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Wireless Security Camera System SMONET 8CH 960P HD Wireless Network IP Security Camera System WIFI NVR Kits 8PCS 960 Wireless Indoor Outdoor IP Cameras P2P Superior Night Vision 2TB HDD Pre installed

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8.1
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
814
Old Reviews
129
Unverified
74
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2097152 GB
MEMORY
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HDMI
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VIDEO
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WIFI

Review Analysis - 611 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode
Setup
 195
system, installation, easy to install, instructions, easy
+91%
-9%
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" ...  I was skeptical that this system would be as easy to setup as indicated, but it really was.  ...  "
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" ...  This is an excellent product and literally plug and play!  ...  "
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" ...  My son who has worked in the security installation business installed them for me.  ...  "
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" ...  (Pharmacy) Very easy to setup, just plug it in, follow a few setup steps and you are up and running.  ...  "
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" ...  This is the second SMONET system that I have ordered and installed and I love it.  ...  "
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" ...  Instalation is very simple  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to install.  ...  "
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" ...  Installation and set up was easy.  ...  "
Ease of Use
 132
system, easy to install, easy to set, setup, easy to use
+95%
-5%
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" ...  I was skeptical that this system would be as easy to setup as indicated, but it really was.  ...  "
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" ...  The DVR system is easy to use but I do wish the playback was a little easier to use.  ...  "
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" ...  Instalation is very simple  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to install.  ...  "
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" ...  Very easy to setup I would relay recommend this item to all my friends  ...  "
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" ...  Third, lets talk about the user friendly-ness of the system.  ...  "
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" ...  1) The ability to use a Camera as a wireless Repeater makes is very easy to create a chain of 2 or more cameras to repeat the wireless communication form 1 or more camera that would otherwise be too far from the NVR to communicate directly.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to set up.  ...  "
Camera
 117
cameras, system, pictures, nvr, clear
+89%
-11%
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" ...  The quality of the images with the cameras are amazing could not be happier with the product  ...  "
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" ...  the camera system is excellent, the picture is crystal clear.  ...  "
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" ...  I have 4 720p wireless cameras.  ...  "
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" ...  Very happy with these cameras.  ...  "
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" ...  When I get some time, look for some photos and videos about this product.  ...  "
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" ...  The camera quality is exactly what I expected for the price I paid I am very happy with the product overall!  ...  "
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" ...  I would buy again to get a system with more cameras.  ...  "
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" ...  Cameras are easy to setup and have very good video quality.  ...  "
Picture Quality
 85
clear, night vision, pictures, night, images
+96%
-4%
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" ...  The picture quality is great & the night vision is exceptional as well.  ...  "
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" ...  the camera system is excellent, the picture is crystal clear.  ...  "
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" ...  When I get some time, look for some photos and videos about this product.  ...  "
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" ...  Picture is clear and night vision works great.  ...  "
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" ...  The system was very easy to install and provides excellent quality video in both lighted and darkened images.  ...  "
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" ...  The picture quality is excellent, the night vision is far superior to anything ive seen in this price range.  ...  "
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" ...  The picture is very good and customer service even better!  ...  "
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" ...  Clear picture and eazy to set up.  ...  "
Marketplace
 79
betty, smonet, picture, grace, customer
+86%
-14%
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" ...  The support I received was great.  ...  "
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" ...  But the real bonus here is the customer service from SMONET. ... Thanks Betty and crew for the help you have provided me thus far!! ... When I get some time, look for some photos and videos about this product.  ...  "
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" ...  Product arrived exactly as described.  ...  "
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" ...  Thank you carol Stober prime subscription  ...  "
