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The system arrived and I had it up and running pretty quickly, the instructions were very good and installation is easy. As several other reviewers have noted, this apparently is an issue and is not as rare as I thought. I'm guessing takes 15-20 minutes to look at 5 hours of video.3. and Amazon dropped it $[.]. I had a power strip and was not turning it on and off, hence this was a surprise. Highs1. Price.I actually paid $[.]. no external disk for storing videos, must have it connected to network.2.
Firstly, I already had a (4) camera system from Dedicated Micros (high end system) which has worked perfectly for (5) years, but I was looking for something cheap to fill in the gaps in my camera system. I reformatted the drive, tried every trick in the book and it simply gave out. Customer service via their email was quick and authorized a return. another reviewer noted the slow FF. I must agree, takes quite a bit of time to fast forward through saved videos. I had to pay shipping ($43 bucks Fedex) and now I am waiting for it to come back.
Pretty good video but needs some light to see in the dark, overall pleased with it.3. Cheaply made DVR unit. bucks.oh well.After 3 weeks, the DVR would not record. I did my research but went more on price than features, which in hindsight was probably a mistake. Easy installation, easy instructions.2.
I then found out the hard disk got corrupted. My other system has run 24/7 for 5 years with no problems.If the the Hard Disk did not get corrupted, I would have given it 4/5 stars. Obviously something that breaks after 3 weeks is cheap and the quality is subpar. I will try to be fair and hit the highs and the lows of this product. DVR runs very quiet4.
I will try to update this review when/if I get the unit returned.Lows1.
These are not high resolution cameras but images are clear enough for home use purposes at close range. Everything worked as expected the first time I turned it on. During the day I can see all the way to my driveway entrance 200 ft. I installed it in a day. Make sure to place the DVR on a surface that allows air to get under it to avoid overheating, which is the number one cause of electronic device failures. Instructions for configuring your particular router to connect the system to the internet are available in video form at [.].
from the camera. I chose this system for the price and internet monitoring capability. The installation is simple. The night vision works fine in the area illuminated by my outdoor lighting.
I do not advise buying and I would not buy again. Likewise the ac input is sloppy and if bumped the unit loses power. Hard drive stopped working after 3 months. Camera connections are sloppy and as a result the unit often loses the video signal. The cameras work fine but the DVR function is apparently very cheaply made with an inferior hard drive.
We're glad we purchased this system. You get a lot of bang for your buck. Their tech guy walked us through and made sure we were all setup properly. Fortunately, they have excellent tech support. It's easy to install and setup. If you are the type of person who likes to save money by doing things yourself (instead of spending big bucks on pro installation), this cam system is for you. The only hard part for us was configuring the router to forward to the cam system. The quality of the cams is good, not great, but it gives us what we need to view (over the Internet) what's going on at our place of business.
I have had the system about a month and I am very happy The network cable connection is very badly built. So far the system works great. It did take a while to figure out why I could not see it on the IP address. Customer service was efficient and very attentive trying to help me figure out what was happening.
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