I have Blink for years and I'm grandfathered in so don't need to pay, I haven't had the need for a doorbell but I ordered one just because it works with my system. And I must add, I'm very happy with the Blink system as a whole
Same here its just fix and go . My first camera (that isn't in a high usage spot ) sre still on its original batteries over two and a half years later.
I started with Blink cameras at my vacation house. I was super happy that I had the option of them running off of batteries, rather than having to drill into my house multiple times and wire them up. I needed a doorbell for my personal home, so I went with blink because I already use them. Installation was very easy. The quality of the video with the doorbell is also very nice. Overall, I'm happy! Here's the thing guys and gals...it's a DOORBELL!! Am I able to count my neighbors wrinkles on his forehead when he comes by and rings it? Ehhh not really. Do I need that in a doorbell? Nope! I needed a doorbell..the fact that it has video as well is a plus. Hate to break it to anyone, but if you're solely relying on a doorbell and the camera that comes with it on protecting you and your family from potential threats, I think you have bigger issues. If you're someone who just wants a doorbell, and isn't looking for 4K, or instantaneous response times, then go with BLINK you won't be let down!
*Hello guys, I've been receiving comments about the doorbell being hard to lock in on the mount or back cover. I made a short video on it and I think a lot of people assume just to push the doorbell in to the mount and it will lock in place. You also have to push the doorbell down while pushing it in. - > **ua-cam.com/video/XDl3m6sjp_o/v-deo.html*
Blink camera and Ring doorbell owner here. I can only see the Blink doorbell being a good fit for someone who wants to keep an eye on their doorstep but is adverse to AI. There are many people out there that don't trust a camera being smart enough to detect and report people (to the cloud). And the Blink cameras are *just* smart enough to accomplish this.
Wow. Its not very often you don't like a product. Thanks for keeping us up to date on this. You are right, Blink really missed the mark on this by 3 years.
For something that is half the price of the ring with no subscription fees, it's pretty good. Especially given that it's powered by lithium batteries. Expect a bit of a trade off on features.
If your having trouble sliding the 2 pieces together place a little grease on the silicone gasket that's inside the doorbell , the 2 sections will now slide much easier. You could also use butter or any oil to apply to that gasket, that's were the issue is causing it to not slide together.
I use the blink outdoor cameras and I have no complaints!! It's been over a year since I got them and the battery is still good. I will switch my old ring camera with this one. Thank you for the review.
@@MrBrysta how has it been working? Would you recommend it? Also, Did you have an existing doorbell? (I'm seeing some comments saying they had an existing doorbell so they hard wired the blink doorbell to their existing doorbell, other comments saying they don't have an existing doorbell so they use the blink doorbell battery powered) I don't have an existing doorbell
@@Catherine-nv7wc it’s good. You don’t need a doorbell, you can set up as a wireless doorbell and if you have a blink mini camera inside your house the cameras speaker works as the doorbell chime in your house.
I just purchased a Blink yesterday and it will be here today. I live in an apartment and I definitely need this and I got the case for it so no-one can steal it
Thanks for another in depth review. I have several Blink XT2s. Users have said the activity zones do not work very well. MIne don't. Gray out an area and I still get notifications, especially with car lights at night. If this doorbell camera has the same issue people will get lots of unwanted alerts when cars drive by with no AI. It seems Amazon wants to keep Blink an affordable basic bare bones system with old tech. It's ok for what it does, rather have Blink than no cameras at all. But there's now much better options and features to protect the home. I installed another brand system about a year ago with AI, 4K, 24/7 recording if I want, subscription optional. I paid more but got a lot more too.
We have two grandfathered Blink accounts (home and vacation home), so no worries about subscription costs and we are happy with the new Blink doorbells which replaced two first-generaton Ring doorbells that were never as quick or consistent as our Blink cameras.
Have 3 Blink cameras now so I ordered the Door Bell for $49, and will use the camera at the front door now somewhere else and save $40 instead of buying a new outdoor cam. Watching other cheap door bell camera reviews the Blinks seams to have a fast response and decent quality video. I don't have any Alexa items so that is not an issue for me.
Very thorough and good review but for under $50 it's a no brainer to add to most Blink systems (if already present). You do a great job with your testing and attention to detail. I am glad I bought it and added to our Blink system for our condo (2nd home). Appreciate your review.
I wish i went with a different camera system. Unfortunately i bought 4 different outdoor blink cams but had no idea about the other cams out there at the time.
Great video as always, it would be really helpful to have an update on how this works without the subscription to see the differences with the USB local storage
I’m really looking forward to this test, as it is too much a hassle for me to move my existing system to a new account to see what it’s like with only USB storage!
