Review on 🔌 Enhanced Network Control with Socket Intelligent Control Support by Tim Burns

The price disappointed me a bit. I'm tired of how WiFi enabled LEDs just die after a few months, so I've settled on something more versatile that allows me to use regular lightbulbs of any kind instead (making this a lot easier). if you want more neutral 5000K bulbs versus so many orange-red oriented 2700K bulbs.) They're definitely a lot more versatile in that regard. There are definitely pros and cons on each side. Advantages: 1. Very versatile. You can put any lightbulb there as long as it doesn't exceed the maximum current of the relay (which works up to 40 watts). If it only passes electricity, it will work with any type of lightbulb.2. Wi-Fi control support is pretty good and eventually can connect to Google Assistant and I think both Alexa and Siri. It has a manual control button to turn it on or off even without WiFi. This can come in handy, especially if your connection is down. Cons: 1. The cost is actually pretty exorbitant for what it does. It's much easier to control than those LED lights and doesn't even need to provide light, but it costs almost as much as they do. All he has to do is switch the relay, not control the voltage/current on the LED. Four packs is the most economical, but in this case you really spend a lot of money.2. In the event of a power outage - even a fairly brief power surge - they are off by default. This means you are in the dark when the power flashes. It's also inconvenient that you can't just flick a light switch like you can with most things like this. Most Wi-Fi lightbulbs etc. are on by default. So turning the switch off and then back on will turn them back on. It's not like this. If you accidentally flip the switch or not, when you turn it back on you'll either have to fumble in the dark to turn them back on with the buttons or after they've reestablished their Wi-Fi connection (this can take a while if the router is also off ) you must issue a command to turn them back on. I understand that the relays themselves lose power and thus physically return to the off position, but once the control circuit is fully "booted" it can restore to the last state and reset the relay accordingly. It's not like this. This means you're messing around and trying to get them back. I now had WiFi controlled LED bulbs that were on by default and I'll admit it was pretty bad when the power flickered at say 5am or so and suddenly my room was lit up while I was trying to fall asleep, but it was really very rare. Also, as said, there's no reason why it couldn't just save the latest state and just read on load and then default to the latest state. In any case, turning it off by default is a huge mistake as it could leave someone in the dark who might not be able to get light from just a simple power flash. As with all other similar devices, they rely entirely on proprietary software to manage them and proprietary services for ultimate control over them. Their software seems pretty minimal and clean overall, but there's always a chance that one day the software will just stop working, or that their services will eventually crash or stop supporting outdated devices. I really want to see more movement towards an open platform and governance, and I think people should remember that it's possible with all these types of devices. As far as I can tell, they have rewritable firmware, so hopefully over time it will be replaced with something. Sure, it's obvious and you can't really disagree with them, but they add a lot to the length of your lamps. This makes them largely incompatible with a range of fixtures and some lamps. However, I found that the top of the unit is actually about the same size as a regular lamp socket and would actually fit my lampshade over it. This makes it a little uglier as the bottom of the socket protrudes significantly below the lampshade, but the actual bulb fits fully into the lampshade as it should so the light emitted is better controlled, which is more important. This is probably not as important for large lamps as it is for small ones, and they may not even care.5. Seems like a little niggle, but the relays are pretty loud. It's mostly harmless and I wouldn't deduct a single star for it, but it's at least worth mentioning. Maybe some might even consider it a pro.