probably in the 90s. Austin can be hot. However, it still probably shouldn't matter
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Jesus 32 deg C? That’s so hot to us in the UK. Shouldn’t be too much of a problem here but you would think they would engineer to not be too phased. My ring doorbell doesn’t suffer even on the odd occasion it gets to 30 plus!
I pretty regularly see 115F (46C) here and my Ring Doorbell has not died yet after 3.5 years, but the image is getting foggy around the edges I think from the heat discoloring the lens, so I'm in search of a replacement.
I honestly don’t know how you cope with temperatures like that!!!???? I guess, though, you guys over t’pond have air con throughout?
Oh heck yeah... the AC goes on in early April or so and stays on all summer.
We do have pretty nice weather outside those 3-4 hot summer months to make up for it.
Some of the Amazon reviews are saying this happens in 90F in the shade. So it sounds pretty bad.
I noticed this with the Home app on the Watch too. Even clicking on the video crops it but you can actually see the full image while it’s ”grayed” and loading. Ridiculous.
I spent a year in Kuwait and Iraq. I saw the thermometer regularly hit 140 deg. Our tents were air conditioned and when they cooled down to 90 deg it felt great lol. They definitely can’t use the Logitech doorbell over there lolJeebus, where do you live, Mars???
Southern California.
Am sure it’s very nice there but there’s no way I’d last 2 minutes in that heat. I’d shrivel up to a size smaller than Prince!!
Southern California.
You must be out by Palm Springs area.
That seems to be where people who like dry heat most the year live.
Thankfully Belkin has announced another HKSV doorbell, so at least there's another option other than Logitech. It's a bit pricey for the features offered, but welcome to Homekit I guess.
I recently tried the Logitech Circle View doorbell, but it's going back. Unfortunately, this doorbell doesn't allow for a 2nd doorbell button due to its unique wiring diagram (used for my rear door). This is a dealbreaker for me. My Ring Pro has no problem with this setup. From the Q&A from Belkin, looks like it shouldn't be a problem with this doorbell either.
Also, like others noted, the logitech runs super hot. Not a problem for me now (it's -10C), but I could see it being a problem on a hot summer day.
I recently tried the Logitech Circle View doorbell, but it's going back. Unfortunately, this doorbell doesn't allow for a 2nd doorbell button due to its unique wiring diagram (used for my rear door). This is a dealbreaker for me. My Ring Pro has no problem with this setup. From the Q&A from Belkin, looks like it shouldn't be a problem with this doorbell either.
Also, like others noted, the logitech runs super hot. Not a problem for me now (it's -10C), but I could see it being a problem on a hot summer day.
The best Homekit doorbell isn’t actually a doorbell….get an Aqara camera and an Aqara Mini Switch!
Less expensive than any of the unreliable, slow Homekit doorbells on the market…and more automation options using an Aqara setup.
Guessing it’s only a matter of time before Aqara releases a doorbell, but the aforementioned has been 💯 reliable.
Less expensive than any of the unreliable, slow Homekit doorbells on the market…and more automation options using an Aqara setup.
Guessing it’s only a matter of time before Aqara releases a doorbell, but the aforementioned has been 💯 reliable.
I was pumped when I saw this new option. But after watching this review it looks like the video quality is horrible.
Yeah same here. The viewing angle of the Logitech is too narrow for my property and was looking forward this one. Hopefully they can fix it with a firmware update.
😢 sad! Yeah, the reviews don’t seem to be great, what a disappointment. Also, I wasn’t too aware of Wemo, but after looking into them, a lot of Reddit users seem to note they have a poor reputation for reliability.
Yeah. Our two main choices right now are one that can't handle being exposed to the sun, which is ridiculous, and one that gets horrible video. Looks like I'm still stuck with my Nest Hello and Starling hub.