Price is outrageous imo though. I am sticking with pro 2 for time being til price drops. Good looking cameras and such but just not ready to spend the dough after having quite a few pro 2 ones set up. Thanks for the video too!
Great review. Are you able to access and/or save footage if connected to a local network? Ideally, I would like to be able to review footage, whilst still recording simultaneously. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the great review. Arlo Pro2 was my first camera setup and I am constantly frustrated with it consistently missing important footage when motion should be captured or missing footage between back-to-back motion recordings. It seems like the buggy software you mentioned. Do you have this problem with the Ultra? The Ultra quality looks so much better but I have serious hesitations about giving Arlo any more of my money.
Thanks for the video. I noticed that the Arlo cameras are missing a lot. Is there a way to adjust the Pre-Recording time? I have noticed that I will miss something when I hear a cat outside. Thank you again!
Nice review. Seems really balanced despite getting a $xxx camera for free, but highlights the better features of the Ultra. I didn't know about the SD card on the Ultra. Wish there was a bit more about that in the video - 7day or permanent, working now or future upgrade?
Too expensive and the base station downgrade from pro 2 to ultra is a dealbreaker staying with Wyze cam but thanks for another great unbiased review 👍👍👍
Nice review Reed. How is the push notifications on the Ultra camera? I'm deciding on a system for my condo, and I really only need like 1 camera ... or 2 ... facing the front door. I would like to get quick notifications on my cell phone. My Nighthawk router is connected to google fiber, so that is quick. I'm currently testing the new Reolink wireless cameras, but I'm not satisfied with the notifications. Would this Arlo Ultra be a better choice with its dedication hub and all those other features you mention? I am looking for alerts when the condo staff comes in and out of my unit to do their yearly maintenance checks on the water heater and other systems. Thanks!
Thanks Juan! The push notifications have been pretty quick and reliable so far. Also I didn't mention in the video but with the free upgraded plan when you get the arlo ultra is some better alert options. So you can only be notified if it's a person or an animal or both. So far it's worked very well. I only get notified if people are there and not a random bird or something. But those notifications also work on the Arlo Pro cameras as well so you don't need the ultra for that.
I just bought the ultra but would not consider the 'colour' night vision a feature as it casts light. not exactly night vision just a spotlight it shines.
How are they still selling these at such a high price !!! Wyze and wisenet and some others are already coming up with competing products for 1/4 the price
Yes it gives the option in the Low Light Settings. You can have the spotlight not turn on or not use color. You can also have the light stay on during motion, flash or pulsate. Thanks for asking, I should have included that in the video.
I wasn’t understanding the bases on the Pro vs the Ultra. If you have both cameras you need 2 bases. Or you said you could delete the cameras and add them. Do you mean the Arlo and Arlo Pro cameras can work with the Ultra base? I really hate the subscription. The cameras cost a lot. Especially if you have to keep buying the kit every time you upgrade. They should include 5 to 7 days of storage for free seeing as memory and bandwidth is cheap these days. That is a showstopper for me. I like the Arlo Pro mostly because there’s no charge for the 7 days. If I’m going to upgrade to 4K I would expect it to work and not have additional fees. Especially for that kind of money. It’s also strange that the alarm is on the camera and not very loud. Thank you for the review. It was an eye opener.
I returned the arlo pro 2. First set I got, cameras kept disconnecting from the base, even though wifi signal was strong. Got it exchanged. Second pair, you could not hear nothing out of the camera speakers. It sounded like you were whispering. After checking online, it seems like arlo has always had an issue with the speaker and 2 way communication all together.
Do you think these existing Ultra Hubs already have Z-Wave & Zigbee built in but just not activated yet? Can't find anything to confirm that. I bought one partly on that assumption so I can use those features when it goes live... however I've started wondering if that's the case or whether it will be on a new Ultra Hub that will be released later this year. Z-Wave frequencies are region specific (i.e. US / EU / ANZ) so if it is built in to these already I hope that's been taken into account... i.e. I hope because I bought mine in New Zealand that it came with ANZ Z-Wave frequency built in (or the radio frequency police might come knocking with a big fine... no joke they do!).
Yes. If you enjoy spending your free time on the phone with tech support and troubleshooting, buy Arlo. I have just bought 4 new cameras and have 3 separate open cases for 3 of the 4 new cameras. Then they had the nerve to scoff when I asked for a free year of their monitoring for my time. I’m thinking of buying another camera to watch my house while I’m on the phone w tech support.
I enjoy my Arlo Ultra especially since I can charge the camera without changing the position of the camera unlike on my Arlo Pro and Arlo Pro 2 camera. I was told that I have to enable the 4k by paying an additional fee. Is that true or is it something I can enable in the app?
