Just how smart is your door bell – 5 great solutions on the market:
So, just how smart is your door bell? It is not something that many of us are greatly concerned about and many of us in deed do not have a door bell at home and instead rely upon the gold old firm knock on the door or flipping of the letter box to grab the attention of the home owner. Though of course, depending on the style of property you have you may also prefer / have to utilise a door entry, typically for flats) or larger property with gated entrances, of which these are usually audio/video enabled.
There is also an array of other more modern ways that someone can knock on your door as such with the likes of smart door bells. From easy to use and install WiFi door bells which come with a buzzer for the door and usually at least a couple of receivers that will deliver the sound of the chime you choose to those offering live two way video communication usually run by an app on your mobile phone.
Despite smart door bells sounds a bit too techy for some people, they are in fact very easy to install and price wise are also very affordable. Let us take a look at some available examples on the market today:
AVANTEK D-3W – A very price economical wireless door bell that offers a main door bell along with 2 plug in receivers that offer a choice of 52 melodies and 5 volume levels – Over 1,300 operating range means that you should hopefully not miss the person at your door even if you are busy in the garden!
ERA DoorCam Smart Home WiFi Video Doorbell – Here you have a solution that not only allows you to hear the door no matter where you are in the house, but also no matter where you are in the world as you can monitor who is at your door via your smart phone with a live video (180° field of view) and a two-way audio transmission. There is also the advantage of a customisation PIR motion detector zone option which will trigger recording as soon as a person enters your grounds / pathway etc.
A great option that allows you to be home when you in fact you are not (you carry the app on your smart phone) and with both live video of who is at your door along with video recording you are in deed purchasing a security device as well as a door bell!
Vivint© Doorbell Camera – By a leading home security brand, Vivint, here is an option that goes a level above again with not only a Wifi door bell and live video communication anywhere in the world, you can also allow the person at your door in to your property via remotely thanks to pairing with home automation and usage of smart locks.
Zmodo Greet – Once again a smart door bell offering motion detector, video recording (on to cloud storage for free), audio communication and also a night vision option.
Chui Face Recognition – A unique feature of ths Chui is the fact it offer cutting edge latest technology in order to deliver face recognition enabling those you know and set to enable entry to ease in entering your property and of course doing the opposite for those people you do not know. All other features such as live video monitoring, audio two-way communication from smart phone app.
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