Alexa front door camera

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#274466 23-Aug-2020 15:45

Has anyone had success with a front door video camera and a GOOD connection to Alexa system?

I would have thought by now someone would have come up with a conduit between front door cameras and alexa.

I have heard the the expensive Ring system works with it ?

I have a great front door camera but I wouldn't know where to start to get the feed onto alexa. I wondered if ther was a method of sending the camera feed to a website then bringing up the website of alexa? I am not that clever to do that with out good instructions.

Summary Getting front door feed to alexa screen not ring!

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#2548240 23-Aug-2020 15:48

Ring is owned by Amazon. Integration is particularly good if you have an Echo Show.

Was coincidentally watching this, this morning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twy4RUUakSk

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#2548248 23-Aug-2020 16:46

Ring! I have tons on my house and Alexa integration is awesome!
Their door cams work exactly the same as their security cameras.

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#2548401 23-Aug-2020 19:58

Ring. It works with Echo Show and Fire TV.

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#2548412 23-Aug-2020 20:43

Just don't buy the first generation Ring. The integration is slow. Other than that it works pretty well.

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#2548485 24-Aug-2020 08:08

My Echo Show is great for viewing the output from my Ring Doorbell Pro.

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#2548490 24-Aug-2020 08:18

Ring is the go to... But it seems very slow using it with an Echo Show. Someone rings the bell it takes a good few seconds to show the video feed. By the time the video feed comes up, I can be halfway to do the door. I'm going to look in to a DIY solution to keep the video feed local, and ditch the Show.

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#2548681 24-Aug-2020 12:24

Chippo:

Ring is owned by Amazon. Integration is particularly good if you have an Echo Show.

Was coincidentally watching this, this morning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twy4RUUakSk

Thanks its in my watchlater

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#2548697 24-Aug-2020 13:05

Ok version 1 version 2 and a version 3" !

but you know what I am quite happy with my door bell for I think it was $60 on alixpress works fine and adding the totally adequate app to a spare android phone to leave in the bedroom works for me.

By the way if anyone wants one mightyape have refurbished vers 2 for 199

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