Graywind Motorized Roller Shade 100% Blackout Compatible with Alexa Google Waterproof Vinyl Fabric Remote Control Hardwired Window Shades Window Blinds, Customized Size (Vinyl - Beige)

I was happy with the purchase of these motorized 100% Black out shades. I ended up going with the coffee blackout shades with the matching coffee cassette and hem bar (an extra charge). I recommend both for a clean, professional look and ease of installation. Their ordering page: following the step-by-step customization makes ordering the correct fit and features easy if you pay attention to input the correct measurements (no guessing) and know how you want them installed (e.g., inside or outside the window frame). Even if you make a mistake (which I did), the design team will contact you with their recommendations if they see something is off. They have quick response time even with the differences in the two time zones (twelve hours). I bought a total of eleven shades with coffee blackouts. I was concerned that the rubberized vinyl like material would look cheap, but it was high quality and premium. As promised, no light gets through the shade. The package also includes a sleek, easy to operate remote. One remote can control up to fifteen shades, and they are already pre-programmed for you. As far as delivery is concerned, after they confirm your measurements, they place the order to build your customized shade and will ship your order within a few days, and within another week to ten days, the shades arrive (once you are an established and repeat customer the ordering to delivery time is shortened). After measuring and drilling the holes, I just needed to screw in the brackets (the work is just drilling the holes to attach the brackets), then slide the shade in which snap in easily using the cassette for inside the frame mounting. The entire installation was fifteen minutes by me, except for the patio shade due to its width. While still in the box I started charging the motor shade with the included USB-C cable, and it was charged up and ready by the time I was ready to install the shade. You can control which shade to open/close and set the stop position. The operation is quiet, which again, the cassette helps damper the motor noise. I will look at Graywind when I am ready to do the other windows in the house (I am already looking at other options in their window treatment line up). My living room window treatment cost me about $2552, I saved at least $3000 going through them and installing myself. I almost failed to mention Graywind support system. Their issues/concerns resolution is superior. I had a concern, and I thought the time zone difference (twelve hours) and English being their second language that the communication process would be long and complex. Graywind answered all emails immediately as if we were communicating in real time. Thank you Graywind for being so impressive!

When I first saw this roller shade listed on Amazon, I was very interested but was somewhat hesitant to attempt to customize it online without ever speaking to the seller Graywind in China. However, I continued, because I really liked the sound of their product. With emailed assistance from Graywind, I chose a fabric, a custom width and length, and chose to have the motor mounted on the left end of the shade's housing. After submitting the order, I received an acknowledgment from the Graywind which included very detailed specifications of what I’d ordered. I was then required to confirm that the specs were correct before they would continue to fulfill my order. Assembling my customized shade and shipping from China took less than 3 weeks from order date to delivery via FedEx. The order was packed very securely and arrived with zero damage. The Graywind people were extremely helpful before and after I placed the order. They sent me 2 sample fabric kits for which I paid several dollars, but I was reimbursed for the samples when I placed my order. Physically installing the shade was very easy. After carefully mounting the hanger brackets over my window it was simply a matter of snapping the shade’s housing into the spring-loaded brackets. I then plugged the shade in, put two AA batteries into the remote control, and tested the up/down motion of the shade. It worked great, except that the upper and lower limits were not set exactly where I wanted them to be. At first I had trouble setting the limits. So I emailed Graywind. They answered within a few hours and told me I had to remove the old limits before I could set new limits. After I did this, the new limits set immediately. The next set-up step was to get the shade connected to wi-fi. I first downloaded the Tuya app for my iPhone but had trouble connecting the shade to the network with it. Then I tried the Smart Life app and it connected nicely. I also have it connected to Google Home. I can say "OK Google, Raise the Roller Shade" to open it. Voice commands also work for closing it or stopping it at a certain % of the way down. As an unexpected treat, I was able to create a Routine in Google Home that automatically raises the shade a half hour after sunrise and lowers it a half hour after sunset based on my geographical location. I might fine-tune these times as I go along but the fact is that it works very well. One thing I was unsure about was the remote control. It seemed quite flimsy and fragile. It fell about three feet off a table and the front of it popped off. Fortunately I was able to snap it back in place. Actually, I will probably be using voice commands and timed schedules more than the remote. However, I was concerned that it might fail, as I might need it in the future to reset limits or change some other setup detail. I emailed my concern about the remote to Graywind and they promptly replied that they will send me a replacement. Overall, I am very happy with the shade and I hope it lasts me a long time. I am also very impressed by Graywind’s quick order turn-around time and their excellent customer service. I would highly recommend this product to anyone.

