thehatfox@lemmy.world to homeassistant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoThe Home Assistant Green is here to make the most powerful smart home platform more accessiblewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down14cross-posted to: homeassistant@lemux.minnix.devsmarthomes@feddit.uk
arrow-up1112arrow-down1external-linkThe Home Assistant Green is here to make the most powerful smart home platform more accessiblewww.theverge.comthehatfox@lemmy.world to homeassistant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square22linkfedilinkcross-posted to: homeassistant@lemux.minnix.devsmarthomes@feddit.uk
minus-squareGlitzyArmrest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 years agoIs there any benefit for using this as opposed to a normal standalone host?
minus-squarethehatfox@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 years agoIf you already using HA on your own hardware probably not. The Green is more aimed as a cheaper off the shelf solution for new users.
minus-squareiturnedintoanewt@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years ago… That are not going to use zigbee :(
minus-squareBuelldozerAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoYou can add the SkyConnect module to it for $30 and get Zigbee 3.0 + Matter/Threads.
minus-squareMangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 years agoNo, it doesn’t seem to come with a Zigbee radio or anything, so it’s just a box with HA pre-installed.
minus-squareJonte@fosstodon.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years ago@GlitzyArmrest Supporting Home Assistant @thehatfox
minus-squareGlitzyArmrest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoFair, but you could just donate instead, no?
Is there any benefit for using this as opposed to a normal standalone host?
If you already using HA on your own hardware probably not. The Green is more aimed as a cheaper off the shelf solution for new users.
… That are not going to use zigbee :(
You can add the SkyConnect module to it for $30 and get Zigbee 3.0 + Matter/Threads.
No, it doesn’t seem to come with a Zigbee radio or anything, so it’s just a box with HA pre-installed.
@GlitzyArmrest
Supporting Home Assistant
@thehatfox
Fair, but you could just donate instead, no?
@GlitzyArmrest
You could