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GE 51207 Smart Home Wireless Motion Sensor Alarm by GE
Product DetailsManufacturer: GE Model: 51207 Product features: - Easy to install - No wiring necessary
- Convenient keychain used for arming and disarming
- Delay feature to eliminate false alarms
- 120dB alarm sounds when pin is removed
- Motion Detection up to 20-Feet
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of GE 51207 Smart Home Wireless Motion Sensor AlarmCustomer Review: A "GE Smart Home" product Dissapointment Summary: 3 Stars
I have other GE Smart Home products and am impressed with the function and quality of those products. Because those items work so well, I was expecting similar function with this unit. In the end, I was a bit dissapointed. It works OK, but I don't think you can count on it 100%. You can sneak past it if you move slow. The motion sensor also seems to be easily confused when sensing motion. I'm not sure what confuses it. It could be any of the following: walls that are painted white, heat, fans blowing, AC, any bright light [sun or electric], etc. The remote is IR rather than RF technology. That means "line of site" transmitting. You MUST be facing the front of the Alarm and it does not work well if the alarm is sitting on a table, etc. It works best mounted to the wall where the IR sensor will be unobstructed.
If I had a chance to try it before I bought it, would I still have bought it? Probably not and I'm glad that I only bought one. Still it is about worth $22-$23 [including shipping]. I wouldn't pay more.
I think the "Driveway Patrol" type alarms [sold at Amazon] are more practicle and reliable for indoor use. Of course, with that product it's "transmitt channel" can be an issue if more than one operate in the same area. The transmitt channels are fixed/ non-adjustable. So, if you want to use two and want to know which one is going off [say front vs. back door] you may not be able to do that. It would be more like an alert telling you that "one of the units is sensing some sort of movement". That is why I think they are best used indoors as well. Wind can cause many false alarms from items or trees moving around outside.
If you only need a door chime, I think this style item [driveway patrol] is a better choice. It has a seperate sensor that you can easily place/ relocate and a base with the chime in it. You can place the base where you want, choose Hi-Lo chime volume, and turn it off as well. It's also about half the cost.
Both items have pro's and con's. You have to choose what is best for you. As I mentioned earlier, I find the "Driveway Patrol" style more useful.
What impresses me most are the numerous choices and feedback you can check out at Amazon before making your choice. I find these reviews help a lot.
Description of GE 51207 Smart Home Wireless Motion Sensor AlarmGE Motion Sensing Alarm 51207.
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