Works great, but still needs a human to decide what source you want to view.
590192
Does what it says. Some people complain it does not switch automatically. It won't if there are more than source active. Another words, iif two inputs are live, and there is a signal on both, you have to push the button to switch. It an't psychic, you gotta tell it which one you want. If you turned off one of them, it would switch to the live source.
4550127
i bought this for my grandmother, who can't find her way to her next door neighbor's house.  it works very well if you know the address; it's easy to use, it reroutes if you miss a turn, etc.  my one (big) gripe with this unit is the terrible point of interest database.  major stores (lowes, home depot, bealls dept store, etc) were not in the database--while i might expect some local restaurants, etc, to be missing, you'd think big boxes would at least be in there.  it's possible to download some of them if you search for them individually on the tomtom database, but this is a real pain for me, never mind my 82 year old gm.  it would be nice to d/l all of the poi's at once, but this doesn't seem possible.  other than that it works very well though.  i'm not sure if other brands have better databases.  the object was for my grandmother to be able to plug in "walmart", and have it direct her there.  while it wouldn't be a big deal for me to go to google maps and get an address, this is too big of an extra step for some people.
2233668
Very helpful for projecting content from the iPhone/iPad. Unfortunately, connection is a bit spotty, requiring several attempts before the signal is detected and projected. Not sure if this is a hardware issue with the adapter, the lightning port, or the iOS software.
710693
This does a great job of relinking to an Internet radio site if the stream is lost, and it links up pretty well with my Verizon FiOS wifi router (newer router acquired in 12/2015) through 2x4 & drywall at a distance of about 30', so long as it's not behind the metal dishrack. It connects to my old, reliable, and high-quality Onkyo receiver using RCA connectors. The front panel interface using the knob is kind of screwy, and the button labels are hard for my 50+ year-old eyes to read. I would still recommend it to a friend.
4335462
Works pretty good. Have to constantly adjust to get picture from different channels which is inconvenient.
4618166
I love this thing, but I must admit that it takes a lot more expertise than I had to set it up.  I am using it with Beyond TV and creating the channel layouts is very challenging the first time around. Make sure you are willing to read through a lot of material if you are not familiar with this device and software. The results are excellent. Great pictures from free digital signals on my cable service! What could be better.
4162071
Works fine, but needs to be part of a system including a receiver that is capable of driving it.
1965833
This thing deserves a two star rating due to the problems installing. BUT..... When you get it figured out, very much a four star + product!
The wifi repeater makes this ideal for a series of security cameras. We use as a barn cam, great daytime and nighttime views. Works perfectly with iPhone to view remotely. The an and tilt could be better, but for the price is worth the $$$.
Note:  if you have trouble during set up with the camera not finding your wifi network when everything and everybody's device can, and/or if you can't hook up using WPS, never fear. Follow directions to hard wire this camera and the switch from wired to wireless is simple as can be and no additional setup is needed. :).
4346584
I purchased this camera to monitor the actions of my three dogs during the day.  Once I finally got the program to work. I was very impressed with the video.
I'd have given it 4 stars if the program had been easier to load or operate.  As with a lot of the other reviewers the program is very difficult to understand or work.  If there's an easier program out there, I would love to know what it is.

Up Date:  I have now had these cameras for a couple of weeks.  One was working fine, the other I purchased from a co-worker that couldn't get it to work on his WIFI( 5GHZ).  As of today both cameras are non functional.  I can't get them to connect to my WIFI at all!  I've even tried connecting them directly to the router.  NO LUCK.  very disappointed When I did get it to work the one worked great..

UPDTE:
I contacted Danale (app) They were very helpful and I was able to get both cameras on line.  I have had them now for several months and just for minor restarts(due to power outages).  they have worked very well.  In fact I am ordering two more to put outside, in weatherproof cases.
1813610
works really well once I figured out what to connect where. it doesn't help that one has to stand on one's head to see the connector slots on the back of the monitor.  that is the fault of monitor designers and the fault of this product.
2195990
I bought it for someone else. They mentioned that it, if I understand it, that it could not be hooked up to a computer to be viewed. I sent it back and am looking for one that they can use for their purposes.
102770
Works Great, but so many options, its hard to remember how to set it up each time without using the directions. Still love it though.
4960789
It works well. Solid picture, both in normal and IR light. Works with the WansView app, with the web UI and, importantly for me, with Blue Iris NVR. I like it well enough that I've bought two of these. HOWEVER, there is a caveat: I had this camera connected to a Netgear Wireless Router with UPnP disabled. Nonetheless, I was able to access this camera when not on the same network (e.g. from my phone using cellular data). This is bad in my book; it seems to find a way to broadcast its signal over the Internet, with no clear way to disable it.

