Rated 5 out of
5
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SusieQ from
Perfect replacement for my old DVR
My son ordered the DVR for me, and it is perfect fit. Fired right up and feel safe again.
Date published: 2024-02-13
Rated 5 out of
5
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ter5580 from
Great System and Wi-Fi Cameras
So I bought the Night Owl 4K NVR System with 8 ethernet and 4 Wi-Fi cameras, Ihave had the NVR for over 8 months. and purchased the extra cameras a week or so ago. I can't say enough good things about the entire system and cameras. Clear and perfect picture quality and features that a pro system would have, for the price you can't beat Night Owl period!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date published: 2023-08-03
Rated 5 out of
5
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Retired USAF from
Great System, Easy Setup and Install.
We purchased our system yesterday (02 Jun 2023). This is our third Night Owl system. First one took a beating from Hurricane Michael in 2018 and survived, with a loss of 2 out of 8 cameras, the DVR eventually died. Our second one the motherboard fried after we took a lightening hit 3 weeks ago, turned out our surge protector was no longer protecting, it was now a fancy extension cord. Not an Night Owl issue, so check your surge suppressors out regularly to prevent having your system damaged.
Now to the new system. Connected everything up, inside the house, and the system booted right up, did its firmware update, then walked me through the setup with screen prompts (Have a monitor hooked up to it). Had zero issues with the setup/install. Deleted the old phone app (Android) and installed the new app, it was easy to setup and within minutes the system was up and running, both on the phone and in the house.
A time saving surprise for us was our existing cameras were compatible, so leaving them, gave us spare cameras, which is awesome.
With any technology you're bound to have issues, no company has 100% issue free products. Also something that is running nonstop for years is bound to wear out eventually. That said ALL of our Night Owl products have been awesome, and worked right out of the box, on the rare occasion we needed customer support we've had no issues with them.
Over the years our Night Owl systems have caught people breaking into cars, accidents, vandalism, kids sneaking in and out. It has given us peace of mind, security, and safety. Can't ask for more, so maybe I'm bias, but I've loved ALL our Night Owl systems. I look forward to many years of continued peace of mind and security with our new system.
Sorry for the long post....
Date published: 2023-06-03
Rated 5 out of
5
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Ollie from
Better than LaView
I have a 4 year old LaView system on one house, it’s Ok. But for my rental house, I got this. And this software is better and quality of system is better too. Glad I got this. Will buy again!
Date published: 2023-04-10
Rated 5 out of
5
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Dan50 from
Tested but not up
Since the weather has been cold, have not had the chance to install the cameras yet, but tested them inside and was very easy to setup and check out the system, really like that they have spot lights that activate with movement or manually.
Date published: 2023-01-26
Rated 5 out of
5
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Rocketman from
Good upgrade
I upgraded from the old 1080p system to the 4K and it is a significant improvement. Not only is resolution 4 times better but the night vision is much brighter, the lens angle is wider, and the Night Owl Protect app is significantly better than the old app. The added refinements make this system so much better
Date published: 2023-01-19
Rated 5 out of
5
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Pete A from
Awesome clarity!
This was to replace a NightOwl 1K system 6 years old, which was beginning to fail in several areas. The new software is a HUGE improvement too.
Date published: 2022-10-20
Rated 5 out of
5
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Leona from
CL-BT8D-8-26LSA Looking For Door Bells
Bought this system a few months ago and have been pleased with the performance so far. Trying to find an unwired door beel to work with this unit.
Date published: 2022-08-13
Rated 5 out of
5
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Son of Bob 28 from
Good product, intuitive
I tested it in my office and all parts worked. I installed it in my garage and it was easy to set up and place the cameras. It’s working now.
Date published: 2022-08-01
Rated 5 out of
5
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Yelena from
Super easy to get started
The initial setup was so easy. I literally powered on the DVR kit, downloaded the app and did everything form my phone. My older security system I had to have a TV connected to it and go through a ton of steps just to get the cameras on the screen, then had to still go through the app. This new DVR is all setup from the app without ever needing to connect a TV. The 4K quality is fantastic, I'm really impressed about how long the color stays on even at night before the black and white night vision. I'm very happy about my purchase.
Date published: 2022-06-22
Rated 5 out of
5
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AaronNYC from
Perfect Image!!!
I love this product! Easy set up! All I had to do was plug it in my DVR and set it up using my phone on the Night owl APP. I didn't any other hardware. Love the 4k quality and loud siren on the cameras.
Date published: 2022-06-22
Rated 5 out of
5
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business owner from
easy to hook up to internet
this model is much easier than other dvr's that I have used.
Date published: 2022-06-21
Rated 5 out of
5
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Darkstar1 from
The Camerasare amazing they look great
These cameras are better than I expected easy set up and work perfectly I had a slight issue about changing the resolution but I didn’t know how to so customer service helped me and they fixed it in just a few minutes! customer service kicks as with this company. can I say kicks as? well I hope so anyway they’re awesome
Date published: 2022-06-13
Rated 5 out of
5
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Bubba70 from
Easy Setup
Just had the cameras installed today. As a couple in our 70s, new technology can be difficult for us. I think the night owl will be easy for us to operate.
Date published: 2022-06-01
Rated 5 out of
5
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Mac55 from
Great value
Upgraded, features are great. New app works well.
Easy to install and setup
Date published: 2022-05-22
Rated 5 out of
5
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domhart from
great video. large HDD capacity and text alerts.
