Has anyone tried putting this indoors and point it out a window? If so, how well, or poorly does that work?
1617225
Not well. the problem with this product it is too powerful. Great for monitoring a garden. Not great for monitoring the front door. Unless you live at balmoral.
1617226
Yes, I have done so. The IR's at night will not shoot out properly and you will get a reflected picture. During the day, it is hit and miss depending. I have tried this with several different types of glass (dual pane, single pane, etc.) and when I have looked at the quality of the video, it is poor. This method also relies on how far away you set up your camera from the window, and the ambient lighting surrounding the area as well.
1617227
I set one up this way when first testing new unit. It works OK in daylight, if there are no reflections from the glass. No good at all after dark, as the ir lights from the camera are always reflected and cannot illuminate the subject.
1617228
Cut out a black card or even better drape the camera in a dark cloth. This will stop reflections. The infrared lights will reflect back into the lens unless the camera is placed at an angle to the glass. It's not too hard to figure out.
407709
Not in my case in the bedroom. The tv is on a bookcase in front of a window facing east. But the antenna works best fixed to the WALL, above the doorway to my bathroom, which faces south. I've tried several times, and it just doesn't work well in the window. It DOES work better in the window in my den; the window in my den faces SOUTH. Most of the towers are about 20 - 30 miles SOUTH of me.
529623
We put it into a sliding glass window. I am sorry I don't have experience to know if your idea would work. Good luck.
2019921
If the unit currently isn't near a window, the external device will help. I have used the external antenna in two locations -- one with the antenna right at the window, and the second with the antenna outside mounted on the side of the building. Both situations were resolved with the external antenna.
1974240
You could aim it at a wall outside but it is not waterproof, so I would say no. My son has it in his bedroom and it is aimed at the ceiling.
23566
Yes, just place into the window and close it on top of the fan. It can also be placed in a sliding window, just set it on one end.
1921064
Not really the ideal unit for those style of window. You'd most likey have to use a bit of wood and SECURE it above to fill in the space above the window. You also have to consider the width of the window. What I have done with most of my widow units is, to cut a peice of thick treated ply board and fill the entire window frame with it. Unfortunately you lose a window and gain an AC unit. We have jalousy (sp?) Window's, and they too aren't ideal for window units.
1627800
Sorry I missed the fact that your using a window. This unit I believe can be used that way, but its more for a wall opening.
49968
I did not mount it in a window, I set it a new wall. However, It mounted very good without any "brackets" into a 5" wall.'Still there today doing very well.'(I might add, It's quieter than I thought it would be.)
1119586
I have mine in a window sill and it works fine with one exception. During the daylight hours there is a reflection of the camera back into the camera. This is not a fault of the camera, but if anyone else has experienced the same thing and found a solution I would appreciate hearing about it. Because I accidently came upon this site and don't know if I could find it again, please email me at tmf24556@aol.comTom
1594635
I just hooked it up to the TV and put it in the window upright right next to the TV--it worked on top of the TV too. It works great--really clear picture. It's thin and lightweight.Pam
289735
I think once you applied to the window, you could then paint it. I haven't tried this, but I don't see why it wouldn't work and worst case scenario...if it doesn't look good after you paint it, rip it off.
91991
I don't have mine going out a window . I put a knee high on the end of it . Works great
1652860
I doubt it. I had it attached to the top of a window pointing in the right direction and it was still flaky. You want a clear shot and as high as possible. Antennaweb is extremely optimistic in my experience.
1636278
I think if your window swings open, you would need to do some modifications for this to work. If you had a sliding window, no problem.
727008
Yes, I've had work through several windows in my home (and they're double pane) during the day, but it won't work for me at night, because at night I get too much refection from the IR bouncing off the window at night to be useful.
1056790
It is easy to move and I think you can get good results moving it from room to room if you keep the following in mind. The Leaf Antenna worked better for me when it was NOT placed on an inside wall. Placing it on an interior wall (no windows), I lost about 40% of my channels. In my experience placing it in a window or on an exterior wall works much better. Of course, not many folks would want it on their window, I know I didn't. So, I ran the thin wire that comes with it out of my window and put the antenna behind a shutter. The window opens and closes fine even with the wire. Good luck!