FTV-11 - Advanced Burglar Deterrent Device – Widescreen Realistic Television Simulator with Reflective Lens - Dummy Home Security Device with Lights – Protect Your House & Valuables

This is one of the most effective and cost-effective tools on the market. The effect is extremely good at mimicking an occupied home. It mimics a tv perfectly. Just be sure to keep it out of direct sight of doors and windows or you will lose its power!We've given them as gifts because they work so well.

Fantastic addition to a home security system. I’ve had mines for about a year. No problems at all. From the street, it really does look like a real television playing. I have mines setup in a guest room, and I placed it on a dresser (in the same spot and position I would put a real tv). I don’t have it directly facing the window. But, this thing is so bright, and realistic, you don’t need to. I had it on a timer , but decided to get fancy. About a month ago, I plugged my fake tv into a smart plug. So, now, I can turn it on, no matter where I am. I can also set a regular timer on my smart plug, or set a countdown timer on the plug. This allows me to turn the fake tv on where ever I’m at, and set it for a countdown timer to go off for however long I want it on......or, I can set a countdown timer to have it come on also. I also turn it on and off when we’re home too. Using this in addition to my smart bulb in our guest room, it gives our always empty guest room a lived in appearance (at least from the outside). Anyway, my point is, there are so many things you can do with this thing. Unfortunately this is the world we live in. But, for the price of this thing, and the peace of mind, it’s a fantastic addition to any home security system.

Very small device, easy to program and really does the job as described. It is even better when accompanied with a timer, that way it doesn’t have to start right at sunset but a later time. If sunset starts at 5pm… the device will stop working at midnight (7hours) which leaves the rest of the night available to prowlers. I have added a timer which turns the device on later at night and works all night until early morning.Great addition to your house security if you live alone or if you are away,

This is easy to set up, and works as advertised. The only problem is, it is not that hard for a thief to know that it is a Fake TV that he is seeing, because the identical pattern repeats continuously, which would never happen with a real TV. A car passing by for a few seconds would be fooled, but if a thief suspected a house was empty, he could study this for about fifteen seconds to know it is fake.

Works excellent, but little pricey now. Bought it February 2018 for $30 and finally broke February of 2024. It’s worth it. For 6 years at least, running 10-12 hours a night. Such a smiple device, yet looks like someone’s at home. I ran mine on a timer all night. Im not a review person and don’t work for these guys. Just want to share a cheaper way to warn off intruders before investing in camera system if you’re short on funds. Thanks for reading!

Excellent product. There's only one improvement that's necessary:Add one simple thing: a DIMMER setting--too bright. Concept behind concept behind the TV is good of course everyone knows Fake TV is good of course everyone knows (trust me I own three, so I'm a fan but my feedback is that much more valuable. HOWEVER, here's the problem: since the obvious purpose of the product is a theft deterrent, and since thieves commonly stick out a house for a few days first, they will easily be able to recognize the difference between a much lower brightness of your regular TV and me five times higher brightness of your fake TV. this is the problem but it is a cheap fix for you just add a dimmer in the back so that the user can adjust to match the brightness of their own real TV so that it's less suspicious . Then you have the perfect product then you'll have the perfect product and theft deterrent . actually I have one additional awesome suggestion to add more value to your company: everything probably by design has a high action movie type of display (Always flickering a little bit too fast) always flickering a little bit too fast . My suggestion then is to randomize between different types of flicker speed "THEMES" every (Again randomize) 20-40 minutes since this will more realistically reflect real TV as people often switch between NEWS and documentaries (lower flicker rates) and action (your current is high action movies only). Another reason this is important is that because of the extreme I brightness in the extreme high action, we noticed that even with the doors closed etc. that this can contribute to the poor sleep and nightmares versus keeping it off at night which is precisely when we need to keep it on so the suggestions also solves problems as well as more closely approximate but more closely approximate a real TV viewing real TV viewing. In summary 2 things: 1. A brightness/dimmer setting; 2. RANDOMIZED "Theme" variations, where "themes" represent low speed flicker viewing (like dramas/news) vs higher speed (sports and action movies) at random for changing intervals that our minimum of, say, 20 minutes. This will make your product twice as good, and twice as realistic, with the least amount of investment.

FakeTV is a favorite addition to my "Home Alone" bag of tricks. I have it pointed towards slightly opened louvered shutters, and it looks great from outside. I combine with talk radio (on an Echo), and a wifi lightbulb. Both of those devices can be scheduled or controlled remotely using the Alexa app. I do not find a smartplug necessary, for FakeTV can be set to activate when darkness is detected- perfect! I just tested the activation time and got 7 seconds. My final tip for anyone considering this device, is to use it sometimes even when you're home. The goal, as always, is to confuse the bad people.

Used to appear someone is home while not being home.

Compré el articulo debido a un viaje de 2 semanas que realicé. Mi casa está a pie de calle y lo coloqué en la habitación principal en segundo piso. No sé si fue casualidad o realmente fue el fake tv, pero puedo afirmar que no me robaron. El equipo funciona bien, se prende cuando sensa oscuridad y yo programé el apagado automático después de 7 horas, aunque también tiene función para 4 horas. Los detalles que le veo son que resulta difícil ubicarlo en el cuarto para que parezca real. Los colores son muy intensos y los cambios son muy drásticos, al ver la recámara desde la calle da la impresión de que se está usando una gran televisión con una película animada. En resumen me pareció algo exagerada la proyección pero funcional.

This item works flawlessly and is really easy to setup...Just open the box, plug-in the 110v outlet into the unit and into the wall and switch the device to the ON position and you're ready!It is ideal for simulating someone watching TV at home, while you're not there.This is really a good thief deterrent, as thieves would look out their target from the street, looking for which house does or does not have any activity... Think like a thief and you'll understand why this product is an awesome deterrent.The FakeTV device also have 2 options: One for Winter & Summer time (as night comes earlier in winter time)...Winter time, turn the switch to Dusk + 7 hoursSummer time, turn the switch to Dusk + 4 hoursThis gives you the best energy consumption results while giving you more time of FakeTV activity!Luminosity sensor starts the countdown when the dark room have a luminosity of 0.5 lux.

Saw this at a home show years ago but never bought it. I came across the flyer for it when cleaning up and tried Amazon and it is exactly as advertised.I have not used the timer features yet but the look and feel is exactly like someone is home watching TV. I may get a couple more for single friends who are concerned about such things when traveling.Works best with white / off white blinds, but obviously not so good if you have dark blinds, room darkeners, or shutters. Highly recommend.

Simple to use - easy way to protect houses!

WE can't say enough about this product. We put it in the front of the house and even when we have come home late at night we thought we left the tv on. It looks exactly like someone is watching TV. LOVE this product. Will probably be buying another one really soon. EXCELLENT!!!!