What video doorbell are you using? Also if you want to check out the full comparison article, here’s the link: smarthomesolver.com/reviews/best-smart-video-doorbells-2021-update/
I have a Dream Machine Pro so I can go with the Unifi doorbell easy enough but I feel like I need to commit to their cameras as well then which are massively expensive.
Nice touch to quote Harvey Dent from one of my favorite movie trilogies! 👍 I have not yet switched to a video doorbell (and that's inspite of having several free ones sent over by companies that wanted to partner and integrate their products into our smart research platform). But that could be because I am picky about latency, no subscription fees, no being tied into any manufacturer's ecosystem etc.....and because I am able to replicate most of the features (except the chime) built into video doorbells with regular cameras from Reolink with Blue Iris or even Raspberry Pi with motioneye (and few Twillio and/or Sendgrid routines for notifications) . 🙂 Completely agree with your assessment though (especially for non-geeks like me) about Eufy for budget conscious consumers and the newer Ring Pro for people with extra budget (even though many of my friends are sick of the increasing latency with their older models - planned obsolescence in older models?). Question: What is your thought about any theft deterrent features built into the doorbells you reviewed here? I know there was concern previously about some doorbells getting built in SD card storage to solve the missing 24/7 recording problem but that was defeated if the doorbell could be stolen relatively easily.
This is the second home in which ua-cam.com/users/postUgkx0jZ_lGlDVJhDnmagEU8gn47cmfPNlLQU we've replaced our "regular" doorbell with a Ring video doorbell and we really enjoy it. It is very easy to install and it works very well, with a clear picture through the app and good in-home use (we added the chime, which is also easy to install and doesn't require another thought to use).
Agreed. Excellent production, clips, sound, explaining and easy to understand. Here have 500.000 goldstars for a job well done 👍 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✖️100.000 Thank you 😊
You missed one critical test. Stick the doorbell in the freezer for 2 hours and see if it still works. My Ring 3 is useless for 3 months of the year as i live in Norway.
Place a heat pad behind the ring setup if wired. It will be a makeshift build but a solution nevertheless. If you want to get fancy you can get an Arduino (or some type of IFTTT trigger) to program it to only kick off at certain low temps. I have a heat pad warm up my lithium batteries at a certain temp automagically.
I have the ring pro 2 and the small picture on the echo show can be fixed simply by telling the echo show to zoom in,a feature I've not seen advertised anywhere(I found it by accident).The echo show remembers this setting until you power cycle it or tell it to zoom out.
I appreciate your mention of the audio quality. For those of us with hearing impairments, even with hearing aids we sometimes cannot understand tiny tinny-sounding audio. It’s especially useful that you play the audio so we can judge it for ourselves. Thank you!
Correction at 6:05. "3D Motion Detection" uses radar from the doorbell to determine a person's position, then overlay their position & path on a satellite image. They don't use satellite imagery to locate people.
Coming back 3 years later, I have still yet to see a better review + comparison. Showing the app and how it looks side by side against competition is extremely useful if not essential.
I just subscribed to you for around 7:00 where you mention Alexa and kind of censored the word in editing. Thank you so much. Your content is high quality and you obviously have respect for your viewers. It is so annoying when other tech videos say "You-Know-Who" without care and then you gotta yell cancel or have her wack out and do crazy things she thinks she hears. Much appreciated, dude. It may sound like a dumb little thing but I think it means a lot!
I've had nothing but issues with mine. The UDMPRO consistently resets itself and loading into the live feed on my Pixel 4XL is unbearably slow. The other issue I have is that you cannot set a custom "doorbell" notification when the doorbell is pressed.
We have a Wyze cam and your review is spot on. My notifications do show up quickly, though. An SD card option would be awesome. Still happy with it for the price.
I’ve been using a UniFi setup for years for my home network and security cameras, so all I had to add was the doorbell since I had all the other necessary equipment. Only been using the doorbell for a month, but I have no complaints.
I am literally returning both my Eufy tomorrow because there is times I get notifications and then I go to see recording and nothing or there is times it goes hours without recording. Ever since the system update I have been having this problem. I updated it like about a couple weeks ago before the update it was great. I even got a replacement and same thing, so that lemme know it was something to do with the update.
Have been using Eufy for 2 years now and love their system. Also have 2 of their cameras, all connected to their base station. Notifications are fast and reliable. Video quality is very high. Batteries last approx 6-7 months ( I live in Seattle. Gets cold in winter, but usually not freezing). Nice not to have to pay monthly fees and you can store a ton of video on their base station system.
I use a Eufy door bell and like it quite a bit. We also have a Eufy camera at the back door with a severely limited motion detection range so we know when the dog wants to come back inside.
Great video, Reed. I've been thinking about getting a video doorbell for a few months now and this video guide has led me in the right direction. When there are a few top options, that's when the hard part comes in. I'm considering Eufy, Nest, or Ring - but I'll also have to get Hoobs up and running to get it working within myHomeKit setup.
@@IgorAntarov seems that in the world, doesn't exist a SERIOUS device that do that. All s*** with battery and / or impossible integration with Home assistant
Thanks for this video which is perfect timing for me. One thing is consistently left out even from manufacturers are the physical dimensions of the devices. So far I found that Nest Doorbell is the slimmer. Even then, it's an eigth of an inch too wide to be put on the jamb. I really wish they would be slimmer or had a slimmer adapter especially for the angled installation.
We had the eufy wired doorbell for a long while and the notifications weren’t showing up on our phones, so we decided to switch to the ring pro. The reason that we got the eufy doorbell is the free cloud storage, but we have a ring spotlight camera right above our ring pro that we bought the ring protect basic plan for
I've watched several of these comparison videos and this is by far the most comprehensive when it comes to practical usage. Thank you - I've decided to blow my cash on the Ring P2, that is if they ever come back in stock.
I have the Nest Hello that I got on launch, crazy to think it's still relevant all this time later considering they have only really added one feature since the launch for notifying you when you get a package and when its taken.
Terrific video for people to start looking into the different video doorbells available in today’s market. Easy to understand and comprehensive. Thank you!
