• mosiacmango@lemm.ee
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    Smart lights should be used rarely because they have a failure state. Smart switches are the answer here for most lighting. These are light switches that also have radios in them to connect to zigbee/zwave/matter/whatever to control the switch if the connection is available.

    Lutreon sells high quality, but somewhat expensive ones that work flawlessly.

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      I like the color temperature and brightness of my lights responding to the time of day too much in order to go with smart switches over smart lights

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      For most people, the thought of replacing an outlet or switch is daunting to say the least. My IKEA smart bulbs are going on 7 years old and still working great.

      I did replace every single outlet and switch in my house when I moved in, but that was before I knew about ZigBee or Zwave, and well before matter existed.

      I don’t feel the need to replace most of my switches and half of my outlets again.