Blink XT Outdoor Totally Wireless Camera Tested

Author: John Scanlan, Published on May 11, 2017

Running wires for cameras outdoors is one of the biggest challenges, especially for consumer or DIY installs.

Now, Blink has released an outdoor totally wireless camera, the Blink XT, to address this market.

Existing competitors in this space include: Netgear Arlo Tested and Ring Stick Up Tested. Moreover, we have tested the original indoor Blink.

We bought and tested the Blink XT to see how it compared to the original Blink and competitors.

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** *** ******** ****, *** ******* *** ** ****** **** wireless ***********, **** *** ******* ***** ** *********** ~***' **** the ******* ****** ***** *** *** **** ******, **** ***** stud ***** *** ******** ******** ***** ******* (**** ********* *** wireless **** ******* **** *****/*****/****** ************).

*******, ****** **** ***** ****** **+ ******* ** **** *** improved ** *** ***** **, **** *-* ****** **** **** typical. *******, ***** ****** *** ***** ******* ** *** ******** Blink, *** ************ ******* ** ***** **.

Versus ****/****

*** ***** **'* **** ********* ******* ***** ******* ******** *********** such *************'* ***** ** ***** *****, ** ** ** $**-** **** ********* **** ***** other *******. ************, **** ***** *** **** *** **'* ************ more ********** *** **** *********, ********** ******** ** *** ***** Up ***, ***** ** ****** ** *** ****.

*** **** ******** ** ***** ******* ** *** ***** **. Like *****'* ****** ******, *** ***** ******* ** ********** **** compared ** *****'* **** ** ***** ************ ******* *** *** disappoint ***** ********* / ******* ****.

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Cloud ******/*******

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** *** ******** ******* ** * **** ******, ** ******** about *** ***** **** *** ******, ***** ******* ** **** than **** *** ******** *******. **** ***** ****** **** ******* fewer ******, ********* ** ******** ***** (*** **** ****** *** in *** *********, ********** *********, **** ******* ** ******, ***.).

Physical ********

*** ***** ** ** ******* ** *** ******** ***** ** size *** *****, **** **** ******* *******:

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  • ******* ******:*** **'* ******* ** ********** **** * ******* ****** *** outdoor *** (****** ** ** ****** ** *****). *** ******** Blink ** ****** ****.
  • ******** ******:*** ** ** ***** */*" ******* **** *** ******** *****, in **** *** ** ***** ***** ******** ** *** ******* gasket *** *** ********** *******.

** ****** *** ************ ** *** ***** ** ** **** video:


IR **. ***** *****

*** ** ************ ** *** ***** ** ** **** **** noticeable **** *** ***** ***** ***** *** ** *** ******** model, ***** ***** ** * **** (~***) *****. *** **** status ***** ** **** ********** ** *** ***** ***, *** may ** ****** *** ** ***** ***** **** *** ****** to ** **** ******.

******* ***** **** **** *********, *** ** *** ** **** to **** * ***** **** ********* ** *** ***** ***** LED, ***** **** (****** ***** *** **** ******).

1080p **** (**** **) *** **** ******

***** **** *** ******* ***** *** ********** ** *** ***** XT ** *** ******* **** ** ** *** ******'* *********. However, ** ***** ******** *** ***** ********* ****, ***** ** frequently ****** ** * *******, ********* **** **** ** *** original *****. *******, ***** ***** ****** **** *** ***** ** were **** ** *** *****, **** ** ****** ** ******** resolution ** *****.

***** **** *** ****** ** *****, *** ********* ******* ** 720p ** ********, **** ** *** ** **** **** *** change.

*** ******* ******* ** *** ** ** **** ****. ** are ******* ** *** ******** ***** *** ** ****** *****. The **** *** ****** **** ** ***** ***** ** *** XT ** ***** * ***’* **** ** *** ** **** this **** ** ********, ** **** ******** **** ****** ** our ******* ** **** ** *** ******* ****. *** **** not **** ** ** ******** ** **** *** *** **** change ** **** *****.

Video ******* **********

** ******** ***** ******* ** *** ** *** ******** ***** in **** ****** ***, * ***** ***** ********** ****.

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Video ******* ******

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Blink ********

*** ***********, ** **** ******** *** ***** ********* ** *** Blink *** *** ************* ***** ** ******** ******* ******** ****** ****. ******* ****** *** **** ****** *** **** *******, ** well.

App ********

******(*) *** ********* ** *** **** ****, **** ***** ******** one ** ***** **** ****. ***** *** ***/****** **** ****** individually, ** *** ****** ** * *****. ********* ******/********* ***** on *** ****'* ******** ** *** *********.

