Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoSmart homes are out, "dumb" homes are the new luxurywww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down11
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkSmart homes are out, "dumb" homes are the new luxurywww.techspot.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarePancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month 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 month 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 month agoMy 7 year old Dell SFF idles at marginally higher power than my Pi zero W. I’ll take the trade off.
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.