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No RTSP, no HA integration, and a "Free" cloud. We could really use the fast FireTV integration but I think I am going with the POE Reolink. Hopefully Aqara addresses the video quality and adds these features in the next one. It is much cheaper for them in the long run.

I bought the Aqara G4 a couple of days ago. Simple to install and very pleased with it so far.

Max 512MB SD card for 24/7 recording, or perhaps 512GB?

Bought one on a whim, must've been within hours of it going on sale, as our Ring was just doing my head in. Just installed it today and it's great so far, the one small thing that is a pain is the position of the security screw. It would've been much better at the bottom rather than on the side. If you're limited with space around the door this can be a problem. I only just managed secure it with a very small bendy screwdriver otherwise you're screwed, or not as the case may be.

Great intro: No baiting needed. A doorbell that can use a custom alert message and then display the feed on an Amazon thing _and_ 7 days of free cloud storage to boot. I'm in for the rest of the video for sure. Standard AA batteries: I have mixed feelings on that. On the one hand, as you point out, you're not leaving your doorway vulnerable while it's charging. On the other hand, you're contributing to e-waste. Fortunately they do allow for powering off the 25v doorbell wiring. Plug-in chime: Point for including it. Points off for not being able to ring an existing chime. Points on again for making the chime a repeater hub and storage hub. I really like that. I also like the wealth of triggers that it exposes. [Insert exposure joke here][Insert prurient troll meme here] All told, I agree that this outshines all the other doorbells I'm aware of. I'm seriously tempted to toss my current one in a bin and get this thing. Thanks again for a great review, covering all the important points. See you next week.

Brought one, got a licensed electrician to run the wires, so far so good.

I'm so glad they thought to put the alarm on it. That was the first thing I thought looking at the chunk-tastic box. Someone's gonna grab it and just run away. Instead, they'll just smash it to the ground and stomp on it until it's silent.

Is there an integration with Home Assistant? (you know this question was inevetable ;-)

We ended up exchanging this model for the slimmer version kzfaq.infoUgkx0jZ_lGlDVJhDnmagEU8gn47cmfPNlLQU because it was too wide for the only door trim area that made sense to mount it on. However, we should have just noted the dimensions prior to purchasing. Otherwise, we love the doorbell. It works perfectly, and the video is very clear, even at night.

Even if I would not give a s*** about domotics, gadgets etc... I would not miss any of your video. you make my day each day you publish a new video 😂

I believe you forgot to mention that the doorbell can be also powered via existing wires when you connect it via the screws on top of the batteries.

Another excellent video, Paul, super helpful. But your mate, Lewis, points out it doesn't have RTSP or ONVIV and says it's "almost" amazing. Fight fight fight fight! 😂

Nope I'm a grown child for humor as well. I love your humor but your information is also delivered so well. I'm glad those hackers didn't kill your channel for good. Great job

It’s 10am, time for Mr Hibbert 😀

Nice to see at 3min30s you still enjoy waking the neighbours ;)

Hey Paul. Just checked the user manual. I think you meant to say 512 GB SD card, not 512 MB. April fool's maybe?

Good vid, interesting product (looking to get away from the Vivint mistake I made). However, I feel as though something was missing this morning. Like I was properly baited or such. Hmmm... 😂

Nice manicure, Paul! Pink is your color. LOL. great video as usual! Thank you for the head explosion, those have been missing of late.

Nice nail polish, Paul. It suits you :)

Im not a homeassistant fanboy...but...YOU DIDN'T MENTION IF IT HAS THE HOME ASSISTANT INTEGRATION OR NOT!!!!

Was waiting for your review before purchase 🎉

Sold out, but at that price I'm not surprised. Will get one when back in stock

Does is support RTSP ir ONVIF? What about Home Assistant?

Paul, I think it doesn’t have RTSP, so no Home Assistant integration. Why not mentioning this in the review?

Another funny yet relevant video! Love your work! Thank you!

Can you have it play a message when it detects someone (that doesn't hit the button) at the door, to tell the stupid ass delivery person to ring the bell?

With this crazy rain we have been having, how is the doorbell holding up? Is your doorbell covered or is it out in the open?

Way better than my Ring doorbell, but changing SIX batteries every 4 to 6 weeks will do my head in! The 4 months Aquara quote is based on only 6 recordings per day. Why can't they have a single rechargeable battery? At least with Ring you can buy a second battery and swap the batteries over in 5 seconds. Why isn't there a screw to make it slightly harder for idiots to pull the doorbell off the wall? Aquara's alarm is cute but really, just pull the exposed batteries out to stop the alarm! LOL! Or stamp on it to really p!ss off the owner. I was tempted to get this because of how it works so well with Echo Show, local recording and the instant notifications. If only they can revisit the battery design, then in my book it will be perfect. Great video as always Paul!

