Usually I would shop around and see what else is on offer and compare the features but in this instance, the 'brand loyalty' got them the sale. It's the fastest I have ever made a decision on an electronic purchase. You see from getting insanely angry at my Arlo cameras to hitting the 'buy now' button on eu.store.ui.com took 1 day. So again, why did I mention the date above? Again, Ubiquiti. Yes it is expensive but it's 4K and frankly if it just works then it's worth the extra for lack of hassle. It's not a want but a need and as soon as I saw the ubiquiti G4-Pro camera ticked all the boxes above (well almost, power is a slight cheat but I'll cover that later), it was a no brainer. Yes as a 'geek' I love the smooth GUI they provide, the apps they offer and the sheer volume of features available but when it comes down to the crunch, you just want something thats stable and works.įor a home CCTV system you need reliability. Setup whilst sometimes a bit buggy is generally painless but more importantly so far everything I purchased from them just works. You see, I currently have a full Ubiquiti network setup in my house using their Unifi Range. So why did I mention the date at the beginning of this blog? One word: Ubiquiti. Supported Zones (the Arlo did support this but only when hooked up to a mains power supply).Videos could be accessed via an app on my Android phone.Did not need a power cable attaching (didn't want to have to call out an electrician, especially at the moment due to the Covid-19 pandemic).Was excellent video quality (not a camera that is 1080p but then uses high compression and in turn equals poor quality playback).Recorded video straight to my own hard drive (not a cloud somewhere).So I needed to find something that was not only reliable but more importantly didn't require an external provider to stream the video. Shocking video quality, massive lags when connecting / talking through the mic and it lacking basic features has left me with a CCTV system that is frankly useless. For the past 3 years I have been using Netgear's Arlo Pro cameras and whilst they were good to start with, they have started to go downhill rapidly. On the 27th of May 2020, I finally took the plunge and decided to upgrade my home CCTV system.
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