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I have a Tapo, cloud is optional videos can be stored on an SD card in the indoor part of the system which I do

I have a tapo doorbell, it stores everything on an SD card inside the box plugged into my router instead of paying for a subscription and as far as I know does everything else a ring does.

I have the Tapo model that's wired & works with our existing doorbell chime that we really like the sound of - so no need to charge or plug in the little chime that comes with. I also don't pay the subscription, just popped a decent SD card in. Recommend it to everyone now who's just looking for a doorbell cam, it's fab. Reolink is another one that I looked at, and will probably go for that brand when updating our other external wired cameras around the house. Found it much easier to navigate building a system vs the likes of Ubiquiti. So u/Logical-Device-5709, if you're planning a larger overhaul I'd recommend a Reolink doorbell cam if you like having everything match.

The doorbell is great, but a bit big

I have some Tapo stuff, which was cheap and it's grand. The app can alert me and record etc. It doesn't need a subscription.

Tapo is good if you don't want to pay Eufy prices, but they suffer from the shortcoming of storing footage on an SD card in the doorbell unless you subscribe. However, the doorbell has an anti-theft mode with a fairly loud alarm, and the subscription is £28 per year for a single doorbell/camera which isn't bad at all.

I went with the Tapo d225 and really like it.

Okay I see now what you mean. My Tapo D225, still records even when watching live after clicking on a notification. So this one should do what you want.

I've only had it 2 weeks. The memory card records over old recordings automatically when it's full. You'll need an sd card with eufy too. Well, I did with my last eufy doorbell.

This is what we’re using too! Happy with it so far.

I have a tapo smart doorbell. It's great and integrates with my Google devices. It was also a great price, it has a great quality camera. No need for a hub either

Honestly its pretty instantaneous

I've quite liked the Tapo doorbell camera. The wired version needs less power than the Nest and Ring cams too, so I didn't have to replace the transformer. It's a bit bulky but a decent deal at ~$140. Edit, no subscription, 24hr streaming option, and local storage on SD.

I have a Tapo, cloud is optional videos can be stored on an SD card in the indoor part of the system which I do

I just filled my house with Tapo and I’m throwing away all the old Wyze that just kinda gave up. I’m real happy with Tapo. I bought the hub that stores video put in one tetra byte memory in it.

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I've had Ring, Eufy and Tapo. Tapo is the best. It's wireless, but the battery lasts long and has great picture quality. Just get an sd card for storage.

We put a tapo doorbell in for my mam who has dementia. I have the app on my phone so i can see who's calling. No subscriptions or anything..battery life decent.

I made the switch from Google Nest to Tapo after my doorbell broke after a year of frustrating ownership. Everything works great. No monthly fee and uses local storage. Highly recommend. I found it equivalent or better than Nest for all features.

Recently switched all my Google stuff to Tapo. Cameras, doorbells, locks. Way less expensive and local storage. We’re happy.

…by distinctive, it means you will receive a “telephone type” announcement, instead of the traditional push notification message

Yes, if recording 24/7 you will disable the mechanical section (bypass)

I’ve been loving Tapo/Kasa (TP-Link).

I have a tapo doorbell, it stores everything on an SD card inside the box plugged into my router instead of paying for a subscription and as far as I know does everything else a ring does.

Tapo and an SD card. Sorted

I got the doorbell but I got to recharge every 3 weeks. It's supposed to last at least 4 months between charges.

Invested heavily into Ring when we moved in originally, 2 indoor cams for the dogs, doorbell and outdoor spotlight cam. The indoor cam eats a battery in 36 hours when there's no motion, two ring doorbells completely died, and I've had to buy at least 5 replacement batteries for them due to them no longer charging. Moved to Tapo recently for the doorbells and wouldn't go back, cheaper, better camera quality and records to an SD card inside the house, so you don't have to pay monthly.

tapo d225 is both wireless or 24/7 recording if wired, connected to your existing doorbell (8~24Vac, check your existing doorbell transformer output), even the push-in notification is distintive

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Tapo doorbell works better than ring by a big margin

The tapo d225 (maybe the same with d235) won’t chime the mechanical section, only bypass the ac transformer for powering, and will record 24/7

I went with Tapo, and although I've nothing to compare them with, I am very happy with them. The App notifies me of whatever I want it to (movement, crossed-line, entry to specific area, person detected, or camera tampering). You can get a subscription if you want cloud storage, or you can install a micro SD card. You can speak through the camera speaker and it gives you live audio recordings too. I was an easy install and took me about 30 mins for each one, this included drilling the holes, mounting and connecting to the internet/ app set up.

It seems pretty good for latency. I just have the doorbell cam.

Cheap with above avg quality and no subscription? People on here will recommend Reolink, seems to be the subs favorite. However I've been using Tapo products for a bit now and love them. They have everything you want, doorbell, cameras (would recommend the wired one but also have bettery ones). Price to value is realllllly good. Subscription optional, but they all have the ability to store video to the SD card. "Ai" features just mean they can recognize a person/dog/car etc. Would recommend.

I have a mix of ring and tapo. I already had a doorbell and spotlight. The tapo run on SD card and continuously record. so ring alerts but then I can scroll back on tapo to get around the recording limitations

I had Ring before and i found Tapo's picture quality is way better.

Tapo. We recently bought on and have been happy with it. No subscription and local storage. Super easy to setup.

Get a Tapo and use your own card.

Make sure to check with the Tapo. If it needs a hub, then you can't live view the footage. You can store recordings locally on sd card. Edit: Sorry, I presumed this was r/homeassistant. Tapo is fine using the Tapo app.

For a while on Android, the Tapo doorbell wouldn't do a video call to your phone unless you had the app open. As in, the app had to actually be on screen. If it was running in the background you'd only get an easily missed notification that someone had rang the doorbell.  After a few few months there was an update to the app to "address Android video calling issues" and all they did was explicitly state on the permissions screen that it wouldn't work unless the app was in the foreground.  Then another few months after that it actually got fixed. So I guess I give them points for actually fixing things with software updates, but it they're still 7the sort of company that uses paying customers as beta testers. As well as the doorbell I have the central hub yoke, two external wireless cameras, and a little pan and tilt camera in the kitchen that I mostly use to keep an eye on the dogs if we're out. Other than that doorbell issue I haven't had a problem with any of the kit.

tapo series. very good connectivity.

I have Tapo. Happy with it so far.

Some doorbells use the traditional wired chime. The chime is wired into the pushbutton circuit. These would require you remove the chime from the circuit. There are many doorbells that use their own chime via wifi. Those typically have the ability to change the chime and chime volume as well as not use the chime. You can choose to only receive phone notifications. Look for doorbells that use their own wireless chime. Tapo is one choice. It has many chime sound choices. You may find a a different chime sound that does not bother your dog at reduced volume

I have TAPO - very happy.

+1 for Tapo. My doorbells are quick and they have good video quality 5mp 2k day and night. Do NOT buy blink. I ended up recycling mine as I couldn’t even sell them for $10 on marketplace. They were slow even with the blink module. They were even slower after the chip unsoldered itself from the inside of the module and I couldn’t even sell only see video when the bell was pressed. The delay with the sync module was about 7 seconds and over a dozen without. By the time I got the notification and could respond anyone who rang the bell was already off the property.

Tapo are great value overall