512 Meg ??? can you even get that small memory cards anymore :)....Good show Paul, keep em' comming. keep up the good work. :)

Never had bought a ringer like this as too much to lose if someone nicks it! Gauntlet laying down time - how about a device that will use your exisiting door peep hole, outside of the door can be a camera unit and push button bell, screwed through the peep hole to inside the door, all the tech to make it work. Bonus points for being able to also connect a small solar panel to keep local battery charged/topped up. Double bonus points for not having to connect to the cloud for video storage (ie: offload to local server) and being able to set camera trigger zones to start recording or takes jpgs quickly. Do you feel lucky?

You bated me in with the free 24/7 recording

The Nest does beat Aqara in low light and infrared mode, but overall I would say the Aqara is a really good doorbell, if you don't mind the physical size of the device. It's a bit chunky compared to a lot of other doorbells. Does it run happily on rechargeable batteries? 6 batteries every 4 months is a reasonable battery expense.

Would love to have a more detailed review on the response time, and if there’s a high possibility that it misses capturing the footage of the visitor like a delivery person who comes and goes real quick. I have that problem with my current doorbell and hoping to replace with this. I don’t have the option to wire it.

As it's out of stock I can't see the price. How much is it? Thinking of getting one for a dementia sufferer as face recognition on locking up could play a custom ring reminding them they're not supposed to leave the house alone. Seems truly ideal for me to incorporate into the smart home stuff to help them stay in their own home longer

Thank you for this video. I've been considering replacements for my Eufy doorbell due to the recent security issues with them and just frequent missed motion alerts. This might be the one I end up going with.

I must say, I really liked your pink nail polish in this vid.....lol

You misspoke at 10m41s, Paul. Aqara say the MicroSD card can be up to 512GB, not MB.

Happy Saturday Paul! Thanks.

very good review. good pace, loved the Amazon show demo.

Head explosion is in itself worth the subscription

Loved your dainty hands and pink nail varnish 😁

Good luck with your future deliveries😄

Another great video Paul. However, on April Fools day I was half expecting you to try a mega windup, something like trying to convince us with something utterly & totally outrageous, like maybe you'd finally become a Philips Hue fan RLOL???

IPX3 is a ridiculous oversight for a doorbell camera. All they had to do was add a gasket between the doorbell and its backplate to make it more water resistant. As it stands, it’s completely vulnerable to rain and I’m so disappointed given how otherwise amazing this thing is. I don’t even think it’s IPX3, that feels like a self-proclaimed rating because rain can clearly easily get in!

Showing off your lovely nails Mr Hibbert.

512mb? Surely you mean gb Paul. Happy Saturday.

Looks good and have a great features for sure, but nothing can beat Ring Wired doorbell yet in my opinion

I just want to make it clear, I am 100% committed to filming myself doing the mating dance for a BroadLink Review and see how you have it setup 😅. I know you mentioned in previous videos you use them for everything!

But does it work with Home Assistant?

512MB SD? Did you mean 512GB? Or does it only take a small capacity card?

Google home and nest one seems to load lot quicker to screens, sure in some people usecases this might be fine but for many this would be annoying

With the Ring subscription going up to £49.99 per year I have ordered one of these. Ring in the skip!

The real issue is the IP rating, or lack thereof. Living on our rainy islands won't be good for the G4 unless protected from the elements.

Can you open a smart door lock based on face recognition trigger from the g4 doorbell?

Hey dude, had a thought whilst watching, any chance of getting an overlay or small segment giving your opinion on how friendly/integrated a product is for the native app, alexa, google assistant, and home assitant. e.g a rating out of 10 on how well its worked for you :) This one seemed great for alexa, but the others? :) Keep up the good work!

Amazing, thanks.... I've been waiting for something like this, thanks. However, a whole Hibbert video without being bated, no home assistant terrorist, no Zigbee body motions, deary me ;-) But we did have that beautiful fingernail polished finger push the doorbell button AND the accompanying voice. Great video and very informative, thanks! P.S. Why don't you post links to Amazon FR or DE, NL, BE ... I never buy from Amazon UK any more, for obvious reasons.... I'm sure you have a good reason, but I thought I'd mention it. Especially after this and the Hubitat C8 review!

Will definitely consider this if my eufy doorbell ever dies, thanks for the video, p.s. where's the bait from the master lol 😉

I bought this product because of this video. I have a Google Nest Hub and a Amazon Echo Spot, both have displays. And can't create a routine to cast image when the doorbell button is press. I do not have or want to have Home Assistant. Anyone have ideas or haves the same problem? Thanks!

How did you manage to get Alexa to announce ‘someone is at the bloody door’? Got most of the way there by naming the device ‘answer the bloody door’ but she adds in at the start ‘someone is at the answer a bloody door’ 🤔

Paul, your pink fingernails are looking good.

Paul, do the Reolink doorbell.

This is the video where I found out my 8 year old daughter is a Paul Hibbert fan. Wholly smart sensors 😂😂

IT JUST WHERKS❗

I’d like to see working with Google nest display

Does it support offline recording? Let's say the WiFi goes out, would it still record to the local SD card?

I can't get the doorbell feed to load on my echo show like you did. How did you manage it?