That's a good point about charging it without changing the position. You have to pay extra for 4k cloud recording but if you want to view it locally on a micro sd card inserted into the smart hub it's not extra. You just have to eject the sd card and plug it into your computer. The ability to view the footage on the micro sd card using the arlo app will come out later in the year.
You mentioned about using video off the SD card but then never showed anything or went in to any detail? I just picked up a Ultra 2 cam kit and something must be wrong. The video looks like its barely 720p on the live feed and the cloud recording. Will need to check the SD card later but if I try and watch the live feed with best video quality and 4K streaming enabled, a persons face is blurry from 5-10 feet away, a licence plate is just a blob. Any zooming in the slightest bit makes a person unrecognizable standing 5-10 feet from the camera. Ill try and double check setting again and see if I can get anything better.
How do you think the Arlo Ultra and Pro 2 would compare to Wyze cameras? I bought and few several months back and can’t understand why anyone would buy anything but Wyze for basic needs. Now if you have a serious full blown system maybe these give you more?
That would probably make a good video and I might do that comparison. With Arlo you get that rechargeable battery and weatherproof. If you have an outlet near where you would mount the camera and a cover for your wyze cam then I would use a wyze cam to save money. I don’t have many outlets on the outside of my house so I have to go wireless. But Wyze Cams are the real deal for how inexpensive they are.
Smart Home Solver that’s a great point, for me I live in a town home that I rent so I’m not as worried about the battery options since I can’t really hang cameras around my home. Your videos are awesome dude, thanks for much for your reviews, really enjoy watching and following you! 👍👍
Where are you getting the information regarding viewing the micro sd on the mobile app? I believe you stated it would be available later this year. Any new information in that regard? Thanks
@@BlacBoiDidIt I love these idiots that buy that Wal-Mart shit and then when they get robbed, they can't ID shit. Yeah makes a lot of sense to save $200-300 on cameras while your $30,000 car get broken into or stolen completely. Am I missing something here?
That arlo is identical to one that I bought for 67.00 but mine has two buttons on the sides to open the over and the camera itself has the magnet which is pretty amazing I am getting two more. Sorry they sale it without a brand name
Buyer beware! If you don't have direct connection to a power source (i.e. plugged in) or a subscription plan, this thing won't record to a local storage. This renders the SOLAR PANEL accessory useless so don't buy the accessory at least. It was good for when I had the 3 month trial subscription. The minute I chose not to renew the subscription the cameras became duds as I couldn't do wiring to have the plugged in setup but unfortunately wasted money on the solar panels. My 2 cents!
What seems remarkable is that camera RANGE is never reviewed. It seems like camera range is as important as resolution. Why am I such a curmudgeon here? Because the Arlo Ultra is so amazingly inferior to any other Arlo camera in terms of RANGE that any review should have discovered this. I'd recommend adding a new metric to your evaluations.
Yes go to the setting in the Arlo app and under the Arlo Smart notifications you can set which camera will notify you about what. People, Vehicles, Animals, and all. Arlo Smart is included for a year with the Ulta but normally is an extra fee.
Why didn't you tell what happens when the year free cloud expires? My understanding is there's no more lifetime fee cloud recording storage, like with the previous Arlos. After the free year with Alro Ultra, it will cost you $120/year for what comes free with Alro, Alro Pro and Alro Pro 2.
Arlo is working on allowing you to access the local recordings from your phone anywhere you are. So yes you will need to pay after a year for cloud storage for the Ultra which is disappointing since it's free on the others but you will be able to access the 4k footage for free which is a good compromise in my opinion.
@D. Reyna yes you can watch the footage on your TV. If you have an Amazon Fire TV stick plugged in and you have the Arlo skill added to Alexa. You can say “Alexa view ultra on fire tv” or what ever you named your camera and fire tv. It will show show up on the TV. You can also view it on the Echo Show. Or if you have a chrome cast you can use Google Assistant to show it on the TV as well. I did a video about that a while back.
my question is why the hell do you need to pay a subscription for this? Why can't I just have it as a private home wifi based camera. I don't care about storing the in the cloud. I would rather them just having a unit with expandable hard drives that you can use to store and access over the internet.
What a real SHAME that this company is capable of making a better camera than the previous one and make is so incompatible with their on products. That in it self is definitely a deal braker and I will stay away from them. Its 4K looks good, so its 180 degree angle but too many incompatibility issues. I think they have taken the Sony Action Cam approach on being unnecessarily problematic. Thanks for review.
Si ya cuentas con una estación base y quieres una cámara adicional, yo vendo una en México por Mercado Libre, busca: "Arlo Pro 2 - Cámara De Seguridad, Wifi, 1080p / Adicional"... Gracias
😱What!!! No SmartThings compatibility..... Ultra Deal Breaker!!! 😂🤣😂 I don't even have SmartThings yet an when I do get it, I won't be buying ANYTHING from Alro.... HDR is great
Arlo sucks now after all these updates. When motion is sensed, going live to that motion to view it is a nightmare! Selling and staying from what I consider crap. Just my opinion!
