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Safeguard your home or business with this 4-pack of motion-activated NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home VMS3430-100NAS security cameras, which enables you to capture 720p video footage both during the day and at night.
Posted by: BygSii
Went to look at home security cameras since I live in a shady part of the city. There are lots to choose from. D-Link, Dropcam, Belkin even has their own. Then I saw the Netgear Arlo. Netgear has made great networking products in the past, mostly with their network routers which I use at home. Initially, I couldn't justify the $500.00 price tag, and just wanted the two camera system. The cameras themselves are $160 each (March 3rd, 2015), so realistically I saved $140.00 by purchasing the four camera system. Now let's get into details.
Pros:
- Very easy to set up. Plug in the base that looks almost like a Netgear router itself, plug it into your router, turn it on. Put the batteries in the camera, and press "sync". Your done!
- Interface. I set Up a camera by my garage looking out into the street and one looking by my front door. From the website or app, I can rename the cameras, give priorities, adjust the motion sensing up or down, choose the recorded lenth of video. What's nice is that when you receive a message either through text or email, and start watching the camera, it will record as long as you watch. You can set it to record anything from 10 secOnds to 2 minutes, or manually record as long as you like. Of course, there are more options for Premire and Elite members, but I choose to stick to the basic free membership. I am allowed 1GB of online storage, and a continuous seven day storage, so on the eighth day, if any video was recorded on the first day, it will be deleted from the cloud. I'm fine with this, because I can pick and choose what videos to save to my computers before the cloud erases them after seven days. I just wish Netgear would come out with a software update to allow all motion from video recording, of say like a 3:30 minute timeframe, instead of manually having to Record for 3:30 minutes, or being able to catch the motion on a whim at work and watching to record activity until it's over. I can check video feeds on my smartphone from work. Android or Apple, no word on Windows.
- Size. I do want to note, that these cameras are about the size of a soap bar. Pretty small for what they offer.
- Picture quality. 720p looks very good for being completely wireless.
- Instalation. Screw in a screw, drop the magnetized connector, connect camera.
- Weather. It's snowing and below 20 degrees right now, both cameras outside are having no issues with the cold.
Now the Cons:
- Batteries. These cameras take four CR123 or CR123A (same thing) a piece. Finding them is hard, and when you do, buying them is expensive. I recommend finding some rechargeable CR123 batteries. The battery life is rated at 4 to 6 months. I have heard reports of less than that. I have heard reports of only a few days battery of constant video survelence. From my experience, I have probably watched over 3 hours of video, and recorded over 30 minutes of video from my street view camera, and it's still showing a full battery. So far, I think the battery life is good.
- Mounts. It's nice that Netgear includes six magnetized indoor wall mounts with anchors. What is upsetting is that they only supply you with one outdoor mount. The outdoor mount has longer screws, uses three instead of one screw, and has a proprietary tripod mount for securing the camera. I used this one for installing the one on my garage looking out over the street. If you want more of theses mounts, Netgear will be selling them for $20 on April 1st. So for now, the Arlo camera on my garage looking towards my house is only held on by the magnetic mount. I'm scared that if strong wind were to swing by, it could send my Arlo camera flying.
- Audio. No audio going to or from the cameras, but I'm ok with that.
- Subscription based. The free subscription works fine for me. There are two different paid subscriptions at $10 and $15 each. Both offer more cloud storage and a longer back catalogue of video recordings. I don't need these because I'll just save a video if I need to. Scheduling would be nice, as it allows you to schedule video at certain parts of the day instead of just motion off or notion on, but I can't justify $10 for that feature.
Overall, buy these of you want an easy use security camera with great picture quality and wireless everything. Don't buy these if you want 24/7 survelence, hate the idea of cloud storage, or don't want to be on a ladder changing out the batteries every few months.
My Best Buy number: 1026830848
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Samsung UN65JU7500 LED Curved Smart 4K Ultra HDTV: Built with a sharp 2160p curved screen, 3D capabilities, and the ability to stream movies or TV shows from a variety of apps, this 4K television makes a great addition to your large living room.
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3 out of 5
3 out of 5Milky Way Blacks
By BubbaBlack
from Framingham, MA
Dark backgrounds are plagued with milky way effects. Not a pure black. When there is no signal, it is pure black. But when you are watching anything with blacks and very dark backgrounds, there are streaks of white in it. I have two of these curved 7500's and they both do the same thing. Pretty good audio out of these speakers compared to flat screens.
BygSii
December 11, 2015
Similar situation with mine. I found it helps a bit to turn the Smart LED option hidden in the picture settings to "High". This will lower the led backlighting on darker images.
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Samsung UN78JU7500FXZA LED Curved Smart 4K Ultra HD TV: Enhance your home theater experience with this Ultra HD TV. The expansive curved screen provides a clear view for anyone in the room, while the smart remote control allows you to use voice commands.
Overall
1 out of 5
1 out of 5This TV has backlight flashlight issues...
By omidn
I just bought a 78" 4K curve TV (7500F) and I gotta say I'm very disappointed that you guys actually released this so called TV into the market. The backlight flashlight issue is extremely obvious and annoying. It looks as if 4 flashlights are pointed diagonally onto the screen from the 4 corners of the tv. Try watching a movie with a lot of dark backgrounds and you will hate yourself for going thru all the trouble to buy this useless TV. It looks as if there's a fog on the screen at all times! It messes with the clarity and the color of the images. If anyone is trying to buy any curve tvs from Samsung don't fall for the amazing picture they show you in the store, you won't see any dark images on the screen at the store...they will show you bunch of bright colorful images that hides this issues. As soon as you turn the TV on in a dark room the problem becomes obvious. This is an issue with all of their curve TVs, including SUHD. Don't waste your time and money! I am returning it today...
BygSii
December 11, 2015
It's really not that bad and can be eliminated by turning smart led on and setting it to "high".
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Samsung UN65JU7500 LED Curved Smart 4K Ultra HDTV: Built with a sharp 2160p curved screen, 3D capabilities, and the ability to stream movies or TV shows from a variety of apps, this 4K television makes a great addition to your large living room.
What are the best settings to reduce the red jumping on the screen?
Change color to auto.
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Samsung UN65JU7500 LED Curved Smart 4K Ultra HDTV: Built with a sharp 2160p curved screen, 3D capabilities, and the ability to stream movies or TV shows from a variety of apps, this 4K television makes a great addition to your large living room.
How do I get the bluetooth working?
Bluetooth audio is found in the audio settings. Any thing else Bluetooth like keyboards, mouse, ps4 controller, is found in the general settings, called something like "device management".
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night vision
Do any of these outdoor scameras record with night vision
Yes. The Netgear Arlo has night vision.
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Safeguard your home or business with this 4-pack of motion-activated NETGEAR Arlo Smart Home VMS3430-100NAS security cameras, which enables you to capture 720p video footage both during the day and at night.
Are these compatible with Apple IOS?
Yes.
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