113: State of the Homelabs 2023
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The speaker has found joy in switching to the TubeZB Zigbee controller which is powered over Ethernet, providing a better experience than the previous controller. They recommend Z-Wave for reliability due to its 900 megahertz frequency. The speaker emphasizes the importance of strategically placing Zigbee repeaters, as they realized that the network's reliability depends on the repeaters. They also express frustration with Zigbee devices dropping off the network and the inconvenience of reconfiguring them. They contrast this experience with Z-Wave devices, which have not presented similar issues.
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