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Benefits Of
Doorbell Intercom
Wired Doorbell
Intercom Systems provide homeowners with something extra
beyond the standard doorbell. They provide convenience
and safety at a reasonable price. Here, is a list of their
benefits and what you can expect from a doorbell
intercom:
Screening
Visitors
Doorbell Intercoms
allow you the opportunity to screen your visitors without
ever having to open or even go to the door. This safety feature is a
hit among the elderly and the disabled, but is also a
popular feature for everyone because of its
convenience. No
more need to rush to the front of the house or throw on a
shirt or fix your hair. Now, you can merely answer
the call as is.
Monitor
Rooms
A second benefit of
doorbell intercoms is you can monitor other rooms in the
house without having to leave the room. This means you can check
on the baby without having to walk all the way upstairs or
you can call another family member without having to go to
their room.
Design
Features
A third benefit of
doorbell intercoms is most of the intercoms are now being
designed to match the décor of your home. This means the intercom
will not stick out like a sore thumb and negatively impact
your home design plans. Current designs include
custom white or ivory answering boxes and some intercoms are
made of brass and aluminum. In addition, some
companies offer a few colors to choose from so that you can
find one that matches your home’s color designs.
Price
Another benefit of
doorbell intercoms is the price. Most doorbell intercoms
can be had for a price ranging from $75 to
$220. The
higher end prices usually include more than one internal
call box.
Most systems tend to come with 1 or 2 call
boxes.
Although if more call boxes are needed, you can purchase
additional plug-ins which work similar to plug-in
doorbell bell alarms.
Extra
Features
There is a wide
assortment of manufacturers of wired doorbell
intercoms.
Common manufactures include Aiphone, Cyrex, Panasonic,
Nutone, M & S, Valet, and GE. Such a wide list of
manufactures has led to competition which has led to the
introduction of additional features. For instance, you can now
purchase doorbell intercoms that call you on your phone and
allow you to talk to the person at the door thru the
phone. Other
features include the increasing popularity of video and
music intercoms. The video intercoms allow
you to actually visually see who is at the door whether it
be in black and white or color. Plus, some doorbell
intercoms allow you to play music on them. This enables the intercom
to become a music player for the entire house by playing the
AM/FM radio. Of
course, you do end up paying more for these other features
with the video intercoms ranging in price from $200 to $500
and the music intercoms going up to just under
$1000. However,
depending on your needs, this additional cost may well be
justified.
All and all, the
doorbell intercom gives homeowners extra features that a
wired doorbell just does not have. The extra convenience and
safety may prove to be too much for you to pass
up.
*To get more
information on wireless versions, check out the article,
wireless
doorbell intercom.
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