11/3/2022 0 Comments Superstring pro 2 reviews![]() #SUPERSTRING PRO 2 REVIEWS PRO#The Video Doorbell Pro 2 sits squarely at the intersection of conversations around technology and its social implications. Perhaps most troubling of all, Ring actively pursued relationships with thousands of police departments over the past two years, which has led to a number of scandals, including one case of police forces requesting video of legal demonstrations in Los Angeles last year. ![]() ![]() It's also facing a class-action lawsuit by dozens of customers who've been subjected to threats and racial slurs from hackers who've targeted Ring devices. Ring has repeatedly exposed information, such as the addresses and precise locations, of customers. What's more, despite the merits of its hardware and security (including the recent introduction of end-to-end video encryption and required multifactor authentication), Ring has major issues it's failed to address in recent years - both in terms of security and the larger, thornier questions of privacy. Even Arlo's higher-end Video Doorbell, with the same resolution and a better field of view (though with no radar) costs only $150. We're no longer in the age of video doorbells costing $200 minimum, so higher resolution, a better aspect ratio and radar, while all welcome and genuinely helpful features, seem to come at quite a price: nearly $200 more than Ring's basic $60 device. The question is, as the best product Ring has put out right now, is it worth $250 - the same price Ring was asking in 2017 for its top-of-the-line Ring Pro? I'm not so sure. Until now, Ring cameras have only offered wide-angle views of your entryway, so seeing packages left near the door was often impossible. #SUPERSTRING PRO 2 REVIEWS 1080P#More practically helpful is the 1536p resolution, up from 1080p on the prior generation, and introduction of a head-to-toe view, which has been a pain point for Ring products in the past. The feature uses radar to tell you exactly where visitors are in your front yard and at your door, which can mean fewer false alerts. That innovation centers on a new built-in bird's-eye-view feature I think other video doorbell-makers should copy. Unlike Ring's $100 Video Doorbell and $60 Video Doorbell Wired, which were both released in the past six months and represented a push by the company for greater affordability, the Pro 2 is focused on innovative features. ![]() The design is small and straightforward.Īt $250, the Video Doorbell Pro 2 is the latest offering from Ring, the Amazon-owned company that largely popularized the video doorbell over the past five years. ![]() The Pro 2 looks almost identical to the original Pro - and that's not a bad thing. CNET has not and will not issue Editors' Choice awards to Ring while the company's policies around law enforcement and surveillance remain on their current course. You can read more about how we factor Ring's privacy policies into our recommendations here. We have resumed recommending Ring's products with this caveat: If you have concerns about Ring's privacy policies, make sure to familiarize yourself with its privacy statement. Ring has since updated its security policies, from offering customers a Control Center dashboard allowing people to more easily access privacy and security settings to requiring two-factor authentication. In December 2019, thousands of Ring users' personal information was exposed, leading us to stop recommending Ring products. Editors' note: Ring has been called out for its partnership with local police departments in the US, leading privacy advocates to express concern about the data Ring shares with law enforcement and how they use that information. ![]()
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