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Armenia, Yerevan
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Review on ๐Ÿšช Arlo Essential Wired Video Doorbell - HD WiFi Camera, 180ยฐ Field of View, Night Vision, 2-Way Audio, Easy Installation (existing doorbell wiring required), Black - AVD1001B by Larry Cothran

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Buy another camera and use a regular doorbell

Update: Finally, by connecting directly to WiFi and bypassing the hub, most of the video problems have been solved. So I can't use the doorbell with Homekit, but at least it records a usable video. The audio is still laggy and practically useless, but still no one wants to speak through my doorbell. ********** Everything started fine but it's been 3 months and he can't record video without crashing. , breaks, green pixel artifacts and distorted audio. Do not try to use the intercom function. It will never work. The person is not heard without significant delay, then the person cannot understand your voice and it never works. In addition, since the camera is hard-coded, it is very difficult to restart it. You have to open it, move it away from the wall and then press the button with the hole to reset it completely. This means you have to add it again to your hub/setup. So instead of just rebooting to fix the video/audio issues, you should reset it completely. Arlo support is terrible. Arlo somehow managed to ensure that all searches only show their knowledge base pages. And these sites are almost useless for troubleshooting issues. I can't find a support page that solves my video and audio issues. I haven't tried any competing products because I've already invested in Arlo (6 cameras and a doorbell) and didn't want to add another hub/app to my setup. But I wish I had just bought another camera and missed the video doorbell altogether.

Pros
  • Quality construction
Cons
  • Weight