@@onixramirez913 with the USB does it have continuous recording? That's my issue, is that there's no option (that I know of) for continuous recording. (?) So if I notice something on my property got stolen, I have to hope the motion detection triggered the recording to start, and even then- it would only record 30s, then stop for 10s (then will it automatically start recording again for 30s more, or only if more motion triggers it?) Debating buying these but again, wish I had the option for continuous recording , even only on the ones I plan to put on my front/back door
If you're grandfathered in, it's worth a try. But from the reviews on this camera, there are major delays on notifications. Hopefully updates fix this issue.
Can you do a side by side comparison of Blink Video Doorbell and Ring Video Doorbell Wired, please? Which one has the best image quality? Is it possible to use a third party app to improve on the Blink software shortcomings?
I have this doorbell and its great, its more for someone that lives in a apartment or townhouse and cant mount it permanently. As far as not having a live view, its to save battery ( do you just stair at your doorbell all day?) if you leave a vid capture in the app you can just go to it and have all the live view you want on your phone.I have a echo show 8 and can tell Alexia to show me the blink doorbell and she brings it right up. I paid $59 for it and the sync2 and so i can save all recording of the doorbell and the 2 blink mini's i have. I love his videos but think he was a bit harsh on the blink, for the money i haven't seen anything much better.(That is battery operated and super easy to install.) BTW you can make a routine and tell Alexia to show the door bell when the bell is pressed and a echo show will show you a auto live view.
I just realise this camera is still using batteries as the main power source even when you wired it. Wiring is just for ring your existing chime. This is sucks.
Garbage. 3 years to make a product and just ignore all the things that customers complain about all your competition. Seems like a perfect ALEXA product. Works with ALEXA but does NOTHING you want it to do with ALEXA. PASS
@@ARCHIEANN1 INSTANTANEOUSLY show who is at the front door if your using an Alexa Show. Rich notifications on phone (using Alexa app) so the live view at the door shows up in the notification on your phone instead of a message. I have a doorbell wanted a smart doorbell. Theses 2 features could have been done inside of the Alexa ecosystem. Why wait 3 years to not have them?
You are correct, it does take a minute to get the live feed, I believe thats an issue on Blinks side. Thanks for the video. I just bought one today and the price was 39.99
i have a question PLEASE ! i see that u have the MOVO mic connected to a camera in the background . i've been searching for a cable extension to do the same with the same exact mic , but non of the cables i used worked with the mic , can u please tell me the type of cable extension u used ? or maybe put a link for it ? that will be great and much appreciated .
I have an existing Blink camera on my front door that tiggers a audible Echo alert and don’t have any issues with battery life at all. Now the doorbell is (eventually) available in the UK I’ve bought one of those. Interaction with Echo Show could be a lot better, I was hoping since Amazon bought out Blink this would get an improvement.
Thanks for the video, my ring just died and I already have blink cameras. But the fact that I would still need to change the batteries even if it's hard wire is a hard no from me. Probably going with another ring, I'll watch your other ring vids to see which one!
Honestly might just put a ring or blink camera above my door that detects people. So when they ring my normal door bell, I can just use the camera to see who it is.
Thanks! Just bought this on Amazon with the Sync Module 2 for $60. I live in an apartment with no door peep hole thing, so my dogs would constantly bark at the door when there’s a knock but I’m afraid to open it sometimes when I ask “who’s there?” but no one answers 😅 I really like that it has a no-wire option since my apartment doesn’t have doorbells at all. I hope this doorbell will work for me!
@@leslierivera3235 Hi! I’m sorry to hear you’re having trouble. I’m not sure why, but I had no trouble at all! I do have a 16GB Toshiba flash drive inserted though.
Hi am new to blink and we connected to our doorbell and for some reason I am not getting the live footage only when someone rings the doorbell am I doing something wrong? Did i skip a step?
Would you prefer the video door bell or a blink camera? Was thinking of adding to my blink system and just putting up a doorbell camera in the area I want the blink camera because it's almost half the price of a blink camera .
This is discounted on Amazon right now. With my Prime points I just snagged one for $25.00 ...For that price I'm willing to tinker with it to see if I can get something useful out of it.
@@catadvocateNy Well you ought to have a decent amount built up then! It's not too bad. Say if you spent $100.00 in a month you'd get $10.00 in points. Something close to that anyway.
I have bought a blink video doorbell PLUS sync module 2 and STILL I can't hear any ring INSIDE my home! PLEASE SOMEONE HELP! I have spent over £70 now on this!
I’m an existing Blink user. Would like to extend with the doorbell but I’m not convinced if there is no wired power option. Door area triggers will be too high to make this worthwhile.
