Playing around with my #HomeAssistant setup and some smart thermostats, and considering where I want to go from here.
Currently, I am running two Fritz!DECT thermostats (a 301 and a 302), and they both work fine. However, I don't necessarily want to lock myself into the #Fritz Ecosystem forever, and the thermostats are quite pricey.
I only see two alternatives at the moment: Go with a #Zigbee thermostat with #Zigbee2mqtt, or try a Bluetooth thermostat like the eqiva eQ-3, which are cheaper, but require me to also set up some #espHome bluetooth proxy devices. However, since I also wanted to look into #espresence, the bluetooth proxies wouldn't be too terrible a price to pay, as they could pull double duty for both, I guess.
So, since I had some success with these things, I'm asking the #SmartHome community here on Mastodon: Any recommendations on where to go from here? Stick to what works and shell out the money for the Fritz hardware? Or is there a specific, easy to use and affordable Zigbee Thermostat you can recommend? I'm a bit afraid of going the Bluetooth route, as there seem to be only a low two-digit number of installations using the relevant integration...
Based in Germany and using a "normal" radiator (the Fritz devices fit without any adapters, but I don't know what the exact type name of the threading is).
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