this system is our second Night owl security set up. I'm am happy it works but, we had plenty of issues and it's got a steep learning curve. Not so user friendly. The options are limited and incomplete compared to the older system. It does however have decent cameras.
Response from nightowlsp.comBy Customer Support, February 17, 2023
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This Is My 2nd Night Owl System. I Live In The Sticker Patch Where Temperatures Reach Over 110 Degrees In The Shade, My First System Has Worked Flawlessly For Over 6 Years 24/7/365. I Bought The 2nd 8 Channel System To Replace My Aging 4 Channel System.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from nightowlsp.comBy Customer Support, February 17, 2023
Thank you so much for the review and for choosing Night Owl.
I recently upgraded my older device because I wanted to improve 3 areas. 1. Motion Detection including using spotlights 2. Notifications 3. Ability to view camera feed when not on local wifi
The motion detector triggered when a moth flew by, or when it rained. At night it was almost a constant stream of recording. I could not use notifications or the spotlight. I also leveraged recording areas to minimize the motion detection. This only patched the problem partially.
Therefore I decided to upgrade from a DVR-C20-41-JF to a WM-BTD281-4LSA.
The new system was easy to initialize and good news it does allow for Human Detection and at this time seems to work sufficiently. Therefore I have enabled the spotlight and some notifications. Also the upgrades to the App have allowed better viewing of my recordings while remote.
But I lost the ability to lengthen the recording time for each occurrence as well as some other small features and functions. I would say the App is still a bit clunky and needs improvements.
p.s - I am still learning the features and functionality of the new device, hopefully they continue to improve the product
As of today this is a solid product in a space with a lot of other solid products. But not a leader.
Response from nightowlsp.comBy Customer Support, January 31, 2023
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Took me almost a year to run all the wires myself (inside and outside). Was NOT interested in "lazy man's" wireless camera's. Your just asking for issues with connections!! All my cameras work perfectly. The app works great. Can see all pictures clearly. Is it the best out there? Probably not but I was not willing to spent unlimited money on cameras! If I'm home I can see who's outside. If I'm not home and see someone, I'm on my way or a quick call to my neighbor! Perfect peace of mind! Thanks guys!!
New Cameras have clear pictures. Also Have an older Night Owl system that still works great. Wish the cameras from the old system were interchangeable with the new DVR. Especially wish these new cameras came with 2 way audio.
I bought this system and installed it in July of 2022. In November of 2022 the two cameras mounted at my entrances stopped recording any events. These are the two in the system you can speak through. Another of the cameras infrared light no longer works. I've done the recommend updates to the firmware for both cameras not recording and nothing has changed. The cameras that are still working, work fine Very disappointed especially with the amount of money spent on this. The app is useless if you are away from your home, good luck trying to play any videos back or even seeing a live feed of your cameras.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from nightowlsp.comBy Customer Support, December 22, 2022
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Night Owl DVR are super great DVR reasonable price long lasting,for a 1080P DVR the recording are clear pictures on the Play Back ,the Police got a Mugshot of the one that broke in my Truck and was able to Identify that Low Live individual , by day end I got my tools back ,,,I do recommend this DVR and all other Night Owl Poduct this is my 3rd DVR from Night Owl , with this 16 Channel 1080p Bluetooth DVR I will be able to had 4 more Wi-Fi Cameras to the system . Not only this is a Great DVR but cannot forget Customer Service that always got my back on issue that I could not resolved ,,,also I got what I paid for great quality DVR and Cameras
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from nightowlsp.comBy Customer Support, December 13, 2022
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After 1 day in operation ONE camera stopped functioning. I expect it to last longer than ONE day.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from nightowlsp.comBy Customer Support, November 1, 2022
We sincerely apologize for the issue you have been experiencing. We would like to provide you with some advanced support. Please email techteam@nightowlsp.com at your convenience, providing your name, contact information, best time of day to reach you and a brief description of all ongoing issues. One of our internal advanced support agents will promptly reach out and work with you on a resolution. We look forward to hearing from you.