Joining TP-Link’s Tapo family of smart home devices, the $99.99 D225 is a versatile video doorbell that can be powered by an internal rechargeable battery or hardwired using your existing doorbell wiring. It offers sharp 2K video with local or cloud storage options, supports Alexa and Google Assistant voice commands, and works with scores of third-party devices using IFTTT applets. With more features than the 2K version of the second-generation Arlo Video Doorbell for $30 less, the TP-Link Tapo D225 is an excellent value and our new Editors’ Choice winner for affordable video doorbells.

At 5.9 by 1.9 by 1.5 inches (HWD), the D225 is bulkier than the Arlo Video Doorbell (5.2 by 1.8 by 1.2 inches). It has a white IP66 water-resistant housing with a black face that holds the camera assembly, a doorbell button with an LED ring, a microphone, a PIR (passive infrared) motion sensor, and two infrared LEDs for black-and-white night vision. The LED ring serves as a spotlight that will provide color night vision when activated and also acts as a status indicator that blinks red and green during startup, glows solid amber when connected to Wi-Fi, glows solid white when connected to the cloud, and blinks white during firmware updates.