Perfection. If I want it, I know what to order.
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I noticed this too back when that project was posted.
Their docs have a general "we don't provide specifics because $OEM can change the internals on a whim" disclaimer. That is true. OEMs can/will change the internals out but leave the model number the same. You see this ALL THE TIME with the cheap SOHO routers.
However, those changes are _usually_ paired with a bump in version / revision on the product label.
In any case, a community sourced page of devices that were - at one point in time - known to contain a supported chip would be helpful. Even if the OEM had changed the internals, at least you'd know that the internals have changed and that scouring eBay for an older serial number of the same model might get you a supported one.
In any case, I opened up a few of the amcrest cameras I have lying around and found a poorly support ambrella SoC and another SoC that is not supported at all.
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EDIT: after talking with a friend that does a lot of hardware reverse engineering:
``` Plug the chipset that's well supported into Ali Express and then just hope that sellers put it in the listing and that it's accurate. You'll get lots of hits on bare boards / dev-kits where the SoC ID is the only unique thing about it but you might get a few "finished" devices that are listed as using the chip as well. ```
It's not perfect, but that might be _a_ way to find devices that should be supported.