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Reolink.com has Reolink 4K 8MP 16CH PoE IP Smart Security System w/ 3TB HDD NVR + 8x 8MP Cameras (RLK16-810B8-A) on sale for $734.99 when you follow the instructions below. Shipping is free.

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  • 16-Channel 4K NVR w/ 3TB Hard Drive
  • 8x 8MP 4k Cameras
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  • This security camera system displays in a 3840x2160 detailed image, providing users with crystal-clear footage both during the day and at night
  • With 3TB HDD built in and up to 12TB storage capacity, this PoE surveillance kit supports all cameras to record continuously at the same time. You will have all-day videos without missing a beat
  • No power cable or adapter is needed. RLK16-810B8-A with Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology needs only a network cable for each camera. Less wiring, less cost, more convenience.

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Hi @TProfit

Do you want the cheapest IP PoE kit for your new home build?

Honestly, if you are building a new home now - focus on running the cables to good locations, you can always get cameras later.
( seriously, you only need one camera to test possible locations, and do plan to run a lot more cables if you're new to this.. )

do see the cliff notes at ipcamtalk, and the notes here
https://slickdeals.net/e/10409612-lorex-dahua-oem-6x-4k-8mp-security-camera-system-w-8-port-poe-ip-nvr-2tb-hdd-kit-at-costco-b-m-ymmv-for-799-99

I like at least 2 cameras covering the driveway, at top of door height... most cameras try to mount 6-8 ( update: typo was 9 ) feet high for best chances at getting ID images...

update:
Over cable for new construction, remember to take photos of the structure before the dry wall goes up. ( run N+1+ cable to each location you think you need a cat5e/6 drop )

How I like to place cameras around a typical US home with an attached garage:

2 cameras covering the drive way, one on each side of the garage door at about door top height ( test and confirm the positions, lights affect the image - so you may need to play with the placement ). Aim the cameras so that they both watch over your parked cars. This way you have a chance to catch door checkers which ever way they turn.
1 camera face level at the front door - normally I get a special mini-dome ( smaller profile ) 2.8mm camera for this job. I do not think Reolink carries a model like that.
1 camera watching the package drop area by the front door.
2 cameras covering the sides of the house ( one on each side )


subtotal so far = 6 cameras, and if lucky you can use the garage to help place 4-5 of these cameras ( assuming the garage wall is next to the front door .. not always the case.. )

add 1-2 cameras, If you have a mail box on the street, another camera with a better lens / tighter FOV.
add 1-2 cameras, if you park on the street, another camera with a better lens / tighter FOV.
add 1-2 cameras, if you want to do license plate capture attempts in low light ( see the LPR section of ipcamtalk )

add 1-2 cameras covering side / back doors. ( per door )
add whatever cameras you want covering the back yard

add 1-2 cloud cameras if you like mobile alerts by your front door .. wyze, doorbell ... ( sometimes the cloud cameras work better for mobile alerts.. )




Hi @leeterbike,

Many with experience with better quality camera would disagree on:
1) Reolink cameras are good quality ( Reolink uses very affordable components and thus suffers in low light image capture )
2) use great compression protocals ( some still use H264 iirc and not H265 )
3) Reolink compatibility with Blue Iris and other vms ( Reolink has iFrame issues - see the link below )
4) 12MP cameras .. ( better not to chase MegaPixels on cheap cameras if they do not properly capture what you need.. )

RLC-810A spec sheet does not appear to confirm H265 for this camera..
https://home-cdn.reolink.us/files...ations.pdf

NVR spec sheet shows H.265 and H.264
https://home-cdn.reolink.us/files...ations.pdf

more documentation and discussion on issues that people have reported with Reolink

https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/dec...ann.50584/



Hi far3320,

Zmodo folks are a different company.. far worse imho than Reolink. ( that's not a good sign .. )




Hi @Santy83

Please see the link I posted in the reply to leeterbike




Hi @lookenfordeals,

Buy another IP PoE branded camera and compare it with Reolink.

Is Reolink a deal? Depends on what you want the kit to do.

For me, low light image capture is important and Reolink misses on this.
For others, they want the cameras to work well with Blue Iris.. and that is an issue.



Hi @toolmaker69

Never really know if a company will survive:

Q-See was a US company.. reselling a lot of Dahua OEM and another OEM.
( the Q-see IP PoE Dahua OEM cameras in general were good cameras and you can get them to work with Blue Iris or a Dahua OEM NVR if needed )

Reolink is a Chinese based company, and thus selling to those outside of China.




