Hello everybody from the good life!
I’ve recently fallen down the rabbit hole of home automation. I’ve now set up most of my lights with Hue, and I also bought some of IKEA’s new Matter smart plugs.
Now I want to make everything work together in the same automations, which means I need some kind of hub/controller.
I see a lot of people recommending Home Assistant, but honestly, it looks a bit complicated to set up and maintain. I also want the system to be easy for my SO to use, so I don’t want to build something that requires a lot of tinkering.
I’ve also been looking into Apple Home. I understand that I’d need a Home Hub for this, and with Apple’s new Home products supposedly coming, I’m wondering if it’s worth waiting.
The new wall-mounted Apple Home device looks really interesting, but then I’d have to wait for it (or wait for a good deal on an Apple TV, maybe around Black Friday).
I have an LG G4, so I don’t really need an Apple TV as a media device. I’d mainly be buying it to use as a Home Hub.
So what would you recommend?
Should I wait for Apple’s new home products, buy an Apple TV now, or go with something like Home Assistant instead?
And if Apple is the better route, should I specifically wait for the new Apple Home hub rather than buying an Apple TV?
Would love to hear what people who have a similar setup would do.
