Lorex - 2K Wi-Fi Video Doorbell with Person Detection (Wired) - Black

I wanted wired video doorbell with no subscription fee attached to it. This bell has a wide range of motion. The color is good and night vision is good. It alerts when someone is near the house immediately. Lorex has its own cell app you can install on your phone to monitor from anywhere. There are other great features to the bell like audio, siren, etc. you can read on line. Installation is easy and Lorex Technical Support is available to call if needed. They are Canadian based company. I am happy with this product and recommend it. A technician friend of mine who came to the house saw it and liked it himself is now wanting to get one.

I purchased this to replace my Lorex LNWDB1 1080p doorbell cam as I was never happy with its video quality. As soon as I saw this item released, I immediately purchased it from Best Buy and received it directly from Lorex within 5 business days. Installation was much faster (15 mins) and easier then the previous model due to only 2 mounting screws instead of 3, included wire extensions, and no locking screw on unit bottom to name a few. Once installed, adding the 2K cam to my Lorex app for remote viewing was done by simply scanning the QR code sticker inside the box, creating a password and connecting to my home WiFi network. In addition, I have a Lorex Fusion series 4K NVR system and I was able to auto detect and add this 2K doorbell camera with ease. The 2K units video quality is crystal clear compared to the previous 1080p units “blocky” video output, and the new viewing angle is much wider. Video and audio response is much faster, I believe this is due to the fact that it can connect to my 5Ghz WiFi; the previous unit was only compatible with 2.4Ghz WiFi. My electronic home doorbell rings completely again where as it used to cut off mid-chime with the older unit for some reason. If you currently have the Lorex 1080p doorbell cam I highly recommend upgrading to the 2K doorbell cam. If you are purchasing a Lorex doorbell cam for the first time and are comparing the two models don’t waste your time with the LNWDB1, go straight for the 2K unit!

one of the best things about this visually is how subtle it is. Many other smart doorbells are large and klunky and stand out. This one is clean and fairly small. App setup is very simple and straight forward. Once you sign up for an account, its just a matter of scanning the doorbell QR code. I have a mechanical doorbell and so that setup was easy as well, just add a couple wires to the existing setup and then mount the new module to your existing bell Installation of the door bell is very easy, just remove two wires from the old bell and install on the new one. The only potential issue is dependent on the surface you're mounting to. In my case i have vinyl siding. it would have been easier if you could adjust the orientation 90 degrees within the app but i could not figure out how to much less if it was even possible. Because of this i had to a board to the house then the bell to that. I plan to use a router on the board to make it look presentable and then paint it when i get a chance. not being able to change doorbell orientation is my only negative and reason for dinging a star. The picture is very crisp and clear. I've attached daytime, night time with no porch lights and night time with porch lights on. all good quality. The nightlight is nice, especially if its not mounted near a porch light. I do have a porch light so i opted to turn it off. I also disabled the status light ring around the door bell button itself (red blue green) i don't want to bring extra attention to it at night. The quick responses are great for when you're in the middle of something and someone shows up. I'd prefer if it let you record your own sound bite to make it more personable but the voice it provides isn't bad. So far I've had 35 alerts trigger and record and I've only used 1GB of the included 32GB microSD card, so depending on how busy your door is, you can go a fair bit before the card fills up, could probably get a larger card if needed. I like that there's no online subscription service and everything is local but i can still pull pictures/video down to my phone. Makes things real convenient and a no brainer as far as which brand of camera to get.

