Revo America Wireless 4 Ch. NVR Surveillance System with 4 HD Wireless Bullet Cameras

I replaced my 5 year old standard definition Revo security system with this new Revo wireless system because I wanted to upgrade to HD video. Installation was easy. I didn’t have to run wires between the recorder and the cameras and I powered the cameras using the power adapters that came with the system. I powered up the recorder and connected it to our router using the network cable that was included with the system. I had to spend a couple of minutes on the phone with a REVO technician in order to get the system up and running on the internet. The Revo tech was professional and sounded like a local. (I think they are a Texas Company?) My family and I are able to view our cameras and system on our phones when we are away from home. Revo makes good, professional grade products and, like previous Revo products I have owned, this system feels commercial or professional grade...no like the cheaper products I find at the big box stores. So far, I’m very happy with this Revo wireless system.

This is definitely a great system. The picture quality is amazing. Installation is simple since I didn’t have to run cables between the cameras and recorder. All I had to do is install the cameras and plug them into power. I only needed help to set up remote viewing, I called REVO’s customer support and they helped me set it up on my phone. I was up and running in a few minutes.

Difficult to set up to view playback on your phone. Biggest problem: one of the cameras stopped working for no reason. No damage to it, just stopped. REVO does not have a replacement camera. An entire new system has to be purchased. Buyer beware.

Purchased this to test it for use at a trailer park and found it lacking. (NOTE: reading license plates on this or any system is futile at night with the ample infrared and high reflectivity of most plates) Out of the box, it works well: connect it up and there's great pics on my 4k television with cameras within 20-50ft range. Put a camera at 250ft and lost connection with DVR behind one exterior wall. They sent me an monopole antenna replacement which made the problem even worse. Solution: place DVR at window with almost line of sight to camera with original dipole antenna. (There is a repeater function to link cameras which may work if set up in a line, perhaps how they claim 1000ft range?) Next was to adjust the parameters on the interface with printed instructions: although there is responsive US based tech support, make no mistake the system is from China with several inconsistencies in the instructions, interface and actual hardware. I know the ins and outs of setting these systems up (wired HIKvision systems) and be warned many parameters found in the instructions do not apply to neither the interface nor the hardware. And the interface (some screen settings) also do not apply to the actual system. (time/date display location cannot be changed if they're blocking a view; The playback speed is only 8x instead of the 16x listed in instructions to name a couple). Lastly and most disappointing is the motion detection (algorithm). Usually one sets up to only record motion detection so as to use less hard drive space and more easily find actual incidents (motion in the cameras view). After several days of testing I was surprised how much was missed even at highest sensitivity: my red truck exiting/ returning on driveway with almost quarter of the screen filled. Did not capture 3 Amazon car/ truck deliveries as well. However when the screen was more filled (1/3 to 1/2 screen, such as a door cam) motion is detected. My solution is to simply record 24/7 ( 4-5% of hard drive per day= 3 weeks). However with the amount of recorded time and slower 8x playback speed finding an "incident" will be quite tedious. For most homeowners,those don't want to pay a monthly monitoring/storage fee this system is pretty good for the money. The smartphone app works well also and fairly easy to set up. For business purposes I would not recommend it. Hopefully Revo will consider the market for small business and upgrade the software/ interface issues as well enhanced hardware such as stronger wifi radios and antennas.

Update....so it hasn't even been a year and 2 of my 4 cameras have stopped working. We have tried reaching out to the company to get this fixed and never have gotten a response. So while the system is great when it is working....you are out of luck when they stop working. This system works really well outside despite snow or rain. The only issue I have had with the system is that the camera located the furthest away from the main box sometimes looses signal but not for long. I love the fact that I can pull the cameras up on my phone from anywhere to check on my home. Some of my other family members have this system as well and we can link our cameras together and keep an eye on everyone's homes. This system is well worth the money. Only thing you need besides this camera system is an HDMI cable as that is not included.

Some of the brightest infrared I have ever seen. Great FOV too. Saves recordings on a DVR that is in a much smaller design than the DVRs in the past. Large hard drive and recordings are saved on the DVR a long time, too. Very simple to export the video to another storage device such as computer or external hard drive on your home network.

Put these cameras up around the house and out to the detached garage. Works pretty good so far. Only had one issue with one of the antennas and the company replaced that right away.

These cameras were a great addition to my home security system. The installed very easily and had plenty of cord to reach a power source. Rather than running extension cords through my attic, I installed a couple extra attic outlets inline with other regular outlets. You can run extension cords if you're more comfortable doing that. Pros: - Solid feel and build quality - Great image quality (day and night vision) - Easy to install Cons: - App is slow - Limited functionality on phone - Need to connect TV monitor to base station to access all settings (I wish you could login with a computer more easily). - I haven't been able to access the system with my computer Overall, I recommend these cameras. I hope they roll out some software updates though.