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Re:The smart home is flailing as a concept by maigret on Friday August 06, 2021 @12:25PM (#28089361)
This is why I prefer standalone smart furniture and gadgets. All stuff that doesn’t need to be built in the house, but can be updated and swapped at need. Also, every time I ask myself really hard if I need this thing or just want it.

What a house should have in any case, is a good network and Ethernet plugs in every room. This makes the addition of new gadgets much easier I found. I must admit I’ve not gone the WiFi mesh route, but it looks interesting as well. Guess I’m just old school on that.

Re:The smart home is flailing as a concept by lkois on Friday August 06, 2021 @12:39PM (#28089578)
I'm surprised Ethernet over Power doesn't seem to get more attention. It's basically Ethernet cabling without running any new wires. It was the only thing that fixed wifi availability throughout our townhouse.

I'd be interested to know how a wifi mesh performs in comparison, but I can't see how it could be nearly as good, without being much more conspicuous.

Re:The smart home is flailing as a concept by disgruntledphd2 on Sunday August 08, 2021 @01:59PM (#28108670)
I adore Ethernet over power, it makes my life so much better, but oddly doesn't get very much attention.