Read what is provided, NO HARD DRIVE and NO MONITOR.

If the amount of retention seems low, you can always buy a larger hard drive and replace the one this comes with

The 1 TB hard drive is ready as soon as you connect a camera and should last about 30 days before it runs out of memory

Please note that this situation can also be caused by the Hard drive

Large capacity hard drive

You have install and format your own hard drive

I have had this unit for 6 months, the hard drive failed, I contacted the manufacturer, and they replied that I needed to take the unit apart, unplug the hard drive, plug it back in, when I replied they sent me another email, now I have to take pictures of me removing the hard drive as proof, TERRIBLE SUPPORT

The hard drive install was easy

I did not order the hard drive initially, but have one on order

Now I have to figure out what hard drive to buy.

I got the one without the hard drive

This does not come with a hard drive & we purchased with knowing that ahead of time, and have chosen to not install one at this time

(1TB installed Hard Drive) and in about a minute, all six of the cameras appeared on the TV!!!

Very easy to change out hard drive

I could not get it to accept the hard drive

But really, factoring the price for what you get (with a hard drive included), the convenience of wireless cameras that (so far) have not failed to record video, and some nice features like remote viewing and motion alerts, it really is a pretty good system.

I added a hard drive which I wasn't using, and plugged in the cameras (in the kitchen as reccommended) and after seeing that they all work, I have started trying to decide on placement

That’s why you MUST buy a Surveillance hard drive

I purchased a separate hard drive to use with system.

If you want to record you will have to add a HARD DRIVE

Just plug in the cameras and they hook up to the hard drive and display on the screen

No reason listed on web site why hard drive not included

You MUST use a hard drive specially designed for surveillance purposes, like Western Digital Purple Series or Seagate Skyhawk.• Wireless systems are sensitive to wireless interference and this NVR is not the exception

no hard drive which seems pointless for using in the home

I wanted to a hard drive for recording, but didn't know where to order them

I got the one without the hard drive thank you Smonet for letting me make my own choice ,I got the WD Purple 2TB Surveillance Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM

He said for the amount of cameras and the 2TB hard drive that the price was good.

but but after spending a lot on a Hard drive it still wouldn't record and 1 camera was all red would not adjust out retuned unit with no problems with amazon

One last thing if I would recommend is hopefully all of model selections have the hard drive no

you should get 25 days of 1080p recording if not more from this hard drive

the only thing i did not know when i ordered it was i would need a hard drive, but that was not a problem as i had an extra

You MUST use a hard drive specially designed for surveillance purposes, like Western Digital Purple Series or Seagate Skyhawk.• Wireless systems are sensitive to wireless interference and this NVR is not the exception

Other "kits" come without a hard drive

If you don’t have the signal quality issues explained before, and your hard drive is a surveillance one, the system will record with no interruptions

Wires just loose inside of box to hook up hard drive they rattle when moving box

I got the unit with a built in 1TB hard drive, but it is also easy to install a larger hard drive or buy a unit without a hard drive and add your own

Had to spend another $90 on a hard drive

Don't forget to add a hard drive to your order if you want to record.

I have had to reformat my hard drive about 10 times.

I would suggest placing the cameras right next to the hard drive for setup

Installed the hard drive also easy just need to finish the job

We sort of took our time, a couple of days, to get the system tested since we had to go get a hard drive.

You should get 30 days of recording at 1080p from this hard drive.

This may be necessary if you add more, as their 8 camera kit comes with a 2TB hard drive

The hard drive went out about a week after setting it up....but customer service made it all right

I paired this purchase with a 1 Tb surveillance rated hard drive and it is watching my house 24/7, which is what I bought it to do.

Please DON’T use a regular desktop hard drive with this or any other NVR/DVR system

Shipped a new hard drive

I purchased this a little over a year ago, the picture quality is ok, after a year the system started to have a corrupt hard drive every month and a

(Please note one model has no hard drive for purchase selection

I have a hard drive installed now

n’t understand I had to get a hard drive for the storage of recorded material when I purchased the system.

You have to install your own hard drive, so I returned them for a full refund.

