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we purchased security cameras but the didnt come with any signs so we had to buy them seperately. These were a great value and the sign is really nice, sturdy material.

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These are a good alternative to replacing the big name decals from you service provider. The original ones can be costly to replace and usually fade after a few years and if people (thieves) can't read them, the deterrent aspect of your security system is drastically reduced. You want those predators to go elsewhere as opposed to being surprised AFTER they break something trying to get in.

Big poster is thin and it is made out of cheap material. small signs are very small..Need to come up with a real product similar to that of ADT supplies.

If it weren't for the fact that I have a use for the sign indoors and not mounted anywhere, I would have returned this to the amazon vendor. The sign is flimsy and appears to have one giant sticker stuck to it rather than actually being printed directly on the sign. The free "decals" are actually stickers, and poor ones at that. The adhesive is on the rear side so for a criminal to be able to read the words, you would have to affix it to the OUTSIDE of a window. I have no idea if they truly will not fade, as I just bought them. But I intend to not find out and I will buy more of the blue colored Intermatic decals instead (which still have adhesive but at least it is on the correct side of the sticker) that Amazon just recently restocked. (Hopefully you won't beat me to them and buy them all out.) I already bought one pack of the blue Intermatic decals and (especially considering the low price) have been satisfied with those. I do not know if they will fade (as I just put those up), and they are really thin (so much so that if you rub the back of them too hard to smooth out bubbles, you'll actually wipe off the ink). The positives to the affordable Intermatic decals, however, is that the adhesive is on the correct side, and with a small logo on the bottom, it looks to me more legitimate than these red, generic, and poorly designed stickers.

I no longer have the "Big Black Dog". I live in a rural area which has experienced a rash of break-ins. I purchased these and placed them on the front and back door. I used one on a garage window. I did not use the Large sign. But, I installed a motion camera on the second story. Is it working all the time? I won't tell..... a red light appears when it detects motion. My hope is intruders will just move on.........................

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I have a Mac network, with an Airport, so I was a little worried about setting up the camera. Turns out it was a 3 minute job. The instructions provided by Robert Hoare (earlier review) are mostly correct, except for one important detail: if the camera gets it's initial IP address from your router (via DHCP), it could get any available IP address. Robert said it would default to xxx.xxx.xxx.253. Mine was issued 192.168.0.91. So in my case, the URL for setup was as follows: [...] Just type that into your browser and you are up and running. But the trick is finding the correct IP address. On a different network, the camera will probably get a different IP address. With the Airport, you can go to the setup and get the list of connected devices -- I think most routers have a similar feature. Worst case, it would just take a few minutes to run through every possibility, 2-255. Once you connect to the web server that's built into the camera, and set the username/password, you can set a static IP address and whatever else you want to set up. It has a whole bunch of other features. No worries. Another important detail: I was setting up the BL-C210A, but I suspect they are all similar in this respect.

Pretty dang good quality for $85.00. You can afford to buy multiple cameras later down the road at this price. Unfortunately, the DVR software that comes with the camera will not export a compressed MPEG video unless you purchase it for $350.00. All recordings will remain locally on your hard drive.

