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Reolink vs Lutron Caseta
Reolink
121 positive (84%) · 13 mixed (9%) · 10 negative (7%)
Trust + time weighted: +76%
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Reolink cameras without battery models are usually with RTSP/ONVIF that you can use locally.
I have a reolink and love it but it was very hard to tune it in such a way that I don't get a million notifications. It does have a lot of sensitivity controls so it can be done but it's not super obvious sometimes how best to go about it.
Also one major downside to reolink is that I don't get a thumb nail on the notifications. I have a script in HA that SHOULD send me a thumbnail notification but a lot of the time it fails to grab one so now I just get 2 empty notifications 😅
the doorbell I went with (reolink) had a lower quality battery version, but I wanted the higher quality one so I opted for the power over Ethernet version.
cameras: reolink or unifi
Lutron Caseta
97 positive (80%) · 19 mixed (16%) · 6 negative (5%)
Trust + time weighted: +77%
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I second the idea for lutron caseta and pico remotes. No wiring required for picos and you can get mounts/plates that make it look like a standard wall switch.
I hear good things about Caseta. Maybe it's time i give it a try.
Lighting, Philips Hue and/or Lutron Caseta if you want the best control.
I use Lutron Caseta switches for overhead lighting such as this (really anything with a wall switch), and Hue for lamps.
I can understand the contractor not wanting to use Caseta close to the device limit, in the end they have to support it and it might require some creativity to make it work (and risk for them).