Blink Cameras

I’m using the latest Blink homebridge plugin. With my Blink gen 3 the thumbnails didn’t work very reliably. This weekend I upgraded all of them to the newest gen 4 and it works really well. I get a new thumbnail every 10 seconds which gives me an idea of what’s going on at a glance. That combined with the Blink app itself recording motion is good enough for me as I don’t wanna go through the crazy hassle of running real surveillance camera wiring around my house since I don’t have good attic access.

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I’m building a new home and I really want to build out a high quality setup. Right now I own numerous echo devices, shows, dots, etc. I have a couple of blink cameras and Tuya smart plugs. I’m quickly noticing with home bridge I’m. It a fan of blink cameras as the live view is isn’t supported, and with Tuya I must subscribe to their premium service to get the plug-in to work correctly. So could you all please fill me in on what devices have been working for you? Here’s my list and if you could offer any suggestions I’d love it. My understanding is it’s typically best to pick HomeKit items …

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