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Are there any new Z-Wave bulbs anymore? Where do I buy them? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi all,

I just initiated my foray into the entirely local smart home, being careful to avoid products that need a third-party app of any kind outside of Home Assistant - that's a hard requirement for me. As such, I went with Z-Wave for two reasons: firstly, because my first smart device was a thermostat and I found the few Zigbee options on the market to be ugly-looking and unreliable based on reviews; secondly, I'm trying to avoid 2.4 GHz congestion due to frequently using latency-sensitive sound equipment in my home studio. Thus, I've got a Z-Wave 800 stick plugged in to my existing home server.

With that preamble out of the way - I've been looking to pair smart switches with RGBW/dimmable smart bulbs to liven up the place a little. However, it seems like I'll either have to go with a different protocol for those (namely Zigbee/Matter) and thus buy a second stick to poke out of the server, even though I'm really not wanting to if I can avoid it.

My question is, why have all of the Z-Wave bulbs dried up? I can't even find any Inovelli Reds on eBay, and the last new ones I could find (Jasco Z-Wave Plus bulbs) were difficult to track down, don't do RGB, and are more expensive than what Inovelli Reds retail for.

That and no one is making upgraded models. I'm fine paying a marginally higher price per unit, because the Inovellis look to be higher quality than anything else in the segment save for Philips Hue, which are about $10-20 more each compared to Inovelli, as well as the fact that Z-Wave frees up the local 2.4 GHz band. If someone is willing to sell me some Reds, even second-hand, or can tell me where to buy any Z-Wave bulbs that fit the requirements, let me know!

If the worst has to come, I'd also appreciate some recommendations for bulbs that do not use Wi-Fi and don't require a third-party app other than HA to set up and use. I'll tolerate Zigbee if I absolutely must, though I will not like it.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

have you checked out the Zooz Z-Wave bulbs? They have decent RGBW options and are often recommended for Home Assistant setups. They might fit your requirements and be worth considering. Good luck with your search!