HS4 user here, I’m just in the beginning (2-3 weeks of actual use; 1 month of reading before that) of prospecting HA for a complete switchover.
Not knowing where you are at in your migration, I will highlight some of my base observations so far.
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HA is extremely flexible in it’s Automation.
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HA is far more “Modern” in both it’s automation engine and UI.
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The path to success, even for very basic functions can be extremely resistive (filled with possible problems and pitfalls with time consuming configuration setups).
Examples:
- I cannot get simple TTS working with any of my Chromecast Device.
- I cannot easily mount a (that persists updates) windows network path to HA’s media folder (where all streaming begins inside of HA) (using VirtualBox on a Windows 10 machine)
As for migrating you’re Z-Wave devices… Oh man… I have not even begun to tackle that space. I think most are running parallel HS and HA system for their Z-Wave devices because of HA issues with Z-Wave.