I installed a Blink doorbell. All is good but I'm not getting doorbell push notifications in app. What do you think I need to do? I did remove the app and re-install, re-powered the phone and double checked the setting. Any ideas?
Really helpful video as always. I'd be interested to know your thoughts on the best budget video doorbell currently? Im trying to decide between the Ring wired and Eufy 1080p. I dont have any other cameras or lights so am open to any ecosystem.
Thanks for the detailed video! Quick question regardng the chime on the video doorbell itself - can you turn that off or turn it down? So when somebody presses the button it'll either make no noise or a very very quiet chime? Thanks!
my ring door bell is 4 years old and now they pushed an update so it only runs off battery, I have had my blink camera system for 2 years already and i have the doorbell ready to install this weekend. What is your preferred video doorbell?
Why my motion detector is not working well. How can I fix that? The motion detector is not work until press the door bell notification. When the door bell is not press and I won't be able to live view?
Hello LifeHackster, I need 2 door bells with camera for a front door rarely used, and a side door which is frequently used, and I would like my Echo Show to show who is at my door(s). I have been thinking about a Blink XT2 because it was given to me as a gift which I plan to put on a porch door. I have viewed several of your videos, and they are very informative, but still I am struggling to figure out what I should use. Do you have tips, advise, and thoughts to help me?
Since the hardwire only is to use the existing chime, will this work with lower voltage transformers? I have a a pretty old intercom system and I've read that Ring Pro needs a 24-30VAC to work properly, but I'm guessing my existing transformer outputs less than that. Also will this work with my old Sync Module 1 that I got with my XT2?
I had a blink camera at the front door so don't see the need for doorbell unless I want to move the camera. Prob pass on doorbell. Thanks for the review
Hello I only need this as a doorbell. I already have Arlo cameras. So In essence if someone rings my doorbell I just want to see who it is and possibly communicate with them. Would this be a good fit?
Is it possible to have notifications send to 2, or 3 phones? As I don't have any Alexy thingies so if I am not in, my family members won't even know that someone at the door.
Great video as usual. I can only get the Blink doorbell to ring on my phone, not on the echo show. I have it connected to the Alexa app, but still not able to get it to chime on the echo show. Alexa does show all the cameras including the doorbell. I can, however, say "Alexa show me the doorbell" and it does show the live stream from doorbell. Just can't get the darn chime to play on the echo show.
I'm having a difficult time figuring out how to setup the blink camera with my Alex devices. It seems to be connected according to the apps, but there is no notification on my Alexa devices when I ring the doorbell.
Your presentation are fantastic clear and concise. One thing I would like to know does the door bell unit have to sound or can it be disabled not to sound outside. I would like that it only sound in the house on my door bell and phone and Alexa.
Could I use the Blink doorbell in a commercial setting? could I put it beside or on the glass of my convenience store door? I currently have seven blink XT two cameras in my convenience store. Thanks in advance.
Can you please review Home Zone Security cameras? I have the video doorbell by Home Zone and the quality is amazing for the price so I want to try out the flood light cameras and the pan cameras. Thank you!
I do not currently have a video doorbell & looking to add one. After watching a few of your comparison videos along witb this one. I have decided to go with the Eufy battery-powered 2k doorbell, instead of going with the Blink offering. Thank you for taking the time to do all your reviews, they have been very helpful. Now I only need to decide what outdoor cameras to go with. The Eufy 2c Pro is definitely on my radar....
Only just available as of yesterday here in the UK, expecting mine today to add to existing grandfathered account. Mine will directly face a road so I'm hoping mainly that I don't have issues with cars and people passing because the motion zones are going to be tricky to blank out the road but still trigger if someone approaches the door when motion detection is armed at nighttime
This is exactly what I'm hoping too, As I plan to get the blink doorbell as well but my it will face a sidewalk & a road, I'm hoping every single car and/or every single person walking by doesn't trigger the motion but if someone walks up to my front door it will trigger it
@@Catherine-nv7wc mine has been installed for a couple of days now and it's only set to detect motion at night, I've tested it in the day too. I completely blanked out the motion zones on the road and left the path to the front door with sensitivity set to 5 and it's been fine, cats haven't set it off yet in the middle of the night and when I was testing it in the day time cars and people on the road didn't set it off either
Has anyone experienced an issue where once you finished the initial setup the app just shows a grey screen and camera kind of continues blinking red? I've RMA'd it already and second one still has the same issue so i'm wondering if there might be something else wrong with my setup.
when its blinking red its waiting for you to scan the QR code to add it to your system. make sure you have a sync module 2 as well, bc it should be very simple to add from the app.
I am thinking of getting one because we have a thief where I am who has been taking tenants packages! If it’s fast movement will it even capture any good video?
