- One of the coolest things about
building out a smart home is being able to monitor
the outside of your home no matter where you are.
Today I am going to give you a look at a few products
from a company called Ring that allow you
to see and monitor visitors to your home,
whether they want you to see them or not.
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Andru Edwards here, editor-in-chief of GearLive.com
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As I said, today I'm going to give you a look
at few products from Ring
that allow you to monitor your home in different ways.
By the way, big shout out to Lowe's Home Improvement
for working on us with the smart home series,
for sending over these Ring products,
and for sponsoring this video.
If you didn't know, Lowe's Home Improvement
is the place to go if you want to start building out
or adding to your smart home.
If you don't know, Lowe's Home Improvement sells
everything you need to get started with your smart home,
including smart lights, smart thermostats,
smart cameras, and more.
So if you want to start building your smart home,
head over to your local Lowe's Home Improvement Store
or Lowes.com to check out all the latest gear.
One of my personal favorite pieces of smart home tech
is the smart doorbell category,
so that's where I'm going to start off.
Let's take a look at the Ring Video Doorbell Pro.
The Ring Video Doorbell Pro is seen as a step up
from the original Ring Video Doorbell
with its upgrade hardware and enhanced looks.
You can replace your existing doorbell
with the Ring Video Doorbell Pro using the same wiring
as your current one.
With the Ring Video Doorbell Pro you can answer your door
no matter where you are in the world.
With its high definition camera,
you'll be able to see who's ringing your doorbell
without actually opening the door.
You can also talk to your guest with the built-in
microphone and speaker.
The Ring Video Doorbell Pro also doubles
as a security camera.
It has night vision and motion detection built in
and you can get alerts on your smart phone
when it detects somebody moving outside your door
even at night.
You can also view live streams of what you Ring Pro sees
in the vicinity of your front door.
And if you have other smart home devices,
one cool thing you about Ring is that it works with
a large number of other smart home device manufacturers.
For example, the Ring Doorbell Pro works with smart locks
from LockState, KeySee, Lockitron, and Keyvo.
As well as the Wink Hub, WeMo switches, and even ADT Pulse.
And these smart home integrations help you get more
out of your Ring Video Doorbell Pro.
And talking about safety, you can even set
the Ring Video Doorbell Pro to make a siren alert noise
when it senses someone outside your front door
for a few minutes who hasn't pressed the doorbell.
The camera not only delivers crisp, high definition footage,
but it can see more of what's in front of it
thanks to the camera's 160 degree horizontal field of view
and 100 degree vertical field of view.
The Ring Video Doorbell Pro is also weather proof,
so it can withstand the hot temperatures,
as well as temperatures that go well below freezing.
If you want to save everything
that the Ring Video Doorbell Pro captures,
it costs 30 bucks for an annual membership
to Ring's Cloud storage service.
You should also know that the Ring Video Doorbell Pro
needs to be hardwired in order to work.
So if you're renting or in a place that you otherwise
can't swap out the doorbell,
or don't have a hard wire doorbell,
you may want to check out the next product,
the Ring Video Doorbell 2.
The Ring Video Doorbell 2 is the second generation
Ring doorbell that gives you the option to not deal
with the wiring at all.
It can be powered by the lithium ion batteries
that are included in the box,
which will last you for about 12 months,
but it doesn't take away the option of hard wiring,
if you want to go that route instead.
Like the Pro model I just talked about,
the Ring Video Doorbell 2 will alert you
when someone rings your doorbell
and when the motion sensors detect any movement.
Now, it should be said that both the Ring Video Doorbell Pro
and the Ring Video Doorbell 2 are very similar products.
So I'm going to go through some of the things
that make them the same, but also tell you
about the things that set them apart.
Both doorbells capture and live stream
in 1080p high definition,
Both can see in the dark with night vision.
And both have motion detection capabilities
and are able to alert you
when something is moving outside your door.
Things do start to differ when you look
at the physical appearances,
as the Ring Video Doorbell 2 is both bulkier and thicker
than the Video Doorbell Pro.
The Video Doorbell Pro also has a broader vertical
field of view for its camera, as it can cover 100 degrees,
making it more difficult for anyone to crouch low
in order to hide from its motion detectors.
The Ring Video Doorbell 2's field of view is 90 degrees
instead of 100.
As far as styling goes the Ring Video Doorbell Pro
comes with four different faceplates
allowing you to customize the look in four different ways,
while the Video Doorbell 2 only comes with two faceplates.
When it comes to connectivity, the Video Doorbell 2
supports 2.4 gigahertz wifi,
while the Pro model supports 2.4 gigahertz
and five gigahertz as well.
In addition, the Ring Pro allows you to specify the areas
around you front door that you would like it to monitor
with its motion detection capabilities,
while the Ring Doorbell 2 works only with pre-set
motion detection zones.
But the biggest difference between the two
is one that I already mentioned,
and that is the fact that the Ring Video Doorbell Pro
requires hard wiring, while the Video Doorbell 2
gives you the choice between hard wiring or using
long-lasting lithium ion batteries.
But regardless of which you choose,
whether you go with the Pro model or the Video Doorbell 2,
you're getting a fantastic start
to building the outside of your smart home.
Now obviously, smart doorbells do offer
a nice level of convenience, but they also offer
that nice security and peace of mind as well.
Jumping off of that,
I want to move onto the next product from Ring.
This is Ring's Floodlight Cam,
and this allows you to not only monitor your home,
but also it can potentially scare would-be intruders away.
The Ring Floodlight Cam is the world's only
motion activated security camera with built-in floodlights,
a siren alarm, and two-way audio,
so you can see, hear, and speak with anyone on your property
from anywhere that you happen to be.
It's got crystal clear 1080p high definition video streaming
with live view and night vision.
It's got two built-in ultra-bright floodlights
and also support a 110 decibel siren alarm.
With object and facial detection,
the Floodlight Cam has some of the most advanced
motion sensors in home security.
It's got a huge 270 degree field of view,
which will allow you to see around corners
and monitor blind spots on your property.
The Floodlight Cam easily replaces existing
wired floodlights and connects to standard junction boxes.
And with the Ring app you can flash the lights,
sound the alarm, and zoom in to focus
on the most important areas.
So there you have it guys,
that was your look at some of my favorite
outdoor smart home tech.
Again, big shout-out to Lowe's Home Improvement
for sending over the gear and for sponsoring this video.
But now, I want to hear from you.
Have you started building out the outside
of your smart home?
Let me know what gear you're using
down in the comments below
and I'll meet you there for further discussion.
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