This video was intense! Time stamps in the description. Since I couldn’t include everything, make sure you check out my website for more details: smarthomesolver.com/reviews/best-smart-doorbell Which smart doorbell do you use?
Smart Home Solver I clicked on your video to learn about camera doorbells, not to hear threats of killing people. I’m very appalled. You should be ashamed of yourself
Excellent video. I have the Eufy hardwire doorbell and have been pretty satisfied with it. Looks like you reviewed their newer battery doorbell. Their hardwired doorbell does have HDR capabilities.
this review is outstanding. finally someone who understands pace ! everything moves fast but the content full explanations are well timed. last but not least he ditched the time consuming box opening. who wants to watch someone open packages? just communicate pertinent facts. this guy should teach others how to create videos. he is amazing.
Have you ever had a private conversation about your health issues, financial worries, emotional problems or family situations at home? - the correct answer is no. you have not.
I have the Eufy battery version and a extra camera (also battery) on the side of the house. Works great, live feed, face detection and long battery life.
Super helpful. Looking to get a video doorbell for my grandparents who don't find it as easy to get to the door these days. It certainly seems like the Nest Hello is the most user friendly in terms of them being able to speak to whoever's at the door. Having to click a notification would be too much, but an automatic feed, such as to a Nest Hub, seems perfect!
Great video. I have had the EUFY wireless doorbell, a regular wireless security camera, the wired spotlight camera, and a door sensor on my garage. They all work great. So simple to set up. No subscription fees required.
As a UPS driver, I hear people say "Thank you" but the audio cuts out and by the time they say anything I already left but I hear it by the time I get in the truck. It's really awkward. I wouldn't try to use audio in these, it seems really delayed.
The nice thing about Ring though is that they offer an alarm system with professional monitoring for only $100 per year (by far the cheapest), which can be offset by the discount you get on your home insurance. And the professional monitoring subscription includes recording for an unlimited number of cameras. So if you were already going to get the alarm, there’s no extra cost if you get a Ring Doorbell and want recording.
While I agreed with this sentiment at first, the monthly fee is basically a convenience and features fee. We have a Ring Pro and for the $30/year, I get 24/7 recording, a pretty nicely made app and a great "rapid ring" companion app that just launches you straight into live view of the camera. I get notifications and am looking at live view before a person reaches my door and it's been rock solid reliable and fast with notifications. Image and recording quality could be better but the other features and reliability are more important to me personally. Eufy are the only company that I know of who do local storage and no cloud subscription needed. I haven't used their doorbell but Life hackster's channel last year indicated that the doorbell stops recording if you activate 2 way talk. I hope this has been fixed but haven't read up on it. I have the Eufy 2k pan and tilt indoor cam and it's been fantastic and significantly cheaper than Arlo/Nest/Ring indoor cams.
I come back to this everytime I need a refresher on doorbells, hands down one of the best videos I've come across explaining the differences and benefits of each. Thank you.
I'm an older guy and been watching RU-vid since it started. I don't subscribe though. You are my 3rd subscription ever. Thank you for the honest review. Not some sales pitch like most reviews where the product is always a gift from god. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much! I was totally ignorant of how these video doorbells work. Since my brother installed one for Mom, I realized this would be very useful for me. THANK YOU. so much for educating us on features, cost, deficiencies, etc....you have saved me a lot of money. I value your effort, time and unselfishness to educate us. You are such an awesome teacher!
As he said, it didn't notify him because he set motion detection to "human only". If you wanted to get a notification for everything you can set it up as shown in 5:27, by clicking on "all motion" :)
Who would have thought that we would reach a day in which choosing a doorbell was such a decision-making process. I very very much appreciated your video and have since become a subscriber! Thanks again.
Thanks for the hard work. I always wanted to see a comprehensive comparo videos of all the popular door bell. Coming from the Nest video doorbell, I hate the Ring Pro that I have in the new home. I was about to make the switch and really wanted to check out other offerings as well. Thanks again for doing this!
And THIS is how you review a product or set of products! This clearly took you a lot of work and a long time to create, so thank you. Quite informative.
Arlo Has Improved Its Design Of The Doorbell And It Actually Works Good For Me, I Have The Improved Model Of It Make Sure To Check Firmware Updates In The Doorbell Settings Or Check App Updates But In My Opinion I Rate It A 7.5/10.
I just installed the nest doorbell and I love it. The 24/7 recording is what sold me on it. I've had a motion system around my home for a few years now and it often missed or didn't record enough footage. I'll be upgrading my entire system to nest over the next few months.
I have had the Eufy for over six months now and it's great, there are zero downsides in my opinion. I have two Nest Outdoor security cams and while they're great for what they do, I hate the fact that they have to be dedicated hardwired and the monthly subscription fee is a must. Hopefully Eufy will come out with a rival outdoor security camera and I'll just sell the Nest cams.
I am going to be using an Amcrest soon. Went that direction as it works with Blue Iris. I'm hoping to integrate it into my smart home as well. Thanks for the great videos! 👍
This was incredibly helpful! Thank you so much for going through all of the effort and testing every aspect of each doorbell! It seriously helps me to choose a system that I can actually understand and makes sense. Seriously, THANK YOU SO MUCH
I got the whole home Eufy system cameras, doorbell,motion sensor , window/door sensors, keypad home alarm. All for under 600$ and I'm in love, easy setup and very good quality.
This video was awesome and you did a perfect job of comparing them all. Definitely interested in getting the Eufy with all their features and no fees! One question, does the Eufy support continuous 24/7 playback with their local storage or just only when someone rings the doorbell? Or is that only on the Nest?
