"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enring's got a new doorbell that's pretty much its old doorbell but shiny and new and better we're reviewing the second gen ring video doorbell right now so this is a reskin remake re-update there we go we'll call it update this is the second generation updated ring video doorbell the first model came out all the way back in 2014 since then ring was bought by amazon and they released the ring video doorbell to the three the three plus the ring video doorbell pro but that first model became more and more outdated until now so here's what's new 1080p live streaming as opposed to 720p in the original more customizable motion zones and better night vision that's pretty much it but here's what's appealing when it first launched it was a top of the line video doorbell and cost 200 now it's only 100 bucks so what rings offering is updated hardware on the original model while keeping it on the budget friendly side of things to round out their offerings but is it good yeah kinda especially if you're already invested in amazon stuff and you want a budget but competent model guarding your door physically it looks a lot like the old ring so most of the improvements are internal it's still battery powered or you can hardwire and it's better if you're willing to hard wire the battery isn't removable it can last between three to six months but then you'll need to bring it inside for a few hours and the ruffians will be free to traipse through your yard and you'd be powerless powerless i say unless you run a long extension cord to it or you could get rings solar powered attachment but if you have a shaded porch that might not cut it so the simple answer is you're better off with this guy if you can hardwire it either way setup is easy and ring walks you through it alerts come promptly and you can customize motion zones so it's pretty good especially for a hundred bucks but disappointingly ring doesn't offer any free cloud storage of clips so if somebody steals something from your porch and you're not quick enough to pull up the live feed and catch them in the act well your box set of buffy the vampire slayer belongs to them now the subscription is reasonable and only three dollars a month but i wish there was something you could get for free pay up and you get 60 days eclipse stored in the cloud and you can access people only motion alerts so ring doesn't bug you every time the neighborhood cat strolls by and bonus it comes with a free scoop of ring and amazon's privacy baggage ring worried privacy advocates when it partnered with local law enforcement agencies to monitor neighborhoods thousands of ring users had their data exposed last december we actually stopped reviewing and recommending ring products all together for a while since then they've added mandatory two-factor authentication there's a control center for better access to privacy settings they've made improvements that said if you're considering buying a ring product it's worth taking a look at their privacy policy to make sure you're comfortable with all of that in mind do i recommend the second generation ring video doorbell again kinda i haven't even mentioned competitors in here it's a big field and going through all that is a whole other video point being this isn't the best product for everyone i recommend it to you specifically if you're invested in amazon's ecosystem and want a budget friendly hardwired video doorbell thanks for watching please thank you for watching thanks for watching please hit the thumbs up button if you enjoyed the vid and subscribe to cnet's youtube channel for more and speaking of whole other video here's one we made comparing the ring pro and the nest hello and there we go that's the full spiel on the updated ringring's got a new doorbell that's pretty much its old doorbell but shiny and new and better we're reviewing the second gen ring video doorbell right now so this is a reskin remake re-update there we go we'll call it update this is the second generation updated ring video doorbell the first model came out all the way back in 2014 since then ring was bought by amazon and they released the ring video doorbell to the three the three plus the ring video doorbell pro but that first model became more and more outdated until now so here's what's new 1080p live streaming as opposed to 720p in the original more customizable motion zones and better night vision that's pretty much it but here's what's appealing when it first launched it was a top of the line video doorbell and cost 200 now it's only 100 bucks so what rings offering is updated hardware on the original model while keeping it on the budget friendly side of things to round out their offerings but is it good yeah kinda especially if you're already invested in amazon stuff and you want a budget but competent model guarding your door physically it looks a lot like the old ring so most of the improvements are internal it's still battery powered or you can hardwire and it's better if you're willing to hard wire the battery isn't removable it can last between three to six months but then you'll need to bring it inside for a few hours and the ruffians will be free to traipse through your yard and you'd be powerless powerless i say unless you run a long extension cord to it or you could get rings solar powered attachment but if you have a shaded porch that might not cut it so the simple answer is you're better off with this guy if you can hardwire it either way setup is easy and ring walks you through it alerts come promptly and you can customize motion zones so it's pretty good especially for a hundred bucks but disappointingly ring doesn't offer any free cloud storage of clips so if somebody steals something from your porch and you're not quick enough to pull up the live feed and catch them in the act well your box set of buffy the vampire slayer belongs to them now the subscription is reasonable and only three dollars a month but i wish there was something you could get for free pay up and you get 60 days eclipse stored in the cloud and you can access people only motion alerts so ring doesn't bug you every time the neighborhood cat strolls by and bonus it comes with a free scoop of ring and amazon's privacy baggage ring worried privacy advocates when it partnered with local law enforcement agencies to monitor neighborhoods thousands of ring users had their data exposed last december we actually stopped reviewing and recommending ring products all together for a while since then they've added mandatory two-factor authentication there's a control center for better access to privacy settings they've made improvements that said if you're considering buying a ring product it's worth taking a look at their privacy policy to make sure you're comfortable with all of that in mind do i recommend the second generation ring video doorbell again kinda i haven't even mentioned competitors in here it's a big field and going through all that is a whole other video point being this isn't the best product for everyone i recommend it to you specifically if you're invested in amazon's ecosystem and want a budget friendly hardwired video doorbell thanks for watching please thank you for watching thanks for watching please hit the thumbs up button if you enjoyed the vid and subscribe to cnet's youtube channel for more and speaking of whole other video here's one we made comparing the ring pro and the nest hello and there we go that's the full spiel on the updated ring\n"