Which hub for Matter?

[cicoub13]

Thanks, I missed the discussion (well, the bit of the discussion among my 167 messages ) .

First responses

@pierre-gilles

I bought my Apple TV on LeBonCoin for the record

You can find models in very good condition for less! (I see models for €150 on LeBonCoin )

Google Thread Border Routers:

Screens: Nest Hub (2nd generation), Nest Hub Max
Wi‑Fi routers: Nest Wifi Pro (Wi‑Fi 6E)
Streaming devices: Google TV Streamer (4K)

I see Nest Hub 2nd gen for €50 on leboncoin

Amazon Thread Border Routers:

On the Amazon side, you seem to need an Amazon Echo 4th generation, it seems.

Also, you only need a Thread Border Router for Thread devices; it’s not necessary for Matter devices that are already on the Wi‑Fi network (example: Matterbridge, Wi‑Fi devices)

@mutmut

you can get by without a Thread Border Router if you don’t have any Thread hardware

@pierre-gilles

Not sure there’s much point in connecting Zigbee2mqtt to Matterbridge; Zigbee devices will always be better managed directly in the Zigbeem2mqtt integration.