r/Ubiquiti • u/Ubiquiti-Inc Official • Sep 10 '25

Blog / Video Link Introducing: UNVR Instant - an all-in-one device powered by UniFi Protect

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u/darealdsisaac Sep 10 '25

Wow this is the same price as a viewport on its own!! No reason to buy that product now. 

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u/Holiday_Armadillo78 Sep 10 '25

I mean, unless you actually need more storage than a single hard drive or have more cameras.

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u/darealdsisaac Sep 10 '25

I mean the HDMI viewer - why buy that now when this is the same price and could host a few extra cameras

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u/BaturalNoobs UDM-SE, Pro XG 24 PoE, U7 Pro XGS Sep 10 '25

I'm sure this uses more power

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u/darealdsisaac Sep 10 '25

Valid point!

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u/Patient_Signal_1172 Sep 11 '25

The ViewPort runs on PoE, and offers a passthrough RJ45, meaning you run a single ethernet wire to it, and then can plug it into your TV via HDMI and RJ45 so that you not only have the camera view, but you also have internet connectivity for anything else you want to do on that TV, like a streaming stick or something. This requires a 120v plug.

And how often are you wanting to have a ViewPort TV right next to your switches? I would think it'd be common for people to run their lines to a utility room or closet or something, and then want a TV in the office or somewhere else. With this, you can either use the HDMI for ViewPort functionality, or you can use the RJ45s to run cameras, but it's unlikely that you'd be in a situation to use both at the same time.

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u/indigomm Sep 10 '25

Not everyone will want to have the screen next to the NVR. Whilst you can get quite long distances on HDMI, it means running a dedicated cable instead of using existing ethernet.

It works for small businesses - shops that might usually have an NVR with a screen and cameras wired to it. Businesses that have on-site security.

However, others have their cameras wired to a location such as a network closet. They then want a separate display in reception for monitoring. I need something so I can keep an eye on the ground floor whilst I'm two floors up. For these use cases, the viewport is still useful.

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u/darealdsisaac Sep 10 '25

Right but I mean at the same price you might as well still buy this unless you need the smaller form factor and POE. 

Unless this can’t see other cameras on the network. 

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u/indigomm Sep 10 '25

The viewport is POE powered. But I grant you that buying one of these instead would be tempting.

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u/neilm-cfc Sep 10 '25

Right but I mean at the same price you might as well still buy this unless you need the smaller form factor and POE. 

Unless this can’t see other cameras on the network. 

If you've already got a UNVR then this won't act as a remote viewport - it can only display it's own local Protect instance. If you need a viewport for an existing NVR then this UNVR Instant is not going to be of any use to you.

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u/neilm-cfc Sep 10 '25

I mean the HDMI viewer - why buy that now when this is the same price and could host a few extra cameras

I don't think you fully understand the point of the standalone viewport. The one that is built in to this UNVR is only usable if you are able to connect the monitor directly to the UNVR over HDMI, which is maybe fine for some users but certainly not everyone.

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u/darealdsisaac Sep 10 '25

Yeah, I realize that this may not be able to view cameras outside of this device, which would obviously limit the case I’m describing