Video door bell , which is best

lunarmoon2030

What is the best budget video door bell? Do they all operate with wifi.

flaneurs_lobster

Define "best".

Here's a recent magazine review round-up, there are others.

https://uk.pcmag.com/home-security-cameras/93068/the-best-video-doorbells

Do you currently use any "smart" home products like Google or Alexa speakers, lightbulbs etc.

oldernonethewiser

Eufy have models with no ongoing subscription costs, if that is important for you.

Stubod

..I would look at Eufy…mainly due to no subscription charges. Buy one when they are on a "black Friday" deal…

lunarmoon2030

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None at all

lunarmoon2030

Dont want anythung costly. Will have a look, thank you

B0bbyEwing

My "best" are things that I don't have to subscribe to because everything is a flipping subscription these days, even if it means I may have to pay a little more for the device itself over a subscription based model.

As such I bought he Tapo D235 and am quite happy.

Can be mains powered or charged.

Can record to SD card inserted in to the doorbell or to a hub.

teaselMay

I've a couple of Tapo wireless video door bells. I'd give mixed review, the one on the front door, no matter what I do with the settings it seems, captures 200-300 videos a day but consistently doesn't capture what's leaving and arriving on my own drive which is well within its area of detection, or even often my neighbours walking past it and so heaven knows what else it isn't capturing. Because it triggers so often the battery lasts about a month. I charge it from a usb charged power bank. On bright days it captures a lot more than on dull overcast days.

The same doorbell on my back gate has to have privacy blocks on it and so is pretty useless and doesn't trigger even when someone is stood next to it. Battery lasts 6 months because it doesn't trigger.

As actual door bells they're fine. I'm deaf and so don't know what the sound quality is like

Ed to add, i had the 1 month free online storage but since then just use an SD card, if someone stole the doorbell they steal the images but otherwise just an SD card and no subscription works fine

B0bbyEwing

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Google says TP-Link have released "roughly 10" Tapo doorbells.

It'd be interesting to know which model you're referring to.

I had a Tapo cam in the garden which wasn't detecting animals. I could come in & say Tapo cams in gardens have poor detection & just do it in a generalising way.

But that'd not be the case as I also have another Tapo cam which is a different model which detects animals very well.

teaselMay

Tapo D210 2K 3MP Video Doorbell with Chime

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wwfwilla

I fell into the trap of getting a Ring doorbell. I'm happy with the doorbell and everything it does but the subscription(even for one unit) is £4.99 monthly.