I have the Wyze Doorbell on my side Door where it's a step up to get in so it's a narrow area and it works perfectly for my needs. I agree that I wish it had a SD card reader but for what I use it for, it's great. On my front door I use the new Ring Wired doorbell and it can see my entire yard, I'm very impressed with the viewing angle and picture quality. The only thing I don't like is the monthly fees for the full functions for both devices. That leaves my back deck and back door with a wireless doorbell/flood lamp to install and you've given some great suggestions.
I just purchased the Wyze doorbell for 2 reasons. 1: I like having multiple chimes in the home and I can choose a different sound for each doorbell. 2: I already have Wyze cams, Wyze plugs, Wyze thermostat, and Wyze lights. So it just made sense to stay with that ecosystem. I don’t mind the delay because right now I have no delay and I have a second cam on my front porch anyway.
Wyze products are inexpensive and there is a reason. Wyze has gone downhill as a company. Their customer service is an exercise in frustration. The constant updates risk deteriorating the image quality and function of your older Wyze cameras. They don't support previous versions making all your original Wyze systems obsolete and virtually useless. AND $1.99 per camera per month adds up real fast/ plus a $60. annual fee for their home security Kit.
With your next review it would be helpful to also know which ones are wired, which are battery operated, battery duration under average use, and distance from router/modem or hub.
The wired Ring doorbells (as well as wired Nest Hello doorbells) are great products. HOWEVER, they don't tell you upfront that these wired doorbells all have an internal non-user-serviceable battery. IF you will be using the doorbell with a mechanical chime, just be aware that at some point, the battery inside will fail. The internal battery on these units are used to provide temporary voltage to the doorbell unit when a mechanical chime is used. When someone presses the doorbell button, power is temporarily routed away from the doorbell to the chime inside the house. The battery keeps the doorbell powered for the 1-2 seconds while this happens. Over time, this small battery will be unable to deal with the voltage drop and your doorbell will lose power and reboot itself. If you don't rely on a mechanical chime or if you use the Ring wireless chime, than it won't be an issue. If you do use a mechanical chime, depending on your environment (which includes usage rate, weather, temperature, etc.), the doorbell will stop function properly at some point in time. For most users, it seems to be somewhere between 1-3 years.
@@ilyas_khan I'm not sure if Ring has any battery powered products that can be wired to a mechanical door chime. The ones I'm aware of can be charged by the doorbell wiring but do not have the ability to ring a physical chime besides the wireless electronic chime that Ring sells (and this chime is powered by a standard indoor outlet). But in general, you won't have that issue as any supplemental power for a mechanical chime would come from the replaceable and rechargeable battery which is not present in the Ring Pro / Pro2.
Really good video. For me, the ability to unlock a gate (or door) from within the app is key and I think that is where Ring has everyone beat (even if it isn’t that comprehensive).
I have Arlo Video Doorbell for a year, bad product, terrible customer support. The doorbell shows pixelation video on all recordings. Many people have complained pixelation video on their support forum since Day One with no real resolution. Last year they even change their customer acceptable agreement to try to prevent people doing class action lawsuits on them!
It's not "Ultimate" without Arlo, which many reviewers select as the best video doorbell available. And it's the only doorbell that will work seamlessly with existing mechanical doorbell chimes.
Isn't it clear that best all-round doorbell here (and by best I'm referring to image quality both day and night, given that this seems to be the most crucial aspect) was the Ring Pro 2?
@@Mr.Torres831 I haven't bought yet actually, so let's go through it as we all have different interpretations. Two things first though: none of them are good enough quality really, given what you can achieve with even a cheap £150 Sansco 1080p 4-cam CCTV system from Amazon. But also, I was basing my opinion on the night-time quality mainly, because that's when I'm more likely to have someone come to the door who's not known, not easily-identifiable later (like a delivery driver would be, even from scant detail), or someone who's up to something dubious. *Wyze* - Daytime = Hardly any real detail on face, Night = About the same *Unify* - Daytime = Not enough contrast on face, Night = Next-to-no detail *Ring Pro 2* - Daytime = Not fantastic but definitely better detail/ contrast when subject comes close to cam, Night = Slightly speccly image but definitely more detail *Netatmo* - Daytime = Face too dark again, so although plenty of colour, not much detail, and overall not as crisp an image as the Ring, Night = Similar to the first two *Nest* - Daytime = not enough light/ detail on face, Night - Next to no detail on face. *Eufy* - Aha. I was judging by the brief clip shown here, but having just gone back and watched his dedicated review of that particular doorbell, I have to admit that it's pretty good. Better or worse than the Ring? Probably about even. Frankly, I would have like to have seen the same test done at a location which isn't enclosed like that, and where more natural light during the daytime or light from streetlamps might have helped. In the meantime I shall probably wait for something better to come to the market, as I'm slightly baffled as-to why mobile phones (with similar sized sensors) can give near-professional quality images/ video, yet dedicated security devices such as these can't get anywhere near.
Reed’s two way cam voice said “you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain “ Then it’s says “I see you but how long can you look at me with out blinking” 😳 lol
Really good and insightful overview of what is on offer, thanks. However, as a tech novice regarding these devices I was also eager to understand what products required hard wiring or batteries or could handle both options. Thanks again for a great research tool!
Great comparison review, but for me I would like to see how these work as a doorbell with chime options/costs and also can they automatically pop up on google home or Alexa displays and what features available on the displays. I know its odd and very 'old school', but I don't walk around with my phone in my hand all the time.
The 115 degree heat last week plus the bell is west facing killed my third video doorbell in two years. Time to look for something that plastic pcp board will not warp from the heat.
My Google nest doorbell camera constantly rings our physical chime in the house when the temperature outdoors gets lower than 35 degrees. We have to cut the power for a few months of the year so we can get some sleep. On the bright side my dog doesn't Care when the indoor bell chimes anymore, since it was a constant noise for several days before we finally cut the power.