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" ...  I received the item on time. ... They responded really quick.  ...  "
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" ...  I emailed grace at smonet and she was great!  ...  "
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" ...  Exactly how it was advertised in the listing.  ...  "
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" ...  Thank you Grace and job well done.  ...  "
Apps
 76
viewing, playback, gmail, browser, smonet
+61%
-39%
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" ...  Exiting the app and re-starting seems to always fix the problem.  ...  "
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" ...  I'm still playing around and looking at different apps and configurations so I'll update this if I have any success. ... The app is still a little glitchy but for the cost of the system I believe it's good value.  ...  "
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" ...  Once in a while it will freeze for a few seconds but just refresh the app and its all better.  ...  "
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" ...  It works great and the app works great.  ...  "
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" ...  is responsive to questions and the ipad app is well designed.  ...  "
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" ...  Includes access via App in Play Store or App Store.  ...  "
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" ...  The video can be monitored by PC or an app on a phone or tablet. ... Both PC and app offer not just a live view but also the ability to view the historical imagery on the HDD -- although I'm finding the app a bit sticky at the moment.  ...  "
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" ...  - App on my Iphone is working fine.  ...  "
Product Reliability
 68
working, system, months, installed, stopped working
+60%
-40%
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" ...  The cameras are working well so far.  ...  "
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" ...  Not one issue.  ...  "
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" ...  So far everything is ok. 3 weeks with no problem.  ...  "
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" ...  On the positive side, they are very reliable and have not once crashed in the 6 months I've had them.  ...  "
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" ...  After several weeks of use, I would rate this as a solid system.  ...  "
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" ...  We've had the cameras up for about a month or so and they are working great .  ...  "
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" ...  Ive upgraded them to a 4 star so far.  ...  "
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" ...  I have only had this for about 2 weeks, but I love it so far.  ...  "
Device Compatibility
 67
email address ex, smart phone, remotely, explorer, yahoo
+67%
-33%
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" ...  I had a problem connecting my iPhone to IPPro but the customer support was excellent and Skyped with me until I had it working on my phone.  ...  "
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" ...  I monitor my house from work.  ...  "
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" ...  It seems to work better on a monitor than an iPad, but still a great product.  ...  "
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" ...  Must use Computer monitor.  ...  "
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" ...  We did have to purchase a computer monitor seperately as this system CAN NOT be connected using a laptop.  ...  "
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" ...  very good product, you connect and all logged only !!  ...  "
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" ...  Over all the system works OK, set up is easy, remote viewing works on Iphone (have not tried on android) and computer but very limited features available via the app.  ...  "
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" ...  The iPhone app (IP-Pro) allows me to view all 6 cameras at once in a grid, then I can simply tap the one I want to see on the entire screen,  ...  "
Network
 65
feet, wifi, house, signal strength, antenna
+60%
-40%
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" ...  The wireless DVR has a strong signal with each outside camera on all 4 sides of my house.  ...  "
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" ...  If you dont, and one cameras signal has to pass through a few walls or is to far away it wont work. ... But using the repeater, each camera talks to each other to use the best signal.  ...  "
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" ...  The farthest reach is roughly 80 feet away.  ...  "
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" ...  the camera signal fluctuates but goes in and out.  ...  "
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" ...  Using it in our 2500 square foot, 2 level music studio with 9 rooms.  ...  "
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" ...  need to add a wifi extender if u have a larger house.  ...  "
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" ...  Solid brick walls are especially challenging, and some additional amplification may be required for certain installations.  ...  "
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" ...  I also love it how if you have bad signal like I sometimes do the cameras can be made into hardwire which is nice that you can go both ways with these cameras.  ...  "
Price
 60
system, money, value, well worth, paid
+92%
-8%
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" ...  Worth the price.  ...  "
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" ...  Exactly what I need to monitor the house at a great price.  ...  "
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" ...  This is a great system for the money .  ...  "
