Ring targets Wyze with $ 60 wired video doorbell

Low-budget smart home maker Ring hasn’t been feeling that budget lately, with Wyze launching one super cheap (and still impressive) smart gadget after another. But with its latest video doorbell, Amazon-owned Ring could attract some smart home buyers looking for deals who would otherwise have gone the Wyze route.

The new Video Doorbell Wired marks Ring’s smallest doorbell yet, and at $ 60 it’s also the cheapest – not as cheap as the $ 30 Wyze Video Doorbell, mind you, but it’s a start. . (Our review of the Wyze product is ongoing.)

The Ring Video Doorbell Wired Doorbell is slated for release Feb. 24 and costs $ 40 less than Ring’s cheapest doorbell, the $ 100 battery-powered Ring Video Doorbell. It’s also significantly cheaper than Ring’s two existing wired doorbells, the $ 250 Video Doorbell Pro and the $ 350 Video Doorbell Elite.Remove non-product link.

Designed for use with existing low-voltage doorbell wiring, the lightweight wired video doorbell offers 1080p video resolution, night vision, and two-way sound with noise cancellation. The doorbell is IP65 certified for its resistance to dust ingress and water jets sprayed from all angles. (You can read more about IP codes in this story.)

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Customizable motion zones allow users to decide which areas of the camera’s field of view (155 degrees horizontally, 90 degrees vertically) will trigger a motion alert, while “privacy zones” block out areas of the frame that you don’t want. not that the camera is recording. The Ring Video Doorbell Wired’s advanced motion detection feature starts recording as soon as the doorbell detects motion nearby.

For more advanced doorbell features, you’ll need to purchase a Ring Protect plan subscription, which offers 60-day video history for one camera for $ 3 per month, or the same 60-day history for all of your connected cameras, plus Surveillance 24/7 professional connected Ring Alarm system for $ 10 per month.

Among the advanced features unlocked by Ring Protect, there is a People Only mode, which is the people detection version of Ring; Pre-Roll, a six-second color preview of the activity at your doorstep in the moments before a motion event is triggered; and Rich Notifications, which combine photo previews with mobile alerts.

Naturally, the wired video doorbell works with Alexa, allowing you to ask Alexa to see a live feed from your front door or speak with a visitor at your door.

We’ll have a full Ring Video Doorbell Wired review once we get our hands on a review unit.