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Ring Video Doorbell 2 down to $80 at Best Buy for 4th of July

By Bruce Brown July 3, 2020

Ring Video Doorbell 2

Perhaps it’s because Amazon Prime Day isn’t happening in July this year, but there is a huge uptick in the 4th of July Sales with heavily discounted prices. Best Buy’s 4th of July 2020 deals include the second-generation

Ring Video Doorbell

for just $80, a 20% savings from the normal $100 list price.

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Ring upgrades its popular second-generation Ring Video Doorbell with higher quality video than the original plus a raft of additional improvements. The Ring Video Doorbell (2nd Gen) records video in 1080 HD with a 155-degree horizontal and 90-degree vertical field of view plus improved night vision. Other upgrades include better motion detection with adjustable video privacy zones plus an audio privacy mode.

Dual power options mean you can mount Ring’s Video Doorbell pretty much anywhere you like. Choose to run the security device anywhere near your door with its internal rechargeable battery, or connect to existing home wiring, and you’ll never have to recharge the unit’s internal batteries. The Ring Video Doorbell comes with a mounting bracket with installation tools and hardware, plus a MicroUSB charging cable, user manual, and security sticker.

You can configure the video doorbell with the Ring app to send alerts to your smartphone whenever it detects motion and begins to record video. You can view live-action with the Video on Demand feature and talk with visitors, delivery or service people, or even an intruder with two-way talk via the app. Configure the device with Amazon Alexa, and you can view live video or stored video clips with any Alexa-compatible smart display. You can also use the two-way audio features with any Alexa-compatible smart speaker or display.

If you don’t see visitor video live, you can review video clips stored in the cloud for up to 60 days with an optional Ring Protect Plan subscription. The subscription is $3 per month for a single device or $10 each month per household if you have multiple Ring devices.

If you want the peace of mind that comes with being able to see, speak with, and record video of anyone who comes to your front door, the upgraded ring Video Doorbell (2nd Gen) is an excellent buy for just $80, discounted by $20 from $100 for Best Buy’s 4th of July 2020 Sale.

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Best Buy’s deal of the day is a 65-inch QLED 4K TV for $600

TCL Q Class Q6 QLED 4K TV.

If you aren't familiar with TCL, they're a company that's focused on budget-oriented TVs, although in the past few years, they've started breaking into the higher-end market too. For example, take this 65-inch TCL Q6 QLED 4K TV, which is not only quite sizeable but is also on sale at Best Buy for just $600, which isn't a lot considering what you're getting.

Why you should buy the 65-inch TCL Q6 QLED 4K TV
Probably the most impressive aspect of the Q6 class is that it uses a QLED panel rather than the traditional budget-oriented panels you might see in this price range. That means you get much better contrasts and brightness, which is even further helped by the fact that the Q6 comes with various types of HDR, including HDR10+. It also comes with HLG, which is the HDR standard used by many sports broadcasters, so if you're a fan of watching sports, you can get a very lifelike experience. That said, the base refresh rate of the screen is only 60Hz, so it's not as good as 120Hz for action-packed content, although it's still enough for most modern console gaming, such as the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X.

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This popular 75-inch 4K TV is $270 off at Best Buy right now

Toshiba M-Series 4K Fire TV.

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If you’re looking for a great centerpiece for your home theater as well as some savings along the way, look no further than the 75-inch Toshiba C350 4K Fire TV. Right now at Best Buy you can grab it for just $530. This is a savings of $270 from its regular price of $800, and there’s some good freebies thrown in as well. With this TV comes three free months of Apple TV+, four free months of Amazon Music Unlimited, and 30 days of free FuboTV service. This deal ends tomorrow, so act quickly to claim it while you can.

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HP 4th of July sale: get a gaming PC with an RTX 3060 for under $950

The HP Victus 15L gaming PC on a desk.

HP has been quite impressive recently with its OMEN lineup of laptops and Desktops, and it's done a pretty great job of the Victus as well, giving you a great gaming PC for a great price. In fact, HP is even discounting it further for the 4th of July, with a $920 price tag instead of the $1,400 it usually goes for, which is a significant $480 discount.

Why you should buy the Victus by HP 15L
Under the hood, the Victus 15L runs an RTX 3060, which is a relatively powerful card, and while it won't win any awards, it's great if you want a mid-range graphics card. In fact, you'll be able to play everything from Diablo 4 to Call of Duty: Warzone with relatively good settings, although you'll likely have to give up some graphical settings for a higher framerate. Luckily, this RTX 3060 has 12 GB of VRAM, so you can use RTX DLSS to help with better graphics and higher graphical settings. The Victus 15L also has a ton of space, with a 512Gb SSD for primary storage and a 1TB HDD for secondary storage. However, the latter won't be great for AAA gaming, so keep those on the primary storage, or consider upgrading it yourself.