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" ...  For the money it is well worth it.  ...  "
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" ...  But overall happy with system for the price.  ...  "
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" ...  It's a good system for the price.  ...  "
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" ...  That, to me, is an enormous selling point.  ...  "
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" ...  I would HIGHLY recommend searching for a better system and spend the money for one that will work.  ...  "
Capacity
 39
home, system, feet away, outside, nvr
+72%
-28%
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" ...  I like it so much I bought another for my home.  ...  "
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" ...  I'm very pleased so far and will be buying another set for my office building.  ...  "
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" ...  The farthest reach is roughly 80 feet away.  ...  "
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" ...  Using it in our 2500 square foot, 2 level music studio with 9 rooms.  ...  "
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" ...  need to add a wifi extender if u have a larger house.  ...  "
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" ...  Now I can check on my Family while away from home.!!!  ...  "
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" ...  Purchased for a friend who wanted his shop and home covered and the system works great.  ...  "
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" ...  I have a pole barn about 75 feet from my house and I wanted to mount a camera on the side of the barn to watch my driveway. ... Also, I wanted to mount a camera over my garage door, outside my front door, and outside over my walk out basement. ... Yet my wireless router for my internet can transmit a wifi signal everywhere inside my house and in many cases 250+ feet outside of my home. ... But once I took them just one room away sending the video signal through a single home interior wall .  ...  "
Night Photography
 38
vision, clear, light, day and night, day
+97%
-3%
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" ...  Cameras are good very clear good night vision.  ...  "
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" ...  Camera adjusts with the brightness and performs well at low light, night vision is good also.  ...  "
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" ...  The night vision is pretty good.  ...  "
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" ...  Camera set up was easy and the picture during the day and night is bright and clear.  ...  "
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" ...  Works great in light or dark.  ...  "
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" ...  NICE NIGHT VISION.  ...  "
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" ...  - Night vision is good  ...  "
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" ...  Night vision is great and just as easy to see as in daylight.  ...  "
Delivery
 35
system, arrived, shipped, ordered, described
+89%
-11%
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" ...  The support I received was great.  ...  "
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" ...  Product arrived exactly as described.  ...  "
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" ...  I received the item on time.  ...  "
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" ...  My family have relied on it and it has delivered.  ...  "
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" ...  The product arrived as described.  ...  "
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" ...  Quick delivery and product works the way described.  ...  "
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" ...  The shipping was fast and installation was spot on.  ...  "
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" ...  The packaging was nicely done.  ...  "
Software Platform
 33
web, ie, explorer, windows 10, browser
+42%
-58%
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" ...  My one complaint was the flakiness of the software to access the NVR remotely.  ...  "
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" ...  DOWNLOADED THE APP FOR THE PHONE AND IT IS CORRUPT.  ...  "
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" ...  2) When viewing via our desktop PC CMS application downloaded from SMONET’s we’ve yet to see any live streaming plus we don’t know if it’s a Windows 10 problem or the CMS App but we have to reinstall the CMS App after a few days of use in order to view any stream at all. ... don’t know why every time I tried to validate my Email address the Android IP PRO App would just say that the link to validate my Email had expired even though the validation Email was just sent to me just a minute or 2 before I clicked on the link so no comments on the IP PRO interface  ...  "
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" ...  After 5 or 6 weeks the mobile app will no longer connect no matter what I do. ... I tried accessing it on LAN and WAN and neither option works on the app. ... I can still access it through the web page via a web browser, however this does not work on mobile devices. ... I've tried updating both the device firmware and the Android app and have had no success either.  ...  "
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" ...  With the Smokey I’m still trying to figure out the phone and PC apps.  ...  "
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" ...  - But watch out, there is a bug - using the # symbol in your password will cause the Android app to be unable to connect to it, for some reason. ... - I was unable to get the Internet Explorer-based web viewer to work. ... - The Android phone app is not called Eseecloud ... The QR code will take you to it, though.  ...  "
