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Looking to upgrade from a 1st Gen doorbell
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I have a old 1st gen ring doorbell that I've had for a long time. It's battery appears to have died so I'm thinking of replacing it. On a scale of 1 to 5 (with 5 being, far exceeds expectations and 3 being, meets expectations) I'd rate my current 1st Gen as a "2" for (not quite meeting my expectations) the following reasons: * Slow response to doorbell. By the time the app responds people have usually left (not necessarily a bad thing I suppose [;)] * Reliable response to doorbell press. Sometime the old mechanical chime rings but the Ring never responds. * Slow response to motion. Often whatever triggered the motion is gone by the time the recording starts. * Poor motion detection (it never misses a car or truck but only catches the mailman half the time). * Videos are too short and often show only part of an event. * Poor cold weather performance (mine's hard wired but if it gets cold I still have to bring it inside and recharge the batteries). * Overall poor video quality. So, in a replacement, I'm looking for: * Good cold weather performance. Down to -5F is fine, we often see single digits but rarely below 0. * Much better video quality and resolution. * Better motion detection with zones that really work. * Faster response time on doorbell press. Any constructive comments or suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

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24-02-2021 09:47:09

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    Hi @Jim_S. All of our current doorbells in production are a great improvement over the 1st generation Video Doorbell. All doorbells have 1080 HD video (compared to the 720 HD video of the 1gen), and they now have [Customizable Motion Zones](https://community.ring.com/t/feature-update-customizable-motion-zones-for-battery-devices/13965) for even better motion detection. The [Ring Video Doorbell 3](https://ring.com/products/video-doorbell-3) would be a great option!

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    26-02-2021 10:29:10

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