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Originally Posted by ken0042
How do you find the Ring Doorbell? Any issues? For example, I have heard with the Arlo cameras they tend to get recordings of tops of heads due to a startup lag. I'm thinking of getting it as well as a stand alone camera.
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Ring has a new stand-alone camera called the
Stick Up Camera. Terrible name, but it's called that because it can just be stuck up wherever you want it.
This is from my perspective, as someone who's house has been broken into twice since January...
The Ring video doorbell is both good and bad, I think it depends what you want it for. I can't honestly see it being much of an intruder deterrent. I think as people start to understand how they work they'll realize you're not home (like you might say you are through the intercom) and break in anyways. If you want to just have a camera at your door, I think that the stick up cam, or any other stand-alone camera looks more like a traditional camera as a deterrent, and also is much more flexible as far as where you place it to get the best shot.
I've found there can be some lag between the button outside being pushed, and me getting notified on my phone - especially if I am not home. So as a deterrent, by the time you've had the bell rung, and you answer they may already be on their way to the back to break in. It's annoying when I am home and it happens as I've missed some people at my door. If you're going to use the Ring, you need to buy the Chime product too, IMO.
The idea of the Ring is cool, but I am not sold on it as a product, yet. I think you could easily rig up a camera and intercom system with motion activated recording for about the same price (if not less) that has a better position, more features and flexibility that would work better.
It really depends what you want it for. As a security product, I am not sold on it. As a novelty product or a way to see who's at your door when you're home so you can know if you should ignore them, maybe. If you want a simple "plug and play" solution, this is the best one out there, but if you're tech savvy enough to make your own system, you could do better.