Episode 595 - Taking Back the TVs

On this week's show: Sony may be done with standalone UHD Blu-ray players, HACS gets folded into Home Assistant as the Marketplace, SMLIGHT tries Zigbee over Ethernet, and Ubiquiti keeps expanding the UniFi empire with long-range PoE and Thread-ready Wi-Fi 7 access points. We also hit CEDIA award winners, Everything Smart Home joining Works with Home Assistant, a few smart-home community notes, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

• Home Assistant Community Day: November 7, 2026
  • Columbus, Ohio Meetup · Luma
  • Open Home Foundation Community Day · Events Calendar
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Sony reportedly exits UHD Blu-ray player market
  • HACS is now built into Home Assistant
  • ZREL — Zigbee over Ethernet
  • Introducing UniFi Long-Range PoE Switching
  • Ubiquiti is putting Thread inside UniFi Wi-Fi 7 access points — turning them into smart home infrastructure
• Everything Smart Home joins Works with Home Assistant
• From the ifttt community on Reddit
• RoomSync for Home Assistant