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Doorbell Camera / NVR (post Unifi) (poptalk.scrubbles.tech)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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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!

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[–] 4 points 5 months ago (5 children)

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.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    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

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    My first doorbell from them died pretty quick too, 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

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