Thanks Scott! Eufy doesn’t support 24/7 recording right now. it seems like that they are aware of people wanting that and possibly working on that feature from what it says on their website. I know they are planning on having expandable storage on the base station so hopefully some updates will make the Eufy even better. Right now Nest is doing a great job with it though.
Thank you!!! Not only are your videos DA BOMB, you also just made me laugh out loud for the first time in days with your "troubleshooting" of the Arlo camera, the last step where you verbally threatened the camera.... Thank you for you doing tech videos with a sense of humor!!!!!.
I think a lot of some of the issues you might have faced in some cameras have to do with network speeds both cellular and WiFi. I agree monthly subscriptions has got to go! I hope Eufy can include HomeKit secure video in the battery powered one!
I am using Nest hello. Love it.. Their ringtones changes during the holidays and Halloween for example, when one rings the doorbell, witches scream or something like that. Also new plan, you can add many nest devices with no extra charge..!
This video was VERY well executed & I appreciate the integrity as well. I'm curious if you are planning on reviewing the new Wyze doorbell sometime in the near future? It looks like the Eufy doorbell is still the king.
Definitely recommend this stuff. I was a kickstarter backer for the cameras and they’ve been working great since. And they constantly update the camera with new features too. The only thing that bothers me is the newer base station doesn’t have a battery in it for power outages.
I bought a Eufy a few weeks ago. I thought it was the best opinion for someone like me. This video confirmed everything that I was looking for at the time that I purchased it.
Went with Eufy and never turned back. FYI: Eufy is owned by Anker who makes excellent hardware like batteries and phone accessories. Even their wireless earbuds last for 2 days and are great. Would recommend them.
This video was on time. Am looking for a doorbell and been doing some research. Was leaning towards Eufy and this video cemented that. Great job, thank you!
I’m trying to start a new smart home, and I love this for checking the difference, and getting opinions. However, I know that a year is a long time in tech, and I wondered if you would still choose the Eufy today? And does it now work with Alexa?
Glad you've got Ring, it's a great choice! I'll keep sharing automation tips and ideas, these videos just help those who are still figuring out what to buy.
I'd really love for a Gen 2 on the Nest Hello and I keep tweeting at Nest to push them as I'm sure people would love an updated version as well. I'd gladly pay more for 1080p with HDR. The 24/7 recording is what is the winner for me. Hands down. Thanks for the video.
Just ordered the Eufy and started second guessing myself. This video put me at ease and I am excited to get it in the mail in a few days! Nice job on the video and that outro is precious.
We use Ubiquiti G4 Doorbell which also supports RTSP. It's one of the best cameras and systems out there, no cloud fees, and has other outdoor options for cameras. I would highly recommend testing these, it's one of the best ones out there, it does require some upfront costs with internal equipment, but no. fees and a ton of features, you pay one and you own it. Has all of the positive features all of the ones you noted in the video.
Amazing work Reed! I have the Nest Hello doorbell and I am very pleased with it only downside is the cloud storage fees. Love your dedication to Smart Home and helping others.
These are the kind of videos that force manufacturers to pay attention and improve especially when robbing everyone on monthly fees it needs to be perfect if you are gonna charge. Excellent work 👍
Thank you for this review & compilation, very helpful. I am heavily invested into the Amazon ecosystem and was wondering how did you make Ring Doorbell Pro give you a live feed on the Echo Show? I have Echo Show 8 & Ring Doorbell Pro. Have you done a video on this feature too? Thanks again!
I have had the Eufy wired doorbell for over 2 months and it's really great most of the time. Some problems I have is with its motion detection. It can detect a person at my door no problem. I person on the sidewalk well then it doesn't detect anything. If I turn the sensitivity up it will detect every car going by my house but still not people on the sidewalk. It's not a deal-breaker but certainly not what I was expecting. The other issue is the wife and I will disable motion alerts and the doorbell will still push alerts to our phones. So that meant I had to turn the motion detection sensitivity down. At the end of the day, it's a great doorbell with no hidden fees or annual subscription. I also like that my video data isn't uploaded to the cloud and remains secured at my home. I highly recommend this doorbell.
If you're in a movie theater. Probably won't hear the notification of a break in. Monitoring companies. Will actually send someone to your home. And call the police on your behalf. If necessary.
I've had the eufy doorbell for about 2 years. I really do not have any issues. My main problem/concern is that they do not respond to emails, and they have never updated the software (firmware, or app). Software-wise the issues I find are - they do not automatically delete old alerts, so it will fill up your phone and you have to go day by day to delete. WiFi range has not been an issue for me. It has never gone offline. Really good product.
This is a great reveiw however the inclusion of the wired eufy would've been nice, even if unfair to competitors. Anyone know of an in-depth comparison of the wired vs wireless eufy?
I wish I had seen this video before buying a bunch of Arlos- that video lag is no joke. Returning them all for a Eufy or Nest. Thanks for all of the comparison work! Funny how all of these review sites failed to mention anything about lag....
I have a sky bell with my security system and it WORKS AMAZING I had it before and it was not with my security system and it sucked but now it works great! So I recommend getting skybell with your security system not without it.
Great job this is what I was looking for. Many comparison only had 2 to 3 different comparison. Nice that you covered so many. Also heard about EUFY, something I will be looking into.
I have a question, what keeps someone from snatching a doorbell off your porch wall? Is the doorbell software specific to you and someone else can’t reset it and reuse it or something? I ask bc people will steal a package no knowing if anything of value is inside why wouldn’t they take that shiny 200-300 dollar doorbell thingy.
I've been looking pretty seriously at the Eufy models and I think that's what I'm leaning towards. It's great to see a video comparing several options so thanks for that.. I have been binge watching your channel for the past couple of weeks and really enjoying your content.
