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    Mike Nolan
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      I just put in a Roku outdoor wireless camera on our deck so we can watch the birds during the day and the animals at night.

      Here are my initial thoughts on it.

      The base unit on the one I initially ordered wouldn't sync up with my network, after a lengthy chat with Roku tech support, they agreed it was DOA and it was returned (through Amazon.)

      The second one came yesterday (5/3) and the sync process worked fine, though it did take several tries before it successfully logged into my home wifi network. I have the camera on my back deck so we can watch the birds and animals out there.

      It says it is 1080P but the image is slightly grainy or blurry on a 24 inch monitor, though that's not noticeable on an iPhone. It works well enough that I can see the fox currently on the deck, eating peanuts and we can identify most of the birds. (Grackles, robins and bluejays, mostly.)

      A few other things I've noted:

      When I play it on my Roku 56" TV, I get video but the sound doesn't come through. (That may be because we're not using the tiny built-in speakers but feed the audio signal into our stereo system.) Standalone Roku devices all seem to work fine.

      Also, when I try to watch the video using the Roku website on my laptop, it can't connect to the camera.

      Roku says the cordless unit will work for up to 90 days on a charge, but the app tells me the battery is at 61% after about 6 hours. The deck is on the north side of the house, I don't know if adding a solar panel would help much, it doesn't get a lot of direct sunlight.

      Another thing worth noting: The Roku app is apparently not available on an Apple TV. I have not tried accessing it from a Mac laptop or a Linux system yet.

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      #46226
      Joan Simpson
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        I like that Mike.

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