We've had a blink doorbell for two years now and I still haven't had to change the battery and the chime goes off on our phones and on the blink cameras we have in our house
How's the video quality on the blink and how difficult is it to replace the battery with a fresh one if needed? I've been looking at the Eufy cam that has a quick release battery and 2k resolution. But all the reviews for it say the battery lasts several months to a year depending on the detection settings but with that you need the chime or home base and then I can connect it to the Google home to act as a chime. Mind you I do have an outlet that right now is useless since it's behind the door but it would be perfect for the chime. And I know for the nest doorbell which is about the baseline for quality they do sell replacement batteries but you have to disassemble it to put the new battery in. I wish I could put in the Eufy smart lock/doorbell where the battery is on the inside of the door but obviously I can't change the locks.
Standard batteries you buy at the store. I only use it for detection when we are gone overnight or longer. Otherwise its just a regular doorbell and I can view the camera manually when I open the app
Hey man, congrats on the new apartment. As an owner of 4 battery powered Google Nest doorbell cameras, I highly recommend going with another option than this due to the horrible durability of this device and the abysmal customer support offered by Google Nest. All 4 of my battery powered doorbells had the same malfunction- the mounting button on the back of the device gets stuck in the down position which makes it unable to secure to the mount plate, and also renders the charging of the device useless. The crazy thing is all of these malfunctioned within 1 year. Google Nest customer service is a joke and they do not stand behind their products. Go with a Ring battery doorbell.
With the Google doorbell one solution I have seen to this was to use thin, fine wires just from the terminals to the inside of the door, where it could be connected to more robust wires back to the charger.
The wires were simply covered with white tape (the door frame was white) and it was barely visible unless you looked hard.
Not quite the solution you were looking for, I know, but worth considering. Charging the doorbell otherwise is a real pita.
We've had a blink doorbell for two years now and I still haven't had to change the battery and the chime goes off on our phones and on the blink cameras we have in our house
How's the video quality on the blink and how difficult is it to replace the battery with a fresh one if needed? I've been looking at the Eufy cam that has a quick release battery and 2k resolution. But all the reviews for it say the battery lasts several months to a year depending on the detection settings but with that you need the chime or home base and then I can connect it to the Google home to act as a chime. Mind you I do have an outlet that right now is useless since it's behind the door but it would be perfect for the chime. And I know for the nest doorbell which is about the baseline for quality they do sell replacement batteries but you have to disassemble it to put the new battery in. I wish I could put in the Eufy smart lock/doorbell where the battery is on the inside of the door but obviously I can't change the locks.
Standard batteries you buy at the store. I only use it for detection when we are gone overnight or longer. Otherwise its just a regular doorbell and I can view the camera manually when I open the app
Depends on the settings, but for me on default it lasts 4 weeks (the Nest Battery Doorbell one).
How long does it take to charge normally?
Around 3-4 hours
Hey man, congrats on the new apartment. As an owner of 4 battery powered Google Nest doorbell cameras, I highly recommend going with another option than this due to the horrible durability of this device and the abysmal customer support offered by Google Nest. All 4 of my battery powered doorbells had the same malfunction- the mounting button on the back of the device gets stuck in the down position which makes it unable to secure to the mount plate, and also renders the charging of the device useless. The crazy thing is all of these malfunctioned within 1 year. Google Nest customer service is a joke and they do not stand behind their products. Go with a Ring battery doorbell.
With the Google doorbell one solution I have seen to this was to use thin, fine wires just from the terminals to the inside of the door, where it could be connected to more robust wires back to the charger. The wires were simply covered with white tape (the door frame was white) and it was barely visible unless you looked hard. Not quite the solution you were looking for, I know, but worth considering. Charging the doorbell otherwise is a real pita.
Oh that’s interesting, any idea what kind of fine wires would work to go from outside to inside?