Was able to set up the camera locally in no time at all. Turns out AT&T Uverse is a pain in the backside. I finally had to call into Panasonic support and they were great. Took about 15 minutes for them to walk me through a new setup. I had already spent 2 nights trying to configure the firewall on my own but they pointed out I had to change the setup in the camera as well. To make this work you need to go to setup tab choose static connection mode change port number to 5000 for mine IP Address 192.168.1.253 subnet mask 255.255.255.0 default gateway 192.168.1.254 DNS server 1 192.168.1.254 DNS server 2 4.2.2.1 You will then need to go to the firewall of your router and setup an egress rule for the device using port 5000. This worked for me and I can now access the camera from anywhere. I further setup up limited user access. For this you need to go to "administer" and choose "Do not permit access from guest users" Then you go to "general user" tab and create the user account that you want to allow to access the camera. I set mine up to only allow "guests" to access the camera M-F 8a-6p. That was pretty easy to figure out as well. Finally, if you want to buffer the images you can set that up on the "trigger" tab. I chose to just have it store the images in the camera at 1 per minute and get just over 4 hours that I can replay. I am playing with trying to get it to email tonight. If you have AT&T then I hope these settings work for you. If not (or if you have any other problems) I highly advise you call Panasonic support before you give up. They are great and did not take too much time. Update - 1-27-10 I struggled with the email settings for a while running multiple tests. Only after some time on the internet did I find an article detailing how to set up webcams to email. I found an excellent link[...] However, if you are using [...], Yahoo you are probably out of luck b/c the camera does not support SSL login. My ISP is ATT and that defaults over to [...] so I am out of luck on both my accounts. Will poke around to see if I can find another way.

I have 2 of these cameras, and the installation of just one camera is fairly straightforward if moderately complex. Adding a second camera was more challenging, but this is just about as easy as it can possibly be. The best part so far is the technical support available via the 800-number at 800-211-7262. I have used the phone support 3 times and spoke with 3 different representatives. Each one was professional, patient, courteous, and very familiar with the product. If you're wondering whether you can set up this camera, you can do it. (and if you can't, the support representatives will get you the help you need.) Picture quality is better than i expected, and the video isn't as choppy as i thought it might be. Ability to view your pet via cell phone is this product's best feature, in my opinion. Highly recommend!

The camera is a good camera for the money, and I own three of these, and a couple Axis cameras ( see Axis 0199024 206 Surveillance Cameras Bundle) which are way better, but three times the price. The Panasonic is good bang for the buck, especially if the lighting is decent. However, of the 3 cameras I own, two of the first ones I bought have already had their PQLV206 power supplies die. :-( Although to be fair: I've had power supply failures with the Axis cameras too; although Axis had great support and replaced them all with an upgraded version for free even after the cameras were out of warranty.

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I got this camera so I could see what my dog does when I'm not home and it was totally worth the price. Mostly, my dog doesn't do as much as I thought she would, but when the housesitter has dog friends over and I got to see them all running through the house while I was out of the country, it was priceless! I've learned that I can set the cameras up in different locations to watch other things that are going on in my house when I'm not there and that has been just as entertaining to me. It was so easy to set up, once I decided where the cameras should be placed the first time, and just as easy to use. I love that I can sign on to my account from anywhere, even from a for sale netbook at a Verizon Store in another city, and get connected to home in seconds. If you need a new techie toy because you have all the others, don't hesitate to purchase this one. You can even send the videos to other people or save them to see again. This is a lot of fun and worth the price!

The product arrived open, it was obviously used. The serial # was already assigned so useless to register. The name on the invoice was also wrong as well as the amount. Everything was complitelly wrong!! Be careful you wont get what you bought!! I am waiting for my refund!!

When the product works, it's fine. But that's when it works. When there's a failure, the helpful Vue customer service people have the answer to restart the system. That's fine, but we got it to be used hundreds of miles away. So that's not really a fix for us. And since it is so far away, we can't box up the system and return it. Currently it has been out for two weeks. If you plan to get a system that you'll be near the property to restart the system when it fails, you'll be fine. When it is working, I like it. But if you're too far away, you need to take a pass or have a backup plan to get it working when it goes out.

I like to keep my reviews short and get to the point. This product is not worth the $220 I paid (on goldbox sale) and certainly not $300. Its very very tempermental with broadcasting the images through the web. Many times I have had my cameras unable to load on the webpage, and had to call my wife at home to have her hard reset the box (unplug). Also the image quality is very poor, especially in low light conditions. The camera are jumpy and not smooth through the internet either. How do I know this? I have several times had skype running with its webcam on, and will look at my Vue cams of the same area at same time....and there is a HUGE difference in quality. The skype webcam from a computer running the same internet connection is smooth and detailed, which the vue cams are like watching a convience store hold up footage. Whats the point if you can't get high speed video quality??? I saw other reviews mention the same issue before I bought this, but I am disappointed I did not listen. Listen to this review and save your money. I even waited 2 months now hoping the product would improve, and the company issued an update, but that did little to change any of the problems I mentioned. Do not waste your money just because, like I did, you think it may be cheaper than some other options.

