Can someone who knows comment on the advantages of this vs a Version 2 hub and Google Wi-Fi. Dismissing the Wi-Fi specs are the SmartThings specs/capabilities the same as a version 2 hub or are there any advantages or improvements beyond the Version 2 hub?

anon36505037: VHS is all the rage you know If you have a Betamax to go with that, I’m on board. Still have my Video disc player as well - lol - comes with Rocky II - Trade?

anon36505037: Definitely not for sale ha. Lol I wouldn’t sell either - 20 years from now, auction for a mil.

My Ex Father-in-law had a Betamax and it worked very well till the day he died. Even after VHS had clearly won the day he was never interested in changing. My first VHS could record one event in 24 hours and cost $750. Damn that early adoption!

[image] PhilB: Betamax and it worked very well till the day he died. Even after VHS had clearly won They say that the Betamax was the way better product, but the way VHS was marketed they won outright. I remember not so long ago when DVD started. I was a home theater enthusiast at the time,…

anon36505037: It’s a love hate affair… I pretty much have to rebuild them every time I want to use one… that’s why I’ve got 3, typically two are broken at any one time. I see a huge museum of devices (looking in the direction of Robins house) and the spouse putting things in boxes marked for…

LMAO! I am sure that I can impersonate her eye rolls and I haven’t even met her

Just came across this article. Does this mean with this system the world of Bluetooth and the devices therein will be opened up to home automation through ST. IoT hub Samsung Connect Home removes the need for Samsung’s separate SmartThings Hub. Because Samsung Connect Home has a SmartThings Hub b…

Will it extend z-wave and zigbee in some way? If they repeat through cabel between them it could be a use case.

Samsung Connect Home Smart Wi-Fi System

Devices & Integrations

Tyler June 29, 2017, 7:29pm 18

No, Samsung Connect Home uses Bluetooth to connect to your phone, not to control end-devices. There are no Bluetooth devices scoped to be compatible at this time.

Bluetooth activation/roadmap

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Samsung Connect Home Smart Wi-Fi System

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