Eufy 2K Video Doorbell Long Term Review!
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- This is my long term review of the Eufy 2K Video Doorbell. I have been using it for a year and have important updates! BUY EUFY 2K VIDEO DOOR BELL HERE! amzn.to/3FI9U1w (Amazon Affiliate Link)
This is my long term review and updates video on the Eufy 2K Video Doorbell! I. have been using the Eufy 2K wireless doorbell for a year and I like it a lot. In this video I will talk about the Eufy 2K doorbell battery life, 2-way audio, connection, wired and wireless setup, using the app with notifications, and more! I have already done a full review of the Eufy 2K doorbell, and this is specifically addressing long term feedback on important areas of the doorbell.
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This is the second home in which th-cam.com/users/postUgkx0jZ_lGlDVJhDnmagEU8gn47cmfPNlLQU we've replaced our "regular" doorbell with a Ring video doorbell and we really enjoy it. It is very easy to install and it works very well, with a clear picture through the app and good in-home use (we added the chime, which is also easy to install and doesn't require another thought to use).
I find it lags and sometimes doesn’t pick up people walking up to door. Door bell battery lasts 3 weeks and we don’t have busy footfall at all.
Sound and video is very good
Nice review with some helpful tips. I do wish it had a removable battery like Arlo in case the battery starts to wear out so you can just replace the battery and not the entire unit.
Yeah. I wish it did too
I have the e340 it has a removable battery which is very handy
Good updates! I've also had one for about a year, but eventually decided to switch to a Wyze Doorbell due to the fact that it simply does terrible at night and doesn't notify you when someone appears and also the AI thinks a plant or a chair needs us notified at times.
Unless you pay for the wyze, it'll detect motion in the trees and notify you every 5min with nothing in view.
Yes everything he's saying is true, I have one and the battery is not going to last you a year. Mine last about two months.
I installed the doorbell and was so pleased that I installed two outside cameras with solar panel. My house had a doorbell so hot wired. Best feature is being able to check while I am in another state with no fees.
Very cool! Glad it’s working for you.
Is it better to use it with the Eufy chime or with the homebase, as I see two options? Which is louder and has more reliable connectivity?
You got me effed up at "6 kids" 😮
It's good to check on my mom when I am at work. She is home alone with the dog.
I have the wired one and now with the updates the company is pushing so people buys storage. All my door bell storages now is 5 videos of 19 seconds each . When it used to save about a whole day with 3 minutes max. I bought mine about 2 1/2 years ago and it’s been an ok but not so great experience ( video quality ,delay picking up sensor or responding to door ) I have a good wifi signal too.
Nothing last these days. Shit they sell us is, just polished shit.
Great review and information. I have 2 Eufy cameras so it made sense for me to get this add on 2k doorbell. My experience with batter life (for my cameras) is slightly different. I'm getting 12 months out of the front camera and up to 16 months from the back camera. They are around 2 years old. I haven't installed my Eufy 2k Doorbell so I'm interested to see how the battery lasts.
Thanks for the video. I'm currently on my 2nd ring doorbell in 2 1/2 years and it's already needing to be recharged weekly and doesn't even charge to 100% anymore so I'm thinking it's time to move on. I have the eufy smart lock so I figured pairing it with this might be good. Just can't decide if the 2k doorbell ($139) is worth the extra money over the 1080p ($85)
I have had it for 5 months and the weather sealant just behind the lens glass got loose and became leaky when it rains. It is at repair centre at the moment. Fingers crossed.
Sorry to hear that. Hopefully it gets fixed up quick!
Thanks for the informative review. When the doorbell is pressed do you get a distinctive "ding-dong" sound on your mobile (iPhone) or just a standard notification? I have the current model doorbell and I only get a standard notification and so miss pretty much every bell press.
My mate has a Ring doorbell and when its pressed he gets a clear and distinctive "ding-dong" on his phone. Albeit he pays a subscription it appears the better system?
You can change that in the app. I changed mine to an annoying sound so I wouldn't miss it.
Never heard of the brand, don't own a house. Liked the review nevertheless. Thanks Adam.
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching anyway.
its a good brand, i used them for baby monitor
Can you tell us more about the battery?
Good vid mate 👌 Have you ever used a second chime? I need 2 chimes in different rooms. Can you connect another chime? I don't see any info on this online 😵💫
Thanks for ur honest review, im thinking getting on the battery powered also and didn't know that I can also hook it up as wired. And also just curios am I only seeing about your head it's like teleporting every now and then.
Great honest review ty mate
Much much clearer video than ring also, it is night and day between the two.
Does the video get recorded on the app? And how much space do you have for the recording? Can you watch previous recordings on the phone?
