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Uniden UDW20055
This is a great camera system. I was a little hesitant after reading the first negative review, but I figured I had nothing to lose with Amazon's return policy. I have the cameras mounted outside and the signal is very strong with no interference (distance is about 50-75 feet through a concrete wall). My house is full of wireless devices (cordless phone and router) and...
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Nice System, But Motion Sensor Limitation Makes For A Pointless Surveillance Solution
Looking for a small, rather inexpensive camera system to basically monitor the outside of my property at night I settled on this system. Only a few reviews here about it but it seemed to have all the features I was looking for which were for the most part a wireless system with night vision, and motion censor recording. I must say up until discovering this system's...
This review is from: Uniden UDW20055 Wireless Video Surveillance System (Black) (Electronics)
Looking for a small, rather inexpensive camera system to basically monitor the outside of my property at night I settled on this system. Only a few reviews here about it but it seemed to have all the features I was looking for which were for the most part a wireless system with night vision, and motion censor recording. I must say up until discovering this system's major flaw I was quite happy. Picture quality is very good, night vision quality is pretty much on par with lighted picture quality I really noticed no degradation. Audio quality is pretty good, and the wireless connection was very stable as well, I set a camera up at one end of the house and one in the garage, then went to the other end of the house and upstairs and had no trouble connecting to both cameras.
Now the deal breaker, and I think it might be a deal breaker for a lot of people. The motion sensor capability is quite unless if you plan on using 2 or more cameras. In setting up a recording schedule with the provided software you are only allowed to use set one camera on motion sensor at a time for every given 2 hour period. Meaning unless your sitting in front of the screen manually switching through the cameras, the only camera you're going to get anything out of is the one that is scheduled to record at that time, and if you set the system to motion sensor only that one camera selected for that 2 hr time slot will be enabled with motion sensor, all the other cameras are as good as off and are basically useless (unless your sitting at your computer all night switching between cameras!). This really baffles me why Uniden didn't incorporate motion sensor capability to be enabled on all cameras at the same time, and automatically switch and record when motion is detected on any of the cameras, other systems of this same type and price range seem to have it. So if you have four cameras running on this system and it's set to motion sensor, you're going to have a 25% chance of recording any motion going on outside your house, that's not acceptable to me, and I don't consider that surveillance! So I'm sending this back and checking out the Lorex LW2702 which Costco sells for about $50 more, it includes automatic motion sensor switching between cameras and quite a few other bonuses.
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This review is from: Uniden UDW20055 Wireless Video Surveillance System (Black) (Electronics)
This is a great camera system. I was a little hesitant after reading the first negative review, but I figured I had nothing to lose with Amazon's return policy. I have the cameras mounted outside and the signal is very strong with no interference (distance is about 50-75 feet through a concrete wall). My house is full of wireless devices (cordless phone and router) and I have no problems.
My only grip is that the picture is not as clear as I would like. This system is great for monitoring your property but is not really suitable for facial identification purposes (i.e. criminal activity). I use it in conjunction with my driveway alarm. As soon as my driveway alarm rings I check the Uniden Monitor instead of getting up and rushing to the window. It is especially useful at night when you do not want to get out of bed every time you hear a noise. I live on a busy street with young hooligans and it has given me a little piece of mind.
The software is very easy to setup and use. Just load the included software and plug the monitor into your computer's USB port and your off (XP and Vista--NO Windows 7)! It has a terrific interface and it is simple to schedule it to automatically record. I purchased a little USB 500GB hard drive to record the video on. If you want to monitor your house remotely from work or when you are on vacation you can get something like PC Anywhere and leave you PC on and attached to the Uniden Monitor.
So if you are looking for a easy to use camera security system, this is the one. I have purchased many, and this is by far the best.
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This review is from: Uniden UDW20055 Wireless Video Surveillance System (Black) (Electronics)
This product arrived promptly from Amazon. It was very easy to set up. I've been using it for over a month now and have experienced no problems whatsoever. I have already purchased a third camera and plan on setting that one up shortly.The built in microphone on each camera is very sensitive to sounds & also works flawlessly. I have highly recommended this product to friends.
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This review is from: Uniden UDW20055 Wireless Video Surveillance System (Black) (Electronics)
For all who may hesitate on buying this camera because of the reviews that say there is no 64bit or Windows 7 support, I just wanted to let everyone know that there is support and it can be found here:[...]
The updated version of the software supports Windows XP, Windows Vista 32 & 64bit & Window's 7 32 & 64bit.
I installed the updated software on my Windows 7 PC, and it works like a charm. (You must uninstall any previous versions before installing the updated version)
The picture is clear and the sound is great. I have the volume on the lowest setting and still hear every little sound.
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This review is from: Uniden UDW20055 Wireless Video Surveillance System (Black) (Electronics)
Receiver did not compare to the portable unit purchased earlier which has a range of over 100 feet. Had to send this receiver in for warranty examination...still out for repair as of March 22, 2010. Unit receiver will not allow the ZOOM feature to be controlled from unit, must use the REMOTE to do any ZOOM. Picture quality good enough to see movement and bad guys, but this is not a TV camera with face whisker definition ability. I'm still satisfied though, and have now bought two Uniden systems, and have a total of 8 cameras. Major point, you can only pair up four camera per receiver. Eight cameras = two receivers., etc.
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This review is from: Uniden UDW20055 Wireless Video Surveillance System (Black) (Electronics)
A quick rundown:
NOT 64 bit compatable!!!
Not a true home security solution...however...
IR Distance was about 60 feet for me slightly less with heavy rain (maybe 40) and worked well, excellent definition...
Build and picture quality was excellent and it was a breeze to set up on a recieve both sound and video to the portable monitor.
Computer use however was a pain, does not wotk at all with 64bit and uniden support was a joke, website is even worse.
Packaging and manuals were easy to understand and walk you through the easy setup...except for the computer set up...it was not clear or helpful. I did try the software on an older laptop that was running xp and it was ok...as others noted recording is limited as is trigger functions.
So for a door monitor or pool or such its perfect....keep an eye on the kids or driveway this is an excellent day night solution at a very reasonable price. For true home security it leaves a lot off the table and I would keep looking
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This review is from: Uniden UDW20055 Wireless Video Surveillance System (Black) (Electronics)
I bought this system from Pricemart in Trinidad and Tobago, and so far it works alot better than the other systems offered here. Pairing the cameras were fairly simple however the range of the 2.4 GHZ frequency is not as far as I had hoped because my Linkys wifi router also uses the same frequency and sometimes, depending on my location at the time in the house the transmission signal drastically drops and NO SIGNAL is seen on the mini monitor.
Also,the portablity of the and uses of the cameras are great , it's a good buy at an affordable price.
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This review is from: Uniden UDW20055 Wireless Video Surveillance System (Black) (Electronics)
Unpacked the Uniden system and it worked great sitting on the couch within 3 feet of me. I then moved the two wireless cameras to their intended locations (both locations were within 20 ft of the receiver and seperated by sheet rock) and received a zero signal strength from both cameras. I then moved the receiver to try and determine the operating range. I was lucky to get a line of sight signal within 30 feet. I got zero signal within 10 feet with a sheet rock wall separating the receiver and camera. Needless to say this makes the system totally useless. Not sure how Uniden came up with their 500 ft range spec???? I don't expect hi-def video for a security system, but the video is subpar. Approx 10 frames/sec with full signal strenth within 3 feet. Choppy and grainy video on the small included monitor. I'd hate to see what it looks like on a larger lcd monitor. Uniden needs to go back to the drawing board with this system.. The system is packed and ready to go back to Amazon...
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