I was really happy with the purchase of these motorized blinds. We ended up going with the grey blackout blinds with the valence (with I highly recommend for clean, upscale looks and ease of installation). Their order page makes ordering the correct fit, customization, and features easy as long as you pay attention to input the correct measurements and know how you want them installed (e.g., inside or outside the window frame). Even if you make a mistake, the design team will contact you with their recommendations if they see something is off. We bought a total of 8 blinds, 5 of which were custom sizes, with the grey blackouts. We were concerned they wouldn't look as good as fabric shades, but when we saw them in person, the rubberized-vinyl like material looks high quality and premium. A nice benefit of these are that they will hold up to our cats damaging them, and they won't absorb odors as much. As promised, no light gets through the blinds. The package also includes a sleek, easy to operate remote. One remote can control up to 15 blinds and they are already pre-programmed for you. We ordered another 2 to keep one upstairs (which can work from the third floor), and one as a backup. As far as delivery, after 2 days we received a call from the team recommending to widen my shades by 3", and within another week, the shades arrived! After measuring and drilling our holes, we just needed to screw in the brackets, then slide the shades in which snap in easily using the valence for outside the frame mounting. Entire installation was 2 hours by myself at an easy place. After I drilled my holes, most of the work is just attaching the brackets. First thing I did was start charging the motor blinds with the included USB-C wires, and they were charged up and ready by the time I was ready to install them. One charge is good for thousands of movements. You can control the speed, which blinds to open/close, and set the stop positions. The operation is relatively quiet, which again, I think the valence helps damper the motor noise. Will definitely look to Graywind when we are ready to do the other floors. We saved at least $3,000 going through them and installing ourselves.

A few observations after several weeks of ownership and use: 1. Graywind does have their act together. They will send you precisely what they say they will send you. Measure carefully and follow directions. 2. I got white blackout blinds with the cloth valance, and they look very nice. I think white was the right choice, and they do really block light effectively. They give you nice brackets but don't tell you how many to use; each blind comes with three. I used two on my 30" wide blinds and three on a 60" and they seem well-supported. 3. I got these with the basic remote--NOT the Zigbee or smarthome configured ones. It's not clear from the materials sometimes, but the basic remote does offer full programmability. I really didn't want to have to deal with smarthome junk or an app that the manufacturer might let die in 5 years. I have seen a lot of reviews saying they tried the remote, it didn't work, and Graywind's solution was to send a hub and have users go to the app. I think I know that's going on here. The rest of this review is really about the setup and programming teething. I've spent a good bit of time with the remote and have it figured out, but let me tell you, the directions don't help. Typically, what you'll find is that the directions are close but not quite correct. It's sort of vibes-based instructions. If you're comfortable messing around with the remote, you can figure it out. But I can see a number of people getting infuriated and giving up. I programmed mine to close at 9 PM 7 days a week and open at 6 AM. They generally do this. After a week, the remote lost time and had to have its clock reset. Why? I don't know. The battery seems fine and is not loose that I can tell. However, you end up taking the battery cover off a lot to enter setting mode, and that doesn't give me hope for the durability here. I do have a drawer of remotes because each blind came with one, and you only need one to control all. Hint: Channel 0 is all blinds assigned to the remote. Graywind does some programming for you at the factory. They assign a channel to each blind and program the open and close positions. This was generally OK. It would be nice if they had put a prominent sticker on each one to denote its channel assignment. That would have saved me the trial and error, and I also could have arrayed the blinds logically (like 1-5 left to right). Oh well. I did have to adjust opening and closing position on one blind because it was retracting too much and getting caught against the mounts. Again, like other instructions, it doesn't quite work like they say, but vibes will get you through. I did get it adjusted. Hint: when the user guide refers to a "jog," that is the action when the blind goes an inch down and jogs back up to that same position. It's like the blind's way of acknowledging a command. The description of the number of jogs is accurate: certain actions have two jogs, and some have one. Pay attention to that. Finally, I have found that occasionally, a blind just won't cooperate. There is a manual button on each blind that you should be able to hold down and use it to make manual adjustments, but it doesn't work like the manual says, so you'll just be holding it down and the blind will just jog. . .and jog. . .and not do what the manual says it should. Strangely, the two times this has happened, I left it alone and the next day, it cooperated with the remote and I got it straightened out. I think these can be pretty reliable once you get them set up and over the teething, but I can see some users getting frustrated with the learning curve and set up. The blinds themselves are good quality and seem like they will last. I'll update this review after a year.

