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Night Owl 8

Night Owl 8
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alaScore 56

54 reviews

Nov, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 54 reviews of Night Owl 8. The average rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People are impressed by the size. The price is also mentioned favorably, whereas the reliability and design get critical comments.

usability, price, size

design, reliability

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Night Owl 8 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 56/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Lion-4500

 

Upgrade to the s420-245a cameras (they have sony ccd), The picture quality is much better, as is the Night vision distance.

Easy setup, Good phone support, Good Features, Independent Camera adjustments, several android apps. to watch live

Included cameras are just o.k., The main features of the DVR have to be accessed on the DVR tv/monitor. You cannot access all functions of the DVR from your Computer. An Android APP to control playback of DVR would be great. You can only view live...

Sep, 2011
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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

not bad

 

the price drop 100 bucks right after I bought it, so that did not make me happy, but I do like the features in the unit and it set up in no time at all, however the cameras are certainly not the best I'll have to upgrade what was sent if i want true...

Jun, 2011
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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Works good for the price

 

I purchased the 8500. Very simple to install and operateThe cameras are marginal resolution which prompted me to replace immediately.

May, 2011
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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Poor design, marginal quality

 

The FS-8500 has proven to be a huge disappointment. The cameras are marginal resolution which prompted me to replace immediately. One of the first things I did was to go in to the menu under video and click on a higher resolution. The error came up on...

Apr, 2011
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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Great Product and Customer Service

 

I purchased the 8500. Very simple to install and operate. One of 4 way splitter was bad. contacted customer service by email and a new one sent same day. i would buy another tomorrow. i have recommed to friends. great bang for buck.

Apr, 2011
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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Good value

 

Pros: Easy SetupGood PriceRemote ViewingBig hard driveCons: Narrow viewing angle on bundled camerasNot all setting available from web interface (such as naming cameras)Other Thoughts: I would recommend this system for tech savy users

Apr, 2011
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Works like a charm

 

We had a 2 year old other brand 4 ch. DVR that was having interference problems within the 4 ch. video card which the system detected as motion so it was almost always recording. So I bought a Night Owl Lion that is about 1/3rd the price of the other...

Excellent picture quality. Easy set-up. Low cost. Well written manual. Great remote viewing interface

None yet other than it supports a lot of smart phone, but not Android. The manual says there's a download on their site, but it's not there

Mar, 2011
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

So far so good

 

Only setup 1 camera with remote viewing thru Internet. Plan to setup the rest by this weekend.

Inexpensive system, quality of camera not bad for the price ; Setup is easy, every things work

None so far

Mar, 2011
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Decent home/small business solution

 

Though I note a fair amount of cons, the system is a decent solution when setup properly. We use this in a commercial location that needed a basic solution - this fit the bill and is working fine. Important note: Set the DVR to reboot itself daily at...

Quick and easy configuration ; Decent video quality ; Decent DVR options, such as motion detection areas and scheduling ; Motion detection works surprisingly well ; Web access*1

On-screen GUI is not super intuitive ; 1 Web access was troublesome to access at first (IE security must have it added to trusted sites and security for that zone set to low in order for it to work) ; Somewhat short cables included - we used existing...

Feb, 2011
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Piece of Junk

 

Buy GeoVision DVR card !!!

Save your $$$ buy something else , price is right but so what

6 work stations has Intel 915/910/945 Intel video, live view of IE are never work at all, call support : " Sorry Sir, your video is not compatible " . So using my own station and other at work with with ATI Radeon HD4300/4500 and lastly with 4200...

Dec, 2010
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