00:00Okay, so if you've ever walked into a dark hallway at 2 in the morning,
00:03waving your arms around like a maniac trying to find a light switch, this video is for you.
00:08I spent way too many hours digging through listings, comparing reviews,
00:12and cross-checking prices to find the best deals on the top 5 Tuya ZigBee PIR motion sensors right now.
00:17And honestly?
00:19A couple of these cost less than a sandwich.
00:22Let's get into it.
00:24Kicking things off at number 5, we've got the Tuya ZigBee 2-in-1 motion sensor with PIR plus
00:30luxe detection. And that luxe part is the real story here, this thing doesn't just detect movement,
00:36it also reads the ambient light level. Which means you can set up automations like,
00:41only turn the lights on if someone walks in and it's actually dark.
00:44No more hallway lights blasting on at noon. It's sitting at $8.24, it's got a perfect 5-star rating,
00:52and over 4,800 people have already bought one. For $8, getting two sensors in one housing is kind
00:58of a no-brainer. At number 4, this is the budget champion, the smart ZigBee 3.0 PR motion sensor.
01:07$7.59. That's the cheapest one on this entire list. And what I really like about it is that it's
01:14built with the tinkerer crowd in mind, it plays nicely with Home Assistant and ZigBee 2 MQTT right
01:19out of the box, no weird workarounds needed. Nearly 4,800 sold, sitting at a 4.9 rating.
01:27If you're the type who wants to buy four or five sensors and blanket the whole house,
01:31this is the one you grab. Cheap enough to buy in bulk, reliable enough that you won't regret it.
01:38Number 3 is the Tuya Wi-Fi ZigBee PIR motion sensor, and this one's for people who just want
01:43things to work without reading a manual. It hooks straight into the Smart Life app,
01:47and it works with Alexa and Google Home, so you can literally have your Echo announce when
01:52someone walks through the front door. $7.81, around 4,700 sold. The rating's a 4.7,
02:00so it's a hair below the others, but for the price and the plug-and-play setup, that's a trade
02:04I'd make.
02:06This is the one I'd recommend to a family member who's brand new to smart home stuff.
02:11Coming in at Number 2, MOES
02:14And yeah, this is the most expensive one here at $14.84, roughly double some of the others.
02:20But here's the thing, MOES is an actual established brand, not a mystery factory.
02:26The build quality is noticeably better, the battery life is genuinely long,
02:30and the detection is more consistent, fewer false triggers from a curtain moving or your cat wandering
02:35by. $4,100 sold, 4.9 stars. If you're putting a sensor somewhere that actually matters,
02:42a garage, a back door, a nursery, spend the extra $7. You'll sleep better.
02:49And at Number 1, the Tuya Zigbee Mini PIR Motion Sensor
02:53The word mini is doing a lot of work here, and that's exactly why it's my top pick.
02:58This thing is small enough to tuck into a corner, sit on a bookshelf,
03:02or stick above a doorframe where nobody's ever going to notice it.
03:06$9.08, a perfect 5-star rating across more than 3,800 orders.
03:12It supports ZHA and Zigbee 2M QTT, plus Alexa and Google.
03:17Basically, it does everything the others do, it just doesn't look like a smoke detector bolted
03:22to your wall. Best all-rounder on the list, easily.
03:26Alright, that's the 5. I've dropped links to every single one down in the description,
03:32so go check the current prices, they move around a lot.
03:35If this helped you out, a like genuinely goes a long way,
03:39and hit subscribe if you want more smart home stuff like this.
03:42Catch you in the next one.
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