I'm grandfathered in so it made sense to try this out, and a brief correction: The doorbell can be powered by the doorbell transformer in some cases, we aren't running on battery all the time. I initially set up inside without connecting the doorbell to anything, but told it that it was wired, it gave me a "Not enough power, so the doorbell will run on AA and get two years of life" message. I reset it and set it up again properly wired, this time the message tells me that it will run on doorbell power. Unfortunately this makes some of the limitations of the system even more annoying, as we are still limited by a system developed with power saving first even though I am able to supply power. Nonetheless, it shouldn't be wasting batteries, which is a nice treat.
Have you tried removing the batteries while it is wired in? I tried with my doorbell transformer and even 2 AC adapters made to power up video doorbells like Ring and Nest and they don't power up the doorbell when the batteries are out.
@@LifeHackster No, I haven't. I expect it is similar to the solar mount, where it still requires batteries and may sip a bit of power from them. My guess is that this extends the life from the expected 9-24 months to enough years that the cheap hardware will crap out and die first, otherwise they would be setting a "expect to replace the batteries, but not very often" expectation. But the fact that there is a different screen in the setup process at all indicates that they're doing something with the voltage. Screenshots of both setups available.
@@thedave1771 - I double checked Blink's website and in their FAQs - the first one, it says that the doorbell is still powered by the 2 lithium batteries even when wired. So, I don't think it can split the power from the transformer and save the battery life - support.blinkforhome.com/en_US/blink-video-doorbell/blink-video-doorbell-faq
There is the Ring video doorbell wired or the wyze video doorbell (needs subscription). There is also the eufy battery doorbell 1080p which is less than $100 (no subscription)
Someone just bought this for me for my birthday. It is my first ring product. Based on the review and comments I guess I plan to regift this or sell it. What other products would you recommend?
I have Blink for years and I'm grandfathered in so don't need to pay, I haven't had the need for a doorbell but I ordered one just because it works with my system. And I must add, I'm very happy with the Blink system as a whole
Same here its just fix and go . My first camera (that isn't in a high usage spot ) sre still on its original batteries over two and a half years later.
Me too
I got my doorbell in 2 weeks ago. It works great, for 50 bucks I'm wicked happy
@@jasonmendonca6061 I'm looking forward to it's sale in the UK thanks for the update .
Do you have trouble loading the live feed when there's a visitor? Because it's also recording at the same time?
I started with Blink cameras at my vacation house. I was super happy that I had the option of them running off of batteries, rather than having to drill into my house multiple times and wire them up. I needed a doorbell for my personal home, so I went with blink because I already use them. Installation was very easy. The quality of the video with the doorbell is also very nice. Overall, I'm happy! Here's the thing guys and gals...it's a DOORBELL!! Am I able to count my neighbors wrinkles on his forehead when he comes by and rings it? Ehhh not really. Do I need that in a doorbell? Nope! I needed a doorbell..the fact that it has video as well is a plus. Hate to break it to anyone, but if you're solely relying on a doorbell and the camera that comes with it on protecting you and your family from potential threats, I think you have bigger issues. If you're someone who just wants a doorbell, and isn't looking for 4K, or instantaneous response times, then go with BLINK you won't be let down!
*Hello guys, I've been receiving comments about the doorbell being hard to lock in on the mount or back cover. I made a short video on it and I think a lot of people assume just to push the doorbell in to the mount and it will lock in place. You also have to push the doorbell down while pushing it in. - > **ua-cam.com/video/XDl3m6sjp_o/v-deo.html*
Blink camera and Ring doorbell owner here. I can only see the Blink doorbell being a good fit for someone who wants to keep an eye on their doorstep but is adverse to AI. There are many people out there that don't trust a camera being smart enough to detect and report people (to the cloud). And the Blink cameras are *just* smart enough to accomplish this.
This guy is my favourite product reviewer. Very informative so much detailed. Great job!
Wow. Its not very often you don't like a product. Thanks for keeping us up to date on this. You are right, Blink really missed the mark on this by 3 years.
Thank you.
For something that is half the price of the ring with no subscription fees, it's pretty good. Especially given that it's powered by lithium batteries. Expect a bit of a trade off on features.
Ring hardwire door bell is 50 so much better
That's exactly what I love about it. It's 35 dollars lol. I spend that much on garbage every day
Mine is hardwired. Idk why he is saying it must be powered by batteries, He is mistaken. You can use your existing wiring to power the Blink.
@@wesgeorge4112 about to wire mine up tomorrow I assume yours does not have the batteries installed currently
@@wesgeorge4112 some dont have a doorbell so this works for people with no doorbell already installed
If your having trouble sliding the 2 pieces together place a little grease on the silicone gasket that's inside the doorbell , the 2 sections will now slide much easier. You could also use butter or any oil to apply to that gasket, that's were the issue is causing it to not slide together.
