NightOwlX HD

Name: NightOwlX HD
Rating: 1.54857 (175 reviews)

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NightOwlX HD

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User Reviews for NightOwlX HD

Development seems to have ceased

Over a year ago a promise was made, in a reply to another person’s review, to get the development team involved with fixing the issues with the video frame losses occurring in this app that does not occur in the non-HD version - and is in no way related to insufficient bandwidth for HD streams. As of today there has still been no app update for over a year to even attempt fixing that issue. On top of that there has been no attempt to fix the consistent app crashes reported. What has this company’s iOS development team been doing for the last year?Along with this app, the browser interface on the device has still not been updated to support anything other than the old Internet Explorer. If that wasn’t enough, the Night Owl CMS Windows app still has not been updated (again..more than a year that I know of) to fix the very high CPU usage problem (bogs down even my 8th Gen Intel i7 machine with dual GPUs) that makes that viewing option unusable, too. All of this has made very limited usability out of a system that promised so much - but has yet to deliver even a quarter of that promise...

CaromTech, Aug 22, 2019

Terrible Security System - Playback is useless

I bought the Night Owl security system to replace a Q-See system which died after 3 years (At my store). This was a BIG MISTAKE. This system’s software is very primitive in comparison to Q-see and Swann (which I have at home). For me the main reason to have a security system with cameras is to get notified on detection of movement and to be able to easily playback and select the time this movement occurred. Detection works primitively but with very few selective settings, but playback is useless! Playback does not allow you to scan, fast forward, or select any segment of video. You need to watch the entire recording of video to find what you are looking for. If you try to download videos to later use some other video software, you cant find where the video is downloaded, and if you do the file seems to be incompatible with the most popular video editors. SORRY, but this is a very poor security system. They need software developers that know what they are doing.

Cerrsc, Apr 05, 2018

Latest update... really?

This latest update, all you did was make it the regular non HD Night Owl X app... yeah the Night Owl X HD crashed every 5 seconds, but at least when it was in “HD Streaming” the HD worked! Seriously, all you did was transfer over the EXACT non HD app. It’s exactly the same... with the same issues and everything. If you click on HD Streaming, it never works. You literally have to click it over and over until it decides to work. And when it does work... any movement, it’s just a big blob of pixels. And no, it’s not my internet... as the previous version of Night Owl X HD streaming of HD worked great. I’d take the constant crashing over this mess any day... this isn’t even usable. What’s the point if you can’t tell what’s going on in the videos? Please fix it... or just put the Night Owl X HD version back before this latest version. I wish so bad I wouldn’t have updated to this mess.

Goombahead1375, Oct 04, 2019

Room for Improvement

Previous Swann user that recently converted over to Night Owl. I couldn’t have imagined a moment where the Swann app could be better than any other camera systems but I guess I was wrong. When looking at multi camera live view, there is a few second delays in each of the feeds. To get a true live feed, you have to select the one camera view option. With more and more people relying on security cameras, a few seconds can make a difference. The Night Owl app is a little frustrating due to default settings never remain the same upon reopening the app. What’s needed:* Ability to set & save default SD/HD streaming options (not working). Upon closing and reopening the app, the app reverts back to SD. Why is there even a SD option?* Ability to set & save default view options )not working). Upon closing and reopening the app, the settings reverts back.* Ability to rearrange live feed cameras (prioritizing feeds) without setting favorites.

ItzaMotto, Apr 24, 2019

Playback quality

The play back quality is horrible. If you go back to try and view a certain time frame. Depending on the time the video saved. You have to wait hours just to get to the time frame needed. There needs to be a fast forward option. This is horrible. I also had the police department come once to ask if they can see the video from the camera I have point to our alley. They where investigating a shooting and the car fled by my house. Unfortunately this app was no help and it was embarrassing. This system is the Wish version of any camera system.

jaychino10, Apr 26, 2022

Could be better

I purchased my Night Owl system at Costco a couple years ago. The camera quality and motion detection are great. Accessing video on the directly attached monitor is fairly straight forward, actually quite usable.However, the app could be better. * First off, it’s not at all iPad friendly. It only works in portrait mode on an iPad.* Second, video playback only lets you see a limited number of saved videos per day. It will even tell you 27/85 videos, and provides no way to see more than 27 of the 85 videos for that day. You have to physically go to the device (not using this app) to see the other videos. This huge omission alone makes this app frustrating. It always excludes video from early morning (midnight-9am), when perps are most likely to be active. Why not allow me to see all videos for the day?

Jose Canusee, Mar 25, 2020

Bad system or bad application?

