OK, and now for something COMPLETELY different. I’m sure many of you have video doorbells, and some even may have camera systems like I do. Probably heard about some of the “shady” tactics of Amazon and their Ring devices, and privacy concerns.
I have a rackmount 4K POE cam Pro System from Lorex, and decided to test out their BRAND NEW 2K WIFI Doorbell. Thus far, for LESS than $200.00, it blows away the competition COMBINED. NO contract, no paid monitoring or charges for “cloud recording”. Nope, nadda, NONE. You can CHOOSE to hook to Amazon/Google, OR, you can stay off-grid, and use the on-board micro SSD card to save, and view videos, right to your smart phone.
Super Easy Install
Onboard microSSD for archiving and playback
Dual band 2.4/5 WIFI networking
Chime Kit for mechanical chime units
Angle wedge mount shims included
Night Light
Siren/Alarm
3 video resolutions, 2K the maximum
Two independent motion detect types, i.e. Motion, Person Detect
Alerts sent can choose to send thumbnails, or exclude to save time/bandwidth
Microphone/Speaker loud and clear
Can send pre-saved (or custom) audio responses to doorbell
One click “Privacy Mode” ceases ALL video/audio if needed.
Time view indexing for EASY event playback
Add/Remove recipients for events with ease
Ability to shift to different network without uninstalling
Built in WIFI speedtest
So far, extensive testing has proved this unit to be fully READY for PrimeTime.
I used to have a sexy HD camera that was ceiling mounted and moved around like R2D2’s head: it could be manually controlled or set to follow movement and sound track you as you walked around - actually moving to face you with the lens pivoting up and down.
Awesome things to have, cameras.
Just look out for the moths triggering motion detection at 3am - turns out they CAN see the intrared lights that give those cameras their night vision.
I have Lorex LWB3801 - C HD 1080 surveillance cameras all over my house. I discovered their new Lorex 2K WIFI doorbell and decided to test it out. Because I do not understand all these systems, according to this website Wired Video Doorbell Security Camera | Vivint®, I decided to turn to Vivint. I have cooperated with them before, and their services are always reasonably priced. The guys came, did the installation, explained that I could also connect to AMAZON/GOOGLE or stay offline and use the built-in micro SSD to store and view the video directly on my smartphone.
Wayback, I had a Lorex inexpensive two camera wireless system with a dedicated monitor/receiver. Pretty nice but the monitor didn’t last too long. I tried ADT and didn’t like the service. I’m with Vivant now but I do miss having a local network connection. Everything works through the internet and is slow and only for mobile devices. I’m thinking of getting a single camera to put at the front door just for monitoring from my pc.
If you need some CCTV advice @SmilingOgre let me know. I’m testing a new Lorex 4k POE 30fps right now, and so far, it’s at the top end of consumer grade equipment.
Back to the original post, I’ve yet to have a single issue/failure on the Lorex 2k WIFI Doorbell. Motion detect / Person detect work flawlessly, once correctly dialed in, streams on/off site effortlessly on my 5G band WIFI, and the alerts have worked since day one. I had expected at least ONE issue, but, there have been none.
I really do need help on this. Really lagging in understanding this technology. Everything I have googled is all about the video being transmitted via internet be it GooGoo or Alexis or whatever. I want a single camera with night vision that I can pipe directly into either my wifi or wired home network and monitor directly from my PC.
The problem with any proprietary system is it’s closed, and there is always a reoccurring bill. For many that’s fine, but once you get a stand alone system, pay once, and done, you’ll never go back. Store locally, optional off site clouding, on/off site streaming, etc.