These blinds were exactly what I was looking for. Fits inside the window and when ordered reverse on the roll it covers entire window flush with the trim. I had an issue with the battery dying too fast and the vendor sent me a new one. Great service. This was cut to the extract dimensions I requested. Remote works good and is easy to use. Hope this lasts a long time.

So let me start with a quote I got from The Blind Store. 10k. I have two sliding doors, 3 big windows, and a small window. This quote still would have required 2 hubs to translate Alexa/Google to infrared commands. Greywind blinds with Zigbee batteries work directly with my generation 2 Alexa. They were a third of the price for all 8 windows. I will say that there are plenty of options with the blind store and others, but I wanted simple grey rollers to replace my crap 1995 blinds. So, these greywind rollers were perfect for me. They work really well with my alexas and were cut and fit pretty much perfectly. Measure twice! All that being said, two of them are wired wrong. Even with the remote, open is close and close is open. With Alexa, I just have to reverse the open and close percentage. Still, its a bit annoying that if I want to close or open a single blind I have to reverse the commands. I am contacting to greywind to figure out how to rewire them. There were also two with the cord on the wrong side according to my order. This isnt a big deal, but I'd like to fix it. I am hoping they can give me instructions on how I can do that. I will have to run USB cords farther than I should have needed to for the solar panels (for my sliding doors). I would also like instructions to reverse the motor for the two the roll the wrong way. Installation was very easy. The brackets are really nice and its easy to put the blinds on and off. This is considering that my window housing is fairly thin metal. I had to drill pilot holes and the screws are held by 2-3 mm of aluminum. So if you dont get the solar panels, I think recharging is pretty easy. I ordered the solar panels as well. I'll have to update this review in a few months on that topic. One of my door windows will pretty much always stay up, so I may not use the solar panels for them. I'm not sure how long the batteries will last, so again I need to update later. Edit: Greywind reached out to me. The up-down issue was easily fixed with some commands from the remote. Changing the motor side was also pretty straight-forward. So, 5 stars :)

I have almost Alexa-fied my house except the blinds. So I first ordered two of this smart blinds. They were excellent so I ordered total eight blinds from the seller. I have uploaded a video showing the Alexa voice controlled operation of the blinds. In short great smart blinds and excellent customer service. Below is the list of pros and cons: One important thing about shipment time. It will show you months to ship but they will appear in 2-3 weeks!!! 1. Excellent customer service. The best I have seen in my Amazon’s 7 yr experience. I could easily give 10 stars just for their prompt responses and helpful discussions over the email. They will customize your order as per your need. Thanks a lot ‘Tina’ and the team! 2. Very good material of the blind. 3. Smart blind, voice controlled, battery operated, schedule operation. It also has a remote to operate individual blinds or all of them in one click. 4. You can set schedule in the Alexa app once you add all the blinds in Geeklink app and the hub. You can group your blinds as you need in the Alexa app. 5. It is battery operated which is a big plus as you don’t have arrange cords to power. I have just used them for a week. Let’s see how long the charge remains. I run the blinds twice as by schedule (open in the morning, close at night). 6. Installation is very easy. Only you have to drill two per blinds (inside mount). 7. Charging port is outside so easy to plug in when needs charging. 8. When many blinds are ordered, they pre program the remote so you do not have go through any programming. Just add it in the app. Cons: 1. Nothing at all except the Geeklink app has only three controls (open, close, stop). Hope they add voice prompt such as “open 20%” or. “Close 50%” etc. 2. The programming of the blinds with the remote can get tricky. You just have to follow the steps. 3. I have seen sometime one of the blinds in the group will not operate as scheduled. Not sure what were the issue. But you can close it by remote/app/voice command 4. The sound of the motor may feel too loud. Indeed it is loud. But it will not wake you up :) Overall I am very satisfied with the product and the excellent customer service (they even offer discounts when you buy many of the blinds). Lets see the longevity and the charging frequency. Will update if any issue or not upto the commitment.

