1080P Ring Video Doorbell

Your browser does not support HTML5 video. I'll try to keep this as unbiased as I can.Pros:1) If you're at all "handy" then you're overqualified to install this. The directions are clear and it even comes with the tools you'll need.2) The advanced motion detection works great. You can select the sensitive and areas you want to be triggered by motion (like the yard and driveway) so that passing cars don't set off the alerts.3) Great video quality. The day and night vision both work great and combining them at night for "colour night vision) is a neat feature.4) Reviewing saved motion alerts is super easy.Cons:1) The two-way audio is a bit rough but it could be sure to the volume settings on my handheld device.2) Even though it's smaller than its competitors, it's still a little bit and sticks off the wall further than I'd like. (That one is biased)3) The subscription for video recording. $3/month is not very expensive, but my personal network has plenty of storage. I'd prefer a way to directly save video to my network.Cards on the table... I have business grade internet with one of the most powerful wireless routers on the market. My network connection is great but I've read that other people aren't so lucky. I also live in a side street in a neighborhood where the houses aren't on top of each other. I got this because there are some kids ringing bells in the middle of the night and I couldn't see which ones they are. (Now I'll be able to speak with their parents after the next incident).I don't mind the $3/month because I've waited far more money on junk that I don't need. Heck that's like eating one less burger a month.I'm surprised by how much goes on when I'm not around. I had a suspicious character walking around the property so I called the police. Turns out he was a contractor hired to fill a sinkhole nearby but couldn't find it. Oops.Summary:In my opinion the Pros outweigh the Cons and it gives me an little extra sense of security for my family when I'm not there. Well worth the money.

Good save on this one. Acquainted myself with Ring by buying the original Ring doorbell. Awful product. I had low expectations but was surprised over and over about how awful the contrast was. How awful the video compression was. How awful the motion detection was. That product might have been cutting edge for 2011 but shouldn’t even be on the market today for even $60. It reminded me of something you’ll see on eBay for $25 by an unknown brand and poorly translated Engrish instructions. Now I don’t go on tangents on reviews but this was something else. The point where I gave up on the original ring was when I was getting a motion alert for every 5th car going down the street while it failed to detect the UPS man walk up my driveway to the porch. It continued detecting traffic and detected the package thief’s vehicle leave my driveway with my package. Yes, failed to detect the arrival of the vehicle. Failed to detect them walking up to porch. Two feet from camera. Failed to detect them walking back to vehicle. Only detected once they shut their door and drove off. Now I didn’t feel so bad about being robbed of my $10 carpet shampoo, but rather robbed of my $100 for that doorbell. It had to go. I did a YouTube binge and decided on Nest Hello being the better camera while the Ring Pro came in close second. But has that oh so convenient option to buy this and pay for it over 5 monthly payments so I set my expectations to moderate and settled for the Ring Pro.Pleasant surprise one: 4 faceplates to choose in the box unlike the base model.Pleasant surprise two: an angle brack and a tilt bracket. Not included with base modelPleasant surprise three: video compression is good. The original ring displayed a 720p video frame but the compression yeilded about 480p or less worth of detail. I expected roughly 720pish detail smeared across a 1080p video frame on Ring Pro but this is clearly 1080p. This would have captured the thief’s license plate if I had this one to begin with.Improvement four: dynamic range. With all south facing camera, the original ring would show a whiteish sky, whiteish street, driveway, and sidewalk. Dark objects showed as black or dark gray even if they were a dark blue or dark green. I had to guess the dark color of the thief’s vehicle. Ring pro shows the different shades of concrete, asphalt and gravel. Also shows a blue sky with white clouds.Surprise five: motion detection is top notch. On the video frame, the city sidewalk and street are just a few pixels apart but motion detection completely ignores the street motion and alerts me to what I would guess is 90 percent of sidewalk traffic as I have set the motion zones to do so. This is not even remotely possible in the base Ring. Ring pro also gets the alert to my phone before any visitor has a chance to press the button or knock.

Installed about 4 months ago. After reading other reviews, I verified first that the existing transformer was 16V. Following the videos and instructions, I had no trouble installing. I was a tiny bit disappointed that the unit did not recognize my 5GHz network, but I installed it on the 2.7GHz. It came up no problem. I customized the range, the schedule of alarms and motion detection with no problem.However, recently, we had both a power outage and two mild earthquakes, and for whatever reason, the Ring Pro quit working. I didn't know if I had a electrical problem or a network problem. Before I tore into tracing power hookups, etc., I called Ring Customer Service and talked to Joyann. With her on the line, she walked me through checking if the unit had power to it, recycling power at the circuit box, etc. In about ten minutes she concluded the Ring had gone belly up for some reason, and ordered a new unit to be sent. I was told it would be 5-7 days, but I received it in 2 days. I am awaiting the separately sent power unit harness to reinstall to original effectiveness. Hats off to Ring and Joyann for standing behind their product.