Something else that is bothersome: the camera goes to a WansView DDNS service by default (it is not opt in). You cannot disable that from the camera app (at least under iOS); you need to use the web UI to disable that. I discovered this when I connected the first camera to my home router/firewall, where I have a rule in effect that keeps the camera from accessing anything on the Internet other than my DNS servers and an NTP service (because I want to have the time set off the Internet). Interestingly, when the camera is connected under this configuration, the ability to access the camera from the Internet disappears.

When I asked WansView via email what was up, they replied that it is only a P2P camera. That is disingenuous. It may be P2P, but it is, somehow, making itself accessible through a Netgear Router firewall, even when that router has UPnP disabled. With all of the security issues IoT devices have (esp. cameras), sneaking through the firewall is not a feature, it is a SECURITY FLAW waiting to be exploited. If I did not have a router that let me wall the cameras off, I would disconnect both and return the newer one.

UPDATED 9/10/17: See comments below for details; the WansView camera tries to contact servers not only in the US, but also in China, Ireland and Australia. No reply from WansView as to why!
2167551
I wasn't sucessful to set up the wrieless view by myself. I called D-link support. The staff troubleshot for me in a clear and logical way. Ref#c6595400
3487125
I have two of these, one for each of my children's bedrooms.

They work, which is nice, and they Android app works most of the time (although, the interface could use a lot of work).

I don't like how they have to connect to internet and send the video out somewhere, just so I can get it and check if my toddler is still in bed on the other side of a doorway.

They also seem to randomly drop from WiFi and need to be manually unplugged and rebooted, which is really irritating when I can hear my toddler shuffling around in his bedroom and would like to know if he's just tossing and turning in bed or has gotten out to play, but I don't want to go in his room and aggravate the situation.

Calling these 720p is pretty generous -- they might put out an image that size, but the image quality isn't that great. It's enough to see what's going on, but it's not crisp like you'd expect if you were looking at a true 720p image on your computer screen (you probably couldn't read a handwritten note viewed through the camera, for instance).
4947989
This is a great idea. If you're renting like me, and can't drill a bunch of holes in your ceilings and walls to mount a true security system, this is a viable option. You can set this camera on a table or a shelf or a window sill and position it to cover your room or doorway or whatever area you deem sensitive.

There are some problems:

1. If it's dark, the picture will not offer much more than vague shapes, so if you're hoping for images to turn over to the police, and it's dark in your house, forget it. Best leave a light on for burglars. Same goes for your baby's bedroom when they're sleeping.
2. The camera is so light, the Ethernet cable and power cord tend to make it difficult to position the camera without the pull of the cables tugging it out of position. You really do have to weight it down. If you don't want to stick it permanently or screw it down into a shelf, you'll have to find some other way of securing it in position.

There is also a browser problem, as I discovered. When I first installed it, it worked fine and I was able to watch on my laptop, using Windows 10 and Chrome browser. But on each subsequent occasion on either Chrome or Edge, I get this error message:

"Um, this browser may not support camera video well

If you couldn't view the camera video, try the tpCamera app or another browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, or Opera. We will update the software as soon as possible. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your choice."

Wonderful.

I can view it on my phone, fortunately, a Samsung S6, but Microsoft has replaced IE in Windows 10 with Edge. You would think TP-Link would have been prepared for this. It's not like MS surprised anybody with the change. I mean, even us non-software engineers knew it was coming. And Chrome is a pretty popular browser. No support for it? I mean, c'mon!

I am hugely disappointed in TP-LINK.

They also claim, "E-mail or FTP notifications triggered by Motion Detection" but I cannot find a setting anywhere in settings that determines how to make this work. I sure get no email notifications for MY camera. If I sign into TPLINK and go to my SETTINGS I get a choice of deleting my camera or saving. That's it for settings.

Turns out, you have to click on FAQ at the top right of the page and it will explain how to set it up. Unfortunately, it does not tell you how to find and download the Camera Control Tool. The instructions that come with the camera offer no explanation at all. You would think with the information provided that it must all work through some magical process.

And, of course, if it won't work on your browser, none of the information you find on their site is really much use to you anyway...

So yes, it's nice, but there are some "hiccups" to what is otherwise a good idea. Concept good, practical application currently limited. If you buy it, be aware of these flaws. I give it 3 stars, but that's only because they won't let me give it 2.5 stars, which is what it really deserves.
1263642
It's not just the camera, it's the system.  I'd like to see a larger streaming video image.  That may require better resolution.  I'd also like to see light compensation built in to the app if not the camera.  Overall, I think it's a great wireless camera.  I would definitely buy another unit if I had a need for one.  I would highly recommend this, but bear in mind, that I have nothing to compare this to.  It's the first and only such camera I have.  I used it to keep an eye on my aging father while I was at work.  It functioned perfectly.  I would have given it a perfect score except for the issues I mentioned above and because the setup did not work as written.  I had to reboot the camera several times to get the system to recognize the camera.