Samsung UN50RU7100FXZA Review

TVs have come a long way from where they first started. Whether it’s the resolution, size, or features, just about everything about modern TVs is improved from where they once were.

Samsung UN50RU7100FXZA

They’re now able to do so much more than just show you television shows, thanks to advancements in smart technology. Samsung’s UN50RU7100FXZA new 50 inch 4K UHD Series 7 TV takes these advancements and pushes them to their limits.

The first thing to note about this TV is the resolution. It uses a 4K UHD display, meaning you’re going to have crystal clear definition as well as deeply defined colors and better contrast.

This resolution is as good as movie theaters, if not better in some cases. Any show you watch will appear in very high quality, especially newer shows that have been filmed in and support 4K resolutions.

This TV is impressive in size. At 50 inches, it dwarfs the TVs you might have seen 10 years ago. This size allows you to set it up in such a way that you can be sitting farther away and still see everything on screen just fine.

Sitting too close to any TV can cause eye strain, so by using a bigger one from farther back, you can save your eyesight and still allow you to see a complete picture. The most impressive part about this TV, though, is easily the amount of smart technology integration.

It’s what takes this TV a step beyond your average high resolution TV. First, you’ll see that it has integration from a lot of services. You can stream Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, and more all straight from the TV. There are no extra devices required, just the TV itself.

With all of these services preloaded onto the TV, you just have to enter your account information for those various services, and you’ll be set to go. It even combines the catalogues from all these different platforms and combines them into one big guide, allowing you to see all the shows you can watch at the same time instead of switching around between apps.

Finally, this TV is compatible with other smart home devices such as Alexa and Google Home, meaning you can simply tell your device what show you want to watch, when to pause it, when to resume it, and so on. This makes browsing your shows a breeze.

Skylink SK-250 Alarm Camera Review

One issue when it comes to setting up a smart home security system is trying to find items that are all compatible with one another. You can get individual things, but trying to hook them all up to the same central device can be annoying.

Even then, you need to have different apps for different devices, taking up unnecessary storage on your phone. If you want to keep everything cohesive with your security system, go for the Skylink wireless security system.

The Skylink security system bundles together a variety of security products that you’d want in order to have a fully protected house. By combining all these products together in a convenient bundle, you’re going to be sure that they’re able to work together and all be connected through the same service at a good price.

Having all of these devices tied to one simple app can better your ability to monitor your house by saving you time on having to switch between different apps or websites. The items included in this bundle are two window or door sensors, which if separated, trigger the alarm, two motion sensors that can trip the alarm, and an indoor camera that you can live stream video.

All of these products connect to the included wireless hub, which connects to your WiFi to allow you to view the status of them from anywhere. There’s also a convenient remote that allows you to arm or disarm the security system as needed.

The app is easy to use and displays all the information you’ll want in a convenient way. On a grid layout, it shows you the status of all of your different security devices. It’ll tell you which doors are open and which are closed, which windows are open, if a motion detector is picking something up, and so on.

It also has a camera screen where you can view the live feed, as well as a log that it keeps of notable events. There are a few optional devices that you can get as well to go along with this bundle. There’s a water sensor, which helps you know when there’s something like a flood going on, preventing water damages from going unnoticed. There are also things like alarms or plugs that you can instantly connect to your hub and view in the same app. While the bundle includes all the basics you’ll need, you can easily expand into more complex items conveniently.

Blink XT2 Camera Review

Security cameras are becoming more and more versatile and commonly available, and the new Blink XT2 is no exception. This camera can be used both inside and out, and by using the smart technology features included with it, you can be sure that your property is going to stay safe and you’ll be able to keep in touch with your loved ones easily.

This Blink camera is built to be able to withstand the elements, so it can be used outside as well. This means that it can put up with rain, wind, heat, and other elements. It does, however, have specific operating temperatures.

This range of temperatures is pretty big, but if you live in an area with some more extreme temperatures, you might want to check just to be sure it can handle it. One of the advantages of using the same camera for the outside that you do for the inside is that you can easily pair them up and view them from the same app, saving you the hassle of having to switch between multiple websites and multiple apps just to view the live camera feeds.

These cameras stream constantly, and you can view it by logging into your account. A useful feature built into this camera is the two-way audio, which means that it has both a speaker and a microphone.

This opens up a lot of possibilities. On the security side, if you saw a burglar, you could tell them that police are on the way, and they’d probably bail right then and there. However, this also has a more wholesome use, in that you could see and talk to your kids when they got home from school – even if they’d let their own smartphone run out of charge.

You can set up a feature on these cameras to only detect motion in a certain zone, saving you from getting unnecessary alerts. For example, if you had one pointed out at your front lawn, you could set the zone to include everything but the street, so that you weren’t getting alerts every time a car passed by.

These cameras have high quality IR vision, meaning that they can see in the dark. Of course, this is useful for the outside portions of the house, but it also means that it can be used in a nursery, letting you watch your baby and even hear if it’s crying or not.

Wyze Cam Review

In previous years, security cameras were almost exclusively used by businesses or the government. Very few people had them for their homes unless they had an expensive security system.

Now, these kinds of security cameras are much more easily accessible, and you can get one and set it up by yourself for a pretty low price. The Wyze camera provides a lot of features that help you keep your property safe.

This camera has a very impressive lens and resolution that it records at. It uses a wide angle lens, meaning it can capture a lot more area than a standard lens. This ensures that nobody can easily sneak around it or avoid it – especially if it’s pointed across an open area.

It captures video at a 1080p resolution, meaning everything in the wide angle lens will be crystal clear. Some cameras record at low resolutions, which can make it difficult for you to distinguish the perpetrator’s facial features, but that’s not an issue with the Wyze cam.

One concern that some people have about cameras is whether or not they can display good image quality in the dark. Most burglaries and similar crimes occur during the night, so naturally you’d want good nighttime recording quality.

The Wyze camera uses IR sensors in order to capture incredibly clear night vision video, meaning no matter what the lighting conditions are like in your house, you’ll be able to see everything going on.

The Wyze camera connects to your smartphone in order for you to use a few of its features. For example, it constantly live streams the video feed to your phone so you can always check it when you need to.

This can come in handy for things like a nursery room, so you can check on your baby from anywhere, even if you’re out of the house and the baby is with a sitter. While it’s streaming, it has a feature that tracks moving objects with an outlined bright-colored rectangle, so that you can easily detect things that are in motion.

Another feature that uses your smartphone is the two-way audio feed. Two-way audio means that not only can you hear things that the camera records, but you can also talk through it in order to have it play through the speaker in the camera.

This can help deter criminals, because if they suddenly know that they’re caught, they’ll take off, even if you’re not actually there in person to stop them.