I never buy a new ring product without watching your reviews first!💯💯💯💯💯💯

I was waiting for the review before I purchased it. Thank you!

I have 4 outdoor ring cams and 1 indoor including 2 keypads, 10 window and door sensors. I want to change to eufy but it’s going to cost to much to change it all. All I want from ring is motion tracking cam for the garage. Thanks for the update LH!

i've really only tried the Ring brand and have their doorbell and 2 other cameras. I like that their app is really easy to use. I haven't bought any new Ring products in about 3 years and am disappointed that there hasn't been much new with their line since my last purchase. Wondering what other brand rivals or beats Ring with their variety of products and user-friendly software that offers more updated tech.

The name Ring sells itself and until sales start dropping they aren't going to change anything

Thank you for the review.

@LifeHackster

9 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

I had Ring cameras all over my house until last week. One of my stick up cams thought a cat was a person every night and another thought the shadows dancing on my driveway in the afternoon was a person and spammed notifications every few minutes. I also had issues with the live view on a few of the battery cams (with solar) even though they had a really strong signal where I placed them and no wifi interference.

Another solid and unbiased review.

@LifeHackster

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Hi, I love the scroll rewind feature by hold finger to rewind. ring and nest seem like the only one that do this. Can you recommend other companies that feature this.

I am trying to catch up with all your videos. I got a blink doorbell for Christmas and just installed it. It was okay so I bought the outdoor 4 which I like but one of the cameras despite being only a few feet from the other fails and loads slow. Are there any other cameras I should look at that won't break the bank.

Many thanks for the review. 2 questions - if you disable Bird's View / 3D - will the performance between battery and plugged modes be the same? Also - what is the battery life once charged?

Great job Vince

@LifeHackster

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank you for the review Lifehacker! I’m not really such a big fan of the Stick up Cams besides that I have 1 in my living room, all of my other cameras are Floodlight and Spotlight cams. I really wish Ring would make their Pro cameras at least 1536p or 2k if they could. Also make motion warning available when the cameras are in wired mode

@LifeHackster

9 ай бұрын

@PlaneSpotterRVer314...Thanks for watching!

I bought 2 of this and waiting your video before open the boxes. We received same day:) i am about the switch from blink the ring cameras. Thanks for explaining everything. İ will try to setup with solar panels today

@LifeHackster

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! And yes..Ring ecosystem is better than Blinks..

@PlaneSpotterRVer314

9 ай бұрын

Your making the right choice! Now I have installed both Ring and Blink cameras. Both are easy to set up but Blink cameras in my opinion are absolutele garage. If people think Ring’s 1080p video quality is bad Blinks is way worse. Also you need to replace the AAA batteries every couple of months. At least Ring has a quick release battery pack for their cameras. The Two-Way Audio is also horrible, super noisy for some reason. I’m glad you’re switching to Ring since it’s 10 times better than Blink.

@OmnipotentLife

9 ай бұрын

I switched today. Let's see

It's just getting embarrassing for Ring. It's just the same camera with a new design and higher price tag. At a minimum their cameras should be recording in 2k. It's almost impossible to identify someone on a Ring camera.

@LifeHackster

9 ай бұрын

I really don’t think they are listening to their customers’ needs.

@yockie

9 ай бұрын

I dont think its super reasonable storage space wise to always record 2k. It would probably be a lot on their servers to keep that kinda footage esp with the amount of customers they have. same reason why gas station footage is so blurry as well. understandable tho as a home owner you want high res

@An-Engineered-Journey

9 ай бұрын

@@yockiethey literally own AWS lol

Thanks for another great in-depth review, I don't understand why Ring keeps churning out 1080p cameras as its competition is leaving them trailing behind. Why would anyone buy a 1080p camera when you can get 2k & 4k with no subscription... Unless they couldn't handle the extra bandwidth associated with 2 & 4k uploading.

@LifeHackster

9 ай бұрын

@Keepingthefaith72...Thanks for watching!

@H.T.2forever

9 ай бұрын

Thought I read somewhere that Ring just doesn't want to sacrifice the drop in battery performance on their battery powered model options necessary for the higher power requirements of 2K and 4K resolution camera sensors.

@maxmeier532

9 ай бұрын

what brand offers 2 or 4k without subscription? And with which features, i.e. do they record anything to a cloud, do you get live viewing? Do you need additional hardware like hubs or nvr?

