Post #1458043
2026-03-22 18:23 UTC
@emkingma I have to admit I went lazily with Tapo/TP-Link which supports a local SSD. A friend answered his doorbell while we were out recently and I was impressed at the superior image quality, AND the timeliness of the call. The device has "onboard AI" which is hype speak for ML pattern recognition. And it came with an indoor chime - a separate expense for Ring devices!
Ring has a terrible delay, which is frankly unacceptable esp. considering the cost.
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@doug@union.place 2026-03-22 18:24
@emkingma If I had more time and patience, I'd investigate some truly offline alternatives, but my family aren't as tolerant of geeky unpolished solutions, so for now I'm not paying a subscription at least.