UniFi Network Video Recorder (UNVR) - Is It Worth It?

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This is my review of the UniFi Network Video Recorder (UNVR).
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  • @Platoface
    @Platoface Жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I am finally getting an NVR this week and hope the unmanage then re-manage is better. I only have 6 total cameras.

  • @dwylhq874

    @dwylhq874

    3 ай бұрын

    How did it go for your 6 cameras? How many drives did you install? Thanks.

  • @ecu8r
    @ecu8r Жыл бұрын

    I just purchased a UNVR and waiting to arrive this Monday, can't wait to mount it. Even made a spot for it today. I have a total of 15 cameras and as you mentioned it is a little overkill but I do have plans to add more in the future so this will allow me to do it. I can't wait to see the difference switching management from my UDMPro and remote access, I also noticed the lag so that should be a welcomed change. Thanks for your video!

  • @TomasVillegas

    @TomasVillegas

    Жыл бұрын

    With that many cameras you'll definitely notice an access to camera time improvement. Thanks for watching 🤝

  • @cyrussvyruss9205

    @cyrussvyruss9205

    3 ай бұрын

    Its funny you paid for it instead of doing what he did and basically ask for something for free when you can afford it. Isn't that funny how that works.

  • @ecu8r

    @ecu8r

    3 ай бұрын

    @@cyrussvyruss9205 I don't think is that easy I don't have a KZread channel with followers. Imagine if everyone asked for something free? that's not how it works.

  • @cpanic1153
    @cpanic1153 Жыл бұрын

    I’m trying to move a bunch of existing cameras over from a UDMP to an NVR but unmanaging them isn’t working. They still appear in the UDM but not the UNVR. I suspect it has something to do with vlans I was using for the cameras but even with the UNVR on the same vlan, it doesn’t want to work.

  • @euresko1
    @euresko1 Жыл бұрын

    I have the UDMP with a 4Tb drive and want to get the UNVR. Currently using the UDMP to run 6 cams, but want to add more cams. Question about the NVR is can I start with one drive and then add more later, or would it be best to just add all drives I think I need right away during initial setup. I don't think space is really an issue now, but might change my mind with more cameras later on.

  • @pharpester
    @pharpester2 ай бұрын

    If you install a NVR, does the UDM pro hard drive no longer work for unify protect. It’s either the UDMP or the NVR, or do they work together?

  • @igorpiedade
    @igorpiedade2 ай бұрын

    Does it needs the cloud key or udm pro? Or I can use the Unifi VM?

  • @jamespollock2500
    @jamespollock2500 Жыл бұрын

    I have a NVR running 4 4tb drives I use Rack Studs to mount all my equipment in the rack system they make everything so much easier to install.

  • @shadow.banned
    @shadow.banned11 ай бұрын

    What's the name of that electric screw driver?

  • @piranha32
    @piranha32 Жыл бұрын

    What recording settings do you use that UDMP was usable even with 10 cameras? I have 2 G3 Instant and G4 Doorbell (one Instant recording only events, the other cameras always recording), and Protect is slow as molasses. It worked fine for one camera, adding another one had a very big impact on performance.

  • @TomasVillegas

    @TomasVillegas

    Жыл бұрын

    That's strange. I have all my outdoor cameras recording at the highest quality and my indoor cameras in the middle. It's all really responsive and works well. You may want to contact Unifi support.

  • @kc0eks
    @kc0eks Жыл бұрын

    I run dozens of these in the wild. Failure rate is about 50% on the original version with a USB drive inside. Aside from that nightmare these are great. Up to 43 cameras in one and it still runs great.

  • @TomasVillegas

    @TomasVillegas

    Жыл бұрын

    Awesome comment. Thanks for sharing your experience 🤝

  • @jesuspadilla6428
    @jesuspadilla6428 Жыл бұрын

    Curious. Why don’t you move your Ethernet connections from the UDP to the switch? From my understanding the UDP has limited bandwidth for those ports. I’m still a novice with Unifi, but I will be upgrading my network with their products end of year. A UDP and enterprise 24 switch with their new enterprise AP, oh and now the NVR too even though I only plan to start with the pro doorbell and 3 g4 pro cameras 😬

  • @TomasVillegas

    @TomasVillegas

    Жыл бұрын

    Those are for my Synology NAS, just a combination of me setting up link aggregation and me being lazy 😅

  • @thegamerfour9508
    @thegamerfour9508 Жыл бұрын

    I ordered a UNVR today. I'm currently using Protect on a UDM Pro. There are options to export and import the Protect configuration. Has anyone used these settings when migrating? Thoughts, comments?

  • @TomasVillegas

    @TomasVillegas

    Жыл бұрын

    I tried and failed. But maybe they have fixed it since I did this video 🤷‍♂️

  • @Nabrolo
    @Nabrolo Жыл бұрын

    I have 2 questions. 1: What RAID configuration did you set for your drives (Raid 1 or 5)? 2: How many days do you get with your 8TB total storage with all your cameras?

  • @TomasVillegas

    @TomasVillegas

    Жыл бұрын

    RAID 1 and 5 are categorized by UnifiOS as the same single disk redundancy. That's what I'm running and I get roughly three weeks of history. 👍

  • @kc0eks

    @kc0eks

    Жыл бұрын

    You don't get to pick raid level it decides for you based on how many drives you have

  • @tassoadamacopoulos3679
    @tassoadamacopoulos3679 Жыл бұрын

    I recently got the UNVR as well, I seem to be having poor performance using the 10GIG connection to the UDM pro, using the 1 GIG is ok, have you seen the same?

