Hey guys,
I've absolutely had it with my Ring camera and doorbell, ive started using a network wide VPN and they are just too unreliable and expensive to continue - let alone actively blocking IPs from VPNs which I didnt know about and think is ridiculous.
I have looked in to Reolink cameras because I've seen someone talking about them before on lemmy, question is:
Have any of you used Reolink cameras and NVR in your setup and how well does it integrate / whats your opinion on the cameras themselves?
It integrates very well. The only thing that doesn't work is reading the state of the siren. You can turn it on or off, but you can't see whether it's on or off. Everything else works great. I have some outside cameras and some inside ones, and they all connect to the Home Hub or whatever they call it, and that connects to Home Assistant.
All of my cameras have their own SD cards, and the Home Hub has its own SD card. According to the docs, this means they'll record in both places, but I haven't checked.
A really nice thing about them is you don't need to make an account. The app works by pairing with the devices, and you're done. You can stream video from anywhere, no account needed.