Logitech Alert 750i Indoor Master – HD-Quality Security System

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1. Internet shopper says:

   February 10, 2012 at 7:31 pm

   752 of 770 people found the following review helpful:

   
   Outstanding features, attic installation and UPS power backup – here is how!, October 22, 2010

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   This review is from: Logitech Alert 750e Outdoor Master Security System with Night Vision (Camera)

   First of all the SETUP is very easy. The on screen prompts will take you though the steps.
   1. Install the software.
   2. Plug the master network adapter into the power outlet and plug the Ethernet cable into your router
   3. Plug the camera into power outlet and click yes to update firmware (adapters and camera).
   NOTE: Do not unplug the camera or the master adapter during the update.

   Wow that was easy. It took less than 15 minutes to get the system up and running.

   PICTURE QUALITY
   The picture quality is great (but not HD) during daylight hours but not so great at capturing clear pictures of moving objects in total darkness. However in my case I have a flood light with motion detector that comes on when someone enters the area at night making the video bright and clear.

   MOTION DETECTION
   What I like is that you can draw areas on the actual image from the video camera to trigger recording. In other words you can eliminate false recordings from cars going by or movement outside your property.
   You set up each camera individually providing ultimate flexibility in alerts, sensitivity and recording. In addition, once you have created a LogitechAlert account, you can select which cameras triggers an email alert.

   EMAIL ALERTS
   You set the LogitechAlert account up from the Settings Menu (the gearwheel icon).
   From here you can enter several email addresses. I have mine set to send a text to my cell phone (as I don’t have a smart phone with email and web access).

   Most cell phone providers offers an email address starting with your cell phone number that will be forwarded to you as a text message.
   Please look the email address up on your providers web page. I can not put them up due to Amazon posting regulations.

   You may get charged for each text by your cell phone provider so make sure to set the Alert Frequency and Motion Filter conservatively (from within the Settings Menu – Alerts-Advanced).
   As mentioned above, I have not received one false alarm although my system is still set using the default values.

   RECORDING WITH PC TURNED OFF – THIS IS A GREAT FEATURE.
   The camera(s) stores all motion triggered activity regardless if you have the PC on or off. To review all recorded activity, start the PC and click the “Enter Playback Mode” icon. A very intuitive calendar and timeline shows up indicating recordings. Point to a time and click on play to see the activity.
   UPDATE:
   You can review/playback history from only the dedicated PC on your network.
   Logitech suggests not loading the software on more than on PC on the network.
   If you do, you can only watch live video but review/playback will not work from the other PC’s (also unexpected results may occur).

   NOTE: You can view the real time images from anywhere on the web with the free Logitech Web Alert Viewer. To get full control with playback via a remote PC you must purchase the Logitech Web and Mobile Commander for an annual fee* of $80 (at the time of this writing).
   Unless…
   You keep a PC turned on all the time and control it from any PC (or web enabled phone) on the web using Teamviewer or LogMeIn (both are free for private use – you can download the programs from Cnet.com). Then you can access the Logitech Alert Commander interface as you normally do from home.
   UPDATE 1: I am using the free version of LogMeIn and it works great. The only disadvantage is that you can not hear audio from the home computer. But you can see the live video feed and use playback along with camera adjustments etc. Actually you can operate your home computer just as if you were sitting in front of it. You can access it from work or anywhere in the world via the internet.
   UPDATE 2: I have now used both remote programs for over a month. Logmein appear to be unreliable with respect to video quality. TEAMVIEWER IS THE WINNER (To get perfect video quality: select “View”, “Optimize Quality” from the TeamViewer screen on the remote computer). TeamViewer will also let you transfer recorded video files (or any file for that matter) when you are away from home.

   Cost for leaving your home computer on all the time.
   The cost for a 40 Watts consumer** 24 hours per day, 365 days per year = $35/year at $0.10 per kWh.
   However, LogMeIn allows you to use “Wake Up On LAN” so you can turn your home computer on from the remote computer (Too much to cover here).

