Having just recently compared Reolink and Lorex, let's now throw in another popular DIY IP camera brand into the mix and compare them - Amcrest vs Lorex.Reolink and Amcrest are similar in the type of products they market - good quality standalone IP cameras and NVRs that are ONVIF compliant and ...
If you are just stepping into the world of home security cameras, the first brands you will come across are probably Lorex and Swann.These two brands are commonly found in big box stores across the country and sport attractive price tags compared to the likes of Hikvision and Dahua IP cameras. ...
Recently a reader asked me how the Reolink cameras compare to the Lorex and Swann ones. A lot has changed with Lorex recently, so let's look at that comparison first.Until 2020, Lorex cameras were intended to be used only with their own NVRs. In other words, you were not allowed to venture ...
One of the common hard drive comparison requests I get from my readers is for the Seagate IronWolf vs. the Seagate Barracuda.This is quite interesting because the IronWolf is a NAS-focused drive and the Barracuda is an internal hard drive for PCs. Both are available in 2.5" and 3.5" sizes ...
Hikvision and Dahua are the two most common brands that DIY IP camera enthusiasts flock to. But for those who are more budget conscious, there are other brands such as Lorex, Swann, Amcrest, Reolink. These are also some of the IP camera brands that I get the most questions about.In this second ...
QNAP recently released QVR Pro, a new surveillance app for their beefier NAS models. So if your NAS makes the cut, you now have a choice between the default Surveillance Station app and the new QVR Pro app.But is it worth switching? Let's find out in this head-to-head between the time-tested ...
Is the Arlo Pro 2 worth getting over the plain vanilla Arlo? Let's find out as we compare them in our detailed head-to-head.Arlo vs. Arlo Pro 2 - Comparison TableVideo Quality This is perhaps the single biggest difference between the entry-level Arlo and the range-topping Arlo Pro 2. ...
When I was choosing the hard drives for my DIY NAS NVR system, I did a ton of research. I wanted to record all my IP cameras 24/7, so reliability and performance were very important to me.In this article, I will share all my findings so that you have all the information you need to make the ...