I use the blink outdoor cameras and I have no complaints!! It's been over a year since I got them and the battery is still good. I will switch my old ring camera with this one. Thank you for the review.
same here. I just bought the doorbell.. hope it does as well. How has it been working for you?
@@MrBrysta how has it been working? Would you recommend it?
Also, Did you have an existing doorbell? (I'm seeing some comments saying they had an existing doorbell so they hard wired the blink doorbell to their existing doorbell, other comments saying they don't have an existing doorbell so they use the blink doorbell battery powered) I don't have an existing doorbell
@@Catherine-nv7wc it’s good. You don’t need a doorbell, you can set up as a wireless doorbell and if you have a blink mini camera inside your house the cameras speaker works as the doorbell chime in your house.
I just purchased a Blink yesterday and it will be here today. I live in an apartment and I definitely need this and I got the case for it so no-one can steal it
Dislike the subscriptions based models. But that's just me.
I agree. You can add the sync module for local recording. $34.99
Thanks for another in depth review. I have several Blink XT2s. Users have said the activity zones do not work very well. MIne don't. Gray out an area and I still get notifications, especially with car lights at night. If this doorbell camera has the same issue people will get lots of unwanted alerts when cars drive by with no AI. It seems Amazon wants to keep Blink an affordable basic bare bones system with old tech. It's ok for what it does, rather have Blink than no cameras at all. But there's now much better options and features to protect the home. I installed another brand system about a year ago with AI, 4K, 24/7 recording if I want, subscription optional. I paid more but got a lot more too.
What system did you install? I’m looking at systems to install.
@@Joe-sp7kq Reolink 4k cams
@@Joe-sp7kq I have Reolink cams. My brother has Eufy. He likes them.
We have two grandfathered Blink accounts (home and vacation home), so no worries about subscription costs and we are happy with the new Blink doorbells which replaced two first-generaton Ring doorbells that were never as quick or consistent as our Blink cameras.
Have 3 Blink cameras now so I ordered the Door Bell for $49, and will use the camera at the front door now somewhere else and save $40 instead of buying a new outdoor cam. Watching other cheap door bell camera reviews the Blinks seams to have a fast response and decent quality video. I don't have any Alexa items so that is not an issue for me.
That’s what I was thinking too. The doorbell would free up a camera to use somewhere else.
@@DenaDeniseRush yes me too.
Well done- I just received my blink doorbell & I am grandfathered. I appreciate the thorough review.
Very thorough and good review but for under $50 it's a no brainer to add to most Blink systems (if already present). You do a great job with your testing and attention to detail. I am glad I bought it and added to our Blink system for our condo (2nd home). Appreciate your review.
Ok, can definitely cross this off my possible doorbell list. Appears blink has just flat given up.
Yep, hot trash
I wish i went with a different camera system. Unfortunately i bought 4 different outdoor blink cams but had no idea about the other cams out there at the time.
Thanks Sir! As usual, you saved me a lot of heartache.
Most welcome!
Great video as always, it would be really helpful to have an update on how this works without the subscription to see the differences with the USB local storage
I will actually setup a new account with the new sync module 2 and see.
I’m really looking forward to this test, as it is too much a hassle for me to move my existing system to a new account to see what it’s like with only USB storage!
It works fine with a USB connected I just put a 32gb USB on it and it recognized it immediately. Amazon also has a 64gb USB as well.
@@onixramirez913 with the USB does it have continuous recording?
That's my issue, is that there's no option (that I know of) for continuous recording. (?) So if I notice something on my property got stolen, I have to hope the motion detection triggered the recording to start, and even then- it would only record 30s, then stop for 10s (then will it automatically start recording again for 30s more, or only if more motion triggers it?)
Debating buying these but again, wish I had the option for continuous recording , even only on the ones I plan to put on my front/back door
@@onixramirez913 can we set up subscription AND USB?
What's the difference between the 2?
I purchased this doorbell today for $36, what a steal!
I'm grandfathered in, and I'll probably be leaning towards this. I don't use the front door very often, so battery life isn't really an issue.
What are the grandfather dates?
If you're grandfathered in, it's worth a try. But from the reviews on this camera, there are major delays on notifications. Hopefully updates fix this issue.
Can you do a side by side comparison of Blink Video Doorbell and Ring Video Doorbell Wired, please? Which one has the best image quality? Is it possible to use a third party app to improve on the Blink software shortcomings?
Brilliant quality in-depth video review. Well worth watching - Thank you.
Great video and in-depth review, as usual. Thanks alot for the review, been waiting for it since Amazon announced the device
you can add a alexa routine that shows the ring doorbell on your screen when it detects motion - so it can be like what ring does
Could you please let everyone know how it is possible, thanks
Yes, you can.
