Light up your lawn for less with this great Ring Floodlight Cam deal

Keep a watchful eye on your home's exterior for just $140

The Ring Floodlight Cam Wired Plus easily connects to your current exterior wiring and offers round-the-clock protection with video surveillance and motion-activated LED floodlights. It works seamlessly with your other Alexa and Echo devices, and it's currently at its all-time low price.

It seems like video doorbells get all the love in the smart home security space, but there's another group of products that deserve to be recognized: floodlight cameras. These are motion-activated, exterior lights, with built-in security cameras, that help expose and thwart potential intruders. This Ring Floodlight Cam, for example, features two bright LED floodlights, a 105dB security siren, and two-way audio, and right now, it's back to its lowest price ever.

There are a few reasons you should consider buying the Ring Floodlight Cam instead of, or as a compliment to, a video doorbell. The first is that it's a better security camera. The Floodlight's camera is only 1080p, but because floodlights are much better positioned than doorbells, this allows you to see and capture a much larger area. The second reason is the 2000-lumen, motion-activated LED lights, which not only help eliminate dark areas on your property but can help dissuade would-be criminals from getting too close to your house or vehicle. Add in the 105dB siren, and you have real home security that used to be reserved for expensive, whole-home systems.

When the Floodlight senses motion, not only do the bright LED lights turn on, but you also get a notification on your smartphone. From there, you can check in with Live View to access the camera in real-time, and if you happen to see someone — friend or foe — you can talk to them using the two-way audio feature. This can actually be done using a variety of devices, including an Echo smart speaker, a Fire tablet, or a Fire TV. Just say, "Alexa, talk to the Floodlight." Or if the device you are using has a display, you can say, "Alexa, show me the front lawn," and it will instantly show you Live View.

There are a handful of features that require a monthly Ring Protect subscription plan, such as 180-day video history, and the ability to share videos and photos, but the good news is that the plans start at just $4 per month. You certainly don't need the added functionality to get your money's worth — especially at its current discount — but it's there if you want it. At any rate, we haven't seen the price this low since Black Friday, so grab a Ring Floodlight Cam (or several) while they are still on sale.

Cody has been obsessed with mobile technology since he was a kid, thumbing through Best Buy and Circuit City ads from the Sunday paper. Since then he has done everything from building phones to selling phones, and now he writes about them. In his free time he likes to play disc golf and watch movies.