We have a Ring Video Doorbell Pro on our front door and one on our back door (the electric wire was already installed by builder). They work great and were easy to install. The Ring App allowed us to adjust the settings for our needs. That was very important for the products to perform at the level we expect. You can set the sensitivity level or range for field of view. That is important for ALL Ring Products. We also have several Ring Stick-up Cameras that plug in or are solar powered. We have one Spotlight Cam that is plugged in. We have three Ring Smart Lighting Flood Lights that are hard-wired (I did the install. May require electrician) and 4 Ring Chime Pro Wi-fi range extenders. The lights are set to NOT come on "at all" during the day and only after 11:00 pm if motion is detected. You decide. Very flexible. No one can approach our property without us seeing who it is or hearing the "barking dogs" from the Chime Pro. What a cool feature. We decided on the dogs, but there are many other choices for the alert sound. We can see a camera view from Alexa or any of our Smart 55" television sets. Sometimes Alexa is slow. Go bake some cookies or complain to your internet provider:) The cameras work great folks. We have the motion setting set to "people only" to keep alerts at a minimum. We pay $10 per month for the service. A great price. We delete the camera clips every day or so to keep storage at a minimum. The App works great and Windows 10 works great, too. We don't understand the negative reviews. Sometimes the internet connection gets slow or is down for some reason. That's life. Re-boot and have a great day!

Setup is very easy, and everything you need (except a drill) is included in the box. They even include a drill bit and screwdriver.I'd personally follow the instructions for setup via video in the app or online on their website as it's much easier to follow than the paper instructions included. For the latter, it's best to view the setup video before purchase to see if the device is compatible with the current setup have in your home. Hardware setup took me around 20-30mins and the only hard part about the setup is the wiring which the instructional video and labels make it simple and clear to follow.Software setup is much easier. You just download the app, make an account, link the app to your wireless connection and sync the device.After installing, for the first few hours it will work flawlessly, then it will have connection issues, where you have to contact customer support. My friend and I had this issue. You have to call the support number when this happens for a hard reset, like when calling Comcast to reset your router for your internet a few times a year.There is a subscription service involved, but is not required. Subscription service is basically for cloud video storage. The Ring device is always on and when someone rings the doorbell it records/saves the first 10secs before the press the doorbell until the camera notices it's clear and stops recording. You can also set up motion sensors for recording, and even share videos of suspicious activity with Ring users around the neighborhood. You can view the recorded videos at anytime once it's automatically recorded.Subscription fee is $3 a month, or $30 a year ($2.5 a month). They give you a 30 day free trail to start.If you decided not to subscribe, you'll lose the video recording and sharing feature. I'd say the $30 a year is worth it for peace of mind.Without a subscription, you are able to:1. Answer to door through voice on your smart phone. You can see them and they can't see you, but you can chat with them instead of having to use the door peep hole or look through our window blinds. This is great when you're in your underwear and want to answer the door before an important guests think no one is home then leaves.2. When not home, you able to answer the doorbell like 1 in real time. You will get phone notification when the button is pressed.If you have the subscription it will record everything that is happening as mentioned before, just in case you're busy and not able to answer the door via the app in time. Regardless of no subscription or subscription it will time stamp when the doorbell is rung in the history section3. Able to monitor the front yard at anytime via the app. Just in case you're part of neighborhood watch for a burglar or suspicious person. Also good for keeping an eye out on the kids if they play out front. You can also call out to them when dinner is ready.Camera quality is really good. Similar to most back facing smart phone camera these days, but with a fish eye lens. Night vision camera quality is a bit lower, but you're able to make out things in detailSpeaker quality is good also as it's slightly louder than smartphones when they're on speaker phone.Door bell ring. You can set it for digital or use your existing doorbell. I'd go for the latter if you live in a large home and not in the living room (or close to it) often as the digital ring can a bit low. The doorbell does not let off repeated rings (in case your guests are button happy). May be a negative or positive depending on how you view it. You will get alerted in both the app notification/sound and the door bell itself. Overall, very good doorbell that triples as a security cam, and one way video conference with guests.