Gadgetory

the first smart thermostats that hit the market were really expensive costing over 200 bucks usually in the 250 dollar range they did that because they promised a lot of advanced tech over and above your regular standard programmable thermostat they had built-in algorithms they had geofencing they work with homekit Alexa if smart things so many different smart home partners but a lot of these manufacturers are circling back and introducing next-gen models that cost a lot less it's the same with this one hundred and $49 Honeywell t5 lyric thermostat 149 bucks that's basically a hundred dollars less than the first gen models and this one still has geofencing it still works with Alexa and it still works with Siri I don't love the user interfaces as much it looks a little cheaper but the design is pretty solid kind of an upgrade over the round version of the original lyric so if you are looking for a smart thermostat that cost significantly less than the first gen models this is a reasonable option but definitely be sure to take a look at the Eco b3 light as well as the Emerson sense II just for comparison