This is very informative :) Great video as always!
I have this doorbell and its great, its more for someone that lives in a apartment or townhouse and cant mount it permanently. As far as not having a live view, its to save battery ( do you just stair at your doorbell all day?) if you leave a vid capture in the app you can just go to it and have all the live view you want on your phone.I have a echo show 8 and can tell Alexia to show me the blink doorbell and she brings it right up. I paid $59 for it and the sync2 and so i can save all recording of the doorbell and the 2 blink mini's i have. I love his videos but think he was a bit harsh on the blink, for the money i haven't seen anything much better.(That is battery operated and super easy to install.) BTW you can make a routine and tell Alexia to show the door bell when the bell is pressed and a echo show will show you a auto live view.
How can you program it to show live view automatically on Echo show when the bell is pressed?
@@Tony33dss yes this is what I having a issue with
What u mean he showed live view
For $50 what can you ask for it. Not bad for $50 if you already have the Blink camera system.
I just realise this camera is still using batteries as the main power source even when you wired it. Wiring is just for ring your existing chime. This is sucks.
Garbage. 3 years to make a product and just ignore all the things that customers complain about all your competition. Seems like a perfect ALEXA product. Works with ALEXA but does NOTHING you want it to do with ALEXA. PASS
What does it not do that you want it to do ?
@@ARCHIEANN1 INSTANTANEOUSLY show who is at the front door if your using an Alexa Show.
Rich notifications on phone (using Alexa app) so the live view at the door shows up in the notification on your phone instead of a message. I have a doorbell wanted a smart doorbell. Theses 2 features could have been done inside of the Alexa ecosystem. Why wait 3 years to not have them?
The blink doorbell is great
How to lower the volume of the doorbell?
I’ve been waiting on this review the master of cameras 🔥
Thank you.
You are correct, it does take a minute to get the live feed, I believe thats an issue on Blinks side. Thanks for the video. I just bought one today and the price was 39.99
Thank you so much, I was wondering if Blink has its own speaker, this video was really helpful for me
i have a question PLEASE !
i see that u have the MOVO mic connected to a camera in the background .
i've been searching for a cable extension to do the same with the same exact mic ,
but non of the cables i used worked with the mic ,
can u please tell me the type of cable extension u used ?
or maybe put a link for it ?
that will be great and much appreciated .
Should I put on my metal screen door? Or above my door bell, I have aluminum siding? Please advise. Thank you!
I have an existing Blink camera on my front door that tiggers a audible Echo alert and don’t have any issues with battery life at all. Now the doorbell is (eventually) available in the UK I’ve bought one of those.
Interaction with Echo Show could be a lot better, I was hoping since Amazon bought out Blink this would get an improvement.
Thanks for the video, my ring just died and I already have blink cameras. But the fact that I would still need to change the batteries even if it's hard wire is a hard no from me. Probably going with another ring, I'll watch your other ring vids to see which one!
Honestly might just put a ring or blink camera above my door that detects people. So when they ring my normal door bell, I can just use the camera to see who it is.
Does your Echo Show device respond to bringing up the camera everytime? Mine is hit-or-miss. Sometimes saying cannot connect to my blink camera. 😒
Thanks! Just bought this on Amazon with the Sync Module 2 for $60. I live in an apartment with no door peep hole thing, so my dogs would constantly bark at the door when there’s a knock but I’m afraid to open it sometimes when I ask “who’s there?” but no one answers 😅 I really like that it has a no-wire option since my apartment doesn’t have doorbells at all. I hope this doorbell will work for me!
Hi, I’m having trouble syncing my doorbell to my module. Did you have this issue? Do I need to have the extra SD card?
@@leslierivera3235 Hi! I’m sorry to hear you’re having trouble. I’m not sure why, but I had no trouble at all! I do have a 16GB Toshiba flash drive inserted though.
How did you get your phone to chime the same as the doorbell when the button is pushed I can't figger it out
The awesome explanation that even a "caveman" can understand Excellent job!
Hi am new to blink and we connected to our doorbell and for some reason I am not getting the live footage only when someone rings the doorbell am I doing something wrong? Did i skip a step?
Very detailed review!
Would you prefer the video door bell or a blink camera? Was thinking of adding to my blink system and just putting up a doorbell camera in the area I want the blink camera because it's almost half the price of a blink camera .
True, it is cheaper...so the doorbell can be a better option.
great job ...thanks
I wanna buy one and use it wireless how can it chime in the house can I use something in home besides using your phone
Thanks for the prompt review!
Any time!
