Feels like I’ve been waiting forever for just a thread+matter light switch. It doesn’t even need to be a border router or anything, just something to upgrade to that doesn’t rely on wifi or the Internet to work.
After looking into z-wave and zigbee and having installed a lot of wifi devices, I also decided to wait for Matter. I’ve been pretty disappointed in the reviews I’ve seen, and the range of devices is really limited. I’m starting to wonder if I should just give up and go with Z-wave.
Just go with Zigbee and Zwave for now. Zigbee devices are dirt cheap and while there are plenty of compatibility issues, it mostly all works well. I’d recommend googling a product before you buy it to see if others have any issues with it and have discovered solutions.
Z-wave is more solid in my experience but comes with a greater product cost.
I guess I’m trying my best to future-proof when I start buying new devices. I have a ton of those Kasa smart switches, but they are wifi and require the Internet to be controlled via home automation.
It feels like we’re in a weird holding pattern waiting for this unifying standard that has been extremely slow to roll out.
