Pros & Cons
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.
Highlights
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