This is discounted on Amazon right now. With my Prime points I just snagged one for $25.00 ...For that price I'm willing to tinker with it to see if I can get something useful out of it.
We get prime points? I been prime customer for 2 yrs, never knew.
@@catadvocateNy Well you ought to have a decent amount built up then! It's not too bad. Say if you spent $100.00 in a month you'd get $10.00 in points. Something close to that anyway.
I have bought a blink video doorbell PLUS sync module 2 and STILL I can't hear any ring INSIDE my home!
PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!
I have spent over £70 now on this!
I’m an existing Blink user. Would like to extend with the doorbell but I’m not convinced if there is no wired power option. Door area triggers will be too high to make this worthwhile.
I installed a Blink doorbell. All is good but I'm not getting doorbell push notifications in app. What do you think I need to do? I did remove the app and re-install, re-powered the phone and double checked the setting. Any ideas?
I don’t have the video icon so I can see the live view on the doorbell can someone tell me how I’m supposed to get it
Really helpful video as always. I'd be interested to know your thoughts on the best budget video doorbell currently? Im trying to decide between the Ring wired and Eufy 1080p. I dont have any other cameras or lights so am open to any ecosystem.
Eufy 1080P would be my choice. Local recording to the chime.
Thanks for the detailed video! Quick question regardng the chime on the video doorbell itself - can you turn that off or turn it down? So when somebody presses the button it'll either make no noise or a very very quiet chime? Thanks!
It doesn't have an option to turn it off.
my ring door bell is 4 years old and now they pushed an update so it only runs off battery, I have had my blink camera system for 2 years already and i have the doorbell ready to install this weekend. What is your preferred video doorbell?
Can the holes for blink, fit the arlo essential doorbell wire free doorbell. Or, do I have to draw new holes?
Why my motion detector is not working well. How can I fix that? The motion detector is not work until press the door bell notification. When the door bell is not press and I won't be able to live view?
Hello LifeHackster, I need 2 door bells with camera for a front door rarely used, and a side door which is frequently used, and I would like my Echo Show to show who is at my door(s). I have been thinking about a Blink XT2 because it was given to me as a gift which I plan to put on a porch door. I have viewed several of your videos, and they are very informative, but still I am struggling to figure out what I should use. Do you have tips, advise, and thoughts to help me?
Since the hardwire only is to use the existing chime, will this work with lower voltage transformers? I have a a pretty old intercom system and I've read that Ring Pro needs a 24-30VAC to work properly, but I'm guessing my existing transformer outputs less than that. Also will this work with my old Sync Module 1 that I got with my XT2?
I had a blink camera at the front door so don't see the need for doorbell unless I want to move the camera. Prob pass on doorbell. Thanks for the review
i bought the doorbell so I can have 2 way comms... gonna move the old camera somewhere else
Question if you press the doorbell
Will you get the loud on your phone…..or do I need to use an alexia
Hello I only need this as a doorbell. I already have Arlo cameras. So In essence if someone rings my doorbell I just want to see who it is and possibly communicate with them. Would this be a good fit?
Is it possible to have notifications send to 2, or 3 phones? As I don't have any Alexy thingies so if I am not in, my family members won't even know that someone at the door.
Great video as usual. I can only get the Blink doorbell to ring on my phone, not on the echo show. I have it connected to the Alexa app, but still not able to get it to chime on the echo show. Alexa does show all the cameras including the doorbell. I can, however, say "Alexa show me the doorbell" and it does show the live stream from doorbell. Just can't get the darn chime to play on the echo show.
Love the videos. But question? Do you think you can do a review of simplisafe home security and cameras? Thanks
f I wired the camera, Should I leave the batteries inside the camera? If the answer is yes, why?
I'm having a difficult time figuring out how to setup the blink camera with my Alex devices. It seems to be connected according to the apps, but there is no notification on my Alexa devices when I ring the doorbell.
Your presentation are fantastic clear and concise. One thing I would like to know does the door bell unit have to sound or can it be disabled not to sound outside. I would like that it only sound in the house on my door bell and phone and Alexa.
my door phone back plate hook get broken while installing. please help me what will I do.. please please help
Could I use the Blink doorbell in a commercial setting? could I put it beside or on the glass of my convenience store door? I currently have seven blink XT two cameras in my convenience store. Thanks in advance.
With the wired setup that you show ad 12:01 you are still powering the blink doorbell with batteries, correct?
Great video, Do you have any updates on this (2023) ?
Will an echo dot work as a chime? I have 3 of them in the house how would that work?. Can I use all 3 or designate 1 or 2?. Thanks 😊!.
thanks
Do you have trouble loading the live feed when there's a visitor? Because it's also recording at the same time?
