• Mark Gjøl@mstdn.dk
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    @bdonvr @aksdb One zigbee device replaced by a thread device means that one node is removed from the zigbee network, making it smaller. Since it’s a mesh network it will become less robust as a result. Likewise, the initial thread network will be very sparsely populated until a sufficient amount of devices has been added to it.

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      1 day ago

      That’s fair, though you could leave a zigbee router plugged in to bridge things even if you don’t really need the device for example a smart plug.

      The other disadvantage is that for a zigbee device to control a matter device it will have to route through your home assistant/smart home hub instead of being able to pair a switch directly to lights for example with zigbee.