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Smart Thermostat yoke.

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    #32
    Blanchy90
    Registered Users Posts: 849 ✭✭✭Blanchy90


    Soarer wrote: »
    I asked them about the comfort pack and the extra Nest, and they said no joy.

    So it looks like you got lucky.

    Thats very strange I talked to a few people and they were fine with it.

    You should call again and see if you get a different answer haha
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDsaagYfEyTnhg-r209RCbQ?sub_confirmation=1




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    #33
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,794 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    Soarer wrote: »
    Another day, another quandary!

    I'm wondering if I'm not starting at the start, but somewhere in the middle? The end game is a fairly automated house, including heating, lighting, plugs, etc.

    So I guess, should I be looking at Google Home, Alexa, etc. to see which one of them is best/user friendly, has the best app, etc.? And then, once that's settled, get whatever peripherals suit?

    I think a lot of us have come at this from different directions, depending on our needs and slowly built up.

    Thinking about it, I think my first smart home/IoT devices was a Harmony remote and hub, followed by a Hue lamp and hub and then a Netatmo Thermostat.

    Google Home for me came relatively later, partly because it wasn't available at the time.

    Smart Thermostat is I think a good starting point and I often recommend it as a starting point, because I think almost everyone, even if they aren't techy or into HA, can still benefit from it greatly.

    However Google Home is also a good bet, specially if you like listening to music and have a Spotfiy or Google Music sub.


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    #34
    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 69,011 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    I use Google Music (not subscribed, ~800 CDs ripped and matched) to feed Chromecasts on every audio source in the house but I'm still a bit antsy about actually getting a Google Home based on their data slurping habits. Actually let a 'free' one with a new phone go unclaimed a while ago. How bad are they in reality?


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    #35
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,794 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    L1011 wrote: »
    How bad are they in reality?

    Well they work very well if that is what you mean.

    If you are worried about privacy, it only records and uploads audio for a few seconds after the "Hey Google" command. It isn't uploading all the time.


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    #36
    Soarer
    Registered Users Posts: 8,893 ✭✭✭Soarer


    Well that's me onto the slippery slope.

    Today the postie left me...
    2no. Smart GU10
    1no. Smart E27
    2no. Echo Dots
    8no. Smart Sockets

    Also have a couple of Nests on the way.

    Hope the kids don't want much for Christmas!


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