Can you please review Home Zone Security cameras? I have the video doorbell by Home Zone and the quality is amazing for the price so I want to try out the flood light cameras and the pan cameras. Thank you!
How do you turn off, or at least lower the volume, of the outside chime? I can’t find instructions anywhere
I do not currently have a video doorbell & looking to add one. After watching a few of your comparison videos along witb this one.
I have decided to go with the Eufy battery-powered 2k doorbell, instead of going with the Blink offering.
Thank you for taking the time to do all your reviews, they have been very helpful.
Now I only need to decide what outdoor cameras to go with.
The Eufy 2c Pro is definitely on my radar....
Only just available as of yesterday here in the UK, expecting mine today to add to existing grandfathered account. Mine will directly face a road so I'm hoping mainly that I don't have issues with cars and people passing because the motion zones are going to be tricky to blank out the road but still trigger if someone approaches the door when motion detection is armed at nighttime
This is exactly what I'm hoping too, As I plan to get the blink doorbell as well but my it will face a sidewalk & a road, I'm hoping every single car and/or every single person walking by doesn't trigger the motion but if someone walks up to my front door it will trigger it
@@Catherine-nv7wc mine has been installed for a couple of days now and it's only set to detect motion at night, I've tested it in the day too. I completely blanked out the motion zones on the road and left the path to the front door with sensitivity set to 5 and it's been fine, cats haven't set it off yet in the middle of the night and when I was testing it in the day time cars and people on the road didn't set it off either
I’m getting mine ASAP
Can you mount it with command strips if you’re renting and don’t want to drill holes or anything
Has anyone experienced an issue where once you finished the initial setup the app just shows a grey screen and camera kind of continues blinking red? I've RMA'd it already and second one still has the same issue so i'm wondering if there might be something else wrong with my setup.
when its blinking red its waiting for you to scan the QR code to add it to your system. make sure you have a sync module 2 as well, bc it should be very simple to add from the app.
informative
This is much more affordable than anything I've seen. I got the doorbell/synch module version. Great deal on Amazon. I can't wait to get it installed.
I am thinking of getting one because we have a thief where I am who has been taking tenants packages! If it’s fast movement will it even capture any good video?
Thank you.
You're welcome!
I'm grandfathered in so it made sense to try this out, and a brief correction: The doorbell can be powered by the doorbell transformer in some cases, we aren't running on battery all the time.
I initially set up inside without connecting the doorbell to anything, but told it that it was wired, it gave me a "Not enough power, so the doorbell will run on AA and get two years of life" message. I reset it and set it up again properly wired, this time the message tells me that it will run on doorbell power.
Unfortunately this makes some of the limitations of the system even more annoying, as we are still limited by a system developed with power saving first even though I am able to supply power. Nonetheless, it shouldn't be wasting batteries, which is a nice treat.
Have you tried removing the batteries while it is wired in? I tried with my doorbell transformer and even 2 AC adapters made to power up video doorbells like Ring and Nest and they don't power up the doorbell when the batteries are out.
@@LifeHackster No, I haven't. I expect it is similar to the solar mount, where it still requires batteries and may sip a bit of power from them. My guess is that this extends the life from the expected 9-24 months to enough years that the cheap hardware will crap out and die first, otherwise they would be setting a "expect to replace the batteries, but not very often" expectation.
But the fact that there is a different screen in the setup process at all indicates that they're doing something with the voltage. Screenshots of both setups available.
@@thedave1771 - I double checked Blink's website and in their FAQs - the first one, it says that the doorbell is still powered by the 2 lithium batteries even when wired. So, I don't think it can split the power from the transformer and save the battery life - support.blinkforhome.com/en_US/blink-video-doorbell/blink-video-doorbell-faq
I’m confused. So you need to have a separate system for it to connect via wifi??
Do you know if it works with the Blink Sync Module, man?
Can i use this blink doorbell camera with 2 cells? me and my wife? so if am not home, she can open the ddoor.
I grandfathered in also. I know it's a door bell camera but i might get it and mount it in the backyard because its so cheap
Hi. Good video. Just so I understand - the doorbell does have an audible chime sound, even if installed without wires?
Thanks for the video. So what's the best budget door bell ?
There is the Ring video doorbell wired or the wyze video doorbell (needs subscription). There is also the eufy battery doorbell 1080p which is less than $100 (no subscription)
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how many people can access the video? what if my other members in my household want to see it on their phones?
So you don't need to attach to wires from your doorbell??
I delike I reset it and the red light just stays blinking can anyone tell me why
Someone just bought this for me for my birthday. It is my first ring product. Based on the review and comments I guess I plan to regift this or sell it. What other products would you recommend?
If you have doorbell wiring at your front door, then go with "wired" like Ring's wired video doorbell (affordable).