Were you able to get the Eufy to work with Echo Show? Amazon in their infinite wisdom (insert sarcasm here) decided to change all the Eufy cameras to "motion sensor" in the device type. When you go to set up on which Echo devices you want the Eufy doorbell announcement to sound, it shows that "live view" is available along with announcements, but because the Eufy doorbell is set up by default as a motions sensor, Echo does not read it as a camera so there is no live view to be shown. I have seen some people who created a routine for the Echo Show to load up the doorbell, but because it is a routine, it takes much longer and defeats the purpose of having a "smart" doorbell and as added problem, it only shows the image, it does not allow you to talk to the person at the door, which again defeats the purpose of the smart doorbell. Any ideas or suggestions, pretty please?
I bought the Netatmo as in the UK it's one of few available and the ONLY one that works with HomeKit. Some others are simply not available to buy here. I was after the Logitech but it's not in the shops. I bought a bell chime so no issues with hearing the bell being pressed.
I have the Eufy and have loathed my decision. It won't integrate with my homebase that I have from the Eufycams to include face detection. So that means, the eufy cam that sits in my backyard can tell me *who* is in my back yard if I've trained it on face recognition for that person, but it can't do the same for people coming to my front door. The motion detection has been been very hit or miss, as well. I will have folks walk up, drop a package, take a photo, then walk off without it recording any motion. BUT it will tell me every time a leaf blows through its activity zone. I have found I cannot depend on it for front door motion detection.
I have a Eufy 2k Batt doorbell and set the Alexa routine to play live feed on my Echo Show 5 when some one press the door bell.. it works when testing out on the Preview but when actual press on door bell doesn't. Not sure anyone faced the same issue
Why do I get the feeling that these doorbells are easy to steal or just smashed? Car thieves have been after my car for the last 3 weeks and they rang the door bell twice to see if we were home. I put cameras up, and they came back this morning at 4:00am and again rang the doorbell. So I have been looking at these as an additional option? I can't help but think that if people with bad intent see this type of doorbell, I am going to windup buying it for it to just get smashed?
Great Video! I have had the Nest Hello for about 3 years tied into my Google Home. I’ve really enjoyed it. When I’m at work I get instant notifications if someone’s at my front door or even if they’re dropping of packages. I was torn between Ring and Nest Hello when I was trying to decide. However it’s probably splitting hairs between your top 3.
Face recognition will be dope when they hook up with social media platforms and your smart phone tells you who the hell is that stranger doing the delivery or stealing a package at your door 😂😂
I’m using the Unifi G4 doorbell with Home Assistant. It integrates well and you can install it using HACS for the Unifi Protect. I have motion/doorbell alerts, you can get image previews in the notifications and live video feed in the dashboard using RTSP.
monthly fees suck. Plus I don't want my camera footage leaving my house.. That's why I went with Unifi.. everything stays with me and the cameras and notifications are great. The doorbell does seem to get pretty warm though, but other than that, no complaints.
Ultimate doorbell features but still not found. NO Cloud Poe Good camera no stretched fisheye crap. Aimable camera Onvif and good app for notification or HA integration. Electric relay for garage or door
What makes people choose the Unify g4 over the Eufy? Reed mentioned it had poor two way audio too! I’ve got a Eufy but was thinking about getting the G4 for my dads home. Thanks a bunch!
Eufy has a battery only option whereas Ubiquiti do not. I have a 9 inch thick brick wall so no real easy way to route a bell cable to the front door. My last eufy battery lasted 6 months.... I would get the g4 in a heartbeat if they offered a battery option
Very infomative video. The one that's missing IMHO is the DoorBird. It's pricey but well built hardware, and the nice thing is that it can be used without their (free) cloud service: you can pull the video feed with RTSP, and have the doorbell part work through a SIP telephone exchange like Asterisk. We're using a few of these in our properties, and we have fully integrated it into our home automation solution.
I know this is an older video but on the UniFi doorbell under the settings is distortion correction and if you turn that off you get a bigger view range but it will make the image fish eye.
I purchased the Wyze doorbell and I am seriously considering replacing it. By the time you get the notification that someone is at your door, they're already gone. 50% - 60% of the times I try to check the live feed, it won't connect to my wi-fi. I have to restart it to get it to function. Worst of all, every day from 2pm until about 5pm, the sun shines directly on the doorbell, it overheats, and doesn't work at all. Wyze, as a company, needs to find a direction. One month they announce that they are coming out with outdoor wireless cameras, next month they've moved on to robot vacuums and the cameras are forgotten. The month after that they move on to fitness watches and the vacuums are forgotten. They need to find one thing that they are really good at and then get really great at it. Don't just half-ass a project then move on.
couple years with the Nest Hello and it's still going strong... grandfathered the 24/7 recording plan as i prefer this to event-based recording (always a hit and miss)
Bought Nest doorbell 1 year ago and worked great for about 10 months, to include the capturing of approaching individuals from about 20-25 feet; however, it no longer can detect motion unless 5-7 feet away and I contacted tech support; we want through changes in the app and reset the unit; then they sent me replacement unit since within year warranty and the same thing; have to be about 5-7 feet or closer to trigger motion, and they now claim it can be my wifi, which there was no issues during first 10 mos; I saw online others experiencing same thing, and I’m thoroughly disappointed!!! Never again, and will switch to Ring Pro 2 Which I should have bought instead of fecal Nest doorbell
Hi bro, I should have clarified my question 😂🇨🇦 We have front and back doors in our house. Looking for a quality video doorbells for front and back doors with an iPhone app and none monthly fees. Need to be able to access recordings for the past seven days. We can hardware. What would you recommend. Thank you in advance for your knowledgeable answer. ✅👍🇨🇦
I am thinking about replacing me ring because a couple of times people have come to my door and it didn't even record. I had a fedex driver come to my door, pick up a large package and leave a sticky note on my dar. Ring can different recording motion or people, not only did it not detect a person it didn't even detect motion. The video before it will show a car drive by with the package at the door and next motion video is another car driving by with the package gone.
