Ditching my home security monitoring and go DIY

[Titan2]

PoE?

I have blink and concur they suck. I have been lucky with getting them to connect but the quality is terrible.

I would like some new cameras. What about the Eufy ones, any comments?

I have an Aqara smart lock and really like it. Opens with a tap from my phone.

Meross smart plugs suck with Google home. I have had good luck with Kasa/Tp-Link smart plugs and switches.

I have Telus security/door bell and it works fine. Wish it connected to the other systems though as multiple systems suck.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by Titan2

PoE?

I have blink and concur they suck. I have been lucky with getting them to connect but the quality is terrible.

I would like some new cameras. What about the Eufy ones, any comments?

I have an Aqara smart lock and really like it. Opens with a tap from my phone.

Meross smart plugs suck with Google home. I have had good luck with Kasa/Tp-Link smart plugs and switches.

I have Telus security/door bell and it works fine. Wish it connected to the other systems though as multiple systems suck.

Power over Ethernet, basically it provides a network and power connection to devices with a single cable. You need to have a router or switch with PoE ports on it, or you can buy a PoE injector that plugs into a wall outlet. It requires a lot more planning than a WiFi setup does, but it makes life much easier if you're able to do it. We just built a new house and I had the builder run ethernet to several places on the outside of the house for cameras, and to the front door as well for a PoE doorbell camera. Being able to just mount the cameras, plug in a single cable and be done was so much nicer than having to figure out where to draw power from

[Old Yeller]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

For almost all of their cameras they offer 2 versions, PoE and WiFi with wired power

Yeah but unless I'm mistaken, the wifi wired power are all plug-in to an outlet, not hardwired?

Edit: oh, Eufy seems to have some: https://www.eufy.com/ca/products/t84...42539234721957

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by indes

I use the unifi protect system and its pretty good for cameras but they don't have an alarm or anything. Only phone notifications - Our house came with a Ring Alarm so we use that for the doors. If Unifi comes out with an alarm I'll probably switch over to that.

I like the unifi protect cameras as there's no outside connection so everything is stored locally and the app works great.

What's the point of an alarm as a feature that you'd need though. I'm pretty sure it's well documented that an alarm doesn't deter burglars, although they may rush out faster. If anything, silent monitoring and calling the cops might mean they can catch them before they run away, thus you'd loose less stuff.

I'm sure there's some products you can buy if you want an audible alarm. Albeit, I'd assume it'd be slightly more annoying than helpful in general.

Originally Posted by Titan2

PoE?

I have blink and concur they suck. I have been lucky with getting them to connect but the quality is terrible.

I would like some new cameras. What about the Eufy ones, any comments?

I have an Aqara smart lock and really like it. Opens with a tap from my phone.

Meross smart plugs suck with Google home. I have had good luck with Kasa/Tp-Link smart plugs and switches.

I have Telus security/door bell and it works fine. Wish it connected to the other systems though as multiple systems suck.

My side rant, power over ethernet standards are all over the place. There's POE, POE+, POE++, Ultra-POE etc. I do think it might be cool that one day, we'd just use ethernet to hook up a monitor/screen to a dock/computer or basically anything in general vs having combinations of ethernet, USB, HDMI/DVI/DP etc.

[Fuzz]

Some USB can transfer power and video. HDMI can transfer video and ethernet. Power can, well, provide power and ethernet. Ethernet can carry ethernet and power.


So really we need a new standard that can do all of them. That will fix everything.

[indes]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

What's the point of an alarm as a feature that you'd need though. I'm pretty sure it's well documented that an alarm doesn't deter burglars, although they may rush out faster. If anything, silent monitoring and calling the cops might mean they can catch them before they run away, thus you'd loose less stuff.

I'm sure there's some products you can buy if you want an audible alarm. Albeit, I'd assume it'd be slightly more annoying than helpful in general.

Just peace of mind I guess, I would much rather be woken up by an alarm than a burglar!

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by indes

Just peace of mind I guess, I would much rather be woken up by an alarm than a burglar!

I'm pretty sure that you can get random door chimes and other tech that could do that. Won't need to be tied to a specific alarm company for an alarm if it's only sound you want/need.