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george kaplan said:

So the Wemo has a wider viewing angle than the Logitech, and the Logitech provides color night vision, excellent HDR (more important than many realize until it’s installed and being used), costs $50 less, and looks less like something you’d have an oncologist look at.

Except the Logitech has had systematic overheating issues. And even if this doesn't have as good HDR, it hasn't impacted the video quality of people on my porch. Just the far background. With the wider field of view, I'd go Wemo. I mean, with the Logitech I couldn't see my doormat. I couldn't tell if there was a package here or not. That's a huge issue for the Logitech.

gavinthain said:

Total Fail. Need a battery version. 

Sorry, but so many people these days do not have wires for their doorbells. No new houses in the UK have wires installed. 

I would still say most homes have doorbells but regardless, HomeKit does not allow wireless, battery powered cameras or doorbell cameras. The one that does exist -- Arlo -- requires a hub and doesnt support HomeKit Secure Video.

great15p said:

How much better is this vs the Nest Hello wired doorbell? 

Can I bypass my doorbell chime and if so what can I use to know that someone is ringing the doorbell? Will the HomePod mini work? 

Is there a monthly fee? 

24/7 recording or even recording only?

Yes you can bypass the chime, it is a toggle on setup. HomePod mini and OG HomePod will also work as chimes if you want. You can to set exactly what chimes. There is no monthly fee, other than iCloud. No 24/7 recording, but will record any time there is motion.

Japhey said:

Like I said previously, this will probably be my first smart doorbell. And, like I asked earlier…what material is the outside casing made from? Is it metal? Is it plastic? This information should be included in the review. 

It will always be plastic for connectivity. The only metal one is the Robin ProLine because it uses PoE rather than Wi-Fi. Every other HomeKit doorbell is plastic. The mounting plate is metal though.

netrox said:

moiety said:

netrox said:

So disappointed that Video is not mentioned to have Thread support. It's definitely a must for robust connectivity. I am tired of waiting for the devices to be loaded if they go offline. 

That's... not a thing. Do you understand what Thread is? It doesn't support video, and it never will. That's literally not the use case for which it was designed!

Thread had a max bandwidth of 250 kbps. Streaming HD window requires 5 Mbps sustained.

 
With Thread enabled device, it's able to "heal" network connectivity and can easily connect with Thread-enabled Wifi routers to establish high bandwidth communication for video using the Matter protocol.  

So, yeah, there's a thing. It's not about bandwidth. It's about connectivity. 

Hey Netrox, I'm not sure based on your wording if you were complaining about the Eve camera not having Thread or Thread not supporting video -- I think it's the latter?

If it was the former, then this isn't a thing for cameras, unfortunately. Thread does not have the bandwidth for video and doesn't support cameras for the time being. Yes, Thread is able to heal its own network but it is a separate network from the Wi-Fi. Matter also won't support video OR audio at launch.

Either way, Matter is expected to have video support on the second or third iteration and I'm not sure Thread will ever support video. That seems to be the consensus at the moment.