Was with Arlo - their cameras are really good, but their after sales/technical help is non-existent. Any issues they try & place the blame on the owner, repeating the set up (from the start) many times over. It is one of the WORST companies I have had experience with, & a company is only as good as it's service. The retailer refunded the £'s & they no longer sell Arlo products.
"Disclaimer: Smart Home Solver received samples of Arlo Ultra, Arlo Pro 2, and Arlo Pro for an unbiased, non-sponsored review." While I appreciate that you don't shy away from being critical of hardware based on your experiences, to say this review "not sponsored," is disingenuous at best. The definition of a "sponsor" (per Webster's dictionary) is as follows: *SPONSOR (n.):* An individual or organization that pays some or all of the costs involved in staging some event in return for advertising. Even if you were a 10 subscriber channel, this video _absolutely_ acts as advertising for Arlo, as I'd never even HEARD of the company prior to Google recommending this video to me in my TH-cam feed, and now I HAVE heard of them, and thus am more likely to think of them while doing my due diligence should I ever choose to buy a wireless home security system in the future. Sure, you didn't take money from them to support an event you're hosting, but they DID essentially pay for this product out of their own pocket (waiving the cost for each of these kits, and given that the Arlo Ultra kit would've cost a standard consumer a little over $800 with taxes _by itself_ at the time you posted the video, that's a lot of money in free hardware you received) all with the express understanding/purpose of _you_ publishing a video detailing your experiences with _their_ hardware (which you otherwise would NOT have been in possession), good, bad, or indifferent. Arlo absolutely, unequivocally sponsored this video by sending you the hardware for free. It is objective fact that you are now in possession of over $1,000 in hardware from Arlo (just in the three kits mentioned in the description, above) that you otherwise _would not own,_ and it is that ownership that enabled you to speak on your experiences with the hardware. The fact is that you published a video review on hardware that you received _for free, from the manufacturer, with the express understanding that it was being sent to you for the purposes of you publishing a video review _about_ said hardware so that Arlo could reach your 50k+ (at the time you published the video) subscribers. That you were _very_ mildly critical of some of the things you didn't like about these kits (which, again, at the time of the video would've cost you OR any other consumer almost $1,500 USD in total after taxes to purchase) doesn't make it a "non-sponsored" video, and it is dishonest on your part to label it as such.
Thanks for your comment and perspective. While it's true we have received samples of these Arlo kits, we would have reviewed Arlo anyways since they are such a large, well-known brand. From my perspective, Webster's dictionary definition of "sponsored" varies from TH-cam's definition. For my channel's size, it is extremely rare that we: 1) Have not ever accepted payment from any brands. Many other TH-camrs charge unboxing fees or sponsorship costs, and do not disclose this in their description. 2) Include a disclaimer in every video stating the products we received for free. This is to be as transparent as possible. Again, it's quite rare to find another smart home/tech channel that includes this kind of disclaimer. I consider this review non-sponsored, because I was not paid by Arlo. As stated in the title, the Arlo Ultra legitimately surprised me. If you want to see another Arlo review of something I received and didn't like so much, here you go: th-cam.com/video/bk4aAniEg6Y/w-d-xo.html Companies sending us these review units helps extend our budget for other videos. We could buy this out of our own pocket, but it would set back the channel and our content, and just wouldn't make sense. They send it to us with the agreement that we'll test it and upload our honest opinion. I turn down products that I don't like all of the time to keep this channel trustworthy and honest.
If it’s in color, it’s NOT IR night vision. So of course the clarity is going to be better than the Pro 2’s night vision 🤦 In general. Arlo is a COMPLETE RIPOFF! I wasted $400 on a 3 camera set of the Arlo Essentials cameras. Yes, they’re okay cameras. But NOT $400 worth of camera. No cloud without paying, no viewing from a remote location free. There is absolutely NO VALUE to these cameras at all. I was such a huge fan of NetGear. Now I’m ashamed of even purchasing the Arlo cameras. Bye bye $400 and if I had planned on spending bookoos of money for the rest of my life, sure Arlo would be a good way to do it. I just using what I already had. I was already using Geeni cams at one of my properties and was mostly satisfied with them. Now I’m 150% satisfied. I have 11 cameras, smart switches, PTZ cams, door bell cam, Wi-Fi cam flood light. Anything and everything better than the Arlo cam. Best part, for about the same amount of money I had got all that I just mentioned and 15/16 multi-color light bulbs (Wi-Fi connected) and everything I have now is in 1 app and I don’t have to pay for cloud storage if I don’t want to. I can, but I don’t. I get still images free, and the SD card option in my cameras. Long story short, Arlo is a Ripoff, and Geeni is the way to go. Period.
