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Dec 25, 2024
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What's the best non-subscription security camera brand? Doorbell and cameras.
Don't know much about them. Want best value - not cheapest, but quality for cost.
I would plan on hard wiring them. Would be for house and detached garage.
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What's the best non-subscription security camera brand? Doorbell and cameras.
Best Guess
Dec 25, 8:26pm
Not an IT person - EUFY. If you have a pretty good understanding of IT and networking - Unifi.
AltTabbins
Dec 25, 8:36pm
I have Dream Machine and still haven’t done anything with it.
eysikal
Dec 25, 10:39pm
They work really well if you are in the ecosystem. The cameras are great and its nice having local storage without a nas
AltTabbins
12:25am
Eufy IMO. For the detached garage, I suggest a Reolink camera because it gives about a 180 degree view
KingDave
Dec 25, 8:37pm
Can camera brands be mixed and matched? I was anticipating I'd need to choose
Best Guess
Dec 25, 8:41pm
They’d each have their own app
KingDave
Dec 25, 8:55pm
Yes, using a third party. I have different brands on HomeKit.
molodyets
Dec 25, 9:00pm
Reolink is a Chinese brand which may mean it can access some of your
goofball
Dec 25, 8:59pm
HomeKit Secure Video makes this easy.
molodyets
Dec 25, 9:00pm
Eufy is also a Chinese company
maxpowers
Dec 25, 9:34pm
I’ve heard good things about Reolink.
Jay_L
Dec 25, 8:37pm
If you are willing to wire up PoE with an NVR, Reolink is pretty dang good.
slappy
Dec 25, 8:47pm
Just got a Reolink Doorbell today. Happy with it so far.
SlyCoug
Dec 25, 8:53pm
If I don't know what you are saying does that mean Eufy for me?
sah22
Dec 25, 9:14pm
I'm new to security cameras, but from YT it seems pretty straight forward...
Best Guess
Dec 25, 9:41pm
To TV? So you can bring it up like a security room?
eysikal
Dec 25, 10:40pm
Correct. If you can't view what's going on, what's the point in cameras?
Best Guess
Dec 25, 11:43pm
I imagine every system has a web interface for looking at video.
eysikal
5:58am
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