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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.
 
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Easy Setup, Avg functionality, Poor monitoring
on May 2, 2015
Posted by: Spamhater007
Verified Purchase:Yes
Here are my thoughts on the device.
5 Stars for Setup - can't get any easier than this.
5 Stars for complete wireless setup - absolutely no wires
3 Stars for wireless distance good reception, works well up to 50-60 feet, after that connection drops quickly so does video quality.
3 Stars for video quality, I would not call high-definition
1 Stars for field of view - states 130, but real world view is 90 two cameras barely cover 180 - see pictures
1 Stars for dependable recording - you must have a good internet connection that is up all the time - ONLY records to the internet, nothing local, if Internet is down, so is your monitoring.
0 Stars for other use - these cameras will only work if you have an arlo account, internet access, and the cameras connect to the base.
0 Stars for motion recording - motion recording only sets off when action crosses FOV, delay from motion to start of record, usaully equals activity has already moved out of FOV, or just get few of activity.
0 Stars for more than 5 cameras - you can only record to the cloud, more than 5 cameras you have to pay subscription.
0 Stars for monitoring - cannot actively monitor without running the batteries down very quickly. NO 4 camera constant monitoring, unless you want to spend $25 on batteries every 2 days.
0 Stars for simutaneous monitoring and recording - if you or someone else is viewing the camera feed live, it will not record any motion detection, the viewer would need to select record.
1 Stars for logging and viewing - takes about 2 minutes to get to live video feed. Far to slow to catch something in realtime
0 Stars for stated battery life - based on using the lowest video setting and very limited motion detection (5 mins per day)- no one ever would buy a HD camera only to reduce it the lowest settings.
4 Stars for Indoor Battery life, these perform well in a constant temprature.
0 Stars for Outdoor Battery perfomance indication, well below freezing tempratures, batteries will quickly report low or out. Must climb ladder, and re-seat batteries, to reset low battery warning.
2 Stars for Outdoor Battery life, iinstalled in Mar where temps -0 Batteries have lastest 1 month in a camera effected by pet traffic. 2nd camera seems to be holding up ok, 2 months.
I have tried multiple WiFi Cameras, these work comparitively well, much easier to setup and use. After trying many WiFi cameras was going just bit the bullet and get a lorex, swan, or q-see system, then saw the Arlo. Wish I just went with my original choice of a wired system.
This system is perfect for the NON-serious security monitoring. Not meant to replace a video recording system.
My Best Buy number: 0961794406
My Best Buy number: 0961794406
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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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.
 

I want to split up the system and use it in two locations.

I want to split up the system and use it in two locations. 2 cameras at my primary residence and 2 for my RV. Is this possible? Will I need to buy a second router?
You would need a 2nd base router. Plus does your RV have Internet access? ARLO will not work without high speed internet access.
8 years, 10 months ago
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Spamhater007
   MN
 
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.
 

Subscription Costs for App or Cloud Storage

Are there any ongoing subscription costs for cloud storage?
Ongoing subscription costs to monitor live activity over the internet via their app?

If there is a fee for cloud storage, does Netgear allow pictures/ video to be pointed at free services, like Yahoo mail for pictures and dropbox for video?
First 1GB is free for up to 5 cameras. No pointing to other sources, you need to manaully download and move to other storage, very painful process.
8 years, 10 months ago
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Spamhater007
   MN
 
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.
 

Can you set up the cameras at say a vacation home that has no internet connection and moniter it from your home with internet 500 miles away?

we have a vacation home in another state 500 miles away. It has electricity but no internet. we would like to monitor our vacation home while at our house that does have internet.
No, ARLO is all Cloud based, no High Speed internet, no service.
8 years, 10 months ago
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Spamhater007
   MN
 
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.
 

We it read car number plates?

Yes - BUT, 2 issues
1) camera must be close enough to base for good wireless and video quality.
2) motion detection is too slow, by the time it starts recording, vehicle has already passed, so no plate is captured.
8 years, 10 months ago
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Spamhater007
   MN