Been on the fence about this. Love the simplicity. But that's a lot of money to spend on a camera viewer. I've been using a raspberry pi with rpisurv and while the 24" monitor I'm using doesn't have a touch screen, I only have three cameras so I just leave them on a quad screen (no audio). Seems to work well enough that it makes it hard to justify that much money for a smaller replacement, albeit with more functionality.
I totally agree. It's definitely pricey. You could probably get away with getting a tablet and having it recessed in the wall. Definitely way cheaper than this option. Not quite sure if they make a flush mount for a tablet but if they do that would definitely be a neat project.
@@matthew9826 Yeah Amazon has a bunch of flush mounts for tablets. The trick is getting them powered. Your solution looks easier because of PoE. What cameras did you go with for the inside?
@@rtm135 G5 flex for our baby monitor and G5 dome for the garage. I still like this setup. However, if I was to do it all over again and have to pay full price for everything it's definitely not worth the price. But I did get a good deal on everything so that makes it worth it to me. Definitely a great conversation starter. Everybody always comments about how cool it looks.
What camera are you using as your baby monitor? I am looking at a few different options for this exact application and would love to hear your input. Thanks!
@@erniemikey we are using the G5 flex. It's mounted to the ceiling in the corner of the room and works excellent. We're just using a cheap Samsung tablet running the protect app. The only issue we get from time to time is if the unifi system updates, sometimes you'll lose the camera feed unless you reload it. But I set the auto update to happen during the day instead of night and that fixed the problem. Odds are it was just the tablet and or the app acting up during updates. The microphone is very sensitive and clear. We can hear her snoring/breathing lol. The disadvantage is it's not a PTZ that wasn't available at the time like it is now. It would be great to zoom in on her bed and get a better picture but for what it is, it's worked very well for us.
@@matthew9826 I was looking at domes/turret but just had someone recommend looking at the flex line and then I found your video. Was it easy enough to position from the ceiling mounting option? Would you install the same setup again? Thanks for the insight!
@@erniemikey yeah if I was wanting to get a stationary view like this again. I'd do the same thing. It was simple enough to install, the bottom base of the camera slides off and is able to be screwed to the ceiling. Then you just snap the camera back into the base. At first I wasn't sure if the camera would actually stay up there due to the camera's weight, but it hasn't budged and stays stationary. I also didn't run any ethernet through the ceiling. I ended up using a nearby ethernet port and ran a cord up the corner to the camera. This is just a temporary camera that's easy to take down when she's old enough and all that will be left is two small drywall anchors in the ceiling that are barely noticeable. I didn't want to drill a hole in the ceiling and have something to patch when I remove the camera.
I have bought a Udm wall by spending some 1200 bucks. Also 2 unify accespoint 6e enterprise version one unify express, after a massive wifi hacking by some unknown remote actions. originally the ISP gave their own modem (Speedprt pro with hybrid option from telekom). But then I want to use only Udm wall as main modem and router. I plugged in the DSL cable to Udm wall, but nothing is being recognised...I am not a professional, but I really want this to work and have a secure connection.pleae help..where am I doing wrong..I want to give up the ISP modem
@@moya-moye The UDM Wall is not a modem. In the US there is a cable modem that is currently available. You would then connect that to your ISP port in your UDM wall.
Thanks for the video, just picked up one of these displays but haven’t been able to install it yet until my house is finished. Looking to use it exactly like you for 24/7 camera feeds. Couple questions… 1. Curious if you can pinch to zoom in and out of each of the camera feeds? 2. I understand the display per the specs online has a microphone, do you have a g4 doorbell and if so, are you able to talk to someone through the display?
Unfortunately If you are in multi-view and select the feed you want you cannot pinch to zoom and or hear through the speakers. The only way to do both of those is to get out of multi view and select the camera that way. As for the microphone, that's a good question. I haven't even tried that out yet. I have both the G4 and G4 pro doorbell. I'll give it a try sometime soon and get back with you.
Just got done messing around with the doorbells. There isn't an answer button but you can use the microphone button at any point as long as you're on the doorbell screen and not the multi view. Odds are they'll come up with some updates that'll fix these issues to make it more simple.
@@matthew9826 thank you for the latest info Matthew, glad atleast there is some basic functionality. I hope unifi invests more dev time in these connect displays but with the discontinuation of the other sizes I’m not holding my breathe but hopefully wrong on that.
If there's any lag, I didn't notice it. However It could possibly have a one second delay but it's nothing near bad as talking through your phone on the cloud. That's my only gripe about the doorbell. It seems like there's a good couple second, if not more delay between conversations.
@@uria702 it's on a schedule to turn the screen off at 10:00 p.m. I haven't tried scheduling the brightness though. However, yes you can turn the brightness up and down manually
@@matthew9826 oh that’s good news! I had 3 wired into my new house. Don’t want it on in the middle of the night and definitely want to be able to turn it off if guests are here
@@uria702 yeah, just go in the settings and select automations and create a schedule for each screen. There's been an update since that feature was added so it probably does more now.
Ok, I got this display and I'm trying to figure out if I could even use the flush mount. Are there any studs behind the the mount there, The display is super thick, I migh have to screw the Vesa Mount to the wall and call it good enough. Any pictures with the display removed would be great.
It's installed on a wall that wasn't load bearing so I cut just enough wood out to make it fit. There was an intercom in that spot as well so I didn't have much cutting to do since there was an existing hole.
@@matthew9826 Probably the best way if You're going through the trouble anyway and have limited stud spacing is to sink the vesa mount into the drywall to where the locking tab is and mount it to plywood and secure the plywood to neighboring studs, you'd probably start off with just as big of a hole to get everything in and have to patch the drywall, but you'd save $200 and wouldn't have to cut out studs, unfortunately for my setup I have a stud right where the display locks, so I just screwed the vesa mount to the stud and put a block behind the other side and patched the hole from the 7" flush mount.
As far as I know you can download apps to it. Honestly I haven't done anything with it since it was put in the wall. All it does is show me my cameras. I recall there being internet access but you have to have that selected for it to be on the screen. If I find time to play around with it, I'll let you know
@@matthew9826 Yeah that'd be great honestly. If that touchpanel can use apps or even the browser to access Spotify that will pretty much be all that I need. Hard to find someone that will work well with Spotify/Sonos and ubiquity cameras - Granted I can just use an iPad but would prefer to be in that ubiquity environment.
I really want some, can you test if Home Assistant will work as an website? And how do you can switch between Protect and a Website or other app? Thanks!
Keep in mind a tablet isnt powered through power over ethernet and is subject to recharge constantly. Shorter lifespan and wifi dependancy can add to latency and slower response time
