Hopefully this fits here? Its self hosted, but not quite what the usual self hosted post would be. I’ve not seen any real reviews of these, so I figured I’d post

  • rouxdoo@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Most openers have a dumb switch interface. A simple close-to-change circuit - I’ve never had one that wasn’t that way. If MyQ is so complicated (serial interface!?) then it needs to go anyway.

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      1 year ago

      Right, but the opener is already there and installed. Plus, it does give you all the information and control over that interface. Buying a ratgdo for $30 and adding it into your Liftmaster opener is still a better situation than a dumb opener and a dumb switch. The dumb switch doesn’t give you open/closed/stopped status, lights, etc.

      If I were to buy a new opener, I would probably get a liftmaster + ratgdo again anyway

    • lemming741@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I think the newer liftmasters are wireless. The old push button wires are just power for the wireless remote.