Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoSmart homes are out, "dumb" homes are the new luxurywww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down12
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkSmart homes are out, "dumb" homes are the new luxurywww.techspot.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareBoloMKXXVIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 days agoOr, just build it with Home Assistant and compatible hardware.
minus-squarePancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoYes, use HA, an rPi or VM and roll your own smart home locally. You can do quite a lot, but you need to put in a little effort. Worth it.
minus-squareBoloMKXXVIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoNot satisfied with the responsiveness of HA on a pi. I used an old Intel NUC. Not as energy efficient, but everything is instantaneous. Good stuff.
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoMy 7 year old Dell SFF idles at marginally higher power than my Pi zero W. I’ll take the trade off.
Or, just build it with Home Assistant and compatible hardware.
Yes, use HA, an rPi or VM and roll your own smart home locally. You can do quite a lot, but you need to put in a little effort. Worth it.
Not satisfied with the responsiveness of HA on a pi. I used an old Intel NUC. Not as energy efficient, but everything is instantaneous. Good stuff.
My 7 year old Dell SFF idles at marginally higher power than my Pi zero W. I’ll take the trade off.