Security Cameras for New Home

We got some Blink cameras, super wasy to install, great picture and audio. Only issue is that they are battery powered out of the box, you can convert them to AC which I plan on doing.

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Our AV guy recommends Ring and DAHUA.

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Unfortunately at this point pretty much all doorbells suck in one way or another, including Ring. Probably the best at the moment though so just get the wired version.

Dahua is fine for cameras, or you can go Amcrest which is basically a cheaper dahua rebrand. Hik and Uniview are also good. Unless you have an aversion to chinese stuff, in which case Ubiquiti is probably the best option. They have doorbells that integrate with the security camera system/storage, as well, so you get 24/7 video on those with no monthly fees. Person/vehicle detection with notifications, all that stuff. Problem with Ubiquiti is they can't keep anything in stock right now.


For new construction the important thing is just get all the cabling run while the walls are open and it's cheap and easy. That way in the future you will be able to swap out cameras with whatever you want and sell the old stuff, without having to downgrade to battery operated wifi crap.

I have an Amcrest system. Bought the NVR with no drives, cameras are about $60-$100 a piece. Better then a blue iris system I had before that was overly complex. Just sort of plug it in and it does it's thing.

Ring spotlight cams and Ring doorbell.
Love them.
We also went with professional monitoring on doors and windows.