@@SmartHomeSolver I just heard of it in a reddit thread. If you do a review don't forget to give me a shout-out. Love the videos! Also miss the inigio Montoya
Woah! This went on sale since last October and is the first time I'm hearing about it, thank you so much! Definitely will think about upgrading my current non-pro Eufy doorbell to that one sometime as the 5 day continuous recording for free as well as the 4x3 format looks like great additions.
Glad you liked the video. I normally wouldn’t walk looking at the camera but I’m doing it so you can compare video quality of the doorbells. Getting footage of myself standing or walking in front of the doorbells is my least favorite thing.
it has a storage built in the unit and depends on how many peeps come to the door, but last about a week or so and if you need to u can also download footage if needed.
If you want a 24/7 surveillance video go with the Nest. If you want just surveillance of a certain area, go with the Ring. There was a shooting outside of my house where my Ring Pro managed to catch the vehicle through the 30-second camera snapshots but couldn't make out the license or the model of the car because it was at night. If I had gone with the Nest, it probably would've helped with the 24/7 video recording.
Hey Reed. I have a G4 Pro doorbell and love it. Only issue is that it does come with a chime. Have you got it working with a chime or having it ring on a google nest hub 2?
Hey Zac! I have a digital chime and the G4 doorbell is working with it. I disabled the chime in the Unifi settings so I could have it just announce on the Echos instead. That way I can schedule when they announce for when the baby is sleeping…etc. I just have the doorbell connected with Home Assistant and then I’m using Alexa Media Player to send a routine to announce on the Echos someone is at the door. I haven’t got mine working with my nest hub though.
@@SmartHomeSolver Thanks for the reply. I have both echos and google hubs. How did you get it working on the echos? Did you need home assistant to get it working? I have setup home assistant setup on a raspberry pi 4 but that is all I got too at this point.
Great thorough video, I really appreciate the great detail you provided for each doorbell, some of which I have never heard of. I wish more gave the option to upload to an FTP server of an external hard drive.
I really like all your video's. You try and put humor in them, which I can appreciate. I hoped you would have done the Amcrest doorbell. I have the Ring Elite in my brand new house and love it. When you pair it with the alarm the $100.00 a year alarm monitoring and unlimited camera subscription it is a good value!
I was hoping to see the Amcrest as well to see how it compared. I have one that I installed last year. At the time it was the only one that produced an ONVIF video stream so I could view the camera with BlueIris. Not sure why it was overlooked in this review.
I have had Ring Pro for more than a year. Ring Pro has given me some trouble, video recording stops when the button is pressed. It gets disconnected with wi-fi and no more recording. I don't want to buy Ring anymore, stopped subscription. I just ordered Eufy doorbell because I have had a good experience with Eufy smart door lock.
Got the Ring Pro on ebay for 100 bucks this last christmas season. It was as pain in the butt after initial set up. It crashed, it refused to work and it was constantly rebooting. it did this for about a week. Well, whatever it was doing, it's now stable and works fine. It looks good as far as the video goes, never tried to talk over it.
Wow, I just love this! Finally a video comparing kind of all of the video doorbells on the market. Sadly it’s clear to me that it’s not the time for me to get a video doorbell yet. I’m to picky so there was something I missed with every doorbell that made me think ’no not that one because…’
What video doorbell are you using? Also if you want to check out the full comparison article, here’s the link: smarthomesolver.com/reviews/best-smart-video-doorbells-2021-update/
I use a ring 3
I am glad you did an update. i was curious to see what you thought about the Unifi G4 door bell camera.
I have a Dream Machine Pro so I can go with the Unifi doorbell easy enough but I feel like I need to commit to their cameras as well then which are massively expensive.
Nice touch to quote Harvey Dent from one of my favorite movie trilogies! 👍
I have not yet switched to a video doorbell (and that's inspite of having several free ones sent over by companies that wanted to partner and integrate their products into our smart research platform). But that could be because I am picky about latency, no subscription fees, no being tied into any manufacturer's ecosystem etc.....and because I am able to replicate most of the features (except the chime) built into video doorbells with regular cameras from Reolink with Blue Iris or even Raspberry Pi with motioneye (and few Twillio and/or Sendgrid routines for notifications) . 🙂
Completely agree with your assessment though (especially for non-geeks like me) about Eufy for budget conscious consumers and the newer Ring Pro for people with extra budget (even though many of my friends are sick of the increasing latency with their older models - planned obsolescence in older models?).
Question: What is your thought about any theft deterrent features built into the doorbells you reviewed here? I know there was concern previously about some doorbells getting built in SD card storage to solve the missing 24/7 recording problem but that was defeated if the doorbell could be stolen relatively easily.
Great video but I am left wondering how the Arlo would have compared. Recently got a Ring Pro 2 and was in doubt between it and the Arlo.
This is the second home in which ua-cam.com/users/postUgkx0jZ_lGlDVJhDnmagEU8gn47cmfPNlLQU we've replaced our "regular" doorbell with a Ring video doorbell and we really enjoy it. It is very easy to install and it works very well, with a clear picture through the app and good in-home use (we added the chime, which is also easy to install and doesn't require another thought to use).
Wow, this is the most comprehensive video doorbell comparison on UA-cam for sure. It’s obvious a huge amount of work went into it. Thanks you Reed!
Thanks Guy! It was a lot of work and I appreciate the nice comment!
Agreed. Excellent production, clips, sound, explaining and easy to understand. Here have 500.000 goldstars for a job well done 👍
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✖️100.000
Thank you 😊
I bought the Eufy off of this and I can agree with every point
A comprehensive review indeed. This is how reviews should be done. Thank you!
Where’s the Vivint camera at though?
You missed one critical test. Stick the doorbell in the freezer for 2 hours and see if it still works. My Ring 3 is useless for 3 months of the year as i live in Norway.
Ring 3 blir det vell ikke da😂😂
Are you using your Ring 3 hardwired or by battery?
Bru, I laughed when I read this!! LOL!!😂😂
Place a heat pad behind the ring setup if wired. It will be a makeshift build but a solution nevertheless. If you want to get fancy you can get an Arduino (or some type of IFTTT trigger) to program it to only kick off at certain low temps.
