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Honestly, staring at a box of wires and a tiny manual for a camera system is enough to make anyone question their life choices. I’ve been there, fumbling with …

Honestly, I’ve spent more money than I care to admit on smart home gear that promised the moon and delivered a dusty crater. Lorex wireless cameras are no exception, …

Drilled a hole right through the drywall on my second attempt. Wasn’t even in the right spot, and the cheap anchors I grabbed from the hardware store promptly failed, …

Seven years ago, I spent a solid weekend trying to get a set of Lorex wired cameras to play nice with a new DVR. It was… a disaster. Wires …

Wires. Just the thought makes some people break out in a cold sweat. I get it. My first attempt at running cable for my Lorex system was a disaster. …

Honestly, I almost returned my first Lorex system. Screwed it into the wall, spent an hour wrestling with an app that seemed to have a personal vendetta against my …

Mounting those little fisheyes yourself. Sounds simple, right? Wrong. I learned that the hard way, spending a solid weekend wrestling with wires, firmware that acted like it had a …

Got this Lorex system last week. Honestly, the manual is about as helpful as a screen door on a submarine. I swear, some of these companies think everyone’s an …

Chasing down the right smart home gear can feel like a full-time job, can’t it? I’ve been there, staring at blinking lights and manuals thicker than my thumb, only …

Seriously, forget the glossy brochures. They make it look like you just plug it in and suddenly you’re a security guru. I remember the first time I tackled this, …