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Night Owl Poseidon-85
56 reviews
Apr, 2025
Negative
alaTest has collected and analyzed 56 reviews of Night Owl Poseidon-85. The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 3.7/5 for other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) for all reviews. People are impressed by the size and reliability. The image quality and price also get good feedback.
usability, price, image quality, reliability, size
We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Video Recorders (DVR) the Night Owl Poseidon-85 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.
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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)
Exceptional value for the price.
Overall, am quite happy with the system. Daylight picture quality is exceptional and the range is quite good. The night time pictures are good and the IR range is not too bad. Just have to be sure to keep the spider webs out from in front of the...
Dec, 2013
Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)
Great Product
This is the second one I have purchased. It is easy to set up, records great during the day. Night recording is not the greatest, but it has recorded good enough to catch a thief two different times now. I would definitely recommend the night owl to a...
Oct, 2013
Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)
Fair system
Cameras are good for daylight or good lighting conditions. Poor to no light the IR lights are to bright for close up items but not good enough for distant things in it's view. Set up was good.
Jan, 2013
Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)
Fair system
Cameras are good for daylight or good lighting conditions. Poor to no light the IR lights are to bright for close up items but not good enough for distant things in it's view. Set up was good.
Jan, 2013
Consumer review (newegg.com)
Very Nice System
I was unable to keep the system as my ISP provider does not support the equipment they provided and I was unable after 5 hours of phone support and 2 level 2 techs to open the ports I needed for remote access on my Android phone or laptops from another...
Out of the box easy. Set up was a snap with the label system. Phone support was great too for a problem I ran into by no fault of Night Owl. Newegg continues to keep my business with their service
60' of cable is ok if your able to go straight from the DVR to the cameras, otherwise, I suggest you pick up a couple of the 100' cables too
Jan, 2013
Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)
JUNK
MAYBE OK FOR INDOORS BUT JUNK FOR OUTDOORS
Dec, 2012
Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)
JUNK
MAYBE OK FOR INDOORS BUT JUNK FOR OUTDOORS
Dec, 2012
Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)
Nice system but...
I have bought two system and one system had a bad cable.
Nov, 2012
Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)
Very happy
Installation was easy and the operation of the system is user friendly. For the money it does more than expected.
Oct, 2012
Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)
Very happy
Installation was easy and the operation of the system is user friendly. For the money it does more than expected.
Oct, 2012
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