Ring leads the market when it comes to video doorbells, but Ring is facing increasing pressure as competitors release increasingly inexpensive models. It is a $59.99 video doorbell that will go on sale on February 24. However, as its name suggests, this video doorbell must be connected to a power source to work.

Ring Video Doorbell Wired is priced at $59.99 and can be pre-ordered at ring.com and amazon.com, After that, it will be available more widely.

The main difference between the Ring Video Doorbell Wired and the company's next least expensive video doorbell, the $100 Ring Video Doorbell, is that the latter is battery-powered. The wired version must be, well, wired. This means that if the wired doorbell is not replaced, installation is more tricky, as electricity must be run to the door.

Other features of the Ring Video Doorbell Wired include all the features found in the Ring Video Doorbell: 1080p HD video, night vision, two-way audio, customizable motion zones, privacy zones.

Subscribing to Ring Protection (starting at $3/month for a single camera) also allows users to save recordings, a "people only" mode, and "rich notifications" that display thumbnail images upon notification.

Additionally, Ring Video Doorbell Wired records color pre-rolls. With this feature enabled, a 6-second video is continuously recorded and when a person is detected, this clip is added to the front of the video. When enabled, 6 seconds of video is recorded continuously and when a person is detected, this clip is added to the front of the video; Arlo and Nest video doorbells have a similar feature.

Currently, most of the best video doorbells cost $100 to $200, so Ring's new wired model represents a fairly significant price drop. plan is only $30 per year, which is cheap for a single camera, but not the best cloud storage plan for security cameras.

Ring's new video doorbell also appears to be a preemptive strike against the Wyze Video Doorbell, which will be available in February for just $29.99. What this means is that we will be busy testing video doorbells and will let you know which one is the best.