Customer Reviews for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
This unique touch-screen home weather station with PC is a complete unit to measure and monitor the local weather around your home.
Features:
Indoor/outdoor temperature and relative humidity
Wind chill
Wind speed and direction
Barometric pressure and trend
Forecast icon
Rain fall
Programmable alarm functions for certain weather conditions
Max/min temperature memory
PC weather software compatible with Windows® XP/Vista®
Outdoor data:
Transmission distance in open field: 135 m (450 ft.)
Frequency: 915 MHz (North America)
Temperature range: -40°C to 65°C (-40°F to +149°F)
Resolution: 0.1°C (0.2°F)
Measuring range relative humidity: 10% ~ 99%
Rain volume display: 0 to 9999 mm (show if outside range)
Resolution: 0.1 mm (if rain volume < 1000 mm) and 1 mm (if rain volume > 1000 mm)
Wind speed: 0 to 160 km/h (0~100 mph) (show - if outside range)
Measuring interval thermo-hygro sensor: 48 sec.
Water proof level: IPX3
Indoor data:
Measuring interval pressure/temperature: 48 sec.
Indoor temperature range: 0°C to 50°C (32°F to + 122°F) (show if outside range)
Resolution: 0.1°C (0.2°F )
Measuring range relative humidity: 10% ~ 99%
Resolution: 1%
Measuring range air pressure: 700 to 1100 hpa (27.13 in. Hg to 31.89 in. Hg)
Resolution: 0.1 hpa (0.01 in. Hg)
Alarm duration: 120 sec.
Power consumption:
Base station: 3 x AA 1.5 V LR6 alkaline batteries
Remote sensor: 2 x AA 1.5 V LR6 alkaline batteries
Battery life:
Minimum 12 months for base station
Minimum 24 months for thermo-hygro sensor
Specifications:
Dimensions (L x W x H): 40.6 cm x 37.3 cm x 14.5 cm; (16 in. x 14.7 in. x 5.7 in.)
Weight: 2.5 kg (5.4 lb.)
Warranty:
1 year
Model: 265NC
Average Customer Rating:
(32 Reviews) 32
(out of 32 reviews)
Rating Snapshot (32 reviews)
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26 of 32(81%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
Review 1 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
Rating:
dupce
Location:Laval, Quebec
Date:January 2, 2013
Very good
Pros: good buy
Cons: i would like to move to a better unit.
"I’ve had this product operating for the last 2 winters.
During the Fall, I disconnect the Rain measuring unit in order to avoid freezing Rain which could damage the receptacle.
This year, the wind direction and speed indicator were subject to a few “free games” because of freezing rain and high frost level in the air at morning time.
I find it interesting that the batteries seem ok and are not starting to falter yet. I will be changing them in the spring.
Over all, very I’m very happy with the unit.
Oh yes, it's -14.7C in Laval, Qc today."
During the Fall, I disconnect the Rain measuring unit in order to avoid freezing Rain which could damage the receptacle.
This year, the wind direction and speed indicator were subject to a few “free games” because of freezing rain and high frost level in the air at morning time.
I find it interesting that the batteries seem ok and are not starting to falter yet. I will be changing them in the spring.
Over all, very I’m very happy with the unit.
Oh yes, it's -14.7C in Laval, Qc today."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 2 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
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Engineer157
Location:Oshawa Ontario
Date:October 30, 2012
Not A Good Product
Pros: excellent price, good functionality
Cons: terrible manual., poor communications, no answer on the phone from supplier
"Communication is very poor. Returned one unit that would not comminicate at all. The 2nd unit worked for about 2 days on the roof and then quit. It is very sensitive to positioning."
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Review 3 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
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spectra
Location:St. John's, NL
Date:September 29, 2012
Not very durable
Pros: inexpensive
Cons: not up to the job in the long term.
"I purchased and gave one of these stations as a gift for Christmas 2010. At first it worked quite well but over the past 1.5 years it has gradually deteriorated.
The display seems to have become more difficult to read and some of the sensors have ceased to work correctly. Just recently it lost a wind cup. I would expect a weather station to last and be reliable for considerably longer than this."
The display seems to have become more difficult to read and some of the sensors have ceased to work correctly. Just recently it lost a wind cup. I would expect a weather station to last and be reliable for considerably longer than this."