Foreword: As I work from home, I find myself engaging in multiple video conferences and meetings. I am normally not a vain person, but in my very competitive job, I try to maintain appearences, and a part of that is lighting. I wanted something more effective than my cheap vertical blinds which do a poor job of blocking out light when I need my room to be dark, and something I can open remotely so that way I do not have to leave my desk when a new meeting starts. And thus began my multiple month-long search for smart curtains. I learned that companies like hunter-douglas and somfy refused to sell directly to me online, insisting I speak to a distributor/dealer first. That was the fastest turn-off I've ever experienced towards a company. Lutron's Serena brand quoted $737 for the cheapest shades and fabric that matched my dimensions. Ikea's Futyr looked really nice, but they were out of stock, and didn't make a model wide enough to cover my window with a single piece of fabric. This left Yoolax (which offered it for $400), and as I shopped for a yoolax curtain, I noticed they were out of stock of their zigbee controlled motors, but I did stumble across Graywind, which wasn't out of stock, and offered a model with a solar panel and a zigbee controller at a similar price. (I wanted zigbee for security, cost, and ease-of-use reasons. Going with a rf hub is more expensive, and involves setting up some 3rd party device which is a potential security vulnerability to my wifi network if the manufacturer stops releasing security updates for it.) Considering the fact that my electric bill is already higher than it needs to be, I was very excited to get the solar panel equipped model and not add to it. Purchasing: Going through the amazon customizer was fairly simple and straightforwards, although there was a few spelling/grammer mistakes, it was more than clear enough to order the shades customized to my window. I was contacted by an agent on behalf of graywind, and had them change my fabric choice from jacquard white, to jacquard gray. Latency/lead: As advertised, Graywind took roughly 4 business days to manufacture my curtain, and Fedex had it on my doorstep in an additional week. Far from Amazon's 2-day delivery that they offer with prime, but what can I expect for something custom-made across the world? Installation: Unfortunately, the instructions and techniques are designed for 2 people, in that someone needs to hold the shade against the wall while another person uses a pencil to mark along the wall where the mounting hardware needs to be installed. Considering I was doing this by myself, I instead got my tape measure and with a lot of marking and measuring, calculated where my brackets needed to be on the wall without pressing the shade to the wall. However, Graywind's instructions were designed to be used on every surface, in any arrangemant, possibly without the features I took advantage of to make sure my brackets were aligned properly. With that constraint in mind, I cannot fault Graywind's documentation. The documentation implied there was 2 brackets included. I received 3, because I ordered an excessively long unit. Since the brackets clip into a rail-like arrangement on the top of the unit, you could theoretically use 4, 5, 6, etc brackets, and I would have preferred that so I could use adhesives to mount it rather than drilling holes in my apartment's wall. Graywind seemed more than eager to send me additional brackets, when I wrote to them providing feedback, so if you would like to use an adhesive like command strips, make sure to ask for some extra brackets. Finally, I had to install the battery in the remote, which was difficult due to the lack of batteries included in the package. A quick trip to my local supermarket later, and the remote was working. Programming: There were 3 things that needed to be done for programming. 1, Remote pairing. 2, Limit setup. 