Bad: Dahua Villa Video Doorbell Tested

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Jan 11, 2019

Doorbells are one of the hottest segments in the residential market but Dahua's Villa Video Doorbell is the worst we have tested.

We bought and tested the 'Villa' DHI-VTO2111D-WP, adding to our previous testing of Ring, SkyBell, and DoorBird.

Inside, we examine the product's problems and share Dahua's response.

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Comments (25)

Jay Hobdy

IPVMU Certified | 01/11/19 07:47am

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John Bazyk

IPVMU Certified | 01/11/19 01:15pm

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IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Bazyk | 01/15/19 06:36am

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01/11/19 02:31pm

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Nelly Security | 01/11/19 04:03pm

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01/11/19 05:54pm

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IPVMU Certified | In reply to Edgar Mora | 01/11/19 07:21pm

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Nelly Security | In reply to Brian Rhodes | 01/11/19 07:45pm

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01/13/19 06:06pm

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IPVMU Certified | In reply to Tamas Menyhart | 01/13/19 09:57pm

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IPVMU Certified | In reply to Tamas Menyhart | 01/14/19 02:44am

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Tamas Menyhart

01/13/19 06:36pm

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Jay Hobdy

IPVMU Certified | 01/14/19 01:30pm

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IPVM | In reply to Jay Hobdy | 01/14/19 12:35pm

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In reply to John Honovich | 01/14/19 08:34pm

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David Gideon

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 01/15/19 06:08pm

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Erik Fredeen

IPVMU Certified | 01/14/19 06:42pm

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Erik Fredeen | 01/14/19 06:55pm

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Carl Kristoffersen

01/16/19 04:29am

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Carl Kristoffersen | 01/16/19 04:40am

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