Hi @boball

You want to look for a PTZ camera, or a PT(no Z) camera for that functionality.

iirc Reolink does have at least one model that is a PTZ ( update: 5MP RLC-423 - note this is not a recommendation, as I feel you can find better low light performers than Reolink cameras for imho a reasonable amount more $ .. )
Riolink is a good brand for most people for an overall security solution for remote monitoring, alerts, and local storage solutions. The cameras are also very good quality, use great compression protocols, and are addressable to other software for later upgrades if you want blue iris or other software. This price is very competitive. The cameras alone are about this price.

If you don't need 8 cameras, I'm personally waiting on the 12MP cameras to upgrade from a 4MP system I currently have running Milestone software.
My brother has a 16 channel Reolink system. Worked great for almost a year then it had issues. He got ahold of Reolink without issues, did troubleshooting, then they sent him a new one. So I think I will get one myself knowing the support is at least there if it craps out after install.

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06-08-2021 at 10:30 PM.
06-08-2021 at 10:30 PM.
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Hi ushik

Better? Depends on what you want / need?

In general I like to look at the specs and see what I can learn.

The cameras in your link appear to be Hikvision OEM with Image Sensor Size1/2 in.

That should be good.

Would still like to see image and video captures of moving subjects in various light conditions.
hi mat2000, you convinced to stay away from Reolink. It seems they do a lot of marketing tricks to make people think they're getting a good deal, when it's really not.

I was also looking at that AvertX 6 camera package deal at Costco for $1300. In general, I would prefer buying a security system from Costco as it's easy to return in case things don't work out. I'm not sure if the NVR included is really https://www.avertx.com/a800-plus-...-recorder/ ($1295), but the cameras do seem to be the same as https://www.avertx.com/hd448-4k-i...analytics/ ($330 each). It seems the Costco package deal is an incredible value then ($3275 if it's including the same components as on AvertX's site). Am I missing something here or do you think it's too good to be true?

I originally had a budget of around $750 for a NVR security system with 4-6 4K cameras. I was thinking to wait for a good deal on a Lorex system from Costco. But maybe the AvertX deal is worth paying almost 2x as much to get better components (vs something like https://www.costco.com/lorex-4k-u...117.html)?
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hi mat2000, you convinced to stay away from Reolink. It seems they do a lot of marketing tricks to make people think they're getting a good deal, when it's really not.

I was also looking at that AvertX 6 camera package deal at Costco for $1300. In general, I would prefer buying a security system from Costco as it's easy to return in case things don't work out. I'm not sure if the NVR included is really https://www.avertx.com/a800-plus-...-recorder/ ($1295), but the cameras do seem to be the same as https://www.avertx.com/hd448-4k-i...analytics/ ($330 each). It seems the Costco package deal is an incredible value then ($3275 if it's including the same components as on AvertX's site). Am I missing something here or do you think it's too good to be true?

I originally had a budget of around $750 for a NVR security system with 4-6 4K cameras. I was thinking to wait for a good deal on a Lorex system from Costco. But maybe the AvertX deal is worth paying almost 2x as much to get better components (vs something like https://www.costco.com/lorex-4k-u...117.html)?
Hi Budster

I really like Costco's return policy for security cameras.. best around that I know of, and gives you plenty of time to do a bench test and see if you like it.
( i.e. do not climb a ladder before you test the camera, just setup a buck + rocks and a 2x4 .. search test rig at ipcamtalk for examples.. hopefully people have 2x4 at home.. prices are crazy on those now .. )

I have not seen video comparisons from some of those kits, so I can only share what I have learned so far.

Check the specs for the cameras, look for larger sensors.. some of the newer models from Lorex have smaller sensors and that is a disappointment to me. ( see lorex black friday deal thread here at SDs on that topic )

I like the AvertX 6 camera sensor size.. spec looks good and promising for low light. Would like to see a good low light video capture of a moving subject compared to say a 8MP Hikvision / Dahua OEM camera which is popular enough to get a nice comparison and contrast.

