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> internal power source Prepare to be disappointed. You'll find that there's a huge gap between real IP cameras (PoE powered) and consumer crap (battery powere

• bombcar 3y ago
  You really really want to just run the Ethernet. It’s not that painful, and you can transition to WiFi if you need to. Battery WiFi cameras are toys and complete shit. PoE is where it is at. (Someone should release power management software for PoE called Edgar Allen)
  • jwells89 3y ago
    PoE cameras (and doorbell) is something I’ve been looking at, but from the looks of it running ethernet in my house, which is a newer build (~2005) and wasn’t designed with things like that in mind isn’t going to be fun. Might as well go this route since I’ll be running regular ethernet between rooms anyway, but seems like it might be enough of a pain to be worth hiring a professional to do it instead of trying to DIY it.
    • LoganDark 3y ago
      You don't have to run the ethernet inside the walls. I used coaxial ties to run my ethernet cable along the surface of the wall and it works just fine.
      • jwells89 3y ago
        That’s true, but external runs can be challenging to do in a way that doesn’t look bad (e.g. cable runners not matching paint well) and could have a negative impact on resale value later on.
        • magicalhippo 3y ago
          Yeah external cables are a hard no from my SO due to aesthetics, which makes retrofitting PoE difficult.
          • NavinF 3y ago
            An SO that places form over function would be a hard no from me
            • washadjeffmad 3y ago
              You know, a lot of people can't do their own patch and paint. But you have to bear in mind, it's not their home, it's their future investor's. Don't want to get too used being comfortable.
              • magicalhippo 3y ago
                My SO put up and finished the drywalls, cut and mounted the moldings and trim, and painted it all. She's far more handy than me. She just find cables along moldings and similar to be very distracting visually, painted or not, hence the hard pass.
    • bombcar 3y ago
      It may be easier than it looks, but talk to a few people about costs. Anyone who has done any wiring (elechicken or no) can do low voltage and leave the ends for you to terminate/deal with. But permits might be needed in some areas. Usually the trick is UP the wall into an attic or DOWN the wall into a basement, over, and up or down. If necessary tricks like hiding thin cables behind molding or even shoved into the carpet edge can work.
  • kjkjadksj 3y ago
    I rent, I’ll take the toy options.
• sebazzz 3y ago
  What is the difference between a battery powered Eufy and an wired powered Eufy then?
  • NavinF 3y ago
    Dunno but they both sound like consumer toys. Btw Eufy is known for false advertising. Google "eufy end to end encryption"
• kjkjadksj 3y ago
  What is the gap? I had some no name amazon one that was almost OK but it was in its own walled garden. Maybe I could flash it, who knows? But either way it was like $35 and connected to my wifi, lasted 3-4 weeks, and had a good enough video quality to see if I got a package or not. I would continue using it but a recent change of terms of service rendered it next to useless unless I subscribe. I would assume similar hardware would be available with maybe no os preinstalled?
  • NavinF 3y ago
    Dude you just listed several issues with toy cameras. That's the gap. PoE cameras are only slightly more expensive, don't hog wifi airtime and cause latency spikes for all the other devices, last decades instead of weeks, have much better video quality during day and night, and don't rely on any cloud services