I went through literally thousands of reviews on countless systems before finally deciding to get this one. I'm glad I did, we're happy with it so far. I'd like to break it down and leave information about our experiences so far:Wiring: This is a WIRED system! It does not work on wifi! Wires can be kind of a pain if you're used to wireless. But this was specifically what I wanted because I didn't want to have to worry about unreliability or service issues that sometimes comes with wireless. Plus, I didn't want to have to change batteries. We went ahead and ordered Annke brand 100' cables to extend the reach of some cameras. They provide 60' cables with this system and for just around the house, they're sufficient. But for the ones further away from the house, we have the option to add 100' onto that. Just a side note, if you plan to bury the line, conduit would be best and don't forget to call and check for currently buried lines (water, power, cables, septic, etc).Display: The display is really nice on our 65" TV and just as good resolution on our phones. If you need to fine-tune the cameras individually, there are settings in the menu that allow you to adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, etc. and you can set your mode to indoor, outdoor or other modes.Playback and Notifications: The notifications from the app started getting a little annoying because these cameras have a good range of distance for detection. And we live on a farm where the animals are constantly setting them off. No biggie, I just turned off notifications for the app. The only issue I saw with this is that when I go back into the app, I have to delete all the recordings that I wasn't alerted to. Not a big deal and you can delete them in bulk. As far as the playback, we've had an issue with the cameras only playing back some of the videos it alerted us to with motion detection. Like there would be 15+ motion detection notifications and when we'd go to play the videos back, only a few of them were actual recordings, the other ones didn't record...or they didn't seem to.Tech Support/Customer Service: Customer service has been VERY responsive and assisted me with everything. They had me re-download the app on my phone and walked me through settings on the box to help get my recordings to play back. Sometimes I had trouble getting through to an agent but their lines were busy and when I called back later, I didn't wait very long before I was patched through to an agent.Setup: It took us a few hours to set up all the cameras but we were picky with where we wanted the wires. We ran them so they're not visible and adjusted each camera to exactly the parameters we wanted, which took a little time.Night Vision: The night vision is really good and the cameras pick up motion from quite a bit of distance away. We have a few acres between the front of the house and our front gate, it picked up my husband leaving for work in the dark, at our gate...pretty impressive. Oh, and we have NO porch or security lights. Picture the darkest night in the middle of nowhere without street lights, moonlight or light pollution. Zero visibility with the naked eye! So to me, the fact that the cameras catch as much as they do is a big deal!Overall this system does exactly what we need it to and you can't really beat the price. If you just want basic surveillance that you can check from anywhere without a subscription, get this system! You won't be disappointed! A little tip, go ahead and get the extended warranty just in case.