PRODUCT REVIEW –Amcrest NV1104E 1080p POE NVR (4CH 1080p/3MP/4MP/5MP) Network Video Recorder
I read the reviews and questions on this product before purchasing it and it seems everybody is installing a hard drive. I assumed that it came with a small hard drive and people just wanted more space to record their live camera. So I asked fellow Amazon reviewers about the hard drive before I purchased it and I received no answers. I specifically asked what can this nvr do without a hard drive and all i got was a sarcastic answer that said ‘it dances’. That should’ve been my first clue. So I downloaded the manual before I even purchased this and the manual states that it has a hard drive but you can replace it. It does not have a hard drive please see pictures of the inside of this product. Lucky for me I had an extra hard drive laying around or I would be livid that I bought a new product that I have to buy something additional for. Also the plug for the hard drive is for a 3 1/2 inch drive so if you want to add a larger size drive, which there is plenty of room for, you would need an adapter, more money and parts. I have two outside cameras that I wanted to hook up to the NVR, both Amcrest,. I was able to hook up one of the cameras which was fairly easy. The second camera that I wanted to hook up is an Amcrest Qcam which is a POE camera, I was able to connect it to the NVR but I cannot view it on my monitor screen, but I can view it on the computer screen, weird. I had some problems viewing my cameras via Amcrestview as well as the app so I called customer service. The rep, Mario, took over my computer and pretty much set the whole thing up for me so I was really happy. He told me they were having some issues with amcrestview and the app and they are working on it. He also showed me a different way to view my cameras while away from home. Both cameras are recording but the one camera I cannot view from the NVR monitor and when I go online to view the cameras I cannot playback my recordings I am assuming its because I have a mac and it’s the browser I am using which kinda stinks since I can’t view the feed on my nvr monitor I guess my nor isn’t really compatible with the amcrest qcam. I really like this it suits my particular needs just wish it came with some kind of hard drive and there was more mac support but overall I am happy with it. I am sure everything works better on a pc.
I received this product discounted in exchange for my honest unbiased review.
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