Arlo has the worst customer service. I believe they are trying to drop support for older cameras to help sell the new cameras to existing and new customers. Bad practice, again in my opinion.
Sold my Arlo Pro 2's, on holiday and unable to connect. Got home and had to switch base station off and on to regain connection. Done this a few times complete over priced rubbish. Go by a swan system way better
lol like $900 for your system and then half to run wires everywhere also talk about overpriced... then you half to have a small screen and have that trashy look in your house...
@@bendover-yr4oq running wires is easy, just have to think about it a little. My install looks better than Arlo, and to get the full functionality of your Arlo you have to have it wired in anyway so it's completely pointless. Once swan is installed, no WiFi issue, battery issue cause every time you charge a battery you have to move the camera so then have to set it back up. It's a shit idea
We've left Arlo Pro and we are now in the Age of Ultra... What's next? Arlo Infinity? 🤓
Arlo All-Spark
Smart Home Solver Arlo end game?
Arlo the God of recording.
Arlo man
Or
Iron Arlo
Best home security camera advice ever! Finally someone that shows all the important features that users need to know. Excellent job sir!
Awesome comparison with license plate. Such a common question and never talked about on other videos. Keep up the great work!
Thanks!
Great Review Reed! Glad to see that you're enjoying the Ultra. Your license plate mugshots are the best! haha
Thanks Steve! I appreciate you helping out with this review.
I was honestly looking for one of the answers I got in your video 😃 thank you
Thank you for the license plate test! That's a much better example than most do.
Price is outrageous imo though. I am sticking with pro 2 for time being til price drops. Good looking cameras and such but just not ready to spend the dough after having quite a few pro 2 ones set up. Thanks for the video too!
Great review. Are you able to access and/or save footage if connected to a local network? Ideally, I would like to be able to review footage, whilst still recording simultaneously. Keep up the good work!
Nice review and comparison. The image quality of the Ultra is definitely better than the Pro 2
Thanks!
What was the battery charge life compared to the pro 2 and the ultra?
Also has it been linked to Smartthings yet?
A very well put together video with side by side comparisons. Nice job.
Thanks!
According to arlo, It is now compatibly with previous base stations..
Thanks for the great review. Arlo Pro2 was my first camera setup and I am constantly frustrated with it consistently missing important footage when motion should be captured or missing footage between back-to-back motion recordings. It seems like the buggy software you mentioned. Do you have this problem with the Ultra?
The Ultra quality looks so much better but I have serious hesitations about giving Arlo any more of my money.
Who else thought that was a real parcel delivery man at the start of the video. Lol.
It got me till he started talking.
Why do people insist on doing 4k security camera reviews but only upload in 1080 p and then try to show 4k in 1080p
Thanks for the video. I noticed that the Arlo cameras are missing a lot. Is there a way to adjust the Pre-Recording time? I have noticed that I will miss something when I hear a cat outside. Thank you again!
excellent Review!!!
Nice review man. Much appreciated
Thanks!
Nice review. Seems really balanced despite getting a $xxx camera for free, but highlights the better features of the Ultra. I didn't know about the SD card on the Ultra. Wish there was a bit more about that in the video - 7day or permanent, working now or future upgrade?
Thank you I was thinking about buying the ultra, very helpful and informative
Your videos are very helpful. Thanks for all your efforts.
Thank you!
Too expensive and the base station downgrade from pro 2 to ultra is a dealbreaker staying with Wyze cam but thanks for another great unbiased review 👍👍👍
Chris Andersen I heard Wyze has security issues and you are giving footage to the Chinese and Russians. Both groups are pure evil.
Many Thanks for this video
Nice review Reed. How is the push notifications on the Ultra camera? I'm deciding on a system for my condo, and I really only need like 1 camera ... or 2 ... facing the front door. I would like to get quick notifications on my cell phone. My Nighthawk router is connected to google fiber, so that is quick. I'm currently testing the new Reolink wireless cameras, but I'm not satisfied with the notifications. Would this Arlo Ultra be a better choice with its dedication hub and all those other features you mention? I am looking for alerts when the condo staff comes in and out of my unit to do their yearly maintenance checks on the water heater and other systems. Thanks!
Thanks Juan! The push notifications have been pretty quick and reliable so far. Also I didn't mention in the video but with the free upgraded plan when you get the arlo ultra is some better alert options. So you can only be notified if it's a person or an animal or both. So far it's worked very well. I only get notified if people are there and not a random bird or something. But those notifications also work on the Arlo Pro cameras as well so you don't need the ultra for that.