I have a heat pad warm up my lithium batteries at a certain temp automagically.
That is actually a brilliant idea.
I have the ring pro 2 and the small picture on the echo show can be fixed simply by telling the echo show to zoom in,a feature I've not seen advertised anywhere(I found it by accident).The echo show remembers this setting until you power cycle it or tell it to zoom out.
Oh that's a good tip! Thanks Tom!
I appreciate your mention of the audio quality. For those of us with hearing impairments, even with hearing aids we sometimes cannot understand tiny tinny-sounding audio. It’s especially useful that you play the audio so we can judge it for ourselves. Thank you!
Correction at 6:05. "3D Motion Detection" uses radar from the doorbell to determine a person's position, then overlay their position & path on a satellite image. They don't use satellite imagery to locate people.
Oh okay I really thought they used live tracking satellites to monitor my home, with NORAD subscription fees.
Coming back 3 years later, I have still yet to see a better review + comparison.
Showing the app and how it looks side by side against competition is extremely useful if not essential.
I just subscribed to you for around 7:00 where you mention Alexa and kind of censored the word in editing. Thank you so much. Your content is high quality and you obviously have respect for your viewers. It is so annoying when other tech videos say "You-Know-Who" without care and then you gotta yell cancel or have her wack out and do crazy things she thinks she hears. Much appreciated, dude. It may sound like a dumb little thing but I think it means a lot!
I have the UniFi Doorbell and I love it. The only con to me is lack of POE
I've had nothing but issues with mine. The UDMPRO consistently resets itself and loading into the live feed on my Pixel 4XL is unbearably slow. The other issue I have is that you cannot set a custom "doorbell" notification when the doorbell is pressed.
Hardly anyone has PoE ability at their doorbell haha
Got it... If I want to rob a house wear a Yoda mask.
Thanks for putting this together. I was, however, really hoping to see the newest Arlo model reviewed.
We have a Wyze cam and your review is spot on. My notifications do show up quickly, though. An SD card option would be awesome. Still happy with it for the price.
All of the options are overwhelming!! Trying to find the right choice for my older parents. One that’s easy to operate
I have the Eufy and it’s great. Clear pics and you can even hear the wind blowing. Worth the money.
I’ve been using a UniFi setup for years for my home network and security cameras, so all I had to add was the doorbell since I had all the other necessary equipment. Only been using the doorbell for a month, but I have no complaints.
Thanks!
Awesome job Reed, such a detailed and helpful video! Eufy definitely does seem the best option at the more budget end of the market.
I am literally returning both my Eufy tomorrow because there is times I get notifications and then I go to see recording and nothing or there is times it goes hours without recording. Ever since the system update I have been having this problem. I updated it like about a couple weeks ago before the update it was great. I even got a replacement and same thing, so that lemme know it was something to do with the update.
Would have loved to have seen the Logi Circle doorbell
Me too
I have it and it's fantastic.
Have been using Eufy for 2 years now and love their system. Also have 2 of their cameras, all connected to their base station. Notifications are fast and reliable. Video quality is very high. Batteries last approx 6-7 months ( I live in Seattle. Gets cold in winter, but usually not freezing). Nice not to have to pay monthly fees and you can store a ton of video on their base station system.
I use a Eufy door bell and like it quite a bit. We also have a Eufy camera at the back door with a severely limited motion detection range so we know when the dog wants to come back inside.
Best security device. Ask your nosy neighbor They always know what’s going on
Facts lol 😂 And that would be my mother 🙄 yes she’s my neighbor so annoying.
@@marisolrivas777 well good thing is your mother can easily scare the robber and talk to him to death and he would run away from her.
Great video, Reed. I've been thinking about getting a video doorbell for a few months now and this video guide has led me in the right direction. When there are a few top options, that's when the hard part comes in. I'm considering Eufy, Nest, or Ring - but I'll also have to get Hoobs up and running to get it working within myHomeKit setup.
Did you ever get hoobs to work with your Homekit setup?
a doorbell without battery, with the best integration with home assistant, that save video when someone ring at door in the nvr or ftp, exist?
I have the same question
@@IgorAntarov seems that in the world, doesn't exist a SERIOUS device that do that. All s*** with battery and / or impossible integration with Home assistant
Thanks for this video which is perfect timing for me. One thing is consistently left out even from manufacturers are the physical dimensions of the devices. So far I found that Nest Doorbell is the slimmer. Even then, it's an eigth of an inch too wide to be put on the jamb. I really wish they would be slimmer or had a slimmer adapter especially for the angled installation.
Any thoughts on Arlo doorbell?
We had the eufy wired doorbell for a long while and the notifications weren’t showing up on our phones, so we decided to switch to the ring pro. The reason that we got the eufy doorbell is the free cloud storage, but we have a ring spotlight camera right above our ring pro that we bought the ring protect basic plan for
I've watched several of these comparison videos and this is by far the most comprehensive when it comes to practical usage. Thank you - I've decided to blow my cash on the Ring P2, that is if they ever come back in stock.
I have the Nest Hello that I got on launch, crazy to think it's still relevant all this time later considering they have only really added one feature since the launch for notifying you when you get a package and when its taken.
Terrific video for people to start looking into the different video doorbells available in today’s market. Easy to understand and comprehensive. Thank you!
I have the Wyze Doorbell on my side Door where it's a step up to get in so it's a narrow area and it works perfectly for my needs. I agree that I wish it had a SD card reader but for what I use it for, it's great.
On my front door I use the new Ring Wired doorbell and it can see my entire yard, I'm very impressed with the viewing angle and picture quality. The only thing I don't like is the monthly fees for the full functions for both devices.
That leaves my back deck and back door with a wireless doorbell/flood lamp to install and you've given some great suggestions.
I just purchased the Wyze doorbell for 2 reasons.
1: I like having multiple chimes in the home and I can choose a different sound for each doorbell.
2: I already have Wyze cams, Wyze plugs, Wyze thermostat, and Wyze lights. So it just made sense to stay with that ecosystem.
I don’t mind the delay because right now I have no delay and I have a second cam on my front porch anyway.