I admitted, I did not do research about products when I bought it. I left it up to Costco and it fail miserably! I bought the night owl 5mp, the installation is very much self explanatory, the software installation was a bit confused. Anyway, I bought this system because it is detected by body heat [thermal], I am not sure it really is recording by thermal?? The play back feature is not playback instantly, have to wait for several hours? also, WHEN I PLAYED BACK, IT WAS RECORDED IN 704x480, very poor quality images ( using my iPad Pro). I constantly switch or reset quality image feature to HD STREAMING or the system will switch back to SD streaming. I spend too much time to install cameras around my home and I am NOT HAPPY with the products???? I am gonna leave it until I find better surveillance security system then RETURN NIGHT OWL...

Justyn Danz, Oct 23, 2017

Multi cam view always goes to single cam view

I had the older version of night owl x hd 1.4.2. I recently updated to the latest version. I have two camera systems of multi cams. When I change from one system to the other the view always comes up as a single portrait view and I have to change to multi camera view to see all cameras. If I select one of the cameras it always comes up as a portrait view and will rotate to landscape view when I rotate the IPAD but I have to rotate back to portrait view to exit the single camera view to get back to multi-camera view. The older version 1.4.2 did not require me to do this. This newer version is very inconvenient. Are you going to fix this problem? Also can you provide me with the older version? I am very unhappy with this version.

Robmed, Oct 08, 2019

Old apps and viewer much better

I’m very disappointed in the apps and the pc viewer.I bought one of these systems years ago and have been very pleased with the system, apps and pc viewer. playback has always worked great. So I was excited to get a better HD system or so I thought. The PC viewer is horrible and playback doesn’t work. The app on my Samsung S9 works horrible and playback doesn’t work. And the app on my new iPad crashes constantly and guess what? Once again playback doesn’t work! Not to mention that on the old apps and viewer for these systems you could fast forward the playback the new apps you cannot. I’m confused on why things have seemed to have gone backwards instead of getting better. Please work on fixing PC viewer and please update apps.

toolfan74, Jan 01, 2019

Dear Developer stop apologizing and fix the app already!!!!!

To developer!! Really dislike this app/system! Please Stop apologizing and fix it already!!!! This very frustrating when you depend on this especially when you’re away for business and need to check up on the house... this is unacceptable! What’s going on with this app????? It works sometimes & but most of the the time it doesn’t work please make sure you guys update all your bug fix and such! I would attach a picture of proof so that you guys can see and improve on your app! But unfortunately it won’t allow me to attach the pictures. This is by far the worst app! Last update was two plus years ago that’s 2.0 version! Wow!

You Don't Wanna Know!, Nov 15, 2021

Description

Night Owl X HD gives you peace of mind no matter where you are! With the ability to view your Night Owl security system in real-time, you’ll be able to monitor your home or business anytime, anywhere—all from the convenience of your mobile device. Night Owl X HD features: • Quick and easy mobile setup with Smart Auto Detection or Owl Scan™ • Live video and audio from your DVR/NVR security system on Wi-Fi or 3G/4G LTE networks • Easily configure push alerts individually for each channel from your Smart Device • Customize channel names without having to access the DVR/NVR manually • Save images directly to your Smart Device and share via text, email or social media • Now share important MP4 formatted videos via email or social media • Enhanced stability for better app connectivity and push alert retrieval • Multi-channel live feeds (4/8/16 channels) • Video playback of ANY recorded video stored on your DVR/NVR • Multiple DVR/NVR system log-on (up to 100 devices) • Create custom views and save as favorites (iPad only) Night Owl is a leader in security cameras and recording systems for both businesses and homeowners.

We are committed to keeping an eye on the things you care about most. Our security products are designed and engineered for ease of use and cost-effectiveness. All of our security cameras and systems are in use by customers around the world including homeowners, retailers, dealers, distributors, integrators, federal and municipal organizations and both medium and small businesses. Visit us at www.NightOwlSP.com for more information on our products and services! Night Owl X HD is ONLY compatible with the following Night Owl security systems: • WNVR Series • XHD Series • THD Series • H2THD Series (Hybrid) If you have any questions regarding compatibility, please refer to www.NightOwlSP.com. WARNING: This application uses data to connect your security system to your mobile device. When connected to a 3G or 4G LTE network, the live video feed from your system will be considered streaming data by your phone service provider and will contribute to any data or download limit your phone data plan may have. If you exceed your data plan limit, this may result in additional usage charges. It is highly recommended to contact your phone service provider to know the limits of your data plan before using this video streaming application.