@Keepingthefaith72

9 ай бұрын

@@maxmeier532 Reolink & Tapo both do 2k & 4k cameras, No subscription is needed as they record to a micro SD card you insert into the cameras. Lifehackster does great reviews on these cameras, And there are a few models to choose from that do everything you mention .....

Hi is the siren louder than the stick up cam?

hi,can you compare sunba 636 36x vs reolink 823 16x?

are the eufy and reolink cameras better than the ring cameras?

Hackster any way to use the regular stick-up cam power cable? If I switch, I have to re-run the wire through a wall and will be a PITA thanks.

@LifeHackster

2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, No if you have the barrel type plug adapter. These new ones use USB-C. Now, I haven't tested it but you can check if you can find a barrel plug to USB-C adapter at Amazon and you can try that..Both adapters are using 5 volts DC.

I'll stick with my refurbished 3rd gen battery ring cam that I only paid $60 for it. Still works fine and I see no reason to upgrade to that steep $180 version.

I think ring signed an agreement with texas instuments, who makes the chipsets inside the cameras. TI must love 1080p

I still don’t understand why ring won’t move on to 2k or 4K? Plus they need a sound( vivint whistle )when motion is detected versus the two cameras that say”hi you are being recorded “

As a Ring user I feel like Ring is really behind in terms of resolution technology and they just announced the Battery Doorbell Pro which barely has any upgrades. I feel like the steps required by Ring are: 1) Upgrade all cameras and doorbells in their lineup to 2K or 4K. (I'm fine with 2K because most 4K cameras use high compression) 2) Reintroduce Ring Protect Pro as an option only available if you have the Ring Alarm Pro 3) Bring professional monitoring back to the Plus subscription 4) Allow local 24/7 recording with Ring Edge and make it a free feature. 5) I've heard app access for self monitoring Ring is now pay walled, if that is true, remove the pay wall.

I wish ring would have a 24/7 recording. Then I would buy one.

I assume this is the same quality as the new indoor cam? Cause I upgraded my 1st gen indoors with 2nd gen and the night time video is 100x better.

What's your recommendation on the camera?

Would any one say this one is better then the one with the leds on thanks

Ring used to have a decent system and reasonable pay structure. The grandfathered $100/yr alarm subscription provides significant value and discounts for both alarms (cellular backup is critical) and cameras. The ecosystem connects with each other well within Alexa and ring apps. However, if they keep such old specs, people will start to move to other brand for cameras. Alarm subscription grandfathered rate will stop from 2025 so 2024 is the last cheaper year. After that, 200/yr is still inches ahead some competitors but really isn't as charming if you don't use other parts of Ring ecosystem. Some people enjoying more automation may simply switch to abode for just a tiny bit more. Some less serious people who can live without cellular backup may simply use wyze or eufy at half of the price. Once the ecosystem start to break apart it won't be too far from falling. Ring is a perfect example of some company milking all the previous brand values. Activision-Blizzard is another.

@LifeHackster

9 ай бұрын

True...and they used to innovate but not lately.

@disciprine

9 ай бұрын

​@@LifeHacksterspent too many resources trying to make that Drone camera work lol. Still not in market

What if I just want to be notified and not record to the cloud. Do I still need a monthly plan?

@LifeHackster

2 ай бұрын

Nope. You will get the notifications (regular and not the person detection) and you can still use the live view.

I would like one that records 24 hours, for outside surveillance. What do you recommend?

@chibbyylol

9 ай бұрын

Reolink probably

Could you do a review of the ring video doorbell elite? It's the Ethernet powered one.

@sirlesliechao

9 ай бұрын

I have a few of them, and honestly, they're not great. Pretty good during the day, but low light performance is not great. I replaced it with a Ubiquiti G5 flex, and it runs circles around it at night. It's probably not as good as the CX410, but it's a lot better than ring.

@LifeHackster

9 ай бұрын

If they ever release a newer version of it…I will check it out.

Bro, Ring cams are the best if your old and cant do all the complicated things. So thats what your really paying Ring for, is user friendly system if youe not a techy. So video being only 1080 is better then good for those like this. ✌️

Does it work from behind a window in wired mode?

@LifeHackster

9 ай бұрын

It should because now it will use camera based detection.

I want my own cloud hard drive attached to my router with high quality cameras. No monthly fees. Got any videos on anything like that?

The QR code is also on the back button of the box just in case you forget to scan before mounting

can these be used with a usb or ethernet cable?

