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Pros

The packaging itself is slick and to the point. The product is sturdy and works well. Thank you travis.

The amcrest 1080-lite 8ch dvr is definitely a quality replacement or base system for any dvr setup. You have to either manually click or speed up playback to skip ahead - haven't tried usb backup yet. It's conflicting info but since i was using 2tb ha...  Read More

View and record in widescreen with remote viewing on iphone, ipad, and android devices. The amcrest view app is the best i've used for remote viewing. Logged in to the web interface and added my cams and now they are all recording to the local storage...  Read More

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Quality


The technical suport was excellent , resolved all issues .


The quality of this dvr exceeded my expectations.


After the drive was in, the hard part of unplugging the camera bnc connections was done.


Again the instructions are not very well written and do not provide enough information for those who may have never set up a dv...  Read More

Price


All in all its a great bargain at $70 dollars and i think i am getting clearer images!


All in all i would say this is a good setup at a nice price.


I purposedly got the system without hdd to save some money.


I figured for the price it was worth a try and boy am i glad i did.

Shipping


The dvr arrived without a hard drive(i knew it would) and i set about installing the one that i had on my old dvr.

Packaging/appearance


- unit was well packaged with all accessories, even included an sata cable for hd hookup - installed the hard disk easily, no i...  Read More


The packaging was simple straight forward had everything needed to get hard drive installed, even came with a usb mouse.


The packaging itself is slick and to the point, the product is sturdy and works well.

Competitiveness


Though i was somewhat knowledgeable from other product brands, the amcrest is full of new features.


It is superior in every way; the functionality, set up and the fact that it is a us based company.


You have to either manually click or speed up playback to skip ahead - haven't tried usb backup yetoverall, worth the $60, i've...  Read More


I switched over from night owl (dvr) and ring doorbell to amcrest products.

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  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 185.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 404 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 5 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It detected camera and adjusted best settings


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Whenever it goes out i troubleshoot online then follow up with an email to the company


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Their answer has never been different than mine


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    In order to use the ip option you have to disable a bnc option


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have disabled all but input 1


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have my turret bnc on 1 and ip camera on input two


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I havent been able to get a working option on my mac


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have not tested the physical outputs on this

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