It's recorded on the device you can view it on the app/download it. Space is 16gb but depends on model
Yes, it does record on the app, if you use an SD card. The card goes on the Inside ringer unit, so if someone takes your doorbell, at least they won't get your recordings ! Also, No Fees !
I use a 64 gb card, but I believe it can take a 128gb as well. Video settings allow several options, I leave mine on auto, with the night led and like it better than arlo or hikam. The alarm audio is about a 2 second delay, but it definately alerts you if you want. Only had it a few days, but very pleased with this unit so far.
@@charlesforte6473 this is incorrect. The base station it comes with does not have any sort of SD card expansion. You get what you get.
So you don't need an additional device for it to chime? It does it through the home base?
Correct
Thanks Bruh, I've seen a number of videos on this product, and you're the only person to mention the 2-way speaker.
Glad I could help thanks for watching.
Thank you. Your opinion on the Eufy Wi-Fi door lock
You're welcome.
Thanks for the video
I’ve recently noticed my motion sensor just isn’t picking up like it used to. Is this something you’ve run into? If so how did you rectify this?
Hey! Nice video! I'm curious if you have any thoughts about the 1080p wireless Eufy?
Sure. 1080p video will be fine for most people. If you can get one at a good price it will be just as solid, I think.
Please don't waste your money the 2k wired one instead. Picture is great and no monthly fee
I have this it’s great, the only thing what menu do I use to get talk through as I can only get the preset dialogue
will this signal your phone/device when you mow the lawn by the door?
Just installed - issue is Audio - I can hear the person outside loud and clear but when I respond on the app on iPhone they can’t hear me even turned up phone volume
How easy is it to get the video off the system to say post on social media or whatever?
Easy. You save save the clip to your google drive, email, text, etc… it’s easy to save and share
quality is good, but battery backup is lessthan 2 or 1 month even though evening only enabled for detection. i have to hard wire to 24volt adapter. then it will be good. planning for it to hard wire to 24v adapter or solar battery bank
I wonder if I can run a long usb cable to it and change this up when it's dry and you can get a solar panel for it or could get a plug to wire it in.
I don’t get 2 weeks on my door bell. Can the battery be replaced?
This would be my first video doorbell. I want eufy considering I already have a couple other eufy products in the house. Is there a subscription to be able to watch the videos on my phone?
If you wire the doorbell, will it charge the battery? It would make sense if the battery acts as a power backup in case of a power outage happens and stores video locally.
would like to know this also
You can get the hard wire. Version then you don't have to worry about battery
@@jtm3824 the hardwire is smaller but I'm thinking along the line of replacing with the battery version as a just in case of a power outage. Like a UPS. Of course this is useless if the device doesn't have any local storage like the wired version does.
Awesome video, thank you
You're welcome. Thanks for watching
Can I use the chime at the same time as Homebase 2? Don’t know if I should buy the dooorbell + chime deal or just the solo unit. I currently already have the app, Homebase 2 and 2 2c pro cameras set up
I would like to know this as well and I’ve got the same set up as you , did you get the doorbell solo or with the chime ?
I'd also like to know this, has anyone got the answer please?
Mine will not motion detect no matter what setting I use, it only alerts when someone pushes the button. Any ideas? Otherwise I am going to exchange it for another one as I have only had it for about a week.
Active status led.... the motion detection should work after that
There is cheaper options but they say they have better water resistance but idk about that currently have a ring and it's a tank I face the beach but want 2k and no fees BS so being Anker looking into these
Does it come with the Sim card?
Does the Eufy doorbell work w HomeKit?
My only question: if I already have a traditional intercom wired and I want to upgrade to this one, will it have an option to open the door through the app? or is just to communicate? this is my only concern that I have not found any reviewer talk about?
Because I need to open the gate with it, for my kids to get in or a delivery guy to leave the package inside the gate not outside. thanks,,
I have the 2k wired version. Can't find a way to do that, unfortunately.
Not even a year in and I’m getting ghost rings every 2 mins back to back. No solution from Eufy support
My favorite channels tell me this stuff in 2-3 minutes....
Then watch them? This isn’t TikTok. I make videos as long as I think they need to be. This is my channel and style.
@@TechOdyssey that’s fair. And I won’t but good luck to you. Btw. Door bell seems to big and battery life stinks
I think am going to give nest a try seems like it has more features to toy with. The motion on my eufy is so hit or miss..sometimes I get alerts and then I can be standing in front of my door more than five minutes and no alert..the new one just cost to much right now
Are you able to turn it off ?
Can it record 24/7?
Good info, had to weed through a lot of repetitive commentary about battery life, busy front doors, etc...
Has anybody tried plugging a powerbank to the camera? I mean if eufy has a "use while charging" function, adding a 10,000W powerbank will surely extend its life even in high traffic areas.
