Any idea yet what zigbee means for the price point? In general, it seems (I think) that zigbee stuff is usually cheaper (because it’s, ya know, cheaper)… Seems like you’re targeting a higher end product here with features similar to your zwave stuff. Just wondering 1) Are the zigbee electronics actually fundamentally cheaper, whether due to real reasons or simply licensing costs on the chipset? In which case we might expect your zigbee products to be less than zwave? 2) Or are they just made crappier for a mass audience with unrefined taste… In which case you’d expect similar pricing to your zwave stuff because, it seems, you’re trying to build a similarly awesome product?
If it’s the second, curious if you have thoughts on how that might play out in a market of…eh… Cheaper (and crappier… But still cheaper) stuff? Haha
Fyi… For what it’s worth for market research.I don’t intend to change and I’m really just a casual user… Not a total automation nerd (yet). But I am an engineer (read:a completely irrelevant sample point as far as normal humans go). I have a couple cheap zigbee bulbs I bought, which I consider toys. But wouldn’t consider it for anything going inside the wall. Too much else lives at 2.4…