Reolink Video Doorbell PoE

Swapped out my old battery-powered doorbell finally, and the PoE setup means zero worries about charging or weak Wi-Fi dropping the feed mid-delivery. The 2K+ 5MP picture at night is surprisingly detailed too, so I can actually make out faces on the porch. Took an afternoon to wire, but it's been ro

The 5MP image is crisp enough to read a package label from ten feet away, which sold me on the wired setup. PoE means I never think about batteries or Wi-Fi drops, and the install took less than an hour once I routed the cable.

Running the single Ethernet cable was way easier than I expected, and the 2K+ 5MP picture at my front door is crisp even when the porch light is off. The PoE connection hasn't dropped once in the three weeks I've had it, which is more than I can say for my old Wi-Fi setup.