   * Come on Logitech!!! Reduce it to a $50 one time fee and sell more systems to happier customers.
   ** One UPS manufacturer estimates 40 watts power consumption from an entry level desk top with a 20 LCD monitor. Turn the monitor off and bring the cost down even more. Also set the hard drive to turn off if not in use via Windows “Power Options Interface”. You may also be able to set the home computer to “Wake up…

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2. W. Nichols says:

   February 10, 2012 at 7:38 pm

   104 of 106 people found the following review helpful:

   
   Great system with very few flaws, November 18, 2010

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   W. Nichols (Henderson, NV) –
   
     

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   This review is from: Logitech Alert 750i Indoor Master – HD-Quality Security System (Camera)

   I try to keep up writing reviews for products I buy, especially the items that I myself do a lot of research on, before buying. So I’ll break this down as best I can. I live in a 2-story, 2800 square foot home. And for the longest time, I’ve wanted a surveillance system to make me feel safe both when I am at home and away. The Logitech camera system and software does it right, with only a few minor issues, and I stress minor.

   I have an Apple router but run Windows 7 on my PC; I’m also using the free application on my iPhone. I had zero problems with the software install, even when it came to Window’s firewall. I’m currently running 2 indoor cameras and 1 outdoor camera…but, I actually plan on using nothing but outdoor cameras for my entire system (to include for inside surveillance). And that’s about the only real issue I have with the system. The indoor camera works awesome and does what it should. It delivers good quality color video and even over the iPhone application or over the web (from Logitech’s website), all of my friends all have said, “Wow, that looks awesome!” BUT, and it’s a big BUT, once the sun goes down, the indoor cameras are very limited. Shy of the bad guy turning on all of the lights in my house, then committing his crime, the indoor camera is of little use during nighttime hours. And at first, I was okay with that because I’m home at night and it’s actually the daytime when nobody is home. But then I bought the outdoor Logitech camera and WOW, what a difference because it holds the very same quality as the indoor camera, but also does a phenomenal job at night. So with that, I’m going to return the indoor cameras and use the outdoor cameras for outside as well as inside. But I still want to give my review on the indoor camera as I’ve been using it for about a month now.

   Pros:

   Color Quality. Again, great color quality. Even using the digital zoom, I was impressed at how good it looks. My wife being the glass half empty type of person commented that you can’t see the face of the person all that well. But my reply was – but you can sure as heck see his race, clothing description, weight, height, hair color and most importantly you can see if he is or isn’t wearing gloves…hence, you could see clearly where he may have left evidence (fingerprints, DNA, etc).

   Included 2GB media card. This is a great feature!! This means that if bad guy breaks in and thinks he’s outsmarting you by stealing your computer (with the footage of him), you can still revert back to the camera itself to retrieve the footage saved to the media card. Another great thing about the camera media card is that your home computer does not need to be always on to be recording. For example, my computer goes into sleep mode after about an hour of inactivity. So if my computer is in hibernate mode for a full day, the cameras are still recording footage and will sync to my computer when it awakes. For it to work seamless, I just leave the Logitech software running in the task bar (background).

   Software. Logitech did it right with the software. It was a very easy install, features are clear and I love that you can customize each camera you have on your network. For example, out of the 3 cameras I have, I only want 1 of them to send off text message alerts. Again, it’s nice that the alerts are not just a system feature, but rather an individual camera setting. You can also adjust the duration of alerts to save yourself from getting thousand texts. For me, a 5 minute window is perfect, just as long as I get the initial text, I wouldn’t be concerned about getting 20 more in under a 5 minute or however long of a window you choose. I also like the way the software saves all of the recorded video. With 3 cameras going, I’ve been getting a lot of recorded footage. The software not only allows you to use choose a given date and time to research, but if you were to search out for that file in Windows explorer, the software does a great job by saving the footage under the name of camera (for example “Living Room”), then the month (10 for October), then the day within that month. Being a police officer, I really like that if I had to turn over crucial footage (if my home was burglarized, etc), all of the footage would have clear a folder structure and time stamp that would make sense to any other investigating officer.

   Alerts. This feature sealed the deal for me buying this system to begin with. You select a zone in which if motion occurs, an alert will be sent. For example, although my camera has a pretty wide shot of my living room to include front door, my only concern is if movement is picked up at the front door. Once motion is detected, a text message is sent to my phone. The alert text message is awesome; it says what camera picked up what motion and at what date and time…simple and efficient. BUT, I will mention alerts in the Cons section, so please…

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