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Review 4 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
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rcflier
Location:Saskatoon, Sk.
Date:August 28, 2012
Great Weather Station
"This is a very good weather station. The only thing I would change is the fact that you have to wait about 40 seconds for the next wind reading, so I leave it on wind gust and I know the highest amount of wind"
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 5 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
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ceadog
Location:BC
Date:July 19, 2012
National Geographic touch screen weather station
Cons: unreliable, manual sparce in info.
"Rec'd weather station,set up and programmed as per instructions.
After 1 hour lost wind speed,outdoor temp,and wind direction.
Reset on three consecutive times and each time all data was re established,but failed to display again after 1 to 2 hours.
Removed all batteries and reset one final time,whereby lost all items display as described above after 1 - 2 hours.
Original area installation was aprox. 30 feet from receiver,in a yard free of all electronic /electric interferance's.
I am disapointed as this product failed to perform as described."
After 1 hour lost wind speed,outdoor temp,and wind direction.
Reset on three consecutive times and each time all data was re established,but failed to display again after 1 to 2 hours.
Removed all batteries and reset one final time,whereby lost all items display as described above after 1 - 2 hours.
Original area installation was aprox. 30 feet from receiver,in a yard free of all electronic /electric interferance's.
I am disapointed as this product failed to perform as described."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 6 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
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joebfsplk
Location:Saskatoon, SK
Date:July 16, 2012
Poor quality
Pros: displays all the info you want when working.
Cons: doesn't work all the time
"I received this about 10 days ago. Installation was simple and easy. Mounted it on my garage about 50 feet away with clear view through window to receiver.
Communication was immediatley established and all was working well.
After one day comunication stopped. On the third day it restarted and worked fine for a week. Two days ago rain began and communication stopped again. This morning comunication was re-established and reported that I had received 4165 mm of rain in the last 24 hours. I looked out the window and saw no fish swimming by. I dismantled the system and returned to Costco."
Communication was immediatley established and all was working well.
After one day comunication stopped. On the third day it restarted and worked fine for a week. Two days ago rain began and communication stopped again. This morning comunication was re-established and reported that I had received 4165 mm of rain in the last 24 hours. I looked out the window and saw no fish swimming by. I dismantled the system and returned to Costco."
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Review 7 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
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biga
Location:Stoney Creek,ON
Date:July 4, 2012
Good weather station for the money
Pros: good looking unit
Cons: intermittant operations
"My wife bought me this weater station for Father
day. Installation went ok. Accuracy is ok.
PC software is good. I like this unit. It looks
good and it teaches you something about
the weather. It would be much better if reliability would be improved. the transmitter
is intermittant. Screen not bright enough
Manuals very short in explanations. Instructions
need to be more complete."
PC software is good. I like this unit. It looks
good and it teaches you something about
the weather. It would be much better if reliability would be improved. the transmitter
is intermittant. Screen not bright enough
Manuals very short in explanations. Instructions
need to be more complete."
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Review 8 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
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jfgrill
Location:New Hazelton, BC
Date:May 7, 2012
touch screen weather station
Pros: the accurate data
Cons: reception.
"Good product, everything works fine. I live in a log home and to have reception from weather station to base it has to be in staight view or else it does not receive the signal. It is less then a 100 feet from the house. My next step will try to mount it on the roof and see how that works. Cool produdt."
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Review 9 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
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busymomoffour
Location:Armstrong, BC
Date:April 11, 2012
good value
"Bought this weather station for my husband's birthday. He's quite happy with the amount of information it gives, and the computer software it comes with. Was a little hard to program a few things, but overall we're very satisfied."
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Review 10 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
Rating:
Dryden
Location:Vancouver, BC
Date:March 19, 2012
Cool Product
"The product it's self is pretty cool. The instructions are a little light on info."
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Review 11 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
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Straip
Location:Vancouver Island
Date:March 6, 2012
Good weather station
Pros: you get what you pay for
Cons: wind speed is not reliable
"Found this to be a good product. Set up was easy. Screen is a little dim and the wind speed is not accurate. Over all a good weather station for the price."
