Hi all, my Unifi Doorbell just died after only 4 years of service. I’ve been pretty disheartened with them lately, other products haven’t lived up to the company’s promise.
So I’m not looking to replace my networking stack yet, but I am looking for a doorbell camera. I only have the Unifi machine, but I also have an extensive docker/kubernetes stack, and mostly I want to use it with Home Assistant.
Any recommendations? Open to software, hardware, you name it. I have a few other Unifi cameras too, if they could be brought into the fold while I slowly migrate, I’d be interested. Thanks!
While I’m not thrilled with some of my UniFi hardware, I would kill to get 4 years out of a doorbell. that’s pretty good.
That’s weird. I have never had a doorbell fail. My current doorbell is a 1990’s system that goes to mini crt displays in the house. Kind of like this
It’s over 25 years old.
I also have several noname IP cameras around the outside and they’ve never failed. One is almost 10 years old now.
So retro. I remember a string of those mini crt/camera combos. It was pretty cool tech back in the day.
Really?? Is that all? Best I can think is that the transformer doesn’t really protect the device at all, I’m guessing there was a surge at some point
I’m not sure if it’s the electrician’s ineptitude (especially these cookie cutter homes, around me I have ryan and toll brothers, one time I was installing one and the wires FELL out of the door frame) or Mother Nature getting to the electronics outside or maybe a bit of both. Don’t do indoor cameras so can’t speak to that aspect.
My first doorbell from them died pretty quick two, ended up getting the poe one and its been pretty good, hopefully keeps going for a lot more. The chime sucks though. They just came out with some loud speaker that is supposed to also work with the doorbell but pretty pricey