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Arlo Pro takes the worrying out of life with the 100% Wire-Free indoor/outdoor home monitoring system. Arlo Pro includes rechargeable batteries, motion and sound-activated alerts, 2-way audio, a 100+ decibel siren, and 7 days of free cloud HD video recordings. Arlo covers every angle to help keep you safe and protected.
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Good Home Security Camera System
on October 28, 2016
Posted by: Norm
My original Uniden WiFi Security Camera System finally failed, so I needed another WiFi system to replace it (I live in a large two story house, so a hardwired system isn't a good option for me). The furthest camera from the Base Station is 75 feet away, goes through four walls and one floor without any problem.
Here is the Good:
Set up is a breeze, you get free rolling 7 days and 1 GB of free cloud service for up to five cameras (and expandable to more). Live View, download clips to your phone, computer or to the base station via usb. You can schedule recording times, change record quality, change the sensitivity of the motion sensors, change the length of recordings up to 120 seconds, turn on/off night vision, turn on/off sound and Disarm/Arm the cameras all with the App on your smartphone or computer. Siren at the Base station if needed. Having a battery pack that lasts for up to six months and being waterproof means you can place it almost anywhere.
Set up is a breeze, you get free rolling 7 days and 1 GB of free cloud service for up to five cameras (and expandable to more). Live View, download clips to your phone, computer or to the base station via usb. You can schedule recording times, change record quality, change the sensitivity of the motion sensors, change the length of recordings up to 120 seconds, turn on/off night vision, turn on/off sound and Disarm/Arm the cameras all with the App on your smartphone or computer. Siren at the Base station if needed. Having a battery pack that lasts for up to six months and being waterproof means you can place it almost anywhere.
Here is the not so good:
Not 1080. Because its WiFi, Live view has a little lag. Magnetic Ball mounts, while a cool idea, is a Very Dumb Idea outside. Using the screw on mounts make it just as easy to steal because there are no cables attached. (I ended up making my own anti theft brackets for outdoor placement). No local storage options, while you can download the clips to a usb drive from the Cloud to the base station, it would also be nice to record straight to the usb locally. All of my arlo Pros I mounted I attached 15 foot micro usb cables to, it would be nice to have the option of continuous recording like the arlo Q since power for me is no issue.
Not 1080. Because its WiFi, Live view has a little lag. Magnetic Ball mounts, while a cool idea, is a Very Dumb Idea outside. Using the screw on mounts make it just as easy to steal because there are no cables attached. (I ended up making my own anti theft brackets for outdoor placement). No local storage options, while you can download the clips to a usb drive from the Cloud to the base station, it would also be nice to record straight to the usb locally. All of my arlo Pros I mounted I attached 15 foot micro usb cables to, it would be nice to have the option of continuous recording like the arlo Q since power for me is no issue.
All in all its a Good security system. -1 star because they are too easy to steal. (at the very least they should put a motion alarm on them if moved)
I would recommend this to a friend!
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