@LifeHackster

9 ай бұрын

It can be powered via USB-C

Ring cameras suck so I decided to go with Reolink. I wish they were nice because integration with ring and my Alexa would be perfect.

I honestly don't see a difference between new vs old... It's actually a downgrade due to larger size

@dominictoretto5717

3 ай бұрын

100% returning mine tomorrow. It’s massive compared to the original.

Ring should upgrade the resolution, too.

Hey, LF... I'm thinking Ring is not learning from your excellent methodical reviews.

I still have Ring but slowly switching to Reolink POE. Ring prices are going up and lack performance on quality image goes backwards. $180 for new Pro? 🤣🤣🤣

Please review ecobee alarm system

@LifeHackster

9 ай бұрын

I actually have a bad experience with them in the influencer side of things…but will see.

Yea, I’ll stick with Wyze, they at least have a 2k video record model

I honestly regret investing in ring this year. People say good things about their software but it seems like there is a lot of bugs there too

Ring is nolonger innovative. The competition has come and surpassed them. I wonder why Jamie Siminoff left Ring/Amazon?

@LifeHackster

9 ай бұрын

I know and I guess that's what happens when a big company buys them... same thing with Nest.

@DoukNoukum

9 ай бұрын

​@@LifeHacksterso whats the best brand for these kinds of things rn? Reolink?

when you said micro usb cable I already made my decision if it was worth it... at this point they are just despicable

I switched from Ring to Eufy due to your reviews. Eufy 4k cameras are light years ahead of Ring and Eufy has no subscription costs. Thank you for your reviews.

@chibbyylol

9 ай бұрын

Hate to be 'that guy' but it's one of those cases where if a company is letting you have cloud access, or timeline etc features at no cost, the 'cost' is elsewhere; in this case where they lied about their everything being locally stored but push notification thumbnails actually get stored in the cloud (unencrypted for anyone to see)

@mingchi1855

9 ай бұрын

@@chibbyylol You're correct by then. Now they 'claimed' to have fixed a long time ago. Also the thumbnail can be turned off. The emphasis on 'claimed' is because, in almost any company, when PR says something is fixed, typically a prioritized subset are actually fixed. Literally any tech product will have lingering problems here and there but just harder to encounter/attack. At this time it's a personal take whether to bite the bullet for some products, or even say goodbye to tech and live in the woods completely. This also applies to other engineering too, such as planes and cars (more regulated though, but EVs are a different story).

@LifeHackster

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@alanmarshall101

9 ай бұрын

Now you see i have had the exact opposite happen. I found that the Eufy cams i had were so slow at recognising movement and missed almost everything. I had the s330 with 3 cameras, s330 doorbell and homebase 2. For clarity i have 500mb broadband and the homebase was plugged in via ethernet.

The reason Ring will not use 2K or 4k is they depend on outdated battery technology. They also keep the cost down by not buying better Sony senors. They did test better camera resolution in 2019 before the pandemic. It never made it past R&D. Ring has been slipping with all the other competition out there. Let's hope 2024 they improve things. If they do not, market share will slip.

@jcm9698

9 ай бұрын

Not to mention server requirements to store larger file sizes and network traffic. Regardless, 1080p is just unacceptable and they need to upgrade.

@mulletbaby01

9 ай бұрын

@@jcm9698 They tested 2K and 4K, but before the end of 2019 they were to busy with project fetch. They did not use the pandemic time they had to make plans to improve products. It was a missed chance. They have 2024 to get their act together or people will leave them.

I am not a fan of the ring floodlight cameras or the other one with a light. For some reason when I got the one with the light I wasn’t impressed with the footage. It looked too grainy and for some reason it wasn’t connecting well with my wifi. It would have video lag too. The stick up cameras have been the way to go for me. I have 20 of them and counting. I heard you say this pro is “replacing” the regular stick up camera????Noooooo!!!!!! I hope not! The footage looks A lot better on my stick up cameras. I know a lot of you people complain about them being 1080 p this n that blah blah. It’s fine. From my experience with the 2k or 4K cameras you need a really good internet and wifi routers. They use more bandwidth or whatever they call it. Also those cameras are more expensive and their plans are too. I think ring just wants to cater to the “budget friendly” crowd. Otherwise I can see them raising the prices of the plans if they start having 4K cameras. In that case please just stick with 1080p, ring! If you wanna see license plates from vehicles parked in front of your house I suggest you put a camera closer to the front street like on a tree or something. I have trees near the street and I can see license plates if they park in front of my house. Burglars have to park their cars right? Lol. Everyone on the ring community who post videos of this happening always have their cameras mounted on their house and all you get is grainy footage of the vehicle that stole from their house. The one thing I hate about these cameras is how difficult it is to remove the battery. I need to do it quick before people see me. I don’t want them to know I have them out in front. Which is why another reason I don’t care for cameras having lights. This pro camera you reviewed now I’m not impressed. I’m sticking with the regular stick up cameras and if it’s true they will faze them out for this I better buy more this Black Friday when they are $59.99. They also work great when you plug them into power. You have more recording time and the motion zone covers more area. When you use battery only they restrict your motion zone. I never been able to figure out if that can be changed? I’m just gonna put a ring stick up cameras in every spot possible around my property eventually.