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" ...  Only thing that I'm confused about is the instructions tell you to install 1 app if you have iOS and a different app if you have Android but when I scanned the QR code for the Android app it took me to the iOS app in the Play Store. ... I installed it and it worked fine so not sure if the app added Android support and the NVR was updated but the instructions weren't?  ...  "
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" ...  1) Only windows PC through ie explorer can have access to the camera remotely. ... Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Mac doesn't work. ... 2) Can't see playback from either PC or phone app remotely.  ...  "
Wifi
 30
wi fi, network, nvr, password, signal
+70%
-30%
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" ...  All wireless connected cameras, I installed 2 cameras indoor and 2 cameras outdoor.  ...  "
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" ...  need to add a wifi extender if u have a larger house.  ...  "
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" ...  Great product, first wireless security system I installed.  ...  "
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" ...  A great improvement over separate WiFi cameras.  ...  "
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" ...  I know that I did not mess up the set up of my network 100%.  ...  "
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" ...  One of the cams is about 500' from the wifi router and so far there has not been any problem with communicating with my (cheapo, weak [according to my teenaged daughter]) router.  ...  "
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" ...  You have two ways to see it: The signal bars, or by going to System Setup > Network Setup > Wifi Setup (See the attached picture).  ...  "
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" ...  It is very useful to have cloud support and I can access my home camera from any place have internet, oversea, over LTE, WiFi.  ...  "
Ports
 27
nvr, ethernet, hub, hdmi cable, wan port
+74%
-26%
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" ...  plugged into the router at the same time.  ...  "
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" ...  2) Router is an AC1900 Dual-Band+ Wi-Fi Wireless Router with Gigabit & USB 3.0 Ports and eSATA, Smart Wi-Fi Enabled so we can control our Network from anywhere. ... 3) Small Business 8-Port Gigabit Smart Switch. ... 4) Between the 4 RJ45 Ports on the Router & the 8 RJ45 Ports on the Smart Switch all the network devices in my whole house are hard wired connected except for the Laser Printer and our 3 Smart Phones including the house line which are all utilize the 5.8 GHz wireless network so the 2.4 GHz wireless network is only being used by the SMONET NVR which is hard wired to the AC1900 Dual-Band router so nothing should be interfering with the SMONET NVR as far as we could tell without putting a sniffer o  ...  "
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" ...  The "WAN" port on your home router should go to your DSL modem.  ...  "
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" ...  Must use Computer monitor.  ...  "
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" ...  What's in the box: four camera's (two pigtails: one power and one RJ45 network connector, antenna and mounts), one NVR (with 2 TB hard drive), one stiff HDMI cable with a nice braided covering (I'm guessing 5 feet long), optical mouse and manual. ... I had a spare LAN port, plugged in the NVR and clicked on diagnostics and bingo, I am now connected "Healthy Network".  ...  "
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" ...  When the system arrived, I used the included HDMI cable to connect it to my TV. ... I plugged in the included mouse, plugged in to my WiFi Router with the included RJ45 cable, and powered it up.  ...  "
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" ...  Plug and play for the most part.  ...  "
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" ...  It's pretty much plug-n-play for me since I didn't intend on remote viewing via smart phone.  ...  "
User Manual
 24
manual, user manual, written, follow, english
+38%
-63%
comment
" ...  Cheap tin box with impossible instructions.  ...  "
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" ...  One person probably working out of an apartment, kept referring me to the VERY LIMITED user manual .  ...  "
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" ...  Only thing that I'm confused about is the instructions tell you to install 1 app if you have iOS and a different app if you have Android but when I scanned the QR code for the Android app it took me to the iOS app in the Play Store.  ...  "
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" ...  Very poorly written manual.  ...  "
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" ...  -manual is terrible.  ...  "
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" ...  The user manual is poorly written and most places does not make any sense.  ...  "
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" ...  The instructions are broken english at best.  ...  "
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" ...  User documentation is very poorly done, it's in broken English and does not do a good job in providing the information I want to run and manage this system.  ...  "
Video Playback
 24
quality, view, stream, youtube, streaming
+88%
-13%
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" ...  The video is excellent especially the infrared night viewing!  ...  "
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" ...  - Clear daytime and nighttime videos.  ...  "
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" ...  The video quality is pretty good for a home surveillance system.  ...  "
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" ...  The video is great.  ...  "