You probably can but the issue is that the battery bank will drain faster than the consumption of the camera, and also you cannot mount the camera and have a cable plugged into the back.
Can you access recordings remotely, despite it being local storage?
Yep you can
I love it
Nice!
I heard 6 kids...... an thought man!!! This dudes wife must be Superwoman!
Haha. She's special for sure. She has her own TH-cam channel for Tesla videos. www TH-cam.com/SaraJAwesome
@@TechOdyssey Tesla....... Dude..... I'm all for petrol! I'm not a battery man at all when it comes to my cars or motorbikes. Give me good old combustion anyday!!! Howdy from Wolverhampton, England 🇬🇧
If we dont have time to recharge the device sooner than 180 days we need to loosen up our schedules.
So tell me what your thoughts are on the battery life.
🤬Was pretty much sold on Eufy until i came across all these news about massive privacy issues involving false claims by Eufy that users footage are stored locally only and not in the cloud.
It's very disappointing, I gotta tell ya.
I like your beard 😊
Thanks
great review, I have the same doorbell, everything you said is correct except you forgot to mention that it consistantly disconnects from the base station 50% of the time, very annoying
I didn’t forget to mention that. Mine doesn’t do that.
Just because yours does doesn't mean everyone's does...
Didn't say that it will crack if you slam it with a hammer either
Ring battery only good for around 1 month.
Anyone know what's the wattage on the battery?
i'm disappointed with that product. its motion detection sucks. compared to my generic webcam with motion detection software sensitivity at 5/5, it only captured 2 motions compared to the webcam security that took around 20 the motions in 90/90 sensitivity.
Thanks
at what height do you mount the bell?
my does record at all. its trash
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Not buying nor supporting CCP Chinese brands, man!!!
Ok
Some reason I can’t subscribe
On suggestion: show the product.
It’s a long term follow up. Watch the original video
Why are you moving the head like that?
Because I have a neurological disorder
@@TechOdyssey I'm very sorry for asking that question.
Thank you for your honest answer.
@@l89strike75 it’s ok. No worries. I understand.
@@TechOdyssey 🤔 with six kids no wonder 😉 by the way don’t know where you live but outside temperatures dramatically reduce the battery life, my experience in Denmark is that in wintertime it’s 1 month and summer 2 month, that I cased primerily by the batteries not the device, I am now changing fro cheep Chinese no name to Eufy - like your reviews
Good job on not reacting negatively …the Ignorance of disorders is real it’s such a shame ppl just always notice ppl who are different. I have an anxiety disorder that some ppl don’t understand so I know ur dilemma. Anyways, I focused on the review…it was a great in depth review great job sir.
Ring doorbells suck, but not in a good way. If my internet goes down the doorbell doesn't work; so stupid. And the Ring is garbage at sending video for the alerts even when the internet is up.
I really, REALLY want a video doorbell that doesn't require the internet and will just work on my Wi-Fi. But every company wants to nickel and dime us for a sub to their BS internet based video that doesn't even work #F-Ring.
That is..... what this product does...
I can’t believe no one talks about how simple it is to just steal the camera? It just clicks into its little base.. someone with a mask can walk up and literally click it out of its holder in 1 second and walk Away.. you see videos of people trying to break them and scratch them etc but you can just take it and it’s done? Lol., $200 down the drain in 2 seconds..
Except you can't... unless you have the tool to remove it. Also, you would still have the recording so you would see who did it. No reason to talk about it being stolen.
@@TechOdyssey the tool? I literally have this doorbell camera bro.. it’s a pin hole… any pin, or safety pin, piece of small wire.. anything can be inserted to release the mechanism.. that’s why I said what I said! I have a security camera aimed that direction also so if mine ever got stolen it would be recorded on another cam but still they are simple to steal.. ring is the same way I believe .. just a pin hole to release it
too much talking and not enough show the product itself.
What a shitty species we are.. crying about putting something on a charger every SIX WEEKS lmfaoo
Had mine for a year now and.......for a doorbell cam......its great!
Battery life is great, quality is great, price is great......it's great!
Glad to hear you’re enjoying it
Tottenham Hotspur are the best!
Lets make doorbells great again?
I have the eufy video doorbell 1080 battery one, i have to recharge mine every 3 weeks lol.
Other than that do you like it?
It’s nice to have lengthy review but it’s also important to see how it looks on the door just a suggestion.
