00:00You know that annoying moment when you're sitting perfectly still on the couch,
00:03deep into a movie, and your motion sensor decides you've left the room and kills all the lights?
00:08Yeah, I've been there way too many times. That's exactly why I switched to human presence sensors,
00:14these things actually detect you breathing, not just waving your arms around like a maniac.
00:19So I dug through the deals and rounded up the top 5 presence sensors for automatic lighting,
00:24and honestly, some of these prices surprised me.
00:28Kicking things off is the SmartLife ZigBee 24G MMWave sensor,
00:32and this one's basically the Swiss Army knife of the bunch.
00:35You're getting radar presence detection plus PIR motion, and then it throws in temperature,
00:40humidity, and brightness sensing on top. So it's not just a lighting trigger,
00:45it becomes a legit data hub for your whole automation setup.
00:48It plays nice with 2Yet and ZigBee 2MQTT, so home assistant folks are covered.
00:5415 bucks in change, nearly 5,000 sold, sitting at a 4.9 rating.
00:59For one device doing the job of 4, that's a pretty easy yes.
01:04Next up, the 2Yet presence sensor with the battery option, and that's the part that matters here.
01:10Most MMWave sensors need constant power, which means you're stuck near an outlet or running wires
01:15through your ceiling. This one runs on battery, so you can literally stick it wherever it makes sense,
01:20a hallway corner, a closet, above a doorway, done.
01:24It's still got the 24G radar plus PIR combo with luminance detection,
01:29so your lights won't fire during the day when there's already plenty of sun.
01:33About 1550, and it works with ZigBee 2MQTT and home assistant out of the box.
01:39Coming in third is the ZigBee 24G MMWave sensor with distance detection,
01:43and this is the one I'd hand to somebody who likes to tinker.
01:47Distance detection means you can set zones, like, only trigger the lights when someone's
01:51within 2 meters of the door, but ignore the person walking past the hallway.
01:55That kind of precision is what stops your smart home from feeling twitchy and random.
02:01$14, 4.9 rating, and full 2Yet and home assistant support.
02:06Honestly, this is the sweet spot between price and control.
02:10Now, if you don't want to mess with any of that DIY stuff, the Sunoff SNZ-B06P is your answer.
02:17Sunoff's build quality is just a step above the generic stuff, the housing feels solid,
02:21the firmware is stable, and setup takes maybe 5 minutes through their app.
02:26It's got presence detection plus light sensing, and it works directly with Alexa and Google
02:30Assistant, so you can voice control the whole thing without touching a config file.
02:35It's the priciest here at just under $20, but you're paying for a brand that actually
02:39pushes updates and answers support tickets.
02:42Worth it.
02:44And rounding out the list, the cheapest of the bunch at just $12.
02:48This Zigbee 24G MMWave sensor covers the essentials really well to presence detection,
02:53motion, and a light detector so your automations know the difference between noon and midnight.
02:58And there's an optional version with temperature and humidity if you want to spend a couple dollars
03:03more. $12 with a 4.9 rating is kind of ridiculous.
03:08This is the one I'd buy 3 or 4 of at once and scatter through the house, because at that
03:12price,
03:13why not?
03:14Alright, that's the list.
03:16All 5 links are down in the description, and prices on these things move around a lot,
03:21so grab them while they're still cheap.
03:23If this helped you out, drop a like and hit subscribe, I've got more Smart Home Gear reviews coming.
03:29Catch you in the next one.
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