Reolink any good?

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Mike61

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#318736 16-Feb-2025 13:45

I got a email from Costco which has 8 x Reolink P334 Dome cameras and a 2TB poe nvr for $999. Anyone got experience with these? What’s the good and bad? What’s the detection accuracy like?

Will be using it at home to let us know when someone is around so reliable detection is a priority. Currently have 1 Eufy Solocam S40 which is pretty unreliable as far as detection goes.

Only really need 2 or 3 cameras so I could sell the excess to recoup some of the outlay.

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Mike

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#3343407 16-Feb-2025 15:37

Yeap its alright - I've got a couple of cameras and their poe doorbell. Have a look on aliexpress - its all available there, too.

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#3343442 16-Feb-2025 20:00

Yep. No worries with Reolink.

The little things make the biggest difference.

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#3343445 16-Feb-2025 20:20

Had no issues with reolink got a solar and powered camera

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#3343539 17-Feb-2025 09:20

They’re fine, decent value and do the job, but personally I’d not buy again. Very much consumer grade equipment. I wish I’d stuck with Amcrest, which I found far better from both a quality hardware and setup perspective.

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#3343674 17-Feb-2025 10:51

Thanks for the replies. I will have a look at them and decide. It sounds like they will do what I want.

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#3344099 18-Feb-2025 10:58

I bought some a while back so things may be better now, but they were more expensive than the dirt cheap aliexpress xmeye ones I had got up to that point, but image and stuff seemed no better.

I was more trusting of putting a somewhat branded camera onto a network where I couldn't manage vlans etc than the no brand aliex ones.

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Mike61

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#3345101 20-Feb-2025 21:48

Thanks for all the replies. I have changed my mind and I’m looking at getting a couple of Dahua cameras from Aliexpess. Anyone had experience buying these from there?

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#3345219 21-Feb-2025 10:41

I've had a Reolink 4K turret cam & NVR kit (RLK8-800D4) installed since mid 2021 and haven't had any issues with it at all. I find the phone app to be easy to use, and the quality of the cameras is decent enough for their price-point.

I also have a Reolink PoE doorbell, and it just works without any isssues either.

My parents have a Reolink camera which uploads footage 24/7 to the NVR at my place even though they're in the opposite island to me. It works great, and there's a MicroSD card installed too which records motion events locally if the internet connection ever fails.

Overall, I think the Reolink system is fine for the majority of use-cases. Of course it's not the best, but the price reflects that too. The smart motion detection filters are very handy to be able to scrub through real detections, and no false positives of generic motion. They're also pretty good at releasing firmware updates regularly.