Bought one on Black Friday deal, worked for about 2 weeks and now it’s not sensing anything even with a restart, recharge and standing in front of it waving, no response…
Bestbuy appears to have an exclusive Eufy 2k wired doorbell that records continuous video locally to 32gb onboard. It includes a chime, and gives you about 5 days, zero worries about delayed triggers, no subscription, no remote homebase needed. Model E82021F2 (Fellow Slickdeal'r since Aug 03')
I doubt if anyone would get 60 days with this, regardless of how not-so-busy the traffic surrounding it might be, talk more of 180 days. I have one (got it 2021) and from day 1, it takes long to load to the interface to see the person pressing the bell and by the time it finally shows, the person has gone into their car. This is my experience with it. My internet bandwidth isn't the issue, neither is the homebase far from the router. It's the app. You can hardly use it to quickly respond to any doorbell press. It's a miss.
The battery only last average of 27 days now. Meanwhile, my doorbell is not facing a busy road but just a wall. To tell you how not so busy my place is, it may not record anything more than 2 times in a day due to the fact that no one comes around that place and it's not facing a busy road. It also wouldn't sense people sometimes even when you're closer.
I am considering changing it to another brand with good AI and battery.
Mine is the same always miss the person at the door
This was spot on , exactly what I wanted to hear !
Glad I could help
I have this eufy door video and home base 2 for a year. My experience is: Pro: easy wireless installation, no hard wire,
Con: slow response for video intercom unacceptable, use hard wire as battery last only short period, video need reset regularly, unreliable.
I have superfast internet connection at home.
Half of this video is about the battery smh…
Yeah. Because it’s the most important thing to look at a year later
We have a palm tree that must walk around, it get tagged as a human event at least three times a week,
OK I’ve got one up you. Two years, and the damn microphone goes dead. Eufy says that’s not a warranty item because it’s not under their one-year warranty bullshit. So I have a doorbell that can’t hear anything,,, I can still get video and record no audio
That stinks. Sorry to hear that. That can happen with any product after the 12 month warranty runs out though. I don't think this is a rampant issue with eufy but very unfortunate for sure.
I currently have an original Ring doorbell, the lense fogged after 18 months and I need to charge it about once every two months.
It's not removable battery that you can just swap out with another fully charge battery?
Nope. It’s internal
Where can you buy extra battery for eufy s340 dual cam doorbell?
If you have att fiber. It like your flying around in space
I know this video is two years old, but I'm thinking about buying this. I tried an Oasu, and I wasn't happy about the WiFi signal percentage, as I am on the second floor of the house, and I could only get 42-46% of WiFi signal, which created a delay in the time between when someone pushes the button, and the time the chime rang. I even tried a WiFi extender, and still only got 42-46% of signal. So, my question is how good is the signal detection? Does the app tell you that information?
Can you log in at any time and look at what's going on through the camera of the doorbell On your phone?
Yes
Did you noticed if sometimes you missed a recording ? I noticed if with mine and i don't know if its a setting problem
I'd love to hear more discussion on this subtopic. I'm thinking about moving my whole router placement closer. The missed events is strange.
Just another data point on battery life. Mine lasted about 7 months but I'm pretty low traffic. Mainly just deliveries and the occasional guest. Most of my in home traffic goes through the garage.
Thanks for sharing
my buddy made a modification to his with a small solar panel with his prongs
Cool deal
Is there HomeKit support with home base2?
Does it take a SD card and subscription free ?
Sadly no for the SD card, and the subscription isn’t free.
They’re all subscription free, the particular one in the video has a home base with 16gb of storage that stays inside the house. But there’s also a version that does support a sd card.
Our Eufy doorbell 2K wired worked for 11 months spotlessly, and then from nowhere doorbell goes offline daily! Router, modem are the same, then cam goes online by itself. After couple hrs it goes offline, and on and on. Finally, it is permamently offline, Power reset, doorbell reset, didn't help to bring cam online. Now cam doesn't connect to internet at all. Eufy engineers keep saying router cause the problem because router is dual bend 2.4 and 5.0. I say, the doorbell is connected to 2.4 GHz bend only, and everything worked fine for 11 months. Indoor cam also is offline! I have figured out, crossed finger, indoor cam is back online after I have pulled micro card out! Indoor cam worked for 2 months spotlessly before problem started.
Great video! Are you still using it and how are you liking it. Thanks!
I am. I like it a lot but the battery from this generation sucks after the first year
@TechOdyssey Thank you so much! I was actually going to do the wired version so hopefully I bypass that. They have a dual cam one now but the price on the original was so great, I couldn't pass it up. Thanks again!
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Hi Tech. Is the battery not removable 🤔🤔
Was thinking of sticking this to my door rather than screwing it in, as my door and surround are pvc. Many thanks for the v.helpful update 😃😃
I don’t believe it is, unfortunately
I have had mine for only a couple of months and I have to charge weekly. I average about 8 to 10 "events" recorded daily. Within 7 days my battery is drained. From the look of these comments I probably need to contact their customer service.
Are you saying the Homebase 2 will chime on motion alerts? If so how do i set that up? I only get chimes on my iphone.