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Review 12 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
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newfoundlandr
Location:Newfoundland
Date:February 8, 2012
Good Starter weather station
Pros: price, can connect to wunderground, nice produce to learn about weather, great customer service
Cons: signal intermittent, instructions for setup could be better
"The first one from the time of setup the outdoor humidity wasn't working, so I called the company and they were going to send me a replacement monitor but there were none in stock. So they suggested I call costco.ca for a complete replacement.
I now have my replacement but the outdoor humidity, temp, wind direction and speed sometimes go blank but the barometric pressure remains.
It's a good station to learn about the weather, but judging from the reviews on here, you might or might not get a good working one."
I now have my replacement but the outdoor humidity, temp, wind direction and speed sometimes go blank but the barometric pressure remains.
It's a good station to learn about the weather, but judging from the reviews on here, you might or might not get a good working one."
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Review 13 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
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BentD54
Location:Regina, SK
Date:January 25, 2012
Excellent amateur weather station
Pros: price, service from the manufacturer, battery life
Cons: none
"I bought one of these weather stations in September 2009 for home and it's been working flawlessly since installation. I purchased a second unit in 2011 for our vacation property. I had a problem with the rain sensor shortly after installation. I contacted the manufacturer and within a couple of weeks they replaced the defective parts without any problems, prompting me to submit this review.
The unit itself works quite well. Battery life is excellent, the measurements are consistent with other stations around me once it's calibrated. Overall a great buy."
The unit itself works quite well. Battery life is excellent, the measurements are consistent with other stations around me once it's calibrated. Overall a great buy."
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Review 14 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
Rating:
idiot
Location:BC
Date:January 25, 2012
poor instuctions
"Hard to understand the instructions, lots of features not explained at all...."
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Review 15 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
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driscollr
Location:London, Ontario
Date:January 10, 2012
Economical total weather station
"Has all the features any amature wants. Great for wind chill. Prefer the software that comes with it"
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Review 16 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
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Terrance
Location:Kamloops, BC
Date:September 10, 2011
Good Deal
Pros: great price quite accurate looks good
Cons: screen is dim and quite touchy but still good
"Good deal for the price. We live on the north side of the valley and not far from the airport where the official weather site is but the tempeture and wind are always different than reported. Since we go for a walk everyday it is nice to get the actual weather for our area."
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Review 17 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
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golfmarshal2001
Location:HighRiver Alberta
Date:August 22, 2011
weather station
Pros: easy to set up, good price
Cons: hard to read in certain light
"back light could be better hard to read in sunlight , but for the money a good value . Easy to set up except be sure to read section carefully on alarm set up for the first couple of nights the alarm was going off @ midnight !!!"
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Review 18 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
Rating:
H2V2
Location:Ajax, On
Date:August 7, 2011
Good buy for the the price
Pros: the price
Cons: no bluetooth and very poor display
"Good buy for the price but the display is not clear enough even with the brightess set up. It could have been very usefull to have bluetooth connection to work with laptop. For the rest very good and seems to be accurate. Screen could have been in color"
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Review 19 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
Rating:
xviper
Location:Calgary, AB
Date:August 4, 2011
Very entertaining product.
Pros: good weather parameters indicated, interesting looking instrument, quite accurate readings
Cons: better explanations for functions needed in manual, wind speed/direction reading slight lag.
"I've mounted this weather station at the top of a 25' flagpole in my backyard. To date, it has worked very well, although it hasn't rained so can't tell if the rain gauge is any good. It was simple to assemble and the instructions were good. It gives a very good indication of outside temp, humidity, wind direction. My only beefs is in the "cons". For the lack of 4.5 stars, I give it 5."
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Review 20 for National Geographic™ 265NC Touch-screen Home Weather Station
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skim
Location:toronto,ontario
Date:August 4, 2011
reasonably good
Pros: relatively inexpensive
Cons: poor temperature reading, no base for mast set up
"first, there doesn't seem to be a base to set up the mast.you have to have a t.v. post already, or buy one.
the screen is hard to read, even when adjusted to the max setting.
you want to set it out in the open to get wind speeds and rain settings, but this gives a false temperature reading during hot summer days.not so bad during overcast, or winter days i suspect.
for the price it is not too bad."
the screen is hard to read, even when adjusted to the max setting.
you want to set it out in the open to get wind speeds and rain settings, but this gives a false temperature reading during hot summer days.not so bad during overcast, or winter days i suspect.
for the price it is not too bad."
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