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Contrary to popular belief, video doorbells are nothing new. Yale released its own many years ago, displaying perfectly usable images of Jehovah’s Witnesses from inside the front door. The thing is, those who had one installed rarely used it. But that’s no reason to dismiss the idea out of hand.
Whether you’re vulnerable to questionable strangers, fed up of salesmen or even growing special herbs in the attic, you’re probably going to have a use for spying on whoever’s outside the front door. So why did doorbells like Yale’s flop? Most likely because they were limited on the features front.