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Reolink vs Zooz
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
Zooz
89 positive (85%) · 10 mixed (10%) · 6 negative (6%)
Trust + time weighted: +79%
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The Zooz stuff is so frequently "half off" that it seems more like normal price, and if it is not you should wait and not buy it. Their regular prices are totally out of control!
Inovelli, Hue, Zooz, Aqara all have switches that you can put into decoupled/"smart bulb" mode and it doesn't actually switch the power, it just acts as a smart switch
Also Zooz (as an example) has a 5 year warranty on all products.
Yes, I looked at the Lutron and some other brand zooz or something. The price for one is like the price of 4 at these companies. Moreover, they also require a central hub which is an added cost!
I personally am a big fan of Zooz. Very solid and long battery life.