All of it was in the same box even the hard drive disc

It's got to fit all that video on the hard drive somehow

Just remember to buy a hard drive

Smonet shipped the product quickly and we received it within 3 days, all was intact and easy to set up, actually while I was away on a business trip my wife opened the box and installed the hard drive and set up with ease

Installing the hard drive takes a little skill but most people can likely figure out how to do that.

But I misplace the hard drive in the package while we were working on it

I bought my hard drive from different vender and now have 50.00 hard

This product does NOT come with a hard drive

NEED HARD DRIVE, ELECTRICAL WORK.

Adding the hard drive was easy, just open the receiver, plug it into the Sata cable and secure it to the casing with the provided bolts.

so i could do an exterior feed and b) installing the hard drive.

Purchased for my older brother, installed a 1tb hard drive , mounted cameras, plugged everything in and all works well.

If you don't want to buy a separate hard drive to install yourself be sure it comes with one.

The 1 TB hard drive is ready as soon as you connect a camera and should last about 30 days before it runs out of memory

No worries, as hard drives come cheap these days

I opened the receiver and found that the hard drive was not installed properly

This means that you can have a video retention of 20 to 22 days with a 1TB hard drive

I recommend too buy it with the hard drive already installed if you want to record

back and right-clicked the mouse to do a full setup, like formatting the hard drive, adding a user/password, and setting up recording

This one comes with a 1TB hard drive and six 960p cameras

Teamed up with a 2tb western digital hard drive, this system has worked well for us so far.

With the hard drive I have a recording from all for cameras that lasts about a month and then overwrites the prior recording

For $349, it should already come with a hard drive or at least the ability to record.

While installing the Hard Drive be super careful the SATA port on the NVR is extremely fragile, only very thin metal pins holding it to the board which easily break leaving the system without the ability to record on a hard drive.

I just hooked up the hard drive and am excited about being able to review recordings

The picture quality is excellent, hard drive installed and formatted in 5 minutes

the hard drive wasn’t secured in the control panel - it broke several things the main board - I’ve called service/support - was told to send pictures via email, which I did - been trying to call them - just getting a recording - sent

Oh yeah make sure you have or at least purchase your own hard drive to install in the NVR, as the description

PS if u think box is broken and hard drive just clicks, you are probably using the wrong charger.

Buy it with the hard drive, little more expensive

Since I wanted 7 cameras, I just bought a second 4 camera system without the hard drive

For the price, I went for the 8 cameras and 2 TB hard drive

I did not realize I needed to buy the hard drive separate in order to record and playback, maybe that's my fault

And if you do buy it you have to buy hard drive

I have run a check disk and everything is fine with the hard drive.

the hard drive wasn’t secured in the control panel - it broke several things the main board - I’ve called service/support - was told to send pictures via email, which I did - been trying to call them - just getting a recording - sent

I didn't read the fine print, does not come with its own internal hard drive

One drawback was the lack of a hard drive for the NVR system provided.

In stead of getting the recommended 2TB hard drive, I took a newer version with lower price

All the mounting holes on the hard drive were stripped out and no longer accepted the screws that mounted it.

The picture quality is excellent, hard drive installed and formatted in 5 minutes

I asked support about instructions to install the hardware on the wall (drill size, etc) and they gave me hard drive installation instructions instead because the language barrier

If you experience this condition and already have a surveillance hard drive, you are definitely experiencing WIFI interference/signal quality issues

I purchased the 4 channel system with 1T hard drive

NVR is easy to setup, don't forget to buy a Hard drive when installing these

This means that this system records video for a length of time that is dictated by the size of the hard drive

You will need to use/buy your own hard drive to connect SATA cable in the box, but very easy and simple to install.

i suggest if you are going toby this product buy with the hard drive

back and right-clicked the mouse to do a full setup, like formatting the hard drive, adding a user/password, and setting up recording

I bought a hard drive for it and installed yet was having trouble getting it formatted myself

I did not hook it up yet, so it may work for just surveillance but the directions clearly state that you have to install a hard drive.

We then realized that we didn’t connect the hard drive up properly

I need to buy more hard drive for the D VR.

Am giving 3 stars basically due to this and the limited tech support availability that includes tech support e-mail communications only after 5pm PT (evenings