With Black Friday and the holiday season approaching, packages will start piling up, making now a good time to take steps to protect your doorstep from porch pirates. Thankfully, multiple retailers are already offering early Black Friday discounts on smart security devices to help you keep tabs on deliveries, with Amazon’s and Best Buy’s deal on the latest Blink Video Doorbell standing out at just $28.99 ($31 off) until 12AM ET on November 7th. You can also buy it with Blink’s Sync Module Core, which allows for on-demand live view, two-way audio, and improves battery life, for $34.99 ($35 off) at Amazon and Best Buy.
The latest Blink Video Doorbell simply builds on what already made its predecessor our top pick for a cheap video doorbell. The battery-powered doorbell still delivers all the essentials, including motion detection and night vision, and even the option to hardwire it. However, the new model now adds a sharper 1440p resolution — up from 1080p — and a 150-degree field of view with a 1:1 aspect ratio, which means you get a wider, head-to-toe view of packages and visitors on your porch.
The latest model also can distinguish people from pets, even sending alerts for visitors at your door if you pay the $3.99 monthly Blink subscription plan fee (or $39.99 a year). That subscription also gets you 60 days of cloud storage for recorded video, up to 90 minutes of continuous live view per session, and other advanced features.