SANSCO 16-Channel 5MP Lite HD Digital Video Recorder for CCTV Camera Systems, Support AHD/CVI/TVI/IP/CVBS Wired Cameras, Email Notifications, Alerts via Mobile App, No Hard Drive Disk

I purchased a product in January this year, I was having problems logging into the admin centre, in August to set something out, I contacted the supplier who gave me a lot of help, when I was still unable to login to the admin centre, they agreed to replace the product for the latest model, and refund the cost of the new product, which I feel is great service. The new product was delivered, easily installed and setup is very easy to use and is working well, it’s a great product and good value for money, I have seen other CCTV products that don’t offer as many features and cost a lot more, I would certainly recommend this product and the supplier.

I bought this as a replacement for a 10 year old DVR that was giving me intermittent trouble. I also wanted to expand the number of cameras on my system. I researched various makes and models and was able to chat with Sansco via Facebook Messenger with any questions I had prior to purchase. Their speed of response was excellent and they satisfied me that this product was suitable for my needs. Once ordered, the DVR arrived promptly and was a breeze to set up. I had problems with a couple of the existing cameras but through a process of elimination realised it was a cabling issue. I was planning on replacing the cabling and once I had done this the cameras worked a dream. I particularly liked the set up instructions which are clear and concise and with the pre-installed software with it’s simple interface and easy to follow menu options. Compared to the previous software I was using it was a delight to use. Once I had replaced three of my existing cameras with Sansco HD cameras I was blown away with the difference in picture quality. My wife, in particular, who uses the cameras more than me was delighted, particularly as we recently had an issue on our property and supplied the police with images that were not of sufficient quality to allow them to pursue our problem. I have since ordered six more HD cameras and look forward to having a quality system at a very reasonable price. If you are looking for a new system this DVR and Sansco cameras cannot be faulted. Good quality, easily fitted as a DIY project, and a very good price as well.

I already had another version of this system that had stopped working so I just needed a replacement DVR, I only have 3 cameras running but its handy to have the choice to add more, this unit seems to have more options than the last one but the set up is basically the same, I think the status icons are better, one important thing I did notice during set up was that it won't detect the harddrive if you try to use a power splitter for the cameras and the DVR, I had to use one power adapter for the DVR and another one for the cameras, I don't remember having to do this for the old unit, you need the extra power to run the harddrive, overall its pretty good and a 1 TB drive will give you 14 days recording using 3 cameras which I find is perfect, day and night recording is certainly good enough for home security.Fault finding :-I meant to add I was getting horizontal lines across the screen, as soon as I replaced the power adapter the screen went back to normal

Very similar to most low cost generic DVRs nowadays. Same software and features.No issues installing. I purchased a bare bones unit and put my own hard drive in. It alarms when first turns on when installing the hard drive. This is a storage error alarm and the unit simply need to sit for a short period of time as if automatically formats the hard drive.The mobile APP is XM Eye, which works well enough. Setting up remote access with the app is also easy, by scanning a QR code.If wanting to view footage on a PC or laptop, you have to download generic software called CMS. This is complete rubbish and difficult to use. Logging in to view via a browser also doesn’t work, so if you want to view the cameras live you either have to use the App through a phone or tablet, or install the DVR in a location where you want to have a monitor or TV.Like all these Chinese DVRs, you have to accept that you cannot be assured of their security and it’s conceivable that backdoors may be designed into the software to allow either remote access into the cameras or potentially your home network. There is however no evidence of this and probably less intrusive than having an Alexa type device in the home. It is inconceivable however that these devices can be 100% trusted.If you have the knowledge, it’s fairly simple to buy a router and segregate the DVR from the rest of your network.Overall, these low cost DVRs from whatever brand are reasonably good and very cheap to buy. If you have a little technical knowledge they can do lots and if you just want to use them as a stand-alone recorder, then they are great. Their remote access does let them down when compared to IP cameras. So, If you’re not very technical and want plug and play with funky apps then you should buy IP cameras with cloud storage instead.

Good while it worked but stopped working 2 days after the garentie run out