I have smart detection all around the house and it costs me £0 a year in subscription fees. I also have full control of my data and I can choose where it's stored.
Best video doorbell....
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Is Eufy chime connected directly to the button for zero latency or does it loop through the router?
Anyone know if Eufy recordings on the Homebase go through their servers or is it camera > router > homebase? I understand that remote viewing has to go through servers.
Debating whether to get the E340 or just get a camera disguised as a lamp and a normal doorbell.
Anyone know if Eufy recordings on the Homebase go through their servers or is it camera > router > homebase? I understand that remote viewing has to go through servers.
Debating whether to get the E340 or just get a camera disguised as a lamp and a normal doorbell.
No disguising needed the doorbells are deterrents. I don't know about eufy but Reolink certainly has it's own local chime
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Goes Doorbell -> homebase on the e340 as the Homebase 3 runs a separate Wifi network for the cameras, it can use your wifi but you loose some feature. The notifications go to the cloud if you want some of the notification video/pictures options etc.
I'm in the process of ripping the Eufy stuff out and go back to Ring, I've had nothing but problems with it. The Homebase firmware is a right mess and the app is not consistent, you have different layouts and options depending which camera you have. I'm rebooting the homebase every couple of days to get it to detect properly. I've been disappointed with the night mode on the doorbell where its running at a very strange FPS which means you get image tearing, the only good thing has been the E340 Floodlight, although that seems to need rebooting every few days as well.
And before anybody says i've had 2 doorbells, 3 homebases the S330 camera set (watch these they only connect to the Hmebase for Wifi and not your home network...) and the S40 and they are all all over the place. I just want something that works and these don't, in my opinion, fall into that category
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If the E340 uses the chime for storage then the chime will pick up the wifi then forward it to the doorbell meaning it needs to be close to provide the wifi. When you press the doorbell it's instant to the chime.
If you let the doorbell store the recordings and just use the chime as a chime, both connect independently but again it's instant to the chime.
Loving mine currently, app is a little bit more of a mess than Ring's and alerts on the Alexa work most the time but sometimes don't. It's nice being able to see parcels and not worry about a £50 a year charge, that's what moved me on from Ring after 4 years.
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Yea the Mrs loves the Eufy doorbell I got her. I don't really look at it if I'm honest though.
I also have a Reolink camera with motion detection in the loft and can't fault that either.
I also have a Reolink camera with motion detection in the loft and can't fault that either.
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Who / what do you keep in the loft that needs cameras?
He already said, his Mrs loves ... Nvm