Costco in general gets nice deals at times... I don't know if those cameras are really worth $330 each ( I try not to pay that much.. ) .. seems wishful, but then again a sheet of OSB is going for how much?? .. crazy days

Supply Chain is fubar still, and hard to find the deals we used to like. So if you need something now, and Costco has it - worth giving it a try.
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Quote from mat2000 :
Hi Budster

I really like Costco's return policy for security cameras.. best around that I know of, and gives you plenty of time to do a bench test and see if you like it.
( i.e. do not climb a ladder before you test the camera, just setup a buck + rocks and a 2x4 .. search test rig at ipcamtalk for examples.. hopefully people have 2x4 at home.. prices are crazy on those now .. )

I have not seen video comparisons from some of those kits, so I can only share what I have learned so far.

Check the specs for the cameras, look for larger sensors.. some of the newer models from Lorex have smaller sensors and that is a disappointment to me. ( see lorex black friday deal thread here at SDs on that topic )

I like the AvertX 6 camera sensor size.. spec looks good and promising for low light. Would like to see a good low light video capture of a moving subject compared to say a 8MP Hikvision / Dahua OEM camera which is popular enough to get a nice comparison and contrast.

Costco in general gets nice deals at times... I don't know if those cameras are really worth $330 each ( I try not to pay that much.. ) .. seems wishful, but then again a sheet of OSB is going for how much?? .. crazy days

Supply Chain is fubar still, and hard to find the deals we used to like. So if you need something now, and Costco has it - worth giving it a try.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. You are really the guru I look to (and I think many others do as well) whenever there's a thread on security systems to get more insight, especially when I'm not that familiar with this product area.

I'm leaning towards getting the Costco AvertX deal to replace a 7 year old 720p Zmodo system that's crapping out. It's more than I thought I'd spend, but I'm ok with that if it's worth it for this kind of product (that I consider more vital than some other product like a bluetooth speaker). Just one more quick question though. If buying the AvertX package, should there be a way to tell which OEM made the cameras (Dahua, Hikvision, etc...) by looking at something on the cameras? AvertX does state that they develop the software, but import the hardware.

Probably the AvertX package deserves it's own thread for further discussion instead of hijacking this one. I think I'll go ahead and start one.

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Started a new thread on the AvertX Costco deal at https://slickdeals.net/f/15081226-costco-avertx-8-channel-4k-nvr-security-system-with-6-4k-bullet-cameras-1299-99
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Quote from budster :
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. You are really the guru I look to (and I think many others do as well) whenever there's a thread on security systems to get more insight, especially when I'm not that familiar with this product area.

I'm leaning towards getting the Costco AvertX deal to replace a 7 year old 720p Zmodo system that's crapping out. It's more than I thought I'd spend, but I'm ok with that if it's worth it for this kind of product (that I consider more vital than some other product like a bluetooth speaker). Just one more quick question though. If buying the AvertX package, should there be a way to tell which OEM made the cameras (Dahua, Hikvision, etc...) by looking at something on the cameras? AvertX does state that they develop the software, but import the hardware.

Probably the AvertX package deserves it's own thread for further discussion instead of hijacking this one. I think I'll go ahead and start one.

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Started a new thread on the AvertX Costco deal at https://slickdeals.net/f/15081226-costco-avertx-8-channel-4k-nvr-security-system-with-6-4k-bullet-cameras-1299-99

Thanks and ..

Thanks for starting a new thread on that deal @budster.

I'll post there.
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Not sure how do wired camaras work but I have two wireless and they freeze alooot!!!
Admittedly Ring & Arlo cameras are convenient but suffer from buffering and signal interference.
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How is the performance of the Wifi Reolink camera's? Would like get the 510's. I'd need to add one or two of those for those "hard to reach places". Yes, have wifi and cameras in those areas now. The Reolinks would replace my current setup.
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That's a great price on the system. I reviewed the system on my YouTube channel (search digiblurDIY) as I am not sure I am allowed to link it) about 6 or 7 months ago. I was impressed by the AI ease of use and how well it worked.

It's been my go to now for putting in simple camera system that just works and I don't have people calling me all the time for help with it.
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That's a great price on the system. I reviewed the system on my YouTube channel (search digiblurDIY) as I am not sure I am allowed to link it) about 6 or 7 months ago. I was impressed by the AI ease of use and how well it worked.

It's been my go to now for putting in simple camera system that just works and I don't have people calling me all the time for help with it.
Hi digiblur

fyi - I have most youtubers reviewing Reolink to be poor reviews / reviewers who clearly got a free kit from Reolink and do not want to bite the hand that feeds it.

