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Which smart home gadgets exceeded your expectations, and which ones fell short? Which smart home gadgets exceeded your expectations, and which ones fell short?

Exceeded:

  • Ratgdo

  • Unifi (networking)

  • Nest thermostats (never had single issue)

  • Sonos (never had a single issue)

  • Philips Hue (never had a single issue, but multiple bridges are Annoying)

  • Roku (i set it up years ago and it still works without ever touching it again)

  • Apple TV (perfect other than issues with snapshots and live on unsupported cameras)

  • Homebridge (Only used for Ring integrations now, but this thing has never gone down once, 5+ years)

  • Starling Home Hub (using it for google mini to airplay and cameras to homekit, never had a single issue, never gone down or needed reconfiguration)

  • Ring (I set it up and never really needed to mess with it again, although HB integration works better than HA)

Fell short:

  • Aqara FP2 (too many issues with ghosting)

  • Google Nest (constantly needs reconfiguration and product lines are unstable)

  • Chamberlain/ MyQ (i think everyone knows why)

  • Samsung Freestyle (garbage, good for young kids only)

  • Samsung Smart Things (used for TVs, but devices always need reconfiguration)

  • Google Nest Mini (bought 12, over the years more than half of them broke)

  • Wyoming Satellite (great concept but no where near ready)

  • Whirlpool Smart oven+microwave wall combo (worked a few times when I first moved in, haven’t seen it work in years, probably for safety reasons though)