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hi I'm Megan Fullerton for CNET and I'm here with the Belkin net cam HD plus Wi-Fi camera so this IP camera is particularly interesting because Belkin took an existing product and revamped it to include some additional features that are really really interesting so the existing camera specs were pretty good but this adds two-way talk and integration with Belkin Wemo home automation products that means that I can set up rules in the Wemo app that can say if this camera detects motion then I can use the Wemo switch to turn on a light that is a really cool home automation integration that really sets this camera apart from its competition another thing I really love that I think you'll love too is the price it only costs one hundred and thirty dollars now compare that to Dropcam or the samsung smart cam HD pro which are closer to 200 and this is a fantastic fantastic value it also has a built in motion detector and it will send you those alerts in your email for free so that live monitoring and the motion detection email alerts are a fantastic start and it's great if you're interested in more entry-level basic IP camera offerings but if you want something that saves your videos for a longer period of time you could spend an extra 10 dollars a month or $100 a year to get the cloud plus premium services that will save those videos for 14 days on a rolling basis with that extra fee you can also get push notifications when motion is detected and the best part is that it works extremely well it was responsive the video was pretty crisp it's 720p which isn't great compared to Dropcam in Samsung's 1080 but it's still pretty good compared to the Dropcam pro the video quality isn't quite as sharp but it's still very good and it was better than Samsung smart cam HD pros default it also has a lot of the same features as more expensive models to a talk which I already mentioned night-vision motion detection cloud storage the only thing it doesn't really have that I like about the Samsung is local storage there's no SD card option or anything like that but you do have the option of downloading video clips from the web app in mp4 files - safer later so overall I think it's a fantastic performer it has great features it's easy to use the app is good and it's a nice discreet camera all for one hundred and thirty dollars making it a fantastic fantastic option for an entry-level DIY home security thanks for watching I'm Megan Fullerton for Cena you