Tapo D225 Video Doorbell: Worth the Hype?

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

***AFFILIATE LINK FOR PURCHASING THE TAPO D225: Tapo D225: www.amazon.com/dp/B0D8MK...

[@RTjman]

I replaced my Wyze VDB Pro with the 225 based off your review - and so far I love it!!! I had the Arlo too, but this Tapo has beaten them both, so far. The viewing angle is incredible. Also, I used your code for the Amazon purchase, and saved some bank. Thank you all-around for the great review!!!

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

I’m happy to help and I’m glad you like it!

[@BryanEsler]

Tapo / TP-Link is so underrated as a brand. Love their stuff.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

So true…& I’m really not quite sure why.

[@isaacsanchez8658]

Tapo is not pulling any punches. Love to see it. Great video!

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Nope! They are coming in hot!

[@jmcafee6564]

I just stumbled upon your channel after being in the Wyze universe for over 5 years with gobs of Wyze gizmos they no longer make or support, so Tapo might just be my "next sphere!" Your Tapo D225 Video Doorbell review was honest and convincing. It will definitely replace my Wyze Video Doorbell! Now I am now planning to replace my Wyze Cam V3s, hoping you reviewed Tapo's selection. Thanks George!!

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

You’re very welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@jmcafee6564]

Unfortunately, the D225 is no longer available on the Tapo website. 😢

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

@jmcafee6564 it’s available on Amazon: amzn.to/3zAc71O

[@jmcafee6564]

Yes I saw Amazon has it, but probably discontinued? That concerns me.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

@jmcafee6564 It’s not discontinued. It’s brand new!

[@ET-ij3et]

The only thing my Amcrest AD410 doorbell can do that the Tapo D225 cannot is to integrate with my existing OG 24V (transformer is in the attic) doorbell chime that came with the house via a special kit. Even so, I'm leaning towards getting a Tapo wired doorbell in the future because multiple Tapo H200 hubs (has a speaker) can be set up in various locations and then programmed so that all hubs chime simultaneously when the doorbell is pressed. If Tapo's current 3rd-party integration friendly product line (unlike TP-Link's KASA line, which is proprietary) of indoor/outdoor cameras/doorbells and smart outlets, switches, lights, door locks, and sensors (motion, temperature, humidity, floor water detection) had been available in the U.S. about 5 years ago, my entire smart home would be Tapo. I'm especially looking forward to the upcoming Tapo H500 Smart Homebase that will serve both as a hub (up to 64 devices) and as local camera video storage that supports an up to a 16TB HDD or SDD (goodbye and good riddance to expensive and performance-limited micro sd cards). I am frankly shocked that TP-Link is being so consumer friendly about enabling vast+cheap local storage rather than insisting that everyone use their Tapo Care cloud services. TP-Link, if you're listening, your consumer friendly decisions with the Tapo line (e.g. ONVIF support on cameras, 3rd party-friendly integration support, and releasing a hub that uses an actual HDD/SDD for local storage) are making me feel VERY loyal to your company and its mission - keep up the consumer-focused work. The hardest part for me right now is waiting for the Tapo H500 and also for my current video doorbell and outdoor cameras to start malfunctioning so I can justify replacing everything with Tapo smart devices.

[@johancnossen]

Thank you for your review. I hope the Tapo doorbell will get support for Home Assistant, like the Reolink doorbell.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

You’re very welcome and thank you for watching!

[@E-joker]

@@johancnossen You could use IFTTT to let Home Assistant know that your doorbell is pressed. No rtsp-stream in Home Assistant, however.

[@miked_901]

I have the Aosu doorbell and was looking to upgrade. Thanks for the in depth review. Aosu doorbell detects when the wind blows. That is super annoying. And HDR isn't really good. I'm leaning towards the Tapo 👍🏾.

[@JustPunjab]

Tapo link products are generally good but doorbell may have following downsides: - Only allows recording to SD Card. If someone steals your doorbell, the recordings are lost with it. I wish they have some sort of SmartHub or Base Station of sorts (similar to Arlo). - No Apple Home Support - No RTSP or ONVIF when running in hardwired mode - No integration with existing existing OG 24V doorbell chime. One has to use the chime that came with the unit.

[@DHL1]

I just replaced my Laview One Halo with this Tapo D225 and it is excellent. Quick response and it streams to the Google Home quickly after doorbell ring, had to do a work around to get the automation on the google home to stream it to my google hubs by having the Doorbell trigger a Kasa plug and the Google Automation look at the on/off status of the plug to make it stream to the google hub display. I like the 24/7 recording and not just activity recording. Just waiting for RTSP/Onvif so I can add it to my NVR.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

It’s a great doorbell!

[@jtosti66]

Super helpful video. I’m ordering one Amazon days $79 💥

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Awesome!

[@user-dl8hq8hl7k]

Looking at the specs the tapo d130 appears to be slightly better. It's just hardwired instead of dual power. Am I missing something? Is the d225 better?

[@Nanoscot]

Looks great. I had the 5mp tapo and it fell off and broke so I got Google such a Down grade . This looks amazing plus 24/7 need to hard wire it in this time so no falling off😂

[@arigork6839]

Thanks for the great review. I watched another review that also mentioned the audio recording is only one sided from the person at the doorbell and does not record the person answering from the phone. I think Ring is the only one that has dual audio recording.

[@JustTheConcerts]

Google does as well, and a few others

[@arigork6839]

@@JustTheConcerts ​​⁠Thanks, which other brands and model do you know of with the dual recording? TP Link advised the 225 is not coming to the UK, but the 235 is being released mid October.