So, always bench test whatever you get under real world conditions you want it to work under.
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Hi @leeterbike

The Reolink cameras perform very poorly even with some light in low light conditions.

Examples are posted at the link I noted before.

If you are charging normal rates for installation, then the cost of getting better cameras than Reolink are only a little bit more compared to the installation cost.
I purchased the Reolink 4k 8mp camera set feb of 2020 and the cameras perform the best of all I have seen or used. I needed to be able to read a license plate of cars around my driveway after a random school bus took out my mailbox and my 1080p nest google cams could not read the plate on the bus. These do the trick nicely.

They have a super powerful night vision IR that gives off a creepy glow from each camera. I can see about seventy five feet. You won't be making any positive id with it at that range though. No DVR issues at all. Downside that all of the poe or wired camera makers have is that the motion detect is garbage. I use the google cams motion as its the best there is to detect with time stamp, then go to the reolink for 4k.

As for the interface; while its crappy, its the least crappy of all the wired makers, including the costco ones.
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Just installed 2 cameras for my sister on her Reolink system and they are cake to install and setup. Im happy with the clarity and the cameras we got for her have audio option as well which is awesome.
I might pick this system up now.
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Quote from Profh :
I purchased the Reolink 4k 8mp camera set feb of 2020 and the cameras perform the best of all I have seen or used. I needed to be able to read a license plate of cars around my driveway after a random school bus took out my mailbox and my 1080p nest google cams could not read the plate on the bus. These do the trick nicely.

They have a super powerful night vision IR that gives off a creepy glow from each camera. I can see about seventy five feet. You won't be making any positive id with it at that range though. No DVR issues at all. Downside that all of the poe or wired camera makers have is that the motion detect is garbage. I use the google cams motion as its the best there is to detect with time stamp, then go to the reolink for 4k.

As for the interface; while its crappy, its the least crappy of all the wired makers, including the costco ones.
Hi Profh

Excellent, good to see some good reports, many of us would like to see Reolink cameras working well in low light conditions with moving subjects.

Please do post your video captures at:
https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/dec...ann.50584/

or post on youtube and share the link.


Quote from psychocabbage :
Just installed 2 cameras for my sister on her Reolink system and they are cake to install and setup. Im happy with the clarity and the cameras we got for her have audio option as well which is awesome.
I might pick this system up now.
Hi psychocabbage

Excellent, good to see some good reports, many of us would like to see Reolink cameras working well in low light conditions with moving subjects.

Please do post your video captures at:
https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/dec...ann.50584/

or post on youtube and share the link.
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Thank you for all the useful information, I'm also in the process of building a house and looking for a local storage camera system. The Avertx system from Costco looks like a good option, but their mobile app reviews suck. Does anybody on here have and use an Avertx system that they can comment on?
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Thank you for all the useful information, I'm also in the process of building a house and looking for a local storage camera system. The Avertx system from Costco looks like a good option, but their mobile app reviews suck. Does anybody on here have and use an Avertx system that they can comment on?
Hi icon5585

From what I have learned there is no one system which is good in all categories, and everything is a compromise. ( example Reolink very affordable, but not great for low light .. )

The AvertX kit should be using Hikvision OEM mobile app, so you can also check how that is ( remember, do look for recent reviews as development is constant and newer versions may have come out )

1) The cloud camera products often get enough money from subscriptions to pay for good mobile developers ... however, cloud cameras have less quality image capture often, and use up a lot of bandwidth )

2) On premise wired solutions ( NVR ) you will get better quality image captures, however due to no monthly subscription revenues the companies making those equipment do not do invest as much into the mobile apps.

For kits that meet ip standards like rtsp you can try 3rd party mobile app to augment your setup, for Android TinyCam is well liked.
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I have the RLK16-800B8 system which looks the same. I assume this is an updated version? I paid $765 (Amazon, on sale) in August 2020. It's been running 24/7 with no issues since September 2020. I do recommend testing everything out as soon as you get it (and over a period of at least a couple days). One of the eight cameras in the kit I received had issues that only appeared after it was on for about 12 hours or more. Reolink replaced it, no problem. I also added a 4TB HD so I have plenty of storage now, but if you have 16 cameras running 4K I could see storage capacity being a problem.
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Any recommendations on wifi security cameras without subscriptions. Brand? Appreciate help
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