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Door bell (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Evening I’m looking for a video door bell that works with Apple TV 4K Ideally someone at the door the video will pop up in pip on Apple TV Any recommendations please

Thank you

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Aqara G4 for sure. Great quality, does not overheat even in QLD summer. Runs off batteries or main. HKSV compatible. Shows up on Apple TV or on your watch.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I like the quality, and it mostly works well. Records to hksv, shows up in ATV, detects people and such.

My criticisms: it should be portrait instead of landscape, so I can see packages on the ground, plus my entryway is narrow.

I wish it would ring the original house doorbell when hardwired. Nest could do it. I have it ring the HomePods/Ecobee but not as loud or pleasant as physical chimes.

It requires a small plugged in hub. I was able to hide this easily but be aware. The hub is also your bell if you don’t have HomePods or similar.

I wish it were a little smaller, but not a huge deal.

Twice I’ve had it stop charging from the hardwire for no known reason, discover it when the built in battery backup ran out. Power cycling the circuit at the circuit breaker resolved it, but it was a small annoyance. Hasn’t happened lately.