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Pros

The eve motion sensor works really well and triggers motion within 1-2 seconds. It works great with my philips hue setup. I use these units to detect intrustion on my rv (my rv is homekit enabled) and also trigger lights to swithc on/off. It triggers ...  Read More



Cons

The delay between sensing motion and turning on lights was unbearable.

The most annoying thing is the pathetically sized hole in the back to mount it. Absolutely ridiculous and short sighted. They are really rubbish.

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Quality


This motion sensor works really well and triggers motion within 1-2 seconds.

Packaging/appearance


The latest settings that you need to set up alerts is buried in the elgato blog (hence loosing 1 start).


I removed the homekit setup code sticker that was on the back which, hopefully, will mean that it cannot be used elsewhere.

Competitiveness


Will probably explore other elgato products over time.


I have other elgato eve devices and the main advantage of them, to me, is that they work without the need for another hub.


2 the sensor can send a notification to your idevice etc.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have also had to increase the sensitivity to high to increase the range it operates at


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Other motion sensors i have ikea tradfri cannot be used externally


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have read other reviews where this is mentioned


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This slow response is probably something to do with using bluetooth to send the commands


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Perhaps one with a hub might be more responsive but i havent tried these yet


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Even so every position i tried had problems


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Until i hit on the idea that lower down and under a window sill would be worth a try


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The only other problem i have come across is that it cannot be secured

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