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> And I'd advise anyone to think twice before buying smart plugs or smart devices. Not all smart devices are created alike. Research your purchases. So far th

> And I'd advise anyone to think twice before buying smart plugs or smart devices. Not all smart devices are created alike. Research your purchases. So far the one I’ve been most happy with is IKEA Trådfri. It costs roughly half of the comparable Phillips hue offering, but still delivers on any aspect I care about. Works 100% locally, uses standard Zigbee (non-WiFi) networking. No cloud required. Supports HomeKit, Alexa, google assistant, not to mention Home Assistant. More importantly, it supports other vendor’s Zigbee devices (like Hue) and supports working with other Zigbee controllers than IKEA’s own. Also certified non-shit by kernel-hacker Matthew Garret[1]. Nobody can shut me out of this purchase. This is actually my hardware. [1] https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/47803.html https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/47803.html

vincnetas 8y ago
I have also voted with my money for IKEA Trådfri and am quite happy with it. Light bulbs, motion sensors, remote controls. Everything connected to zigbee coordinator and controlled with simple node red flows. And good thing is that list of supported devices is longer than any other single vendor with option to expand it by your self. Baby starts moving in bedroom, light bulb flashes in kitchen. Sonos stopped supporting remote control, no problem, map IKEA remote controller to start/stop Sonos playback. https://nodered.org https://nodered.org https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/supported_devices.html https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/supported_devices.htm... https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/lighting/smart-lighting/ https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/lighting/smart-lighting/
clairity 8y ago
i’m also pretty happy with my ikea trådfri bulbs and outlets. works with homekit via the trådfri hub (which i got for half price in the as-is section) so i can create scenes and automations easily. it’s still early and limited, and new features are slow to come by, but i’m not trying to do anything fancy yet anyway.
timc3 8y ago
I have Trådfri and Philips Hue. Trådfri is good, but I prefer my Hue devices. They are even better quality.

vincnetas 8y ago

I have also voted with my money for IKEA Trådfri and am quite happy with it. Light bulbs, motion sensors, remote controls. Everything connected to zigbee coordinator and controlled with simple node red flows. And good thing is that list of supported devices is longer than any other single vendor with option to expand it by your self. Baby starts moving in bedroom, light bulb flashes in kitchen. Sonos stopped supporting remote control, no problem, map IKEA remote controller to start/stop Sonos playback. https://nodered.org https://nodered.org https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/supported_devices.html https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/information/supported_devices.htm... https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/lighting/smart-lighting/ https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/lighting/smart-lighting/

clairity 8y ago

i’m also pretty happy with my ikea trådfri bulbs and outlets. works with homekit via the trådfri hub (which i got for half price in the as-is section) so i can create scenes and automations easily. it’s still early and limited, and new features are slow to come by, but i’m not trying to do anything fancy yet anyway.

timc3 8y ago

I have Trådfri and Philips Hue. Trådfri is good, but I prefer my Hue devices. They are even better quality.