More supported protocols than ecosystems: Aqara M3 hub

[@kenneth_jensen]

So you know if it support ZGP (Zigbee Green Power) devices? 🙂

[@notenoughtech]

I'm sorry but I don't know

[@greyvlad]

Pardon me if you've already mentioned and I missed it, but can't I not use a hub and just have some cheap "smart" LED lights from govee paired with this and automate everything via Siri?

[@notenoughtech]

I don't want to be overconfident, but you could in theory link ZigBee 3.0 compatible bulbs to this hub.

[@ivorieweatherspoon8842]

If you have home assistant couldn't you use this as a gateway zigbee?

[@notenoughtech]

You can link it to HA via Matter and it will expose all devices

[@g.s.3389]

Zwave is better than Zigbee because it uses a different frequence than Zigbee (which is using 2.4 Ghz used also by Wifi and bluetooth)

[@notenoughtech]

Maybe, but also is less common and has less products to pick from.

[@stufq]

Wow that price 🩸

[@notenoughtech]

I couldn't agree more

[@rafac13]

Was waiting for the sonoff bridge review and see how that is different from iHosy 😊

[@notenoughtech]

That will follow soon

[@ronm6585]

Thanks Mat.

[@CarlRyds]

I’m sorry, £130, I was expecting £99 tops since the M2 is £55 (£46 on sale). If it could take Zigbee devices from ANY manufacture, like IKEA (without a Philips Hue Hub), then maybe but as it is, it’s far too expensive in my eyes. I was hoping to ditch my IKEA hub and have everything ran through one hub, the limited third-party Matter support is laughable for the price.

[@notenoughtech]

The price is steep. Unfortunately that's the biggest negative of this hub