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*************

************* ** *** ***** ******, ********* **** ******, ****** *********** (discussed *****), *** **** ** ***** ** **** *****:

Wireless *****

******* ** *** ******** *****, ******** ******* *** ******* ****** point *** ****** *** ~***', ************* ***** ******* ********* *****.

*******, **** ******** *** ******** ******* ******** ***** **** *** drywall *****, ** **** ** * *' ***** ********. ********, testing *** ***** ******* ******** ***** **** *****, ** **** as ******** ********** ******** ********.

Test **********

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Comments (11)

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | 05/12/17 02:34pm

******: ***** ******* **** *** ****** ** *****, *** ******* to **** ** ******** *********. ** *** ** ********** **********. We've ******* *** ****** ** ******* ****.

*** ******* ******* ** *** ** ** **** ****. ** are ******* ** *** ******** ***** *** ** ****** *****. The **** *** ****** **** ** ***** ***** ** *** XT ** ***** * ***’* **** ** *** ** **** this **** ** ********, ** **** ******** **** ****** ** our ******* ** **** ** *** ******* ****. *** **** not **** ** ** ******** ** **** *** *** **** change ** **** *****.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 05/12/17 09:08pm

*********: ****** **** ******* **** ****. ******* ******** ******* *** a *** ****

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Sean Nelson | 05/12/17 11:51pm

** *** *********, *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 05/13/17 12:18am

****, *** *** *** **** ****** ************ ******** **** *** ****** "** ****** ********** *********** ******* *********, ** *** *** ****** hilariously **********"?

*** ***** **'* * **** **** ** **** * ******* to ********* **** **** ****? :) ***

* ***** ***** ******* *** * *** **** **** **** commercial ******** ************* ****** ******.

* *** ******** ** *** **** *** **** ** **** category:

  • ********* *** *********** ** *** ****** ** *** *** ***** is * ***** ****.
  • *** **** ******** * ***** ***** ** **** ****** ********* these ****** ** ** ******** ******* **** **** ****** *** things. ***** ******* *** ***** ** *** ****** **** ***** looking **** ** ************** ****** **** ***, ** ****, ** ********** ***** ** ****** events **** ******** (***** *** ****** ** ********* *** ********* and ************ *** *** ********* ** ******).
  • ******* ** *** ******* / ******** ***********, ***** **** **** to ** ******** ** * *** ** *** ******, **** the **** / **** / ******** ****, ***** **** **** it **** ********* ** ***** ******* ** **** '****' ******* but ********* ********** ** ***** *** ****** ** **** ***** end ********* ********** *****.
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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to John Honovich | 05/13/17 02:40am

** ** **** **** ***** **** ** * ******. ***** one ***** *** *** ** ***** **, **** * **** enough *** ** **** ** ** ******** **. :)

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to John Honovich | 05/13/17 02:45am

**'* ***************** ******, *** ***** ********* * *****/**** ********** ** ***. No **** **** **'* ********.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Ethan Ace | 05/13/17 02:59am

****!

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Ethan Ace | 05/13/17 12:33pm

**** ** *** **** ******* **** *** *** ***** *******:

Mini *******(**** ******** ** $***.**, ********* ***** ****) ** *** ***** wire-free, *******-******* ******/******* ** **-** ***** **** ****** **** *****, expanding ** ** ******* ********** **** ** ******* ***** ******* such ** **************** ****. **** * ******* **** ** ** ** * ******, the **** ******* ** ***** ******** ** ****** ****, ****, rain, ****, *** ************ **** **°* ** ***°*. ***** ** outside ** **** **** ***** ****, ******** ** ******** ** keep ** *** ** ****'* ********* *******. **** **** ***** other ***** ***** **** ******, *** **** ******* ***** **** Amazon **** ******* ***** *** ******** ** ********* “***** *******” experience ******* *** ***** ***.

**'** ****. ****** ** **** ********* ***** ****, * ***'* see *** ******** ** ****** *** ***** *******. *******, ** probably ** ******** ****.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to John Honovich | 05/13/17 04:48pm

**** ** ***** ** *** ****** ** ********* ***'* **** triggered.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to Sean Nelson | 05/16/17 04:37am

***** **** **** ** ** ****** ******** ************* *** *** wireless ***, ** ***** "**** ****" ** **** ** ******** in ***** ** **** ** ******* ****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

05/15/17 12:49pm

**** ** ******* *** "***** *******" *******?

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