How bad is notification/recording delay?

[monkk]

Considering buying the wireless Arlo Essential (2nd gen) for starters. I’m seeing a lot of complaints that there’s so much delay that Arlo products are basically useless.

How bad is the delay for recordings, notifications, and live video? Regarding live video, is it a delay starting the feed, or is it a constant delay where video is always significantly behind, or both?

Also open to any other opinions that could guide my decision to purchase, thanks.

[jguerdat]

Lag (delay) in accessing the cameras or starting recording are typically due to poor signal strength and/or quality of the WiFi signal. 

There will always be a short delay due to the cloud-based implementation. Something triggers the need to activate the camera, it connects to the servers and then the requested activity can occur. This lag is generally 2 seconds +/-. If it's significantly longer, troubleshooting is needed to improve the connection.

Use of an appropriate AC adapter provides a 3 second look-back which helps with recordings but not with live viewing.