My wife gave me the Vue system for Christmas. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, we returned home from a camping trip and discovered our house was vandalized and several items stolen from the garage. Unfortunately this was not the first time we have returned home from a camping trip to find things missing. I had looked into installing a security system before but they were either too expensive or too difficult to install. The installation of the vue system was extremely simple. I plugged in the two wires (power and network), inserted the two batteries, turned on the cameras and in less than five mintues the system was up and running and I was able to view my cameras. This is by far the easiest installation of any computer/electronic device I have ever installed. The battery operated cameras mean no wires so I can place them anywhere in the house, even high up on the wall in the garage where I do not have a convenient power source. The size and color of the cameras allows them to blend in easily with the surrounding. I have had the system setup now for several weeks and we have gone on a couple of camping trips since the install. While on the road I was easily able to connect to my system and check on the house and garage. I was a little concerned about the battery life of the cameras after reading a few reviews, but I can say for me this has not been an issue. While away from the house I would check on the cameras several times a day for probably a minute at a time and the batteries are still going strong. This system has given me piece of mind while we are away, which allows for a more relaxing time. I will be buying more cameras for my system so I can monitor even more locations around the house Suggestions - A motion activated camera that could start recording and send an alert to my phone would be very welcome. I would like to place a camera or two outside so an outdoor camera might be good too. Thanks for a great product that meets my needs and was easy to install and operate.

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I love this system. I live in a large house. So far there are 4 cams. 3 are inside, one outside. You may have to unplug/plug you main USB thing at the computer a couple of times during initial installation of cameras or software install. But after that, it's worked flawlessly. I even have another power-line network going at the same time. I use these inside cameras suctioned cups to windows pointing outside. They do really well in my opinion and the software is great. Online viewing is cool too. I work downstairs and it's a long ways up to the front door. I have a camera on the second floor that point down the driveway. I get a pop-up when the mail truck goes by, a car drives into the driveway, etc. It's FANTASTIC that I don't have to come running or won't miss a doorbell. At night, I've caught bats flying around outside. However...... I would NOT recommend it for business use where you need to report exactly what a person's faace is to the police... or need to make out a license plate number. I'm planning on adding more outside cams as they get slightly better pictures, especially at night. It'll even detect the motion of birds or squirrels if you set it up that high. So, overall, I can't recommend it enough except that perhaps it's a little expensive but looking at what you get I think it's more than worth it.

We already had the outdoor cameras set up, so this was easy to do. We use it inside of a barn on our llamas and it is wonderful! It's actually pretty good in bad lighting too. We use a light during nighttime, little bit more than a nightlight is good on them so they can sleep.

I am an Electronics installer. This is perfect for the average guy/girl Took me about 30 min to install and set up 2 camera at my 2nd home on the lake

I already had a WiLife camera, and the original was incredibly simple to set up. The new one is slightly different from the one I already had, however, and seems to have caused a conflict. When I first installed it, neither camera could be detected at all, and after several hours of trial and error (which included updating my software) I got the new one working. I still can't connect to my original camera. If you buy this camera, I suggest you buy all the cameras you plan to use at the same time, to make sure you don't run into problems adding new ones down the road.

I like this system a lot for the fact that it works as described. I have it looking out my front window to track people coming to the front door. I only found a few problems: - It seems to activate to record clips even though the motion sensed is outside the area set up in the software. I excluded the road but it still records every car that drives by. - I had it set up to email me a snapshot when it sensed motion. It worked for a while but it stopped. I guess I have to sign up for the Platinum service? - You have to sign up for the service to zoom control the camera remotely and to be able to watch recorded videos remotely. - Lastly, the most important problem. The power adapter has a fan that is very audibly noisy. It's pretty annoying, about as noisy as my Playstation 3. Sometimes the fan pick up dirt and moans even more.

