Night Owl DVR-FTD8-82 4K 12-Channel Digital Video Recorder with 2TB Hard Drive

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

Ordering was easy. The item arrived 3 days early than expected. Great service. I was very happy and will always be a Walmart customer.

easy to install

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.

Exspensive could have been 200 or include cameras

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.

I upgraded to the 2 tb dvr, it seems a little better than the 1tb. Still streams to your mobile device in kbs. If that could become mbs i would actually like this unit. Otherwise i only like it when I'm at the dvr viewing footage. It live streams ok until you select an individual camera then that kbs screws it all up.

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.

I defiantly would have passed on this set up all together. How can a company make a set of security cameras, with no audio recording available?? This is my second set of cameras with Night Owl, my first being a WiFi 1080p bundle and they worked so great! I am definitely not happy with these.

CAN NOT USE IT SOME ONE FORGOT TO PUT THE POWER SPLITTER CABLES IN THE BOX WITH THE UNIT ALSO MOUNTING HARDWARE NO CABLES NO CAN USE IT PLAIN WORDS