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Genie Signature Series 4062-TKNMSO vs LiftMaster 87504-267 Secure View

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

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The short answer

Genie Signature Series 4062-TKNMSO and LiftMaster 87504-267 Secure View score essentially the same (4.2 vs 4.2). Pick the one whose trade-offs match your priorities — the strengths and watch-outs below are where they actually differ.

Genie Signature Series 4062-TKNMSO
Ranked #4 in Best Garage Door Openers
Genie Signature Series 4062-TKNMSO
1 sourceall derived$349as of Aug 2

The Genie Signature Series 4062-TKNMSO is the outlier here: a screw drive rather than a belt or a chain, using a rotating steel rod to move the door roughly twice as fast as the alternatives. The Spruce's tester ran one for six months and clocked the door opening in about ten seconds, and the 2 HPc motor is the strongest on this page. Genie backs both the motor and the screw with a limited lifetime warranty. Two honest caveats: only one accepted publication has tested this specific model, so its score rests on a single review, and a garage-door professional quoted in that very article is critical of screw drives generally, calling them loud by default and maintenance-hungry.

Strengths
  • — The Spruce's tester measured the door opening in about ten seconds — a screw drive moves faster than a belt or chain
  • — 2 HPc motor, the most powerful in this lineup by a wide margin
  • — Genie's limited lifetime warranty covers both the motor and the screw drive itself
Watch-outs
  • — Only one accepted publication has reviewed this exact model, so its rating rests on a single test
  • — No smart connectivity at all — no Wi-Fi, no app, no voice control
  • — The motion-activated light is dim, which The Spruce lists among its two objections
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LiftMaster 87504-267 Secure View
Ranked #2 in Best Garage Door Openers
LiftMaster 87504-267 Secure View
2 sources1 derived

The LiftMaster 87504-267 Secure View is the professionally installed answer to the camera-opener question, and it is the only product on this page with a numeric score from a standalone review — CNET's Molly Price rated it 7.8 out of 10 after a dealer installed two of them on her double-door garage. The camera retracts and rotates a full 360 degrees, the 2,000-lumen LED ring is brighter than anything else here, and The Spruce's tester ran one for three months and singled out the light. The trade-offs are consistent across both reviews: the camera feed lags, recorded video is subscription-gated, and because this is a dealer product rather than a big-box one, it is harder to find and harder to price than the Chamberlain alternatives.

Strengths
  • — A 360-degree LED ring rated at 2,000 lumens — The Spruce called it one of the brightest lights they have seen on a garage door opener
  • — CNET found the belt drive delightfully quiet across two units installed on a double-door garage
  • — The camera retracts, rotates manually through 360 degrees, has two-way audio and black-and-white night vision
Watch-outs
  • — CNET measured noticeable start-up lag opening the app and intermittent camera feed while the doors were moving
  • — Recorded clips need a subscription; without one you get the live view only
  • — Apple HomeKit works only by buying LiftMaster's separate myQ HomeKit bridge accessory
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Derived means the reviewer published no score, so one was inferred from their written verdict. Everything else is a number the publisher printed. How we rank.

How they stack up

Genie Signature Series 4062-TKNMSO

Nothing else on this page uses a screw drive, and that is the reason to consider it: it moves the door faster than the belt-driven Chamberlain B5330, Genie StealthDrive Connect 7155-TKV and LiftMaster 87504-267 Secure View, and considerably faster than the Genie ChainDrive 550 (2035-TKV). It gives up every smart feature to do it, and unlike the three belt drives it has no battery backup.

LiftMaster 87504-267 Secure View

This and the Chamberlain B5330 are the two camera openers here, and they run the same myQ app because both brands belong to the same group — the difference is channel and lighting. The LiftMaster is a dealer install with a 360-degree 2,000-lumen ring; the B5330 is a big-box unit with two bulbs and roughly half the output. Neither will answer to a voice assistant without extra hardware, which is the argument for the Genie StealthDrive Connect 7155-TKV instead.

Specs side-by-side

SpecGenie Signature Series 4062-TKNMSOLiftMaster 87504-267 Secure View
Drive TypeScrew drive (rotating steel rod)Belt drive
Motor2 HPc, 140V DC1-1/4 HP DC
Battery BackupNoIntegrated
Smart ConnectivityNonemyQ; HomeKit requires a separate bridge accessory
LightingMotion-activated360-degree LED ring, 2,000 lumens
In the BoxTwo 3-button remotes, wireless keypad, wall console—
Regional RestrictionNot sold in California—
WarrantyLimited lifetime motor and screw drive—
Camera—1080p, retractable, manually rotatable 360 degrees, two-way audio, black-and-white night vision
Wi-Fi—2.4 GHz only
Security Integrations—Vivint, Ring, Alarm.com
Channel—Dealer-installed
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