How do you choose a doorbell?
Choose a doorbell
When you're choosing a doorbell, you have to think about a couple of things. For example, do you want a smart doorbell with video? Or do you want a wireless doorbell? Keep the following things in mind:
- Do you want to talk to the person at your door?
- Do you want to see your visitors?
- How do you want to connect the doorbell?
- Where in your house do you want to hear the doorbell?
- How do you want to install the doorbell?
Do you want to talk to the person at the door?
You used to use the intercom to talk to visitors. That way, you knew who was at your front door without opening the door. Nowadays, the easiest way to find out is with a smart doorbell. You'll see who's at your front door right away in the app, and you can even talk to them. Choose a Eufy doorbell with the latest HomeBase, for example.
Do you want to see visitors at your door (as well)?
At home on your smart home hub
If you want to be able to see who's at your front door without a smartphone, you should choose a smart home hub with a screen. With a smart home hub, you can control all your smart devices with your voice and see who's at your front door right away. You can also talk to your visitors via this smart assistant. The Google Nest Hub 2 is an example of such a smart home hub.
Via smartphone app
With a smart doorbell, you can see who's at your door on your smartphone. These doorbells are directly connected to your smartphone via WiFi. The moment your guests ring the bell, the app gets activated. You can talk to your visitors via the app. Many smart doorbells can be expanded with an extra receiver for in the house. This doorbell chime generally doesn't have a screen, but it emits an audio signal when someone rings the doorbell.
How do you want to connect the doorbell?
Wired (on the power grid)
Wired doorbells always require a 2-wire, 3-wire, or even 4-wire connection at the front door. If there aren't any cables for a doorbell connection yet, you'll need to lay these cables down yourself. This may create some extra (technical) work.
Wireless (on a battery)
Wireless doorbells are powered by batteries and they're easy to install. This type of doorbells is also called plug and play. You put the battery in the doorbell button, mount it to your door frame with double-sided tape, and that's it. There's no need to lay out any cables.