What if there is a power-outtage? -I heard that then you need to set it all up again... Is this true? in that case, this isn't a very good product. -Can you confirm this?

I'd love to buy one in the UK, but that doesnt seem to be possible at the moment. Amazon dont have them it would seem.

Hi Paul, you made me buy this doorbell. However I am not able to load video stream when someone rings the bell. :o How did you do that?

Nice nail polish...

Actually, it works quite well on rechargeable Ni-Zn batteries.

Package detaction shoud be also of high important especially with diliveries becoming a norm... need better package detaction...and than would be close to perfect .

Never been this early.......premature some might say......Ive said too much

So dissapointed with this doorbell. In the 2 months I've had it the doorbell has locked up 6 times. It stops recording and will not ring when the button is pressed. I'm not the only one with this problem - search "Aqara doorbell flashes blue". No notifications recieved to say it is offline. Only solution to get it going again is to remove the power source. Also notifications, although quick when first enabled, now regullarly take over 2 mins to display on my phone even when the phone is connected t thesame wifi network. The motion detection is via an IR sensor and only has two sensitivity settings. Also there is no pre-triggering of event recording and as Paul said, no motion detection trigger available in Alexa. Overall, i'm missing my 'Wired Ring'. It just worked, the motion detection controls were so much better, trigger pre-record on events, more triggers available for Alexa routines. Just a pity they put up the subscription by 42%. PS you can get the Ring to auto display on a Alexa Show when the button is pressed (or motion detected) with a little alexa routine!

A good review and video as alwasy 👍. And a good doorbell in many ways I think. But if you ask me 1080p is to low picture quality for me. I want at least 2K so my plan hasn’t changed, I still plan to get the Reolink doorbell.

4:59 to 5:08 yep, we're all familiar with that.

Can it display video on google nest hub (max) displays, and visitor announcement in google nest speakers as well?

What about Google’s bank balance of Amazon’s? More people have Alexa than Homekit. I get the joke and don’t know why I even care about it maybe it’s just an old joke. Anyway great review very well put together and great explanation of what it does.

I always hit the like button when I think this is the best(read: funniest) point in the video This time I hit it too early 4 times

Great video! just getting to it since your fiasco; hope thats better. Can you hard wire the doorbell and have the batteries in there to act as backup if main power is lost?

Apple just for editing I'll let it slide just this once LMAO😆

FYI, this camera seem to be a bit buggy at the moment..First one I had died after two days of use. Replaced with a new one, now in Homekit I have problems to "stream & record". Just hangs and becomes inaccessible after a short while. Working fine in "stream only" mode. Same problem if I try to access through Aqura app..Anyone else having problem?

Mr. Socks is perfect!

I think the issue I have here is that it doesn't look like a traditional doorbell. Like, I have a Ring hooked into my Echo ecosystem. It's not small, it's illuminated and when pressed it goes DING DONG in a big loud voice that you can hear both at the front door and from low Earth orbit. Yet still the bottom-feeder couriers see fit to try and hoof my door in if I don't magically teleport to open the door inside of a second and a half.

7 hours later no stock left. No mention of the 16:9 aspect ratio possibly preventing it from seeing parcels left on your doorstep, was that an issue appreciate it has a wide angle but bottom viewing angle is just as important on the doorstep

I need the funny ring tone ,,answer the bloody door,, 😃 could you share the sound? ❤

Not to be pedantic but did u really say a maximum size of 512 "MEG"? 😂 Love the videos, informative and always give me at least a chuckle.

HA support?

Nice video… but … the signal is not so powerfully you need… So if your stay in the 2.Floor it’s a catastrophe with it ! … but inside the Room it s really nice …. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Thanks to you , i bought their G3 camera. This doorbell fell into my radar and was hoping for some reviews. Some of my quries are what happens when you wired the doorbell and as well leave battery in there? Did they update the alexa with more routines?

All I'm gonna say is, the police got a real good chuckle out of the door mat I got that says, "come back with a warrant" whilst there with another gov agency that was trying to scare me into opening my door. Joke was on them, I wasn't even home... I would love a door bell that told people to get off my porch. That would be amazing. 🤔 You know I suppose since I already have a camera on my porch, I could just put a push button up there that says doorbell that they could push that could tell them as much. You know like the ones they use for animals and such... Hehe... Twould be quite sure ruse. They would so be baited... 😄😄😄

Are you still loving philips hue?? 😁

What!? You're an Apple fanboy now?! How dare you! 😂😂

I miss the "ohhhh the ZigBee" 😢

I don’t see anyway to get a better notification on the iPhone than the little default bleep ..

Great video and perfectly timed for me too...I was just looking into getting a eufy one but this one looks just as good. Sadly though your link informs me that this item is "curranty unavailable" so I can't even compare the price. Still it won't hurt to wait for another week or so I guess. Great content as always:)

Not available on Amazon. I assume sold out. What’s the RRP?

Hey Paul, I hope you are having a great day so far. Home assistant? Is that skynett 🤷

Does this work well with Home Assistant ?