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Buying advice (Zigbee) (self.homeassistant)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by p5f20w18k to c/homeassistant

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I’m planning to put HA on a pi, with a usb antenna

I can’t decide which bulbs to use, Philips hue looks great but it’s pricey and I’m pretty sure it’s got too much “phone home” crap. I don’t want anything to leave my network. If I can use Hue bulbs without the hub, or block the hub from phoning home I would consider it?

I found some Sengled bulbs that look fine, but I don’t know if they are any good.

Can someone recommend some decent bulbs? Colour ones preferably, but white is OK too.

Any other advice? Got a home server, so can host just about anything to get this working together.

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[–] p5f20w18k 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think long term using relays and switches is what I want to do, but I live in a rented house so I can't go changing the electricals in the wall.

I'll buy a few and practice wiring them up though.

[–] thehatfox 1 points 1 year ago

Ah sorry, I didn't think that you might be renting.

A few people I know have also recommended Aurora AOne range for smart lights. They have a mixture of Zigbee and Bluetooth bulbs and other smart devices. Bluetooth is another good option for local control - especially if paired it ESPHome Bluetooth Proxies to extend range. I don't have any Aurora lights personally but I have recently purchased some of their smart sockets and they have been great quality devices so far.