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We read the datasheets so you don’t have to.

Most tech sites tell you what to buy. We tell you what’s inside it. Down to the silicon, if that’s where the answer lives. When a $200 security camera outperforms a $400 one, there’s an engineering reason. We find it. When a spec sheet number doesn’t match what I see on a TruSentry install, I say so. EG3 is an independent tech publication. No manufacturer pays to influence our analysis. The engineering either holds up or it doesn’t.

Our Methodology

How we research.

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Primary Sources
Every guide starts with datasheets, reference designs, FCC filings, and manufacturer TRMs. Not blog posts. Not press releases. The actual documentation that engineers read.
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Engineering First
If a thermostat runs a PID loop, we explain PID. If an inverter uses MPPT, we walk through the signal chain. The spec number means nothing without the context around it.
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No Pay-for-Play
Nobody pays to be recommended here. We earn revenue from content and traffic. When we recommend something, it’s because I’ve either installed it through TruSentry or read enough teardown data to trust the engineering.
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Quarterly Reviews
Specs change. Firmware updates break things. New silicon ships. We review every guide quarterly and update when the underlying tech moves. Every guide shows its last-reviewed date.
The Writer
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Josh Ausmus
Founder, TruSentry Security | Technology Editor, EG3

Josh Ausmus is the editorial voice of EG3 and the founder of TruSentry, a security camera and smart home installation company. He bridges the gap between embedded systems engineering and consumer technology from both sides of the equation. He reads the datasheets, reference designs, and FCC filings that manufacturers publish. Then he installs the actual hardware in real homes through TruSentry and finds out what the spec sheet didn’t mention. That combination of research and field experience is what makes EG3 different from publications that only review products on a test bench. When Josh writes about a camera’s night vision performance or an NVR’s storage architecture, it’s informed by real-world installation work, not just lab testing.

Editorial Standards

Corrections & contact.

We take accuracy seriously. If you find an error in any learn more — a wrong spec number, an outdated firmware version, a misidentified chipset — email us at editor@eg3.com and we’ll correct it within 48 hours. Corrections are noted at the top of the affected guide with the date and nature of the change.

For general questions, press inquiries, or partnership discussions, use the same address: editor@eg3.com.

Every guide starts with primary technical sources. Datasheets, reference designs, IEEE papers, manufacturer documentation. Not blog posts, not press releases, not marketing collateral. Field observations from TruSentry installations supplement the specs. When the spec sheet doesn’t cover something, we check it in the field. When we can’t verify a claim either way, we flag it.

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