Our Overall Score:
8.5/10
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Latest price search at John Lewis & Partners: £160
The most important part of buying online can be to read reviews and that’s why you’re here. We’ve scanned the internet to find as many Hive View Indoor Security Camera reviews as we can, regardless if they’re good or bad as we want to give you the most truthful and realistic overview of just how good Hive View Indoor Security Camera is. In finding reviews, we discovered that the best and most informative reviews were from customers over at John Lewis & Partners, to read these review just tap on the View Reviews button now.
When it comes to buying products online, whether that’s a TV, clothes, General Household or even a something like a sofa, there are a general set of guidance or advice that you can follow to help you get the best product for your needs and also the best for your budget. As you can imagine there are tons of different options in the General Household category and even loads of options of products from Hive so it’s important to take the time to find the right one for you. The four areas that we want to delve in to a little more are the quality, the price of the product, what the reviews are saying about it and then finally we’ll look at an overall score which takes into account the other factors.
Quality of Hive View Indoor Security Camera
Hive View Indoor Security Camera scored an incredible 8.6/10 for quality.
As you’d expect with a lot of products, quality is a very important factor for choosing products in the “General Household” category. But it’s even more important to consider and get a feel for quality when you’re buying online because you aren’t given the benefit of being able to see and try the item for yourself.
This is of course why we can’t stress enough the importance of reading lots of reviews, as it will really help you to get a good feel for how good the quality is. A top tip when reading the reviews is to use the search function on your browser and search for the word “quality” in the reviews that way you can skip straight to customers that have mentioned about the quality of Hive View Indoor Security Camera.
Once you’ve had a good look over the reviews you’ll have a pretty good indication of how good the quality of Hive View Indoor Security Camera is, but we also have the following factors that you should consider to get an idea of the quality of the product you’re looking at.
- Price: It probably sounds obvious, but there are links to the price you pay and the quality of a product. Try and set your expectations for the quality based on your budget. You wouldn’t expect a Rolls-Royce for the price of a Fiesta so bear this in mind when shopping.
- Specification: It’s a really good idea to look over the product description and specification section of the website, for Hive View Indoor Security Camera you can read the full details on the John Lewis & Partners website where it will give you all the detail you need. It’s useful as you’ll probably already have a good idea of the sort of specs that make good General Household. Also compare these specs to other similar products that are in the same price bracket.
- Brand: Hive are obviously a strong and recognisable brand for making great General Household, so you’d expect Hive View Indoor Security Camera to deliver to these expectations. But always consider the brand when you’re thinking about the quality of the product you’re going to buy, and where quality is an important factor to you, look only at those well known brands (of course only if your budget allows).
- Your experience with General Household: You’ll no doubt have some history with buying General Household, and you may have even bought products from the same brand, Hive, use this information to your advantage. You’ll probably have a good idea of how good the quality of the product was and any faults or floors you remember from it.
Price analysis of Hive View Indoor Security Camera
Hive View Indoor Security Camera scored highly with 8.1/10 for price in our review.
Price, a hugely important part of any purchase. Price becomes even more of a consideration when we’re shopping online because it’s so amazingly simple to compare the price of several retailers in literally just a few clicks. In fact you don’t even need to do that, we’ve run price comparisons for you in order to find the best price. The lowest price we’ve managed to find Hive View Indoor Security Camera for is just £160 over at John Lewis & Partners.
There’s a lot of geeky analysis to be done on price, but what we find most effective and informative is to look at 3 different figures when comparing products and that is the average price, the most expensive and the cheapest. This gives you a really good feel for what the normal product would cost but also giving you an idea of just how cheap you can find it or the opposite, just how expensive some are. It’s also useful to look at the average of the products that fit in the same category as well as products from the same brand. So we’re going to look in more detail now at the price of Hive View Indoor Security Camera.
Prices of products in the General Household category
We thought it would be useful to spend a bit of time exploring the price of Hive View Indoor Security Camera and seeing how it compares to other similar products. And also seeing how much variance there are in prices of products in the General Household category. To do this we looked at all of the products over at John Lewis & Partners, there were a total of 31 products in the General Household, and of these 31 products the average price was £175.92, making Hive View Indoor Security Camera below average at £160. We also looked at the cheapest option in the same category which was just £18.49 whilst the most expensive was £899.99. So you can see there’s a huge variance in the price of products in this category, as an indication there were 481 products less expensive and 55 more expensive than Hive View Indoor Security Camera in this category. So we thought it would be worth going into a bit more detail and looking at the prices of products from Hive.
Prices of products from Hive
So the average price of the 32 products available from Hive was £69.09, making £160 above average against the other products from the same brand. With the most expensive product from them coming in at £249.00 and the cheapest at £11.99. We thought a good next step would be to look more specifically at products from Hive that fit in to the category of General Household rather than looking at all their products.
Of the 5 products from Hive in the General Household category, the average price is £59.00 making Hive View Indoor Security Camera above average at £160. Again we looked at how much price can vary and found that the cheapest product to fit this criteria was £19.00 and the most expensive was £160.00 so there are again a lot of varying prices with the products. In fact to be precise we found 0 products from Hive that were more expensive and 4 that were cheaper.