I just bought the ultra but would not consider the 'colour' night vision a feature as it casts light. not exactly night vision just a spotlight it shines.
How are they still selling these at such a high price !!! Wyze and wisenet and some others are already coming up with competing products for 1/4 the price
How often does the battery in each camera need to be changed/charged with the wireless version?
How you like it so far? Almost about that time for a yr review.
Does the ultra also have the option to use regular night vision or do you have to use the spotlight?
Yes it gives the option in the Low Light Settings. You can have the spotlight not turn on or not use color. You can also have the light stay on during motion, flash or pulsate. Thanks for asking, I should have included that in the video.
I wasn’t understanding the bases on the Pro vs the Ultra. If you have both cameras you need 2 bases. Or you said you could delete the cameras and add them. Do you mean the Arlo and Arlo Pro cameras can work with the Ultra base? I really hate the subscription. The cameras cost a lot. Especially if you have to keep buying the kit every time you upgrade. They should include 5 to 7 days of storage for free seeing as memory and bandwidth is cheap these days. That is a showstopper for me. I like the Arlo Pro mostly because there’s no charge for the 7 days. If I’m going to upgrade to 4K I would expect it to work and not have additional fees. Especially for that kind of money. It’s also strange that the alarm is on the camera and not very loud.
Thank you for the review. It was an eye opener.
Thanks! Yes the Arlo Pro cameras can be added to the Ultra's Smart Hub but you can't add the Ultra to the base station that comes with the Arlo Pro.
Smart Home Solver Thank you for the clarification.
I returned the arlo pro 2. First set I got, cameras kept disconnecting from the base, even though wifi signal was strong. Got it exchanged. Second pair, you could not hear nothing out of the camera speakers. It sounded like you were whispering. After checking online, it seems like arlo has always had an issue with the speaker and 2 way communication all together.
Do you think these existing Ultra Hubs already have Z-Wave & Zigbee built in but just not activated yet? Can't find anything to confirm that. I bought one partly on that assumption so I can use those features when it goes live... however I've started wondering if that's the case or whether it will be on a new Ultra Hub that will be released later this year. Z-Wave frequencies are region specific (i.e. US / EU / ANZ) so if it is built in to these already I hope that's been taken into account... i.e. I hope because I bought mine in New Zealand that it came with ANZ Z-Wave frequency built in (or the radio frequency police might come knocking with a big fine... no joke they do!).
I have Arlo Pro two I just bought Arlo ultra set is there a way to put a second app on your device to be able to work with both Arlos
I got the Arlo ultra 2, I cannot pull the battery out, is there a trick to pulling it out?
HI. If I don't have a 4k TV/computer screen, will I still see a difference in the video quality between the pro 2 and ultra? Thanks
No.
Yes. If you enjoy spending your free time on the phone with tech support and troubleshooting, buy Arlo. I have just bought 4 new cameras and have 3 separate open cases for 3 of the 4 new cameras. Then they had the nerve to scoff when I asked for a free year of their monitoring for my time. I’m thinking of buying another camera to watch my house while I’m on the phone w tech support.
What about a review on wired solutions? Eg POE?
Too expensive and expensive subscriptions keep me away...
The subscriptions are not bad compared to other competitors.
Tom Welfringer when your house is robbed that subscription won’t sound so bad.
@@TraumaER That's why I've got an alarm system 👍
Store it locally. I'm not a fan of subscriptions either.
Alan Math Then it is really easy to just take the recordings
can you turn off the siren ?
I enjoy my Arlo Ultra especially since I can charge the camera without changing the position of the camera unlike on my Arlo Pro and Arlo Pro 2 camera. I was told that I have to enable the 4k by paying an additional fee. Is that true or is it something I can enable in the app?
That's a good point about charging it without changing the position. You have to pay extra for 4k cloud recording but if you want to view it locally on a micro sd card inserted into the smart hub it's not extra. You just have to eject the sd card and plug it into your computer. The ability to view the footage on the micro sd card using the arlo app will come out later in the year.
You mentioned about using video off the SD card but then never showed anything or went in to any detail? I just picked up a Ultra 2 cam kit and something must be wrong. The video looks like its barely 720p on the live feed and the cloud recording. Will need to check the SD card later but if I try and watch the live feed with best video quality and 4K streaming enabled, a persons face is blurry from 5-10 feet away, a licence plate is just a blob. Any zooming in the slightest bit makes a person unrecognizable standing 5-10 feet from the camera. Ill try and double check setting again and see if I can get anything better.
Yeah I don't know why the streaming doesn't look great with 4k streaming enabled. Was the footage on your sd card looking good?
Can any Arlo camera can be moved with a remote/app?