  • @TomasVillegas

    @TomasVillegas

    Жыл бұрын

    I haven't on my end. That's strange, I'd try different port settings to see if you can resolve it. If not put in a ticket with their support to see of you can get it working. 👍

  • @ecu8r
    @ecu8r Жыл бұрын

    Hey I meant to ask you, did you have problems with all your cameras losing connection every couple of minutes after switching management from the UDMPro? I did while using the SFP 10G cable. Once I switched to regular 1G ethernet everything ran smoothly. I'd really like to use the 10G SFP cable between the UDMP and NVR.

  • @TomasVillegas

    @TomasVillegas

    Жыл бұрын

    No. That's wasn't a problem I experienced. The SFP connection is running smooth.

  • @ecu8r

    @ecu8r

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@TomasVillegas I think what I'll do when I have time is to "forget" one of the cameras and have the new protect app adopt it and see if it works. I have a feeling something didn't go right from the moment I had UDMP un-manage the cameras to move to the NVR.

  • @patrickpaganini
    @patrickpaganini Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video - after getting a Dream Router I'm falling in to the Unify rabbit hole. If Unify sent it to you for testing and review purposes, does that mean you are posting it back, or does it mean you keep it? Subtle difference of ownership between the two!

  • @TomasVillegas

    @TomasVillegas

    Жыл бұрын

    I get to keep it. I'm grateful for the relationship I have with them and their willingness to work with me.

  • @ecu8r

    @ecu8r

    Жыл бұрын

    Welcome to the club my friend, it's a lot of fun.

  • @jbdragon3295
    @jbdragon3295 Жыл бұрын

    Have a UNVR at work and use 40 cameras inside and outside. It can be poky at times, Then again with all the cameras and generally around 2-6 people watching the cameras at once, I can understand being a little poky. We aren't using any 4K cameras though, they're all going to be 1080P. We do have a number of cameras in our freezers.

  • @TomasVillegas

    @TomasVillegas

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm really liking the UNVR 👍

  • @AMPTechGrade
    @AMPTechGrade Жыл бұрын

    Could I ask how you made that SICK Thumbnail? We’re they blue LEDs or blue and purple on the other side??

  • @TomasVillegas

    @TomasVillegas

    Жыл бұрын

    It's the RGB light strip I used. I covered it in my network cabinet setup if you want to check that out 👍 Thanks for watching 🤝

  • @aRndBelgianGuy
    @aRndBelgianGuy Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the relevant review. Any chance you mesured the power consumption of the UNVR with four HDDs ? Thanks.

  • @TomasVillegas

    @TomasVillegas

    Жыл бұрын

    I haven't unfortunately. I don't have one of those outlet meters. Thanks for the comment 🤝

  • @aRndBelgianGuy

    @aRndBelgianGuy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TomasVillegas I have ordered a UNVR, let me know if you are interested in this information ;-)

  • @DanielLindh1

    @DanielLindh1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@aRndBelgianGuy Please tell us.

  • @aRndBelgianGuy

    @aRndBelgianGuy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DanielLindh1 With two 5400rpm HDDs : around 35W. Hope it helps !

  • @MattLutjen
    @MattLutjen Жыл бұрын

    Pretty sure you can just click on the camera from the UNVR, it'll prompt for the camera password and allow you to transfer the camera over.

  • @TomasVillegas

    @TomasVillegas

    Жыл бұрын

    I tried that. Didn't work unfortunately. Maybe a bug when I was doing the move. 🤷‍♂️

  • @bothorsen4292
    @bothorsen4292 Жыл бұрын

    I was a bit puzzled when you said it's overkill for 10 cameras, because everything else you say in this video clearly says that it's not

  • @TomasVillegas

    @TomasVillegas

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh it's definitely overkill 😅 That's the way I live my tech life though 😉

  • @EsotericArctos
    @EsotericArctos Жыл бұрын

    I like that the NVR and newer switches have the rack ears separatel The USG Pro had the rack ears as part of the entire case, makes it slightly awkward for desktop mounting. I agree, it would have been nice to have the network connections on the front, but to utilise 4 x 3.5" bays in a 1RU format just makes it impossible. I am looking at moving to the UNVR as at this point I am using a CloudKey Gen2+ that just doesn't cut it. Same issues as the UDM Pro, guessing it has similar processing power for Protect. The thing I am not looking forward to is having to re-adopt all my U6-Pro Access Points as Protect links with these for some of the Protect features.... Oh well. It needs to be done.

  • @TomasVillegas

    @TomasVillegas

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah I'm really happy I made the move. It's been a very much improved experience in access times and camera stream quality. Absolutely worth it. 👍

  • @cyrussvyruss9205
    @cyrussvyruss92053 ай бұрын

    I find it funny you are obviously well off enough to have all this stuff but still had to ask for them to send it out to you. Just saying asking for a hand out when you don't need it really isn't a good look for anyone. Plus its $300 bucks you really needed a freebee instead of just buying one?

  • @TomasVillegas

    @TomasVillegas

    3 ай бұрын

    Interesting feedback. Everyone is entitled to their opinions. I’ll continue to run my channel in a sustainable manner considering this is not my job 👍

  • @cyrussvyruss9205

    @cyrussvyruss9205

    3 ай бұрын

    @@TomasVillegas Oh I understand just saying the validity of anything you said is tarnished, by the fact you did not actually have to pay anything for said device.

  • @hopkinsjonathanuk
    @hopkinsjonathanuk4 ай бұрын

    Please straighten your doorbell otherwise I may not sleep properly

  • @TomasVillegas

    @TomasVillegas

    3 ай бұрын

    Doorbell is level. Camera shot footage handheld.

  • @galenbancroft
    @galenbancroft Жыл бұрын

    Get better audio setup

  • @TomasVillegas

    @TomasVillegas

    Жыл бұрын

    Ok.

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