Reviews of Hive View Indoor Security Camera
Hive View Indoor Security Camera scores 8.8/10 for customer reviews.
Reviews are really the most valuable part of your online shopping, they’re giving you the next best thing to being able to actually try the product for yourself. You’re not relying on a manufacturers sales description telling you just how good their product is, you’re getting genuine feedback from actual users of the product. We can’t stress enough how important it is that you spend some time reading the reviews of Hive View Indoor Security Camera over at John Lewis & Partners, click on the “view reviews” button now to read them.
Below is a video we found for Hive View Indoor Security Camera over on YouTube.
Overall score
Hive View Indoor Security Camera got an amazing overall score of 8.5/10 in our review.
This figure takes into account the various criteria that we’ve covered above, the price, the quality and the customer reviews, in order to give you an overall score. This overall score of 8.5/10 then gives you a really easy figure to use for comparison purposes if you’re then going on to read any of our other reviews of General Household.
As you’ve already seen in the pricing section there are absolutely loads of different options from Hive so take your time to read the reviews, do your homework on setting a budget and seeing how the price of Hive View Indoor Security Camera stacks up against your budget and make sure you also set yourself a list of “must-haves” so you know that this product ticks all your boxes.
More info: Hive View Indoor Security Camera
- Brand: Hive
- Model Number:
- EAN: 5054347001713
- Description: Keep an eye on your home’s security with the Hive View camera. When it detects motion or sound, it sends a notification to your smart device so you’re always kept in the know. With a download of the Hive app on your iOS or Android device you can stream footage live in finely detailed Full HD resolution, and view videos from the previous 24 hours. It’s super simple to set up, and can be integrated with other products in the Hive range so you can enjoy the benefits of the connected smart home. Person Recognition You can customise Hive View so it only responds when it detects a person, and ignores your pets. Additionally, you can set the specific areas you want your camera to monitor, so it’s not triggered accidentally. People Notification The moment your Hive View recognises that it’s recording a person it’ll take a snapshot and sends an image of that person straight to your smartphone as a notification. So it’s easier to find a specific event, your event log will display thumbnail images of captured moments. Two -way audio With two-way audio, you can talk and listen to visitors and delivery drivers while you’re away from home. Play pre-recorded sounds through your camera via the Hive app, including a siren and a dog barking. With Hive View you can also play a lullaby. Downloads You can download recordings straight to your smartphone from Hive View. So if it’s a family moment, a funny moment or something calling for a closer look you can share it in an instant. Full HD Monitoring Viewing in super crisp 1080p Full HD resolution the Hive View takes in every detail. A wide angle view of 130¬∞ ensures you can see the whole room, while up to 8x digital zoom lets you zoom in for a closer inspection. A Night Vision field of 16 feet ensures it keeps monitoring round the clock. Video History Play back videos from the previous 24 hour period, and live-stream any time via the Hive app. And if you opt in to Hive Video Playback Membership (subscription required), you can get access to a 30 day camera history, plus more features. Private and Secure You can set the Hive View to only monitor when you want it to. Set schedules via the Hive app or switch on Privacy Mode at any time. Your camera footage is encrypted using TLS AES 128 bit security so you can be sure it’s completely secure. Easy Set Up Just download the Hive app onto your smart device and set up the Hive View camera via Bluetooth. With beautifully sleek design by industrial designer Yves Behar, the Hive View can be placed anywhere so you get the prime viewpoint: on the wall, on a shelf or with the included magnetic mount. And if you want to move it to a different room, just grab and go; it has a built in battery that will last for over an hour. System requirements: Internet connection recommended – 1.5Mbps or higher iOS or Android device running an up-to-date operating system 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi wireless router Bluetooth 4.1 Thumbnail image notifications require iOS 10 or later on iOS devices Hive app download (iOS and Android) Accessories included: Base plate Screws Wall plugs 3m power cable and power supply Hive Smart Home The Hive range of products offers the convenience, remote control and energy efficiency of the connected smart home. Their range of smart heating, lighting, plugs and sensors can all be controlled simply and conveniently via your smart device. Download the Hive app on your mobile, tablet or laptop, and you’re away. As you can control them from anywhere with Wi-Fi coverage, you can turn lights on and off when you’re on holiday, or turn the heating on when you’re on the way home to make sure the house is nice and toasty. Being able to control items remotely can help to make them more energy efficient too. All products pair up with the Hive Hub for connection to your home network, so devices can integrate to set the perfect smart home conditions. Endless Possibilities Using the free Hive App (available on iOS and Android), you can control your Hive products from anywhere with Wi-Fi through your smart device. Switch lighting or heating on or off, adjust settings, or set schedules for different times of day. Check if plugs are off when you’ve already left the house, and check if doors and windows are shut with their sensors. And with ‘recipes’ you can get your Hive devices to interact to take your connected smart home to the next level. Please note: While the Hive View camera does not require it, all other Hive smart home products require the Hive Hub (sold separately) to connect to your home network in order to work.
- Product ID: 21841106871
- Category: Electricals > Smart Home > Smart Home Monitoring
- Colour: Black
