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Reolink vs Philips Hue
Reolink
121 positive (84%) · 13 mixed (9%) · 10 negative (7%)
Trust + time weighted: +76%
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Reolink cameras without battery models are usually with RTSP/ONVIF that you can use locally.
I have a reolink and love it but it was very hard to tune it in such a way that I don't get a million notifications. It does have a lot of sensitivity controls so it can be done but it's not super obvious sometimes how best to go about it.
Also one major downside to reolink is that I don't get a thumb nail on the notifications. I have a script in HA that SHOULD send me a thumbnail notification but a lot of the time it fails to grab one so now I just get 2 empty notifications 😅
the doorbell I went with (reolink) had a lower quality battery version, but I wanted the higher quality one so I opted for the power over Ethernet version.
cameras: reolink or unifi
Philips Hue
189 positive (75%) · 46 mixed (18%) · 17 negative (7%)
Trust + time weighted: +68%
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I'd find a way to carve out a day or two for Hue if you're already going to be in the area anyway.
When I was renting I just replaced all of my lights with Philips Hue and left all the switches turned on. No need to mess with any wiring or switches and doesn’t require wifi.
The hardware (bulbs etc.) is still really high quality, the main issue with them is the locked down ecosystem.
In most rooms a double tap on will turn on all Hue lights for ambience.
Hue for example one of the most known and very user friendly. But can be pricey.