Lorex LW2702 7-Inch LCD Quad Digital Wireless Surveillance System
June 24, 2010 by admin
Filed under Home Security Camera System
- Ultra digital wireless technology enables excellent video and audio quality
- 7- Inch LCD equipped with built-in wireless receiver and recorder (max 16 GB Secure Digital Card)
- Record when motion is detected, daily record schedule or manual start/stop
- Date stamped recordings for faster event search
- Record at VGA or QVGA resolution
Product Description
LOREX LW2702 7- Inch LCD Quad Digital Wireless Surveillance System with Secure Digital Card DVR and 2 Color Weatherproof Cameras… More >>
Lorex LW2702 7-Inch LCD Quad Digital Wireless Surveillance System
This is a great deal for the price and is easy to set up and use it has many great features like motion detection. You can use it as a intercom as well, I would suggest getting a bigger SD card for it. This niffty little video surveillance system will provide adequate security and a peace of mind for home or even your business. The quality and reception is very good. I would recommend this.
Rating: 5 / 5
This wireless camera system includes a 7″ LCD monitor and 2 cameras with sound pickup (expandable to 4 cameras) for $290. It transmits over 2.4 GHz and the transmission is digital over a reliable data channel so it doesn’t suffer from the interference problems common with analog transmitters. The wireless transmission seemed robust and is by far the best I’ve seen of anything in this price range.
It records to an SD card and has some night vision capabilities (using IR LED’s in the cameras). It also has a PIR motion sensor in the cameras so can record on motion. The motion triggering is somewhat buggy though as I found it will record for the preset time period (5/15/30 seconds) after detecting motion, but will not continue to record past that period even if there is still motion occurring. Not ideal, but still usable. It has a function to allow automatic overwriting of the oldest recordings on the SD card.
It also has a 2 way intercom mode between a camera and the LCD display. It’s convenient to run the cameras and/or display from portable power as the display is powered from 5V and the cameras from 9V.
The problems I found (in no particular order):
(1) It causes intermittent interference with my logitech wireless mouse which uses the same 2.4 GHz band.
(2) There is color distortion such as visible with the white colored trees (that are actually green).
(3) Night vision capabilities are meager, but the best I’ve seen for anything in this price range.
(4) The resolution is supposedly 640 x 480, but the picture noise is high enough that it is roughly equivalent to decent quality 320×240
Overall, it’s a good usable system for the price, but the image quality is lackluster, especially at night. And the image quality is marginal (at best) for identifying perpetrators though it’s still the best I’ve seen in this price range.
Rating: 4 / 5
We have this set up to monitor the front door and the baby’s room. It is nice to have the monitor be mobile, it can be with us in our bedroom if the doorbell rings or the baby cries. I can talk to the guest or baby and let them know I am on my way.
This set up is wonderful if you have a 2 story house and would like to know who is downstairs knocking on your door. Is UPS or is it a solicitor ignoring your sign out front? Now I know before answering the door. If it is a sketchy looking stranger, I communicate via microphone. I feel much safer at home alone when I can monitor the outside.
Set up is super simple too, do not feel intimidated if you are not tech savvy. I plan to add a camera for the backyard in the future when the kids are playing.
Rating: 4 / 5
This was an incredibly easy surveillance system to set up. Connect antennae to the cameras, plug cameras in to the wall, Plug LCD monitor into wall, done! Put the included SD card in the LCD monitor for recording, and you’re away.
The good:
1.) Very, very easy to set up, with a nice little installation card showing you what you need to do.
2.) Inclusion of a reasonably-sized SD card (2GB).
3.) Solid-feeling cameras.
The not so good:
1.) Not particularly high resolution images from the cameras at 640×480. Refresh isn’t instant, either, so you’re not getting smooth video but rather “frames” of video. This is done to conserve memory on the SD card, I’m sure, and because the wireless system probably can’t handle that kind bandwidth.
2.) LCD casing feels fairly cheap, though it does the job!
3.) Power cables not particularly long, though this is easily solved with an extension cord, of course…
The bad:
1.) Despite being touted as indoor/outdoor cameras, they are NOT designed for use in high humidity/wet areas. They need to be kept under cover. This is potentially a deal-breaker for many, I’m guessing.
2.) The range on the cameras isn’t amazing. For a smaller place, they’ll be fine, but others might prefer something with more range.
3.) If you lose/break the remote you’re kind-of screwed. Pretty much ALL the controls are on it!
4.) No way to remotely check the feed if you’re out/away from your home/business etc.
Overall, this is a perfectly serviceable set of cameras. Be aware of their limitations and you really wouldn’t be disappointed with this purchase!
4 stars out of 5.
Rating: 4 / 5
A consistent picture w/o interference but the cameras lose the signal occasionally. I’ve had difficulty with cheaper units even maintaining images due to the placement of the cameras. My cameras are placed approx 25 feet from the LCD. It is better than the cheaper units you can get (like Swann). Image detail could be better; recognition of people is somewhat questionable.
Rating: 4 / 5