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" ...  I do recommend watching some YouTube videos just to see what to do ahead of reading through the manual.  ...  "
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" ...  The officers came to the house and watched the video and were able to get a conviction!!  ...  "
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" ...  Video recording skip frames consistantly. ... I was watching a car moving onto my driveway then suddently the car disappeared from my driveway without video footage.  ...  "
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" ...  Watch the youtube video for set up and its quite easy.  ...  "
Cables
 24
cords, power cord, extension cable, smonet, extension cables
+67%
-33%
comment
" ...  They supplied a discount code so that I could get the extended cord lengths that I needed for less than a dollar!  ...  "
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" ...  I liked very easy to use ,don’t complicate with wires  ...  "
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" ...  I thank "Grace" for helping me with the extension cables.  ...  "
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" ...  Long cable connection for power up.  ...  "
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" ...  The fact that its got wireless cameras let me put them anywhere with out having to run cables.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy installation, only power cable thru camera, nothing long thick cable to install.  ...  "
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" ...  You can extend your antenna by using a SMA Male to SMA Female Antenna extension cable. ... I bought a 3ft extension cable from a local store for one of my cameras.  ...  "
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" ...  I swapped a few cords around and discovered it was the power cord.  ...  "
Product As Described
 21
described, expected, exactly, advertised, works as advertised
+86%
-14%
comment
" ...  When I get some time, look for some photos and videos about this product.  ...  "
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" ...  Product arrived exactly as described.  ...  "
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" ...  Exactly how it was advertised in the listing.  ...  "
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" ...  The product arrived as described.  ...  "
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" ...  The cameras have a good picture.  ...  "
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" ...  More than I expected  ...  "
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" ...  Exactly as promised  ...  "
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" ...  I installed there system and it worked as advertised.  ...  "
Resolution
 19
1080p, smonet, resolution, picture, wireless cameras
+95%
-5%
comment
" ...  They paired up within a few minutes and displayed clear pictures on a 4K monitor  ...  "
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" ...  If all one needs are 4 HD wireless cameras with night view this is the product for you.  ...  "
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" ...  Nice picture HD.  ...  "
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" ...  I would recommend the 1080P camera if you need to see finer details.  ...  "
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" ...  I added a 27" HDMI HD monitor to my system, which makes viewability from a distance great.  ...  "
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" ...  we first bought a 4CH 1080P HD and then 8CH 1080P HD  ...  "
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" ...  I did my research and ended up getting the smonet 1080p 4ch with 2tb hdd. ... -1080p resolution, why get a lower resolution if you can add extra $ to get the highest resolution ... -I can't stop praising, resolution is great when paired with the right monitor  ...  "
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" ...  The cameras have a crisp clear picture and they seem pretty reliably connected to the DVR.  ...  "
Returns
 19
sent, returning, refund, send, returned
+21%
-79%
comment
" ...  Sent it back.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I just received an Email that you have only received one part of this return. ... So you need to check and give the refund it went back beginning of September.  ...  "
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" ...  On sending the shipping information to the email contact I'd been talking to I was then asked to register for a Paypal account to receive my funds. ... Finally getting frustrated with the system to the point of return tonight I go to look at my options of returning it, to find that I missed that by 17 days. ... Smonet, if you happen to see this, I would be willing to return the product for a full refund if you're willing to accept a return initiated at day 47 instead of within days 1-30, but I've already written this off in my head as a total loss on my part.  ...  "
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" ...  I will probably send it back if support does not contact me.  ...  "
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" ...  Planning on returning this.  ...  "
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" ...  I dont sell reviews so they have refused to give me the promised refund  ...  "
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" ...  They sent replacements and they do not work.  ...  "
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" ...  I can't return them either.  ...  "
Video Recording
 16
quality, recording, 5, record, frames
+81%
-19%
comment
" ...  The video quality is pretty good for a home surveillance system. ... I am thoroughly impressed with both the daytime and the nighttime video quality.  ...  "
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" ...  Video recording skip frames consistantly.  ...  "