Slow response time (I do have 1 Giga) Once connected okay Resolution is it really 2K ? Do I recommend this product? Maybe if the price goes to $100

About the Lorex 2K Wired Video Doorbell The Lorex Video Doorbell is advertised as a high image quality video doorbell system without monthly subscription costs. It gets its power from your existing doorbell equipment, and uses the existing chime to announce your guests. It has an app for your phone to also get alerts and control the doorbell settings. I personally have had two other video doorbell systems, and wanted to give this one a try since I have the Lorex 4K DVR camera package. Features There are lots of features for this camera, so I’ll list a few of the features I think are important or unique for this type of product. • No Monthly subscriptions • 2K video recording resolution • Event alert recording with person detection • Memory card video storage • Video and picture capture options • Power option with USB • Angled Door Mounts • Nightlight Appearance This does not have an award-winning design in my opinion. It’s very large, bright white, and really sticks out. It’s blocky, and does not have a sleek design appeal. It stands out when approaching my front door. Lights – This uses 3 different color indicator lights. The doorbell button lights up and spins when anything triggers it. It also turns on the nightlight underneath the doorbell. It’s a bit much (I can see it from my driveway or the sidewalk telling me that it’s recording my motion). The nightlight is a bright white color. Luckily, some of these lights are controllable from the app. Mounts – The doorbell comes with 3 styles of mounts; flat, angled horizontally, angled vertically. I thought that this was a really good idea because it can help point the camera in the direction it needs to go. In my case the original doorbell was positioned next to a brick wall. I am using the horizontal angle to point it 15 degrees away from that wall. Most other companies don’t supply the directional mounts as a standard part of their doorbells. Installation Installation for me was a huge pain. I had all of the components required for the addition of the video doorbell. Unfortunately, the video doorbell did not like one of them. Long story short, it was my electronic door chime. I had to purchase another door chime for this product to work. This isn’t uncommon for video doorbells, but it was hard to troubleshoot it down to the problem. Even Geek Squad couldn’t figure it out on multiple attempts. If you run into trouble installing this video doorbell, I recommend that you make sure that the transformer is 16V to 24V and that you use a mechanical chime. Tech support wasn’t extremely helpful. They asked me to get voltage numbers at the chime, transformer, and doorbell. When I sent the numbers in, they could tell that it was the chime. When I asked what chime models worked, they said that they didn’t have any confirmed model numbers or brands to share with me. Another installation issue is that the mechanical chime requires the use of the chime kit. Compared to the other video doorbells I have had, this is the largest chime kit of all of them. It was problematic to switch to the mechanical chime which didn’t have any spare room inside the box, therefore I didn’t have any place to put this big chime kit. I ended up having to mount the chime kit behind the chime inside the wall. Otherwise, I’d have to mount it outside the door chime which would be visible to everyone. Video Video Recording – This gives you an option for live views and event recordings. This does not record 24/7. The person detection seemed accurate. Its factory setting was sensitive enough that it recorded every car driving by. I didn’t mind this, but it could be adjusted if you do not want that level of sensitivity. Video Quality – The highest quality is clear. Night recording is also clear. Unfortunately, the video does look fish-eyed. Reviewing the Video Footage – This part was awful. I tried to use the timeline feature, and it jumped to the beginning recorded footage no matter where I moved the timeline to. I went to the thumbnail clips of each event. Every thumbnail had the same generic stock image so I couldn’t tell which one I needed to select to find the footage I wanted to go back to. This is a very basic concept that was poorly executed. Other Notes App Ring Alert – The ringer in the app is the most annoying ring for any doorbell that I have ever heard. Not only is the sound bad, but it repeats constantly until you open the app to stop it. Quick Response Feature – There are some prerecorded and customizable messages that can be played when someone rings the doorbell. I did not find these very useful. Subscriptions – This doorbell does not require a subscription like most of the other doorbells. This is probably the best benefit of this product. It records straight to an internal memory card so it’s all built into the doorbell. App - This product uses the Lorex Home app. My other Lorex cameras use the Lorex Cloud app. I have 2 apps using the same manufacturer’s products. I’m giving the Lorex 2K Wired Video Doorbell 2 stars. Not having a subscription fee and the inclusion of the extra mounts are fantastic. The doorbell falls short when it comes to style, the lack of 24/7 recording, and its functionality. The video playback is extremely difficult to use, and the ring alert will turn heads (not in a good way).