Wide Angle Peephole Door Viewer Doorscope 2- 3/8" Silver Metal

so i read back through some of the reviews, and i must say they're interesting. one person was upset about shipping (1 star review); so why not review the SELLER and not the product.a couple of things to note: hopefully this will be helpful for those on the fence about this product. the clarity is on purpose; i wish that people understood why, and they would probably give this thing better reviews. it's purposely textured because this further prevents someone from seeing in via the reflective mirrors contained in the unit. you are supposed to apply a very thin coating of patroleum jelly to give that "dry" look a bit more clarity. it's actually a pretty nice lens, but the "dry" look is not only easily reduced, but it's on purpose.another reviewer said that the image was upside down. wow! it's flipped vertically because it's using a prism/lens method for projecting the image on a textured surface. think of a much, much, MUCH clearer version of a shoebox sun viewer. just rotate the lens a 1/4 turn and you're looking at a picture right-side up, but (like i said) flipped vertically. why give the product a poor review because of your lack of understanding?one more thing is about night vision...yes...it will be a bit harder to see than a normal peephole...will it work? yup...look at my photos. you can see just fine in normal scenarios and i'll go a step further and say that it works really well if you have a porch light. now, if you don't have a porch light...you should make that your FIRST purchase anyway. move on to that before you get this....lastly, there's one thing that got me, although i'm not going to take away a star (although I probably should). the outside cover is chrome. this is perfect...exactly what i needed to match our door handles etc. the other parts are more like....brushed aluminum. why not make them the same all around? maybe corrosion? i guess i should try to understand this before docking the review, because there could be a good reason for it. over all though, it's really barely noticeable...this is a negligible gripe.

I bought this for the front door of my split-entry home. I knew my young kids would not be able to see out of a regular peep hole, so I thought this would provide a greater angle for viewing for the shorties in my family. But it only partially works for them. They have to stand on the second stair in order to get a straight line of sight out the viewer. However, with the huge viewing screen, they are still able to see out from 3 feet away! That's pretty cool. I was also hoping to be able to see out from up stairs (7 steps) but again, the viewing angle doesn't allow for this. You have to be straight in line with the viewer to be able to see out. The only other way i can think to describe it is to look through binoculars - if you aren't straight on then you can't see through them.My other negative on this peephole viewer is the odd 2 3/8" hole-saw size. Between myself, my brother and my father in-law we have about 20 hole saws (some are duplicates). But none of us had the odd size needed for this job. So plan on taking on another $12 or more to the price of this peephole because you will most likely have to buy a hole saw.

bought one to fill the 2&3/8" gap in my front door from an old old door viewer that looked like a periscope. I can't say that this was super easy to install ( also no assembly instructions provided): I wish the manufacturer had all pieces preassembled except for the inside ring that screws to tighten the device on the inside, because the parts especially the delicate lens in the front and the round optical lens in the middle kept falling out during installation. it would definitely have helped to have a hand with this. ( the front lens actually had a small glass splinter break off on the first oopsie, but oddly enough it didn't affect how the final image comes out when assembled) BUT having said all that, after a little persistence, IT LOOKS GREAT when installed, a huge improvement from before, it doesn't look cheap, the silver metal rims are attractive, and the viewer in the inside of the door is such a novelty, we can't stop ourselves from walking by just to look out. I agree the optics from the inside are a bit blurry and it is odd that the image is reversed left to right, but this is a COOL device, as we both agree. And no, you can't see in from the outside. It beats the alternative of having to drill out a 2&3/8" wood bore, glueing it and sanding and painting just to install another small viewer, so I'd definitely do this again if ever in that situation again. I like the silver metal version- the cheap looking white plastic one at HD looks awful.

I bought this peep hole for my mom's house. I also had to buy a hole saw for this project since I didn't have this odd ball size in my set of hole saws. When the peep hole arrived , it was bigger than I expected physically. The dimensions are given, but when you actually have the unit in your hand its a lot bigger. The optics a very poor quality and the image is very fuzzy. I decided not to install this unit and butcher up a perfectly good door for a blurry peep hole. Instead I installed a standard type peep hole. Mom was very happy and the optics are very clear. I'm still out about $40 for the hole saw and the wide peep hole.

Noticed some corrosion as if it had been stored outside. Lenses needed to be cleaned before installation. Image is fairly clear, but really only useful in broad daylight. Your porch lighting (mine is normal for my neighborhood and I have a street light out front) will likely not be enough for you to get a clear view at night. Do not recommend.