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10 months agoUPDATE - so before checking out on amazon I realized the wall mount I was going to use for the echo show 5’s is only for 1st and 2nd gen echo show 5’s… Not the 3rd gen, which is what is currently on sale on amazon for $40 each.
This kind of kills my plan because the 2nd gen is twice the cost per unit, plus it’s the older model which means EOL sooner.
Back to the drawing board?
I have officially pulled the trigger and ordered the Echo show 5’s. I had to use two separate amazon accounts to get enough of them with the cyber monday deals. I was limited to a total of 4 on one account.
I ordered a Legrand OnQ Media Enclosure to replace the Nutone box with something a bit nicer. It will ultimately get covered by a photo and the Echo Hub will go to my kitchen rather than where the nutone controller is at.
I also ordered a Cudy 8-port unmanaged PoE+ switch that has a 120w budget but with up to 30w going to each port. This should be plenty of power to each show.
Then, of course, the PoE adapters.
Total for this came up to $462, which includes two blink cameras and two hue light bults included in bundles. This cost does not include the Echo Hub, which is not yet available for order, but should be in the next couple of weeks.
One kicker that I discovered was that the mount that I found for the echo show 5 was only for 1st and 2nd gen. The 3rd gen echo show 5’s are slightly different dimensions and don’t fit. Nobody has created a mount for it yet. So my plan is to take out the intercom speakers and basically just build a little in-wall shelf for the echo show 5’s. I have two 3d printers, but I’m not very good at modeling, so this isn’t something I want to take the time trying to figure out. Plus, the shelf gives me the ability to easily replace these devices 5 years down the road when they are obsolete. Just pick it up and replace it. No need to tear out and rebuild the wall again after that.