How do you think the Arlo Ultra and Pro 2 would compare to Wyze cameras? I bought and few several months back and can’t understand why anyone would buy anything but Wyze for basic needs. Now if you have a serious full blown system maybe these give you more?
That would probably make a good video and I might do that comparison. With Arlo you get that rechargeable battery and weatherproof. If you have an outlet near where you would mount the camera and a cover for your wyze cam then I would use a wyze cam to save money. I don’t have many outlets on the outside of my house so I have to go wireless. But Wyze Cams are the real deal for how inexpensive they are.
Smart Home Solver that’s a great point, for me I live in a town home that I rent so I’m not as worried about the battery options since I can’t really hang cameras around my home. Your videos are awesome dude, thanks for much for your reviews, really enjoy watching and following you! 👍👍
Great video - thanks for making it quick and informative. Also - you need to dust off your grill.
Where are you getting the information regarding viewing the micro sd on the mobile app? I believe you stated it would be available later this year.
Any new information in that regard?
Thanks
I got the info from Arlo. Here is the link
kb.arlo.com/000062202/Can-I-access-clips-stored-locally-on-my-Arlo-Ultra-camera
Great educational video!
Be careful of putting up cameras the neighbors had a fit that we are watching them. We tried to tell that’s not what it is for.
Well for one you're doing something illegal by having the cameras directed outward toward your neighbours.
bullshit
People are going to say shit
What is battery life on ultra?
Is it possible to just watch live streaming on tv, like leave it open and watch live constantly? Thanks for your reply. About Arlo Ultra
You can watch a live stream on the TV but it's limited to a certain amount of time before the stream stops and you have to start it back up again.
These are ridiculously expensive wow $600 for two cameras and $1000 for 4 cameras. Guys seriously this is beyond crazy.
passerau do you want to see license plates or not?
@@TraumaER 😂😂
@@BlacBoiDidIt I love these idiots that buy that Wal-Mart shit and then when they get robbed, they can't ID shit. Yeah makes a lot of sense to save $200-300 on cameras while your $30,000 car get broken into or stolen completely. Am I missing something here?
Hi. I
is possible integrate a wifi sonoff camera with smarthings?
Is it possible without the Abo (After the first year) to check the cam on the Go?
Interesting . Thx! I will
Look into the Ultra as an upgrade
Awesome review mate, I want a wireless setup where i can just place the cameras without electricity connection.
Thanks! Arlo cameras are a great option for that.
arlo pro2 ultra base station would work with the Arlo ultra cameras?
That arlo is identical to one that I bought for 67.00 but mine has two buttons on the sides to open the over and the camera itself has the magnet which is pretty amazing I am getting two more. Sorry they sale it without a brand name
Can you turn the light off for night, reason is I dont want the camera easily seen at night.
Yes you can do that in the video settings and in there is a low light settings where you can turn it off.
Can they record to the base station if the WiFi is disconnected or no internet?
Yes that was the main reason it was there on the Arlo Pro base station was to be a backup in case the internet wasn't working.
Smart Home Solver thanks, I read the old one were not able to do that good to know that they actually do record.
How many Arlo Ultra can connect to hub?
Which do you use for your home currently
Does the Ultra has the Look Back feature when plugged in like the Pro 2 does??
Yes it does. I never saw it advertise as having it but it was one of the first things I tried and it worked like the Arlo Pro 2.
Wow thnx for the lightning quick reply man!!
Buyer beware! If you don't have direct connection to a power source (i.e. plugged in) or a subscription plan, this thing won't record to a local storage. This renders the SOLAR PANEL accessory useless so don't buy the accessory at least. It was good for when I had the 3 month trial subscription. The minute I chose not to renew the subscription the cameras became duds as I couldn't do wiring to have the plugged in setup but unfortunately wasted money on the solar panels. My 2 cents!
What seems remarkable is that camera RANGE is never reviewed. It seems like camera range is as important as resolution. Why am I such a curmudgeon here? Because the Arlo Ultra is so amazingly inferior to any other Arlo camera in terms of RANGE that any review should have discovered this. I'd recommend adding a new metric to your evaluations.
Is there a way to set to ignore cars drive by?.. record only people or animals..
Yes go to the setting in the Arlo app and under the Arlo Smart notifications you can set which camera will notify you about what. People, Vehicles, Animals, and all. Arlo Smart is included for a year with the Ulta but normally is an extra fee.
Nobody ever talks about cold weather, does this camera work in -10, -20 weather.
No, u can see this on their specs on the website. Just Google it
Why didn't you tell what happens when the year free cloud expires? My understanding is there's no more lifetime fee cloud recording storage, like with the previous Arlos. After the free year with Alro Ultra, it will cost you $120/year for what comes free with Alro, Alro Pro and Alro Pro 2.
