay for” products.
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I live in an area thats served by Spectrum cable. Between the dropouts, throttling and total loss of internet, my cameras become useless at times. WYZE needs to allow/ create local storage snd control. Its a shame manufacturers are creating and selling cameras that rely on off site servers just in order to work completely. Im still considering going back to my old setup primarily because it didnt need an off site sever to do its job.
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Why would you think that? They continue to add major new features to the cameras.
Oh… yeah… yes, they do, but don’t you think it’s better to have a stable and reliably operating product than introducing more features that could add more issue or worsen the existing problem…
I’m not an expert programmer/developer, but maybe if they could make a basic base firmware and make the features/functions as add-on/modules then limit the set of add-on function we can download/install base on the real hardware capability.
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I think it’s a normal part of the process, especially for a small company. No product is perfect. I’m glad they continue to add features and add value to the product. If you were seeing stalled development, THAT’S when I’d get worried that they think the product is of “no importance” anymore. The fact that they continue to push updates for it gives me confidence that they do care, and will continue to improve it. I don’t think it would be a very good use of resources for them to cease development on all new features until they reach some subjective state of perfection
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Not expecting a perfect product… but also not expecting a lot of issue and problem…
Yes, I’m with you on the stalled development, it worries me too…
But… still hopeful, we hope so…
I sympathize with your thoughts I truly do. In a perfect world it would work that way. But we would still be on version 1.999.999.983 of everything. Microsoft’s bug count for Windows NT back in the day hit 1000. And a lot of them were NEVER fixed.
A lot of products, heck look at Boeing and the 737 Max, ship with some pretty serious defects. Toyota had the “sticking accelerator”. Every cell phone from every manufacturer is chock full of bugs. My kids “Speak and Spell” had dead spots where it would just spin and not say anything. So inexpensive to super expensive products all seem to have bugs all the time. From simple to complex.
I wish it were not so but it’s part of the price we as a society have deemed acceptable for progress.
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