Hi
My cctv system (co axial) is way out of date in terms of quality and smart abilities, actually it has none of the latter.
So many people seem to be using Ring cams and that begs the question whether that means wired CCTV cameras are now obsolete.
My own gut feeling is that I don't want a system that is entirely based on wifi given that the signal can fail, have interference etc.
Indeed, I don't want a system that is entirely dependent on broadband full stop. In summer I lost Virgin media BB for a full three weeks.
Ring cams do have some great features though. The floodlight cam has two way audio, remote light switch on, siren activation etc.
A normal CCTV camera can't do that.
So is the answer to have both? Wired CCTV cameras that record to both a physical hard drive (in case of BB outage) and to the cloud. And in addition a couple of Ring cams at the front/side of house to use their two way audio and siren activation features.
I hope my rambling makes some sort of sense!
My cctv system (co axial) is way out of date in terms of quality and smart abilities, actually it has none of the latter.
So many people seem to be using Ring cams and that begs the question whether that means wired CCTV cameras are now obsolete.
My own gut feeling is that I don't want a system that is entirely based on wifi given that the signal can fail, have interference etc.
Indeed, I don't want a system that is entirely dependent on broadband full stop. In summer I lost Virgin media BB for a full three weeks.
Ring cams do have some great features though. The floodlight cam has two way audio, remote light switch on, siren activation etc.
A normal CCTV camera can't do that.
So is the answer to have both? Wired CCTV cameras that record to both a physical hard drive (in case of BB outage) and to the cloud. And in addition a couple of Ring cams at the front/side of house to use their two way audio and siren activation features.
I hope my rambling makes some sort of sense!