Reolink 4K Professional NVR with 8x P334 Dome Cameras $799.99 Delivered @ Costco [Membership Required]

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  ClioB on 18/07/2025 - 11:35

  Wondering if this is any good? Heard decent things about Reolink being very good value for money.
  What if I want to add their PoE doorbell, would I need to disconnect 1 camera to make space at the NVR?

  Also confused by the storage limitations. Says eSATA supporters up to 12TB but then says supports 6TB per HDD? SATA 6TB + eSATA 6TB?

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    PCHammond on 18/07/2025 - 11:38

    +9

    Ive had Reolink for a few years and definitely recommend it.

    Super easy to install and use. But my advice is to stay clear from the packs like these unless you are happy with basic cameras. I like their wide variety of cameras like the Duo and Trackmix. And they are constantly improving and releasing new models.

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      masteraj on 18/07/2025 - 11:58

      +1

      Good advice. I had a pack like this installed less than a year ago and I already want to upgrade some of the cameras to ones that have a wider view and spotlight.
      Remote viewing is a bit tricky to set up too, still haven't figured it out.

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        Artfuldodger333 on 18/07/2025 - 15:38

        +4

        To enable remote viewing you need to turn on Enable UID in the NVR advanced network settings

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          CachePC on 18/07/2025 - 15:44

          @Artfuldodger333: I think you can also setup a port forward if you have static ip address for your internet but uid works brilliantly and easier to move to a provider who has cgnat

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        batrarobin on 18/07/2025 - 17:58

        Remote viewing took me ages to figure out. The only thing that you need to do is : Go to your Desktop PC, open the config page by entering IP address of the NVR. Look for "Enable UID" setting and turn it on.

        You won't see this setting from the App or mobile site.

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  VS on 18/07/2025 - 11:43

  I am interested in trying their NVR, my current Dahua NVR died ,Dahua camera are already installed. Does anyone know if other NVR works across different types of PoE cameras?

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    dy4me on 18/07/2025 - 13:19

    yes if it uses ONVIF, but good luck adding cameras remotely. You can only do that onsite with a keyboard/mouse and TV/monitor

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  ThemDealsThough on 18/07/2025 - 12:00

  +6

  Reolink is a solid choice for value and quality. Highly recommend!

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  Kejuluja on 18/07/2025 - 12:31

  +4

  Guys wait for uncle rio to answer all your reolink questions!

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    UncleRico on 18/07/2025 - 13:31

    +8

    Ha! To cover some of the most common queries;

    There’s some good value to be had from Reolink bundle deals but their combo kits typically come with gimped cams which lack UID (identifier for usage with other NVRs or Frigate-esque server or NAS deployments) and SD-card slots which many users use for redundancy to record as “event only” to supplement the NVR should anything go wrong or it get stolen. If you’re after a basic set and forget system, it may be great bang for buck - but will limit flexibility and scalability in future.

    The RLN8 is officially an 8 channel NVR, but it comes with 4 stated bonus channels for the exclusive use of either solar battery cams (ie not always on) or secondary channels for dual lens cams like the Trackkix or Duo range. However, they also have an undocumented feature that they allow 9 traditional connections, so long as at least one is wifi, not POE. Given the challenges of retrofitting POE cabling to existing doorbell wiring, many people use 8 POE cams + 1 wifi doorbell to maximise coverage, potentially also whilst using the four bonus channels for solar or dual lens cams.

    The included cams are decent but basic. They’ll do a job in a residential deployment, but many users will want to identify specific use cases (viewing angle, night viewing, panoramic coverage, auto pan / tilt / zoom) for particular use cases. And their night vision is poor compared to their colours range, the cx410, cx810 & cx820. That means you’ll likely not use the eight included cams for long as you replace them over time with more suitable models.

    You should be able to use this NVR with other cams as long as they are ONVIF compliant, but may lose some advanced functionality when moving cams away from their native NVR. Note that the included 2tb drive will only get you 4 or 5 days coverage with a mid-range bitrate recording setting, so plan on a bigger drive. It’s an easy upgrade, and you can retain the 2tb drive for secondary storage if you can find an eSATA housing or converter.

    Plenty of info on reolinkcams channel on reddit and via TheHookUp’s YouTube channel where he has a great overview of most current cams.

    Finally, note also that these are not dome - but rather, turret - cams. A lot of it comes down to aesthetic preference, but traditional logic is domes are best when they you want to be vandal proof or subtle about where cameras are facing, turrets are great for under soffits and eaves and bullets are best for mounting vertically off walls. All are interchangeable depending on what you’re after, including whether you consider overt surveillance to be a deterrent or an eyesore.

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  huuuuugo on 18/07/2025 - 13:26

  +3

  I've got the older 5MP version of this, without detectors. Works really well, even in darkness.
  The motion detector is handy for viewing just the clips where something happened (got that on my Reolink doorbell camera).
  You can also connect two cameras to a single cable with a PoE splitter (got mine through AliExpress). I've connected a doorbell camera and one of these dome cams through one cable.
  Just keep in mind that you'll want to add another hard drive to record for longer than just a few days.
  Their Android app is decent, and the NVR integrates well with home assistant too (no app setup nor internet connection required)!