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I am not sure exactly what others are going to be using this system for but for my small business it saved us literally the next day after setting the cameras/dvr up. I own a business near my house and use the four cameras to monitor the store via the internet when I am at home. I installed the system on Friday and on Saturday morning I noticed an employee sitting in the backroom talking on the phone. After that I noticed a line of customers growing at the door and not coming in. I figured out using this camera my employee literally locked the door and was using the phone in the back while customers waited outside. I raced to my business immediately and was able to let the same customers I saw on the camera in the store and SAVE THE SALE. I also had proof to fire the employee thereafter. For basic remote monitoring of a location this camera is a lifesaver. You may have to tweak a few security settings in Internet Explorer in order to use their Active X based software but the product definitely works and for the price is almost unbeatable. The system also works with very little light because the store is still visible after the lights go out when we are closed.

I will try to be fair and hit the highs and the lows of this product. Firstly, I already had a (4) camera system from Dedicated Micros (high end system) which has worked perfectly for (5) years, but I was looking for something cheap to fill in the gaps in my camera system. I did my research but went more on price than features, which in hindsight was probably a mistake. The system arrived and I had it up and running pretty quickly, the instructions were very good and installation is easy. Highs 1. Easy installation, easy instructions. 2. Pretty good video but needs some light to see in the dark, overall pleased with it. 3. DVR runs very quiet 4. Price..I actually paid $[...] and Amazon dropped it $[...] bucks..oh well. After 3 weeks, the DVR would not record. I then found out the hard disk got corrupted. I had a power strip and was not turning it on and off, hence this was a surprise. I reformatted the drive, tried every trick in the book and it simply gave out. As several other reviewers have noted, this apparently is an issue and is not as rare as I thought. Customer service via their email was quick and authorized a return. I had to pay shipping ($43 bucks Fedex) and now I am waiting for it to come back. I will try to update this review when/if I get the unit returned. Lows 1. no external disk for storing videos, must have it connected to network. 2. another reviewer noted the slow FF. I must agree, takes quite a bit of time to fast forward through saved videos. I'm guessing takes 15-20 minutes to look at 5 hours of video. 3. Cheaply made DVR unit. Obviously something that breaks after 3 weeks is cheap and the quality is subpar. My other system has run 24/7 for 5 years with no problems. If the the Hard Disk did not get corrupted, I would have given it 4/5 stars.

I chose this system for the price and internet monitoring capability. I installed it in a day. The installation is simple. Everything worked as expected the first time I turned it on. Instructions for configuring your particular router to connect the system to the internet are available in video form at [...]. These are not high resolution cameras but images are clear enough for home use purposes at close range. The night vision works fine in the area illuminated by my outdoor lighting. During the day I can see all the way to my driveway entrance 200 ft. from the camera. Make sure to place the DVR on a surface that allows air to get under it to avoid overheating, which is the number one cause of electronic device failures.

Hard drive stopped working after 3 months. Camera connections are sloppy and as a result the unit often loses the video signal. Likewise the ac input is sloppy and if bumped the unit loses power. The cameras work fine but the DVR function is apparently very cheaply made with an inferior hard drive. I do not advise buying and I would not buy again.

If you are the type of person who likes to save money by doing things yourself (instead of spending big bucks on pro installation), this cam system is for you. It's easy to install and setup. The only hard part for us was configuring the router to forward to the cam system. Fortunately, they have excellent tech support. Their tech guy walked us through and made sure we were all setup properly. The quality of the cams is good, not great, but it gives us what we need to view (over the Internet) what's going on at our place of business. We're glad we purchased this system. You get a lot of bang for your buck.