Wyze products are inexpensive and there is a reason. Wyze has gone downhill as a company. Their customer service is an exercise in frustration. The constant updates risk deteriorating the image quality and function of your older Wyze cameras. They don't support previous versions making all your original Wyze systems obsolete and virtually useless. AND $1.99 per camera per month adds up real fast/ plus a $60. annual fee for their home security Kit.
Would have liked to see amcrest in this list.
With your next review it would be helpful to also know which ones are wired, which are battery operated, battery duration under average use, and distance from router/modem or hub.
The wired Ring doorbells (as well as wired Nest Hello doorbells) are great products. HOWEVER, they don't tell you upfront that these wired doorbells all have an internal non-user-serviceable battery. IF you will be using the doorbell with a mechanical chime, just be aware that at some point, the battery inside will fail.
The internal battery on these units are used to provide temporary voltage to the doorbell unit when a mechanical chime is used. When someone presses the doorbell button, power is temporarily routed away from the doorbell to the chime inside the house. The battery keeps the doorbell powered for the 1-2 seconds while this happens. Over time, this small battery will be unable to deal with the voltage drop and your doorbell will lose power and reboot itself. If you don't rely on a mechanical chime or if you use the Ring wireless chime, than it won't be an issue. If you do use a mechanical chime, depending on your environment (which includes usage rate, weather, temperature, etc.), the doorbell will stop function properly at some point in time. For most users, it seems to be somewhere between 1-3 years.
If you use a battery powered ring that can also be wired up to provide a trickle charge, would you have this same issue?
@@ilyas_khan I'm not sure if Ring has any battery powered products that can be wired to a mechanical door chime. The ones I'm aware of can be charged by the doorbell wiring but do not have the ability to ring a physical chime besides the wireless electronic chime that Ring sells (and this chime is powered by a standard indoor outlet). But in general, you won't have that issue as any supplemental power for a mechanical chime would come from the replaceable and rechargeable battery which is not present in the Ring Pro / Pro2.
Really good video. For me, the ability to unlock a gate (or door) from within the app is key and I think that is where Ring has everyone beat (even if it isn’t that comprehensive).
"...the ability to unlock a gate (or door) from within the app is key..." hehe, pun intended? 😂
Is there a reason the Arlo doorbell was not considered?
I still had it and I was going to include it but it wouldn't power on. 🤷♂️
@@SmartHomeSolver ohhhh dear. That’s not the best sign ever now is it?
I have Arlo Video Doorbell for a year, bad product, terrible customer support. The doorbell shows pixelation video on all recordings. Many people have complained pixelation video on their support forum since Day One with no real resolution. Last year they even change their customer acceptable agreement to try to prevent people doing class action lawsuits on them!
It's not "Ultimate" without Arlo, which many reviewers select as the best video doorbell available. And it's the only doorbell that will work seamlessly with existing mechanical doorbell chimes.
(Baby Yoda gets rejected as a person)
*Burglar: I have an idea (Proceed to order a Yoda mask for Halloween)*
Isn't it clear that best all-round doorbell here (and by best I'm referring to image quality both day and night, given that this seems to be the most crucial aspect) was the Ring Pro 2?
@@Mr.Torres831 I haven't bought yet actually, so let's go through it as we all have different interpretations. Two things first though: none of them are good enough quality really, given what you can achieve with even a cheap £150 Sansco 1080p 4-cam CCTV system from Amazon. But also, I was basing my opinion on the night-time quality mainly, because that's when I'm more likely to have someone come to the door who's not known, not easily-identifiable later (like a delivery driver would be, even from scant detail), or someone who's up to something dubious.
*Wyze* - Daytime = Hardly any real detail on face, Night = About the same
*Unify* - Daytime = Not enough contrast on face, Night = Next-to-no detail
*Ring Pro 2* - Daytime = Not fantastic but definitely better detail/ contrast when subject comes close to cam, Night = Slightly speccly image but definitely more detail
*Netatmo* - Daytime = Face too dark again, so although plenty of colour, not much detail, and overall not as crisp an image as the Ring, Night = Similar to the first two
*Nest* - Daytime = not enough light/ detail on face, Night - Next to no detail on face.
*Eufy* - Aha. I was judging by the brief clip shown here, but having just gone back and watched his dedicated review of that particular doorbell, I have to admit that it's pretty good. Better or worse than the Ring? Probably about even.
Frankly, I would have like to have seen the same test done at a location which isn't enclosed like that, and where more natural light during the daytime or light from streetlamps might have helped. In the meantime I shall probably wait for something better to come to the market, as I'm slightly baffled as-to why mobile phones (with similar sized sensors) can give near-professional quality images/ video, yet dedicated security devices such as these can't get anywhere near.
Reed’s two way cam voice said “you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain “ Then it’s says “I see you but how long can you look at me with out blinking” 😳 lol
Really good and insightful overview of what is on offer, thanks. However, as a tech novice regarding these devices I was also eager to understand what products required hard wiring or batteries or could handle both options. Thanks again for a great research tool!
Great comparison review, but for me I would like to see how these work as a doorbell with chime options/costs and also can they automatically pop up on google home or Alexa displays and what features available on the displays. I know its odd and very 'old school', but I don't walk around with my phone in my hand all the time.
Please make a video about smartlocks
The 115 degree heat last week plus the bell is west facing killed my third video doorbell in two years. Time to look for something that plastic pcp board will not warp from the heat.
My ring has lasted the az heat wave for the last 2 years
My Google nest doorbell camera constantly rings our physical chime in the house when the temperature outdoors gets lower than 35 degrees. We have to cut the power for a few months of the year so we can get some sleep. On the bright side my dog doesn't Care when the indoor bell chimes anymore, since it was a constant noise for several days before we finally cut the power.
Ordered Eufy 2k battery based on your review. Thanks for such an detailed video.
