Hey all I’m looking for recommendations for a video doorbell that doesn’t need an internet connection.

Preferably something that is WiFi and would work with Frigate?

  • @philpo@feddit.deEnglish
    1•3 months ago

    2N Verso.

    • Works totally offline/Cloud free if required.
    • Can be integrated into any NVR&SIP environment
    • Can easily be used with plausible deniability. “Yeah, officer,I am just using it when someone rings the bell, no recording,the bell system never records,no!”
    • Very sturdy and reliable hardware
    • Offers indoor viewing stations (for the less technically adept household members)
    • PoE based, can be used with LTE in some versions.
    • Good documentation
    • With the automation licence (Costs a bit extra,but is “buy once” at least) basically everything one can imagine automation wise can be achieved, including API calls,etc.
    • Can be extended with RFID, Fingerprint, Bluetooth,Induction loops,etc.

    If you want to use their cloud service you have to pay a small fee,but that’s purely optional and you can easily use your own SIP solution to avoid this. Or simply don’t answer your door from somewhere else.

    The big downside? It’s ridiculously expensive. But I mean…how often does one buy a new doorbell?