I bought this last week after someone made off with my utility trailer and my 4 camera system did not capture the theft
Date published: 2022-05-13
Rated 5 out of
5
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Nannatthelake from
Great Camera System
I bought this camera system for my Lake house. (Things had started coming up missing.) I love this system. The spotlights a voice alerts make it a wonderful deterrent. So far so good!
Date published: 2022-05-04
Rated 5 out of
5
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CACustomer from
Clear
I’ve had this up and operating for about 2 was. The picture is very clear with no doubt about facial details or license plate numbers. I also like the spotlight that is triggered by motion, like a mini spotlight.The app for remote viewing however, is clunky and less than seamless, but it works and seems to do the job for the most part.
Date published: 2022-04-30
Rated 5 out of
5
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krk0131 from
So far so good!
I just purchased this security system and installed it on the weekend of April 1rst, no joke here! I am really impressed with the clarity of the 4k cameras especially at night in my shop it pitch black and you still see everything. I will revisit and update my post and review after a few months. Fir now 5stars
Date published: 2022-04-05
Rated 5 out of
5
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ChewieOG from
Easy set up
I unpacked the box and hooked everything up. Within a few minutes, I had my system up and running. Great picture quality. I'll be installing the system as soon as I get some waterproof junction boxes.
Date published: 2021-11-13
Rated 4 out of
5
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Andres P from
Picture quality excellent, playback blurry at time
Playback needs improvement blurry at times. Unable to see clear faces.
Date published: 2024-01-14
Rated 4 out of
5
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ITry from
Ok system
Replaced older system. Pros and cons but probably the best for the money.
Date published: 2022-11-28
Rated 4 out of
5
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Randy D from
Easy setup
I have had a few night owl systems and this one was the quickest easiest setup so far. The bluetooth interface seems to work flawlessly. It has the clearest resolution of any camera I have previously had. My only issue keeping me from a full 5 star review is while viewing on a monitor there is no way of disabling the onscreen icons, which are very annoying. All my other night owl products had a section in the menu to disable those but this has a very basic menu and doesn’t offer that as an option.
Date published: 2022-11-02
Rated 4 out of
5
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JP13 from
Great picture
So far I love the new cameras. I upgraded from an older model. These are awesome so far. The newer app is more reliable as well. I wish there was a 6 camera view in the app as I bought a 6 camera system. I see 6 views and 2 dead cameras. Would love bigger thumbnails of 6 instead of 8.
Date published: 2021-12-31
Rated 4 out of
5
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FloridaMan2 from
Good Video, App needs work
These were an upgrade to an older Night Owl System so installation was a breeze as basically I just changed the cameras and the DVR. The video is nice and the ability to do human vs vehicle vs face detection is very helpful at cutting down false alerts that you used to get from the "pixel change" motion alerts of the older systems.
My biggest gripe with this product is the app. It's slow to load, and some of the features for iOS don't work.
-For example the do not disturb function is hit or miss as I set a time only to fin out that it does not work.
-There is no snooze function for motion, so you have to turn off notifications if you are going to be in an area outside for a while, be prepared to be constantly bombarded with notifications.
-The sound warnings, while effective are all or nothing. They constantly go off when motion is around and repeat the same phrase over and over. Would be nice to have a chirp option that let's someone know there are cameras but does not constantly shout out Smile you are are being recorded.
-It would also be nice if there was greater integration into the smart home universe. For example, IFTTT integration would be amazing such that you could trigger lights to come on inside the home if a human is detected, etc. None of that is possible currently.
Date published: 2021-10-18
Rated 3 out of
5
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Danny from
Not worth price
Very low profile system and camera , gives very little wires.
Date published: 2024-03-18
Rated 3 out of
5
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BoostedCajun from
Nice DVR great picture. But laggy, hence 3/5 avg
Very easy to setup, but the laggy video playback from the app and mobile app is very annoying. The picture is much wider than my older camera system, the picture from 1080p to 4K is about the same maybe a tad sharper. I just can't for the life of me figure out the lag issues. I have a 1G internet connection, I stream 4K movies on multiple devices all the time with zero issues. The Windows app is severely lacking in features and being able to change network settings or anything like that. Not even sure there is web gui built into the DVR to tweak it to maybe get rid of the lag? I am on the fence of ripping it all out and going back to my old camera system, if I can't rid the device of the lag. That is just unacceptable for the price you're paying for these cameras.
Date published: 2022-10-03
Rated 3 out of
5
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Bigwalt44 from
It's ok
The cameras has to mounted straight up because they want turn on the swivel to adjust to any angle meaning that if you tilt the lens it will be tilted on the screen. My other cameras were able to turn on every angle and view upright. Plus one off my cameras face recognition lights will not work in channel 3
Date published: 2022-05-18
Rated 3 out of
5
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ROC64 from
Not so great features
I have this equipment for 3 weeks now and there are some features to improve: definitely the App; besides not so user friendly it doesn’t respond fast enough when want to have access for a quick view or to check a sensor alert. Also I have to close it totally very often to make it respond and load the cameras. The other not so good features are the cameras speakers and the siren. Those aren’t good quality and hard to understand the prerecorded message or when having a conversation by the two way audio cameras.
On the other hand, the good things it has are the good quality video of the cameras and the no need to have a tv or monitor connected to set up the system.
Date published: 2022-04-16
Rated 3 out of
5
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RogPol from
Mostly Good
The picture quality is great, but the footage is choppy, the app is temperamental, and I keep getting alerts for vehicles when they’re turned off in the settings.
Date published: 2022-04-14