Rings latest Hockey puck selling you the same product over and over.. The "Pros" Is audio is good , 1080p is a dinosaur in this market.. Design looks better , Flimsy mount , 3d Radar thing might be for a bigger picture when they have a outdoor drone ( Hey what happen to the indoor drone?) Compressed Video in a 4k , 2k Market. Come on Ring get with it already !! . someone fire the design Team. Now Price point $180 bucks in this Market with PTZ with auto tracking Plus A.i and 4k for 30 dollar cheaper ( Reolink trackmix )is not only no but Hell no... Ring is great at Marketing !!

My gosh Ring is like a century behind. All these no name brands came out of nowhere and surpassed ring capabilities. These guys are still on 1080 while the whole field is on 2k and 4k.

Just confirms that RIng is just relying on their name and just releasing more garbage. When I redo my home security system next year unless something changes I'll be going to Eufy. Just wish they had starlight sensors in them.

@LifeHackster

9 ай бұрын

I'm not sure why they don't make one...the lights/spotlights on their cameras are not enough..with the exception of their floodlight cams.

@jcm9698

9 ай бұрын

You may want to consider adding wired and wireless cameras. Wired is nice for 24/7 and of course less likely to be jammed by wifi jammers.

@LtKernelPanic

9 ай бұрын

I'd love to but due to the idiocy of the previous home owner attic access is next to impossible. We're also hoping to reside the house next year so I may be able to run some flat ethernet cables above the soffit and under the vinyl siding.

Thanks for this video, glad I didn’t waste money, I don’t think anyone cares for that Birds eye feature, even if it didn’t limit performance it’s completely useless. And of course, picture quality sucks. Given the cost, added weight and size, and still 1080p picture quality in 2023, this is camera is terrible.

Rings individual cameras are too expensive. These should be like $50-$60 max.

@LifeHackster

9 ай бұрын

I agree...Ring and Blink needs to lower down the pricing and not just putting it on sale during Prime Days.

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This one doesn't impress me , thanks for the testing you done matey !!

@LifeHackster

9 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it and thanks for watching!

@Zendukai

9 ай бұрын

​@LifeHackster what we see mostly is people buy crap security cams and expect them to save them lol. Can you give us rating out of 10, would you use a camera or would you steer clear of it. This is what people need, and support, Arlo has been getting a smashing for crap support on bookface, people need this info too. Thanks for all you do matey.

It will wobble in the wind. Ring is slacking lately. Competition will push them our soon. That is what happens as when a big company takes over.

$180.00 are they smoking crack

I guess Ring just doesn't care about the junk they make 😅😅

I'll still keep my wyze camera that blows away ring the biggest downfalls of ring is no 24/7 recording and no multi-camera live views . What a shame..... Whoever is running ring should be demoted.

I can’t believe you need a separate subscription ped camera. What the actual f&&@

video quality still so 2015

Give me eufy, reolink imou ect ect ect any day

Disappointed

Ring 👎🏻 when I have to upgrade.

What a terrible upgrade from ring. Think I'll stick with the original stick up cams.

And the award for the least innovative brand goes to.....well thats probably blink. Then Ring Lol but their owned by the same company so im not sure what in the world Amazon is doing over there. I think reolink and Eufy are crushing them . Even amcrest. I've got a couple of their new 4k cameras i need to setup and mess with. Even TPLink has released some new tapo 2k camera. But ring.....ring is like "1080p for the win!" 😆

@LifeHackster

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

paying for subscription no thanks

No better than the cheap knock off dashcam for 20 dollars. Just this is from a main brand. Shameful junk.