ᐅ Which smart home system is best for our new build?

Pacc666 schrieb:

Thanks, I was just unsure because everyone always talks about Unifi Access Points being much better than those from AVM.

Then just buy the Access Points from Unifi. There is absolutely nothing wrong with mixing devices from different manufacturers.
I can’t provide details about APs, as I don’t have either Unifi or AVM APs.

Pacc666 schrieb:

I just want good Wi-Fi everywhere for IPTV, browsing, and gaming.

Just choose the hardware you want and check via Google whether your IPTV solution works with those devices. What kind of IPTV will you use? IPTV is not the same as streaming services like Prime and others. Gaming should always be done via cable.

Pacc666 schrieb:

The Fritzbox needs to be installed in the basement because the modem is required there, right? Or would you use the provider’s standard modem?

No, you can put the Fritzbox wherever you want. For example, my DSL line’s TAE socket is in the basement next to the 19" rack. From that socket, I run an Ethernet cable directly to the Fritzbox in the living room, and from the Fritzbox I run another cable back to the basement to distribute everything further.

If you have no technical reason to avoid the provider’s standard modem, why would you want to replace it?

Man, here I am writing again.

But maybe a note for everyone else: It doesn’t matter at all what you write here. If he reads it, he doesn’t understand it and ends up asking the exact same thing three pages later or in another thread under his other accounts.

Pacc666 schrieb:

The Fritzbox has to be placed in the basement because the modem is needed there.
Or would you take the provider’s standard modem?

I already answered that a few pages earlier, for example:
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/welches-smarthome-system-fuer-unseren-neubau.43819/page-23#post-588078

It’s hopeless here.

I’m not sure yet what exactly we will have in the basement—whether it will only be the fiber optic cable connection or if the Vodafone modem will already be installed.

It’s important to me to have only one mesh (possibly the wrong term) Wi-Fi system, meaning one login, with Wi-Fi coverage everywhere and the device automatically connecting to the access point with the best signal. That’s only possible if you stick with one manufacturer, right?

What holds me back from Unifi are the high costs. With Unifi, you’re supposed to use all components from their range (router, switch, access point).

The switch, in particular, is extremely expensive: a 16-port PoE switch costs around €250 (about $275), and for 19-inch rack mounting even up to €400 (about $440). A regular 16-port switch costs about €75 (about $80).

Unifi Mesh6 access points also cost around €220–250 (about $240–275) each. The Dream Router is about €250 (around $275).

Pacc666 schrieb:

That only works if you stick to one manufacturer.

Who says that? You can definitely use access points (APs) from different manufacturers at the same time. Use the same SSID and password, and your client device will automatically connect to the strongest network.

KNX is way too expensive and overrated. Rademacher Homepilot controls roller shutters, door contacts, fire alarms, and in emergencies closes the shutters at the lowest cost, as well as Hue lights and heating. Everything works perfectly.

Roookie schrieb:

KNX is way too expensive and overrated. Rademacher Homepilot cheaply controls roller shutters, door contacts, fire alarms that open the shutters in emergencies, Hue lights, heating. Everything works perfectly.

That doesn’t look very promising. For retrofitting, for example in a rental apartment, it’s okay, but if I’m building new, I wouldn’t choose a system that relies solely on wireless. Then you should use something more professional.