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The home monitoring hub gets set up first. Almost all the devices I installed required a firmware update, which took a few minutes each.

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To add new devices, you go to the app and tap the Plus (“+”) sign. You also get audio prompts when the devices are ready for-or have completed-pairing or connecting to your network. The app does a nice job of walking you through setting up each element of the system, using video guides and illustrations. For example, a flashing blue light means the device is pairing or connecting, while a solid blue light means the device is connected and working. And they tell you what each of the status lights means. The guides do show you illustrations of what’s included.

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While there are printed quick-start guides, they basically tell you to scan a QR code to download the Roku Smart Home app (different from the regular Roku streaming app) if it’s the first time you’re setting up a Roku device. Setting up the various components was pretty straightforward. Inside the home monitoring system package I found a “Protected by Roku Home Monitoring” window sticker, though it’s hard to imagine that the sticker-in Roku’s trademark purple-and-white color scheme-will strike fear into the hearts of many would-be burglars as we hope our ADT yard sign and stickers do.Īs you’d guess, all of the products connect to your home network. You can also buy additional entry sensors, motion sensors, and keypads to add to your system. There’s also a wired version of the outdoor camera, which costs $50. In addition to the items I purchased, Roku also offers smart plugs, a motion-activated floodlight camera, a 360-degree indoor camera, and a Smart Home Starter Kit. (He wasn’t all that impressed and uninstalled all but one of them.)

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All the Roku cameras record in 1080p resolution.Īlthough they’re not related to security, I decided to get a four-pack of white smart bulbs, which I installed in my son’s room because I thought he’d enjoy being able to control them from his bed. The outdoor camera has a rechargeable battery, but Roku offers an IP65-rated solar panel as a $25 option that can keep the camera charged. Roku Outdoor Camera SE with Base Station, $74.Roku Home Monitoring System SE, $100 (Including a monitoring hub and keypad).Here’s what I bought to try out the Roku system. Just about any home security system will need at least a few indoor and outdoor cameras, probably a doorbell video camera, door and window sensors, plus some type of hub to control them. Now, of course, options abound, with a wide range of more affordable DIY setups from companies like SimpliSafe and Arlo added to the mix.

The system is controlled via a digital touchscreen, and we pay for 24/7 monitoring.īack then, choices were fairly limited, mainly to professionally installed home security and monitoring systems from such companies as ADT, Brinks, and Sloman’s. That includes window and door sensors/alarms, several motion sensors, and two glass-break alarms.

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That led us, more than a decade ago, to install a whole-house ADT security system. My wife had an entirely different view of keeping our home and family safe, especially after we bought a house outside the city and I was traveling a lot for work.

In fact, until I got married and became a parent, my idea of home security was keeping a baseball bat near the front door and nailing shut the one window in my apartment that was accessible from an alleyway. But my quick take is that if you’ve been looking for a budget-priced home security system that will work with other smart home products from the same brand, the new items from Roku are worth considering.īefore we dig in, here’s some background: I’m no security expert. We’ll have more to say about these additional products when our real security-product experts are able to get and fully test them. Both do well in our ratings-better, in fact, than the similar Wyze product they’re based on. While CR hasn’t yet evaluated the Roku security cameras or the products as a system, we’ve tested and recommend the Roku Wire-Free Video Doorbell and Chime SE and Roku Video Doorbell & Chime.

I’ve been using the Roku products only for about a week now, but so far they’ve been easy to use and worked reliably. So when I saw that Roku, a company I cover regularly for streaming products and TVs, was now offering smart home and security products for far less money, I decided to give them a try. Going through some bills recently, my wife and I noticed that our ADT security system with home monitoring, which started at about $40 a month, had climbed to almost $70 a month.