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A bare bulb burning in a dark room, with no visible fitting, controls or connected hardware.Photo: user:Sking · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page How to choose
The decisions that actually change what you end up with.
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A plain institutional corridor door with a mechanical closer, inside a public building.Photo: Jacklee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page Comparisons
Like-for-like comparisons on the specifications that matter.
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A retrofit smart cylinder usually offers several ways in at once: fingerprint, PIN, key card and phone app.Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page Budget and prices
What the total comes to once everything is counted.
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A wall bracket frees a worktop and puts a voice assistant where it can hear the whole room.Photo: Smart Home Perfected · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page Setting up
Getting it working properly the first time.
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Seen side-on, the bracket holds the speaker clear of the wall and routes its power cable behind.Photo: Smart Home Perfected · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page Performance
What the numbers mean in day-to-day use.
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A basic programmable thermostat: a backlit set-point, up and down keys and an eco mode button.Photo: TaurusEmerald · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page Common mistakes
The expensive errors that are easy to avoid.
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