Were you able to get the Eufy to work with Echo Show? Amazon in their infinite wisdom (insert sarcasm here) decided to change all the Eufy cameras to "motion sensor" in the device type. When you go to set up on which Echo devices you want the Eufy doorbell announcement to sound, it shows that "live view" is available along with announcements, but because the Eufy doorbell is set up by default as a motions sensor, Echo does not read it as a camera so there is no live view to be shown. I have seen some people who created a routine for the Echo Show to load up the doorbell, but because it is a routine, it takes much longer and defeats the purpose of having a "smart" doorbell and as added problem, it only shows the image, it does not allow you to talk to the person at the door, which again defeats the purpose of the smart doorbell. Any ideas or suggestions, pretty please?
I bought the Netatmo as in the UK it's one of few available and the ONLY one that works with HomeKit. Some others are simply not available to buy here. I was after the Logitech but it's not in the shops. I bought a bell chime so no issues with hearing the bell being pressed.
Where’s the vivint doorbell camera? It’s 4K
C'mon Dad...Yoda was the best part! Family!!! Thanks for the information.
I have the Eufy and have loathed my decision. It won't integrate with my homebase that I have from the Eufycams to include face detection. So that means, the eufy cam that sits in my backyard can tell me *who* is in my back yard if I've trained it on face recognition for that person, but it can't do the same for people coming to my front door. The motion detection has been been very hit or miss, as well. I will have folks walk up, drop a package, take a photo, then walk off without it recording any motion. BUT it will tell me every time a leaf blows through its activity zone. I have found I cannot depend on it for front door motion detection.
I have a Eufy 2k Batt doorbell and set the Alexa routine to play live feed on my Echo Show 5 when some one press the door bell.. it works when testing out on the Preview but when actual press on door bell doesn't. Not sure anyone faced the same issue
How do you like the doorbell?
Why do I get the feeling that these doorbells are easy to steal or just smashed? Car thieves have been after my car for the last 3 weeks and they rang the door bell twice to see if we were home. I put cameras up, and they came back this morning at 4:00am and again rang the doorbell. So I have been looking at these as an additional option? I can't help but think that if people with bad intent see this type of doorbell, I am going to windup buying it for it to just get smashed?
Great Video! I have had the Nest Hello for about 3 years tied into my Google Home. I’ve really enjoyed it. When I’m at work I get instant notifications if someone’s at my front door or even if they’re dropping of packages. I was torn between Ring and Nest Hello when I was trying to decide. However it’s probably splitting hairs between your top 3.
Face recognition will be dope when they hook up with social media platforms and your smart phone tells you who the hell is that stranger doing the delivery or stealing a package at your door 😂😂
Would’ve liked to have seen how the Arlo doorbell compares
The only one I was curious about was Logitech as is only one with Apple secure video…
Which doorbell integrates best with Home Assistant, if any?
I’m using the Unifi G4 doorbell with Home Assistant. It integrates well and you can install it using HACS for the Unifi Protect. I have motion/doorbell alerts, you can get image previews in the notifications and live video feed in the dashboard using RTSP.
monthly fees suck. Plus I don't want my camera footage leaving my house.. That's why I went with Unifi.. everything stays with me and the cameras and notifications are great. The doorbell does seem to get pretty warm though, but other than that, no complaints.
Reed - you’re a good man! Love the comparison videos 👍🏻
Thanks Dan! Glad to hear you like them!
I got the Ring about 6 months ago and a big fan
Ultimate doorbell features but still not found.
NO Cloud
Poe
Good camera no stretched fisheye crap.
Aimable camera
Onvif
and good app for notification or HA integration.
Electric relay for garage or door
Do any of these run entirely locally (ie zero cloud) and integrate with Home Assistant?
What makes people choose the Unify g4 over the Eufy?
Reed mentioned it had poor two way audio too!
I’ve got a Eufy but was thinking about getting the G4 for my dads home.
Thanks a bunch!
Eufy has a battery only option whereas Ubiquiti do not.
I have a 9 inch thick brick wall so no real easy way to route a bell cable to the front door. My last eufy battery lasted 6 months....
I would get the g4 in a heartbeat if they offered a battery option
@@ItzD3fW1sH Ahhh! I thought it was battery powered. You’ve helped me immensely. Thanks very much.
Very infomative video. The one that's missing IMHO is the DoorBird. It's pricey but well built hardware, and the nice thing is that it can be used without their (free) cloud service: you can pull the video feed with RTSP, and have the doorbell part work through a SIP telephone exchange like Asterisk. We're using a few of these in our properties, and we have fully integrated it into our home automation solution.
I know this is an older video but on the UniFi doorbell under the settings is distortion correction and if you turn that off you get a bigger view range but it will make the image fish eye.
Great job comparing options! Ring Pro 2 has been doing a great job since it arrived on the scene this past April. Thanks!
You Either Die A Hero, Or You Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become The Villain. 😂😂
I purchased the Wyze doorbell and I am seriously considering replacing it. By the time you get the notification that someone is at your door, they're already gone. 50% - 60% of the times I try to check the live feed, it won't connect to my wi-fi. I have to restart it to get it to function. Worst of all, every day from 2pm until about 5pm, the sun shines directly on the doorbell, it overheats, and doesn't work at all. Wyze, as a company, needs to find a direction. One month they announce that they are coming out with outdoor wireless cameras, next month they've moved on to robot vacuums and the cameras are forgotten. The month after that they move on to fitness watches and the vacuums are forgotten. They need to find one thing that they are really good at and then get really great at it. Don't just half-ass a project then move on.
couple years with the Nest Hello and it's still going strong... grandfathered the 24/7 recording plan as i prefer this to event-based recording (always a hit and miss)
Excellent and comprehensive smart doorbell comparison review, many Thanks and appreciate all your efforts.
Bought Nest doorbell 1 year ago and worked great for about 10 months, to include the capturing of approaching individuals from about 20-25 feet; however, it no longer can detect motion unless 5-7 feet away and I contacted tech support; we want through changes in the app and reset the unit; then they sent me replacement unit since within year warranty and the same thing; have to be about 5-7 feet or closer to trigger motion, and they now claim it can be my wifi, which there was no issues during first 10 mos; I saw online others experiencing same thing, and I’m thoroughly disappointed!!! Never again, and will switch to Ring Pro 2
Which I should have bought instead of fecal Nest doorbell
Which system you recommend for a home with a front and rear door?