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  DannyBoy on 18/07/2025 - 15:11

  +1

  Had a Reolink 4k bargain basement 4 channel system from 2021 in the previous house, I was very impressed with the quality and fast high bitrate streaming via the app also

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  Crimzin on 18/07/2025 - 19:06

  +1

  Does anyone know a good installer for these?

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    numnut on 18/07/2025 - 19:52

    +1

    Would like to know this too. I'll probably just get someone from airtasker.

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  joker0701 on 19/07/2025 - 08:45

  +1

  I recently bought some reolink cameras and NVR from the prime day sales. My only comment on this system would be to ask yourself if you need the 8 cameras. I purchased 4 much better cameras, the same NVR and a door bell camera with 2 way intercom for around $1000 i know thats more than the deal, however that was for 4 considerable better cameras.

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    UncleRico on 19/07/2025 - 10:37

    Half agree.

    I certainly endorse getting fewer better cameras rather than a plethora of basic cams. The modest increase in price per unit can be money well spent if you get cameras better suited to individual use cases. For this reason, I’d typically recommend purchasing cams and NVR separately, particularly for anyone who may be inclined to enhance their system over time. The cameras in this deal are (anecdotally - since Reolink are intentionally ambiguous about the NVRs and cams included in their Costco bundles) similar to the 820A, which is a decent allrounder that most people will find some usage for even if they end up upgrading to better cams or increasing coverage for blind spots or those where more detail or coverage in required, including sidings, garages or even inside the property.

    Which is why so many people end up finding that they end up needing more than the 8 official channels of the RLN8 NVR. Four cameras sounds like a lot - and is a great initial deterrent, but once you get into it and realise that best practice involves every camera being covered by another camera, specific cams for overview vs identification, cams with floodlights, night vision or pan/tilt/zoom for better tracking and facial/license plate recognition - exceeding eight cams becomes a lot easier than you thought when you first purchased your system.

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  Ozitravel on 19/07/2025 - 13:02

  UncleRico - can you provide some informed comments regarding the NVR Hard Drive. The included 2Tb hard drive with 8 cameras on HD would seem to not store much in terms of days and even a 6Tb internal replacement would be probably only provide a few weeks. How easy & cost effective is it to add the esata externals drive (which i am considering) & which drives are recommended (with power supply, cables, etc for the external).

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    UncleRico on 19/07/2025 - 13:44

    +1

    Latest firmware supports drives up to 8tb, but unofficially there are plenty of tales of people using up to 16tb.

    WD purples are the gold standard. Seagate Skyhawks are also highly regarded but a little noisier. Both are dedicated CCTV drives.

    WD Reds and Seagate Exos (X16 or lower since some have reported X18+ won’t use the whole drive once 8tb is full) are enterprise / NAS drives which are often cheaper but many are using without issue.

    Plane is taking off now, so will post more info on external enclosures and esata when I land.

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      UncleRico on 19/07/2025 - 14:47

      +1

      In my searches, external HDD enclosures with an elusive eSATA connection were rare as hens’ teeth and ridiculously expensive if/when you do find them. I abandoned the project and investigated ways to make use of the eSATA port without a powered enclosure.

      Instead I ended up spending a couple dollars each on an eSATA to SATA converter plug and an ATX SATA power splitter. Note that the eSATA port is unpowered, so you still need to provide power to any additional 3.5” drive - either via an external PSU fed from 240v GPO or by splitting the feed from the NVR’s internal drive by using a basic y-splitter - which many will likely already have if you’ve ever bought a PSU or ATX case. If not, they only a couple of dollars from eBay or AliX. I dropped the drive in an old HDD enclosure and taped it to the top of the NVR, but you could just as easily stick down the bare drive with some double sided tape or adhesive velcro.

      Any surveillance class drive should work fine, but for those looking to exceed the official 8tb, the ones I listed above have the most online reports of success. Plenty of people just use shucked or repurposed vanilla drives, especially for initial setups as one of two or three drives. In that case, if one drive dies, the NVR will continue to write new data solely to the remaining drive, albeit with reduced retention. They’re easy to replace or upgrade at any point.

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  bUrd on 21/07/2025 - 11:36

  Bought this kit direct from Reolink a few weeks ago (4 cam version, not the 8) and it came with P335 cameras not the listed/shown P334. Two way audio doesn't work (the reason I got the set!) and not sure if it's because of the version difference. Support from Reolink is slow to respond, and the turnaround to answering their questions is just as long.

  The quality of these is excellent for home use and was easy to set up. As others have mentioned, turn on UID if you want to connect your phone app to the device (easy QR code scan and it links immediately). If you want to access it using a browser outside your home network, you'll need to set up port forwarding.

  Happy with the NVR, the camera angles aren't as wide vertically or horizontally as our old Swann basic cameras, but after using it these last few weeks we've forgotten about that and it looks fine.