Arlo is working on allowing you to access the local recordings from your phone anywhere you are. So yes you will need to pay after a year for cloud storage for the Ultra which is disappointing since it's free on the others but you will be able to access the 4k footage for free which is a good compromise in my opinion.
So. If I installed this in my house, Can I watch footage using my TV? Or is it only for phones and tablets? Only using the app
Buy a nice lil new ipad mini, comes in real handy
@@imrickjames7012 Yes we have iPads, I was just wondering if there's a way to view them on my TV.
@D. Reyna yes you can watch the footage on your TV. If you have an Amazon Fire TV stick plugged in and you have the Arlo skill added to Alexa. You can say “Alexa view ultra on fire tv” or what ever you named your camera and fire tv. It will show show up on the TV. You can also view it on the Echo Show. Or if you have a chrome cast you can use Google Assistant to show it on the TV as well. I did a video about that a while back.
If you have a smart tv just watch online
Time to upgrade my Arlo Pro 720p to Arlo Ultra
it needs a sim slot - gps tracker on each camera, Like a mobile you can hunt down who stole it, because lets be honest they are so easy to steel.
Two Wyze cams: $50. Two Arlo cams $599. Any questions?
What's the video quality and viewing degrees?
Yeah but wyze is for indoor they don’t have outdoor cameras
@@Wow.69 true, but making them weatherproof does not cost another $550. And, I have two wyze cams outside under a 1-foot overhang. Just sayin.
@@Wow.69 actually they do have outdoor cameras
Gruuvin1 oh ok thank you for sharing. Does your phone get notified when there is a motion?
I want 6 of them!!!
I have the arlo pro now, I see no reason to upgrade tho....🤷🏿♂️🤔
my question is why the hell do you need to pay a subscription for this? Why can't I just have it as a private home wifi based camera. I don't care about storing the in the cloud. I would rather them just having a unit with expandable hard drives that you can use to store and access over the internet.
Can you give us a review for Blink xt2
You're lucky, that registration plate doesn't belong to a car at the moment ! (I'm in Victoria)
Oh awesome! I lived in Melbourne for a while, great city.
@@SmartHomeSolver I was surprised when I saw it - but good to see a part of here is there :)
What a real SHAME that this company is capable of making a better camera than the previous one and make is so incompatible with their on products. That in it self is definitely a deal braker and I will stay away from them.
Its 4K looks good, so its 180 degree angle but too many incompatibility issues.
I think they have taken the Sony Action Cam approach on being unnecessarily problematic.
Thanks for review.
I kinda prefer infrared light than a regular light because its more lowkey and criminals cant see it
Si ya cuentas con una estación base y quieres una cámara adicional, yo vendo una en México por Mercado Libre, busca: "Arlo Pro 2 - Cámara De Seguridad, Wifi, 1080p / Adicional"... Gracias
😱What!!! No SmartThings compatibility..... Ultra Deal Breaker!!! 😂🤣😂 I don't even have SmartThings yet an when I do get it, I won't be buying ANYTHING from Alro.... HDR is great
I agree. I use smartthings for everything
Arlo sucks now after all these updates. When motion is sensed, going live to that motion to view it is a nightmare! Selling and staying from what I consider crap. Just my opinion!
Rivha Vhili I heard others say this too. If it can’t sense motion correctly it’s worthless. I don’t care how pretty it looks.
Was with Arlo - their cameras are really good, but their after sales/technical help is non-existent. Any issues they try & place the blame on the owner, repeating the set up (from the start) many times over. It is one of the WORST companies I have had experience with, & a company is only as good as it's service. The retailer refunded the £'s & they no longer sell Arlo products.
"Disclaimer: Smart Home Solver received samples of Arlo Ultra, Arlo Pro 2, and Arlo Pro for an unbiased, non-sponsored review."
While I appreciate that you don't shy away from being critical of hardware based on your experiences, to say this review "not sponsored," is disingenuous at best. The definition of a "sponsor" (per Webster's dictionary) is as follows:
*SPONSOR (n.):* An individual or organization that pays some or all of the costs involved in staging some event in return for advertising.
Even if you were a 10 subscriber channel, this video _absolutely_ acts as advertising for Arlo, as I'd never even HEARD of the company prior to Google recommending this video to me in my TH-cam feed, and now I HAVE heard of them, and thus am more likely to think of them while doing my due diligence should I ever choose to buy a wireless home security system in the future. Sure, you didn't take money from them to support an event you're hosting, but they DID essentially pay for this product out of their own pocket (waiving the cost for each of these kits, and given that the Arlo Ultra kit would've cost a standard consumer a little over $800 with taxes _by itself_ at the time you posted the video, that's a lot of money in free hardware you received) all with the express understanding/purpose of _you_ publishing a video detailing your experiences with _their_ hardware (which you otherwise would NOT have been in possession), good, bad, or indifferent.