Hi bro,
I should have clarified my question 😂🇨🇦
We have front and back doors in our house.
Looking for a quality video doorbells for front and back doors with an iPhone app and none monthly fees.
Need to be able to access recordings for the past seven days.
We can hardware.
What would you recommend.
Thank you in advance for your knowledgeable answer. ✅👍🇨🇦
I am thinking about replacing me ring because a couple of times people have come to my door and it didn't even record. I had a fedex driver come to my door, pick up a large package and leave a sticky note on my dar. Ring can different recording motion or people, not only did it not detect a person it didn't even detect motion. The video before it will show a car drive by with the package at the door and next motion video is another car driving by with the package gone.
I love the Vivint doorbell.
You didn’t go over the notification delay on the phone with the Nest when pressing the doorbell. Was it too slow to put it in the video?
Sorry if I missed it, are you using a smart lock on your door?
I haven't put one up yet. I've been wanting to test some more before I decide on one but I haven't gotten around to it yet.
The eufy doorbell 2k pro is a best buy exclusive and offers 5 day continuous recording. It's wired but might be a sold buy. Have you checked that out?
Woah I've never heard of that Eufy doorbell before! I just looked it up and you're right and it looks pretty good. I'll have to check it out!
@@SmartHomeSolver I just heard of it in a reddit thread. If you do a review don't forget to give me a shout-out. Love the videos! Also miss the inigio Montoya
Woah! This went on sale since last October and is the first time I'm hearing about it, thank you so much! Definitely will think about upgrading my current non-pro Eufy doorbell to that one sometime as the 5 day continuous recording for free as well as the 4x3 format looks like great additions.
What about the Arlo doorbell please ?
What if for night vision you make/buy an IR light that turns on when it gets dark so your cameras can see better.
You are not going to miss a knock on the door with all of those doorbells 😀
I've had ring doorbell for 6 months. I've missed 5 rings and motion so far.
will there be a follow up with the unifi g4 doorbell pro?
Thanks for this video! Already in the UniFi ecosystem, so went with the G4 and it's been working great. Definitely worth the extra money
So what you are saying is aliens can break Into my house without my doorbell telling me
What about Amcrest?
One of the few which allows RTSP and doesn't need subscription
Great video. Is the Eufy 2 waterproof and will it hold up to summer sun and heat for those that don't have a door over hang?🤔
Been working thru the fl heat with no problem for over a year, even though it has a battery it can still be hardwired.
Reed, you have a VERY distinct walk. I don't need to see your face to know you're walking to the door. :)
Thank you for this awesome comparison video!
Glad you liked the video. I normally wouldn’t walk looking at the camera but I’m doing it so you can compare video quality of the doorbells. Getting footage of myself standing or walking in front of the doorbells is my least favorite thing.
Great video this helps out soo much!
Best part. “You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain” 🦇
Could you do a new 2022 version and include the new Google Nest doorbells and the Ubiquiti G4 Doorbell Pro?
Where is Eufy's recorded footage stored at and is it free? Is there an integrated card in it?
it has a storage built in the unit and depends on how many peeps come to the door, but last about a week or so and if you need to u can also download footage if needed.
@@thomaslogonran2403 cool, thanks!
What about those compared with Arlo doorbells?
If you want a 24/7 surveillance video go with the Nest. If you want just surveillance of a certain area, go with the Ring. There was a shooting outside of my house where my Ring Pro managed to catch the vehicle through the 30-second camera snapshots but couldn't make out the license or the model of the car because it was at night. If I had gone with the Nest, it probably would've helped with the 24/7 video recording.
Hey Reed. I have a G4 Pro doorbell and love it. Only issue is that it does come with a chime. Have you got it working with a chime or having it ring on a google nest hub 2?
Hey Zac! I have a digital chime and the G4 doorbell is working with it. I disabled the chime in the Unifi settings so I could have it just announce on the Echos instead. That way I can schedule when they announce for when the baby is sleeping…etc. I just have the doorbell connected with Home Assistant and then I’m using Alexa Media Player to send a routine to announce on the Echos someone is at the door. I haven’t got mine working with my nest hub though.
@@SmartHomeSolver Thanks for the reply. I have both echos and google hubs. How did you get it working on the echos? Did you need home assistant to get it working? I have setup home assistant setup on a raspberry pi 4 but that is all I got too at this point.
Great video, very informative. What could be added is build quality and ease of installation, although that's a one time thing.
Great thorough video, I really appreciate the great detail you provided for each doorbell, some of which I have never heard of. I wish more gave the option to upload to an FTP server of an external hard drive.
I really like all your video's. You try and put humor in them, which I can appreciate. I hoped you would have done the Amcrest doorbell. I have the Ring Elite in my brand new house and love it. When you pair it with the alarm the $100.00 a year alarm monitoring and unlimited camera subscription it is a good value!
I was hoping to see the Amcrest as well to see how it compared. I have one that I installed last year. At the time it was the only one that produced an ONVIF video stream so I could view the camera with BlueIris. Not sure why it was overlooked in this review.
I have had Ring Pro for more than a year. Ring Pro has given me some trouble, video recording stops when the button is pressed. It gets disconnected with wi-fi and no more recording. I don't want to buy Ring anymore, stopped subscription. I just ordered Eufy doorbell because I have had a good experience with Eufy smart door lock.
Got the Ring Pro on ebay for 100 bucks this last christmas season. It was as pain in the butt after initial set up.
It crashed, it refused to work and it was constantly rebooting. it did this for about a week.
Well, whatever it was doing, it's now stable and works fine.
It looks good as far as the video goes, never tried to talk over it.
Wow, I just love this! Finally a video comparing kind of all of the video doorbells on the market.
Sadly it’s clear to me that it’s not the time for me to get a video doorbell yet. I’m to picky so there was something I missed with every doorbell that made me think ’no not that one because…’
Same. Blink drops a new one this month so interested in this one