How to Choose a Smart Doorbell | Ask This Old House

In this video, Ask This Old House home technology expert Ross Tretheway shows host Kevin O’Connor everything he needs to know about smart home doorbells.

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Home technology expert Ross Trethewey shows host Kevin O'Connor how smart a doorbell can be (even catching him arriving late for work!). Ross sets up a mock wall to show Kevin the different types of smart doorbells, and the two discuss how popular and common they're becoming. And, despite having several smart doorbells on the wall, Ross explains they all have the same basic functions, including cameras, motion detection, and two-way audio.

Smart Home Doorbell Features
There are a lot of smart home doorbells [https://amzn.to/3bh7pWP] available today, but most of them offer the same features:
* Video or photo recording
* Smartphone alerts
* Motion detection
* Two-way audio
* Nightvision
* 1080p resolution

Some of the most advanced models feature facial recognition that learns to recognize faces over time.

Where to find it?
Ross explains how smart doorbells work, and displayed five different models:
Arlo Essential Video Doorbell Wire-Free [https://arlo.com/]
SimpliSafe Video Doorbell Pro [https://simplisafe.com/]
Ring Video Doorbell 4 [https://ring.com/]
Google Nest Doorbell (Wired) [https://store.google.com/]
Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 [https://ring.com/]

Expert assistance with this segment was provided by Ring [https://ring.com/].

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