[@davidlei6930]

Tapo has already released a feature for phone calls. When a visitor presses the doorbell, a call interface will appear on the phone screen.

[@wilty5]

Thanks for your honest reviews George, is this HA compatible? Do you think HomeKit and HA compatibility are coming?

[@jcm9698]

Another good review. I understand that the Tapo cameras with network connectors can connect to an NVR, what NVR is best for their cameras?

[@DrewBurchette]

Great video! Can you use the vertical and the horizontal wedges at the same time?

[@nyancoti]

great video!

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Thank you!

[@HDTTW78]

Biggest downside for my situation is the lack of being able to have another family member have their own notification settings in the app. You share the device and both users have to use same settings.

[@danielmaaka6845]

Great Video buddy!

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Thanks!

[@mecoreyg]

I would assume it does work with HA or Homebridge into Apple Home

[@brendamckinnie2346]

What SD card did you use with this?

[@E-joker]

I own a D235 which is almost the same. 2K 5MP. Sadly no Home Assistant support and no rtsp-stream, so you have to use the TAPO-app. No second chime possible, unless you buy an impractical TAPO hub. Videocall is annoying as it keeps ringing when you are away from home and someone who is home answers the door. This should be an option that you can turn off, but currently it isn’t. Still a very nice product with lots of options. No need to use the cloud storage as this offers practically no benefits. Can recommend it.

[@wesb217]

Man thank you! I was gonna ask about these things in the comments but now I don’t have to because of you 😂. I guess I’ll stick with the reolink doorbell for the RTSP, onvif and home assistant support.

[@E-joker]

@@wesb217 There is said to be a beta-firmware that unlocks the rtsp-stream, but it is not yet published.

[@Sgtmajorsir]

I know D235 has been said to come out sometime. Specs on Tapo says it has 5MP versus D225 4MP but I see no other difference and Tapo chat did not know sadly and I had to correct them. I am hoping that if D225 is wired that it charges the battery if it needs to.

[@davidlei6930]

The TD25 will be available on BESTBUY, with 2K (5MP) resolution, the same as the D235.

[@Slimhaven1]

This is an awesome doorbell! I just added to my smarthome. Also have the Google Nest doorbell which doesnt hold a candle to to the Tapo D225. Love the doorbell but hate Tapocare which I believe between how difficult it is to set up and what you get it is not worth it. I got screwed by it and when it finally runs out a year from now I dont believe I will renew. Only thing I don't recommend. Cameras are awesome just stay away from their Tapocare!!!!!!

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

How did you get “screwed by it”?

[@Slimhaven1]

@@GeorgeLangabeer Wound up paying twice for something they were not clear on with zero refunds or a way to fix. I now have two accounts which I don't need as I upgraded one of them to handle the two cameras I have but they do not know how to combine which they said would happen after I canceled the one account which is good for the next year so I am stuck with it. I will buy more of their cameras but will not purchase their scam Tapocare ever again. Horrible response from support and most likely that is how they make their money as their cameras are very reasonable for their quality. It is a shame that they are that bad on support.

[@jonnywalker2238]

Hi, great Video. Has anybody experience with Ring Call Feature with Android? It doesn't work at my side :-( but with iPhone it works...

[@georgedoolittle7574]

Really hard to compete with the AC Companies at the moment but true to say all *"power poles"* in the USA are owned by the phone company not the power company at all. Long AT&T strong buy as SpaceX still has a commanding lead in satellite communication systems. Apple still not doing anything in this massive market segment either which is a shocker. Long $Garmin strong buy.😮😮😮😮😊😊

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

What?

[@250Rem]

Why the rain doorbell did dirt on Shark Tank

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

What?

[@roberto.gallegos]

No HomeKit dang

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Yeah, it’s a bummer.

[@hvmzaxib]

maaaan if onlly this had matter support

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Agreed!

[@tpop3723]

Looks somewhat easy to steal.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Just as easy as any other video doorbell. At least this one has an anti-theft alarm.

[@Raul-wt5jx]

Your eyes scream Thanos vibes 😅

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Ummmm….thanks?? lol

[@wilty5]

I hope TP-Link is listening to you and has plans to implement your suggestions, the fed gov. is investigating TP-Link routers over concerns that they are stealing the data of American citizens and the military (because they are a Chinese company.) This makes me very cautious about buying their products. Securing your router may prevent them from accessing your data. I also wonder about the safety of their other products, this doorbell, cameras, etc.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

That investigation is 100% about TP Link Routers and it’s all about “potential threats” and “potential vulnerabilities”. Nothing substantiated or proven. The investigation has nothing to do with their Tapo line or cameras.

[@wilty5]

@@GeorgeLangabeer ok thanks

[@E-joker]

I own a D235 which is almost the same. 2K 5MP. Sadly no Home Assistant support and no rtsp-stream, so you have to use the TAPO-app. No second chime possible, unless you buy an impractical TAPO hub. Videocall is annoying as it keeps ringing when you are away from home and someone who is home answers the door. This should be an option that you can turn off, but currently it isn’t. Still a very nice product with lots of options. No need to use the cloud storage as this offers practically no benefits. Can recommend it.

[@davidlei6930]

@@E-joker I emailed them with feedback about the call answering issue, and they said they would release an optimized app version soon.

[@wilty5]

@E-joker thanks for the detailed information, I hope that Tapo is listening to your feedback and suggestions for improving their product and make it even better for users