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" ...  • Video Quality: 5/5 ... • Recording and Playback: 5/5 ... Video Quality: 5/5 ... Recording and Playback: 5/5 ... The system offers two recording options: Triggered by motion, and Constant Recording.  ...  "
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" ...  high quality recording and monitoring .  ...  "
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" ...  Video quality is excellent for the price and the only downfall is that I did not purchase enough camera's.  ...  "
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" ...  The cameras themselves are capable of recording 960p video. ... The cameras record at 12 frames per second.  ...  "
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" ...  Video quality, manufacturing quality etc.  ...  "
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" ...  Good video quality  ...  "
ISP
 15
johndoe yahoo com, johndoe aol com, explorer, connection, wireless
+40%
-60%
comment
" ...  I have 75mbps internet at home and it works just fine, so its not my internet.  ...  "
comment
" ...  cid:0102AECC-5349-43F8-80BA-cid:0102AECC-5349-43F8-80BA-3F6C7DA068A8  ...  "
comment
" ...  over and over.  ...  "
comment
" ...  3) Real time connection is not stable at all.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Has a strange requirement to set up a hotmail account!  ...  "
comment
" ...  It's not really wireless!  ...  "
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" ...  I consulted my internet server and checked the internet connection, the guy even come out to my house and see what was wrong, the internet/wi-fi has a very good signal but seems like the unit itself is not picking up signal from time to time.  ...  "
comment
" ...  its not wireless.  ...  "
USB
 15
hard, usb, plug and play, nvr, flash
+73%
-27%
comment
" ...  The dvr came with a hard drive, but the instruction that came with didn’t say anything about having to format the drive.  ...  "
comment
" ...  All of it was in the same box even the hard drive disc.  ...  "
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" ...  For the price, I went for the 8 cameras and 2 TB hard drive.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Wireless, HD, hard drive.  ...  "
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" ...  And if you do buy it you have to buy hard drive.  ...  "
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" ...  it is really plug and play.  ...  "
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" ...  This means that this system records video for a length of time that is dictated by the size of the hard drive. ... Other "kits" come without a hard drive. ... This may be necessary if you add more, as their 8 camera kit comes with a 2TB hard drive.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I inboxed the unit, opened up the control box and popped in a 1tb drive.  ...  "
Build Quality
 12
screws, holes, walls, vinyl, siding
+83%
-17%
comment
" ...  We feel very safe now.  ...  "
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" ...  And I feel very secure, too!  ...  "
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" ...  The camera were a little ackward to install (hard to get to the screw holes) but they work ok.  ...  "
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" ...  You can quickly see that these are made of good quality material.  ...  "
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" ...  Due to my vinyl siding, I found it easiest to make a template of the camera base, drill holes using the template, then mounting the camera with longer screws from the hardware store.  ...  "
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" ...  The two toughest parts were a) drilling holes into the walls so i could do an exterior feed and b) installing the hard drive.  ...  "
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" ...  Feels like good quality.  ...  "
comment
" ...  So changing the direction of the prongs would allow it to plug in and the cover to close properly.  ...  "
Lagging
 11
motion, nvr, motion detection, freeze, events
+36%
-64%
comment
" ...  Also, the frames per second of the recording is 15fps, which is ALSO not changeable, so the movement of anything seen through the camera is jittery and stop-action-like, not smooth like you would see through a regular 1080p recording device such as a video recorder.  ...  "
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" ...  we’ve yet to see the so called live video that doesn’t have a 5 to 20 seconds delay when streaming video of our dogs playing in the backyard plus the video is choppy and jumpy at best and when the dogs are real active the NVR is likely to lose connection to 1 or more of other cameras and that when we are viewing the video on the TV that the NVR is connected to via the HDMI cable yet we’ve streamed uninterrupted 1080p HD movies via the Internet wirelessly to the TV in our 5th Wheel trailer settin ... the delay is more like a few minutes delay  ...  "
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" ...  then off again.  ...  "
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" ...  Occassionally, 1 of the 4 cameras will pop up, but constant 'reconnecting' issues, etc.  ...  "
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" ...  I am having problems with it recording events, should be recording whenever motion is detected but does not.  ...  "
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" ...  The picture starts to "stutter" - on for 2 secs, off for 5-10 secs, then total standstill for maybe 15-25 secs until the system catches up in real time - but in the meantime nothing was recorded that could be of importance and if there is another motion detection right after, it creates another standstill and recovery period.  ...  "
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" ...  I can’t shift between cameras without it freezing up and I have to close out of IE altogether and log back in to get back to view cameras.  ...  "