Arlo absolutely, unequivocally sponsored this video by sending you the hardware for free. It is objective fact that you are now in possession of over $1,000 in hardware from Arlo (just in the three kits mentioned in the description, above) that you otherwise _would not own,_ and it is that ownership that enabled you to speak on your experiences with the hardware.
The fact is that you published a video review on hardware that you received _for free, from the manufacturer, with the express understanding that it was being sent to you for the purposes of you publishing a video review _about_ said hardware so that Arlo could reach your 50k+ (at the time you published the video) subscribers. That you were _very_ mildly critical of some of the things you didn't like about these kits (which, again, at the time of the video would've cost you OR any other consumer almost $1,500 USD in total after taxes to purchase) doesn't make it a "non-sponsored" video, and it is dishonest on your part to label it as such.
Thanks for your comment and perspective. While it's true we have received samples of these Arlo kits, we would have reviewed Arlo anyways since they are such a large, well-known brand. From my perspective, Webster's dictionary definition of "sponsored" varies from TH-cam's definition.
For my channel's size, it is extremely rare that we:
1) Have not ever accepted payment from any brands. Many other TH-camrs charge unboxing fees or sponsorship costs, and do not disclose this in their description.
2) Include a disclaimer in every video stating the products we received for free. This is to be as transparent as possible. Again, it's quite rare to find another smart home/tech channel that includes this kind of disclaimer.
I consider this review non-sponsored, because I was not paid by Arlo. As stated in the title, the Arlo Ultra legitimately surprised me. If you want to see another Arlo review of something I received and didn't like so much, here you go: th-cam.com/video/bk4aAniEg6Y/w-d-xo.html
Companies sending us these review units helps extend our budget for other videos. We could buy this out of our own pocket, but it would set back the channel and our content, and just wouldn't make sense. They send it to us with the agreement that we'll test it and upload our honest opinion. I turn down products that I don't like all of the time to keep this channel trustworthy and honest.
We got the same BBQ as you. Just as dirty too.
Haha glad to hear I'm not the only one!
If it’s in color, it’s NOT IR night vision. So of course the clarity is going to be better than the Pro 2’s night vision 🤦
In general. Arlo is a COMPLETE RIPOFF! I wasted $400 on a 3 camera set of the Arlo Essentials cameras. Yes, they’re okay cameras. But NOT $400 worth of camera. No cloud without paying, no viewing from a remote location free. There is absolutely NO VALUE to these cameras at all. I was such a huge fan of NetGear. Now I’m ashamed of even purchasing the Arlo cameras. Bye bye $400 and if I had planned on spending bookoos of money for the rest of my life, sure Arlo would be a good way to do it. I just using what I already had. I was already using Geeni cams at one of my properties and was mostly satisfied with them. Now I’m 150% satisfied. I have 11 cameras, smart switches, PTZ cams, door bell cam, Wi-Fi cam flood light. Anything and everything better than the Arlo cam. Best part, for about the same amount of money I had got all that I just mentioned and 15/16 multi-color light bulbs (Wi-Fi connected) and everything I have now is in 1 app and I don’t have to pay for cloud storage if I don’t want to. I can, but I don’t. I get still images free, and the SD card option in my cameras.
Long story short, Arlo is a Ripoff, and Geeni is the way to go. Period.
typical of netgear/arlo, nice hardware, but horrible software and even worse is their customer service as they DGAF.
Wyze cam, $25
assembled in Vietnam, exported to Europe
This guy sounds like Tim Cook
wifi failure = no image = useless.
Been paid for review
No money was paid to me for this.
Who was expecting him to get hit by a car when he was standing in the street holding the license plate? 🤪
Mine is always offline, unreliable security camera, waste of money
Highly over priced. For basic crap clarity u r paying too much. No storage also
Arlo has the worst customer service. I believe they are trying to drop support for older cameras to help sell the new cameras to existing and new customers. Bad practice, again in my opinion.
Blink security 4 the win
Sold my Arlo Pro 2's, on holiday and unable to connect. Got home and had to switch base station off and on to regain connection. Done this a few times complete over priced rubbish. Go by a swan system way better
lol like $900 for your system and then half to run wires everywhere also talk about overpriced... then you half to have a small screen and have that trashy look in your house...
@@bendover-yr4oq running wires is easy, just have to think about it a little. My install looks better than Arlo, and to get the full functionality of your Arlo you have to have it wired in anyway so it's completely pointless. Once swan is installed, no WiFi issue, battery issue cause every time you charge a battery you have to move the camera so then have to set it back up. It's a shit idea
magic tricks
垃圾产品，太多问题了
This guy doesn’t reply to anyone lmao
How often does the battery in each camera need to be changed/charged with the wireless version?