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Screek presence sensor (sub.wetshaving.social)
submitted 4 months ago by walden@sub.wetshaving.social to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
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I'm using a run of the mill motion sensor in the living room that turns the lights off after a certain duration of no motion (unless the TV is on). Sometimes the lights turn off when I'm still in the room because I'm stationary.

I know people seem to like the mmWave sensors for this and I'm considering getting a Screek 2A from eBay.

I'm curious if anyone here has used one. Thanks!

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[-] agile_squirrel@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 0 points 4 months ago

I already have this set up and it works well. Sometimes I turn the TV off and stay in the room on my laptop for a while, and the lights turn off. It's easy enough to turn them back on but I'm wondering if mmWave could help.

[-] agile_squirrel@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 0 points 4 months ago

That's exactly how I'd use it. It'd have a time delay, too.

Also, completely unrelated, but it's odd seeing a totally normal, non-tankie user from lemmy.ml.

[-] agile_squirrel@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

TIL what a tankie is and that lemmy.ml is politically biased. I pretty much just keep to my subscribed communities.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 0 points 4 months ago

You watch TV with the lights on‽ What kind of a monster are you??

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 1 points 4 months ago

Soft white (2700K), ~800 lumen bulbs. It's pretty cozy with the lights on. Not harsh at all.

[-] giacomo@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago

its the x-files tho

[-] AtariDump@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

So show me yours, I'll show you mine, "Tool Time"
You'll Lovett just like Lyle
And then we'll do it doggy style
So we can both watch X-Files

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