BroadLink

Does not integrate well with the rest of my smart things. Clunky to set up – First off, I must point out that I have about 30 smart devices at home. All of them installed and set up by me over the last couple of years. The… Read more

Broadlink RM Pro+ does work OK, but integration with Google Home is poor. The only really useful function is switching on/off a fairly complex home theatre system. It was difficult to set up because my AVR has separate on & off buttons on the remote. There is no provision for this. The Broadlink unit expects one button for toggling power. I had to employ a workaround by using the TV to shut everything down via HDMI CEC Link. Overall response in use is very good and it can replace many remotes, but it's not easy to set up. Not intuitive at all. To be fair, at this price point, I shouldn't complain but I expected better and I gave it 3 stars purely for value for money. If you need to control many devices with your phone or tablet, this could be ideal but useful voice control is another story.

Can control my whole house with this! – I use this device to control my TV, change channels, change volume on the TV, run sequences, turn heater on/off as well as control the fan. Yup thats… Read more

right! I have it connected to the Google home so it is all voice activated. There is a fair bit of setup required, and the app that comes along with the product is not the most intuitive. Your efforts will be rewarded though :)