Remote
 11
viewing, access, internet, app, tablets
+82%
-18%
comment
" ...  I love the remote viewing option.  ...  "
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" ...  for remote viewing is lower, at 640x360.  ...  "
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" ...  Over all the system works OK, set up is easy, remote viewing works on Iphone (have not tried on android) and computer but very limited features available via the app.  ...  "
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" ...  It's pretty much plug-n-play for me since I didn't intend on remote viewing via smart phone.  ...  "
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" ...  • Remote Access from Smartphones, Tablets and Computers: 5/5 ... Remote Access from Smartphones, Tablets and Computers: 5/5  ...  "
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" ...  I use the suggested remote web viewer on my computer at work, and it works very well.  ...  "
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" ...  The remote viewing works pretty well.  ...  "
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" ...  It is important to keep in mind that if you would like to use remote viewing, the control box must be physically plugged into your home router to provide internet. ... It also works just fine without internet connectivity - just no remote viewing obviously.  ...  "
Display Clarity
 11
screen, viewing, view, inch, full screen
+73%
-27%
comment
" ...  I've added a photo of the summary screen with all six of the cameras, but they don't do justice as to how clear and crips the images are!  ...  "
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" ...  The system works very well, very clear picture on my 20" monitor.  ...  "
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" ...  -I can't stop praising, resolution is great when paired with the right monitor  ...  "
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" ...  we had to make some adjustments because of the glare but we got it now.  ...  "
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" ...  Crystal view by your phone as monitor .  ...  "
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" ...  They look really good compared to what I've seen in the past, and nighttime viewing (in black and white) is pretty good. ... You can double-click a camera to view it full screen.  ...  "
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" ...  The pictures are on my old 24 inch monitor. ... I now have a new 27 inch monitor, for computer.  ...  "
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" ...  The video on my 20" monitor is absolutely perfect.  ...  "
Memory
 10
hard, tb, storage, installed, larger
+70%
-30%
comment
" ...  For two weeks of storage, I used about 1.75 TB. ... Backing up a time segment to a PC or to a thumb drive was easy.  ...  "
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" ...  I did purchase the system with factory installed hard drive for image storage.  ...  "
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" ...  For the price, I went for the 8 cameras and 2 TB hard drive.  ...  "
comment
" ...  -installed 2TB hdd.  ...  "
comment
" ...  And if you do buy it you have to buy hard drive.  ...  "
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" ...  This one comes with a 1TB hard drive and six 960p cameras. ... If the amount of retention seems low, you can always buy a larger hard drive and replace the one this comes with. ... This may be necessary if you add more, as their 8 camera kit comes with a 2TB hard drive.  ...  "
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" ...  I inboxed the unit, opened up the control box and popped in a 1tb drive.  ...  "
Overall performance
 10
works, system, speed, running, price
+100%
comment
" ...  The system is up and running and is doing an excellent job.  ...  "
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" ...  It is beautiful good job  ...  "
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" ...  Works very well.  ...  "
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" ...  Overall though, for the price, it gets the job done.  ...  "
comment
" ...  They always addressed my concerns with high priority and speed.  ...  "
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" ...  works great -- not hard to figure out at all -  ...  "
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" ...  Everything else works fine  ...  "
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" ...  It's already doing a lot, and I'm pretty sure a system this inexpensive is not going to have a fast processor or enough RAM to do too many things at once.  ...  "
Features
 10
features, feature, variable, pretty, night
+90%
-10%
comment
" ...  One thing you must do is use the repeater feature!!!  ...  "
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" ...  I am very confident it will not take long to become very proficient at using all of the many features.  ...  "
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" ...  For the price, this product is good enough for its basic function.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Please note that this system has some other advanced features that are not documented. ... Bitrate mode: Variable ... Bitrate mode: Variable  ...  "
comment
" ...  The features to improve:  ...  "
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" ...  - The infra red LED's glow pretty brightly when it is in night mode .  ...  "
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" ...  It also has a cool feature.  ...  "
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" ...  They automatically switch into night mode when the lighting dims.  ...  "

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Specifications

Body
Size:  360 meters
Connectivity
HDMI:  Yes 
WiFi:  Yes 
3G:  Yes 
Camera
Video:  Yes 
Memory
Memory:  2097152 GB
Display
Type:  LED 
2097152 GB
MEMORY
Yes
HDMI
Yes
VIDEO
Yes
WIFI