3, Alexa pairing. Remote pairing went flawlessly. Followed the manual, and it worked on the first try. The unit performed exactly as it should, the only issue is that the manual implied something else. To be specific, it implied that the upper and lower limits are not set and need to be set prior to use. This caused me to spend a half hour trying to get the limits set, and becoming mildly upset when the unit didn't move to the limits I "set". Thankfully, one of Graywind's agents made a post on the Q&A section of these shade's product page, stating that the units come with their limits pre-programmed at the factory. Eventually, it clicked in my head, and I read the manual's guidance for deleting limits, to which it stated that the upper limit cannot be deleted and the unit must be factory reset in order for the change to take place. Whatever, so I factory reset, got my limits set properly, and moved onto the final stage. Alexa pairing was near-flawless. Since I was using zigbee, I'd have to put the device into pairing mode for my Echo system to control it. After mis-reading the instructions, the device not responding, and then properly reading the instructions, I got the unit into pairing mode. Turns out that it either isn't compatible with the zigbee hub in a first-generation echo plus, or the pairing mode only lasts a few seconds, as I put it into pairing and *then* attempted discovery with my echo, which was unsuccessful. No worries, since I had an echo studio in another room, I ran discovery on that, *before* quickly putting the unit into pairing mode. That procedure worked on the first try. Usage/operation: The device isn't particularly fast, taking 25 seconds to move 50 inches. Mind, since this is a roller shade, the speed will slightly increase during the latter portion of the retraction (meaning that 100 inches won't take 50 seconds, but more like 48s, and 25 inches would take 15s instead of 12.5s) due to the material wrapping around the armature increasing its diameter. Still, 25 seconds is more than acceptable to me and for my purposes. During the first 10 or 20 cycles, the unit made a strange rattling noise, which was severely off-putting. Thankfully, whatever was rattling settled in, and the unit now only hums quietly from the motor. The material itself looks nice, and is a fairly good blackout material, easily darkening my room when I want to reduce the incoming light. From what I can tell, the solar panel works and keeps the unit running, although for the first few hours, I had the unit running on a portable battery bank to ensure that the motor wouldn't damage the battery while I fiddled with it. I will update this review if I encounter issues with the panel, but I love not having something else eat up my electric bill, or valuable socket space. Alexa can control the device with the following commands: "Alexa, open/raise (my/the) [device name]", ex "Alexa, open my curtains", "Alexa, raise drapes one", etc. "Alexa, close/lower (my/the) [device name]", ex "Alexa, close bedroom curtains", "Alexa, lower the shades", etc. "Alexa, open/close/raise/lower (my/the) [device name] to 1-100%", ex "Alexa, open my curtains to 15%", "Alexa, lower shades one to 50%", etc. Percentages are measured in percent open (ex: 15% moves the shade up a little, but 90% will have the shade open almost all the way), and are agnostic to whichever lower/raise command you use, always moving in either direction to the percent specified. The motor is very accurate, and the percentage commands are extremely powerful, especially if your window is facing away from the sun (since then, all the light entering is diffused, reflected light from the outside enviornment) as you can specify percentages to fine-tune the amount of light in a room to your liking. The remote is a bit more clunky and imprecise, and the zigbee remote uses something similar to a touchscreen, rather than buttons with undermounted switches. Consequently, I found myself accidentally pressing buttons on the remote a lot. My solution was to leave the remote set to a different channel (eg: shade is on channel 1, so when im not using the remote, i set it to channel 2), so that way I don't accidentally issue commands. To be honest however, if you have an echo device, or even the alexa app on your phone, that is much easier to use than the remote and I only use it during meetings, when I want to adjust the light without my viewer noticing my vanity. I cannot really comment much on the style or design, as I am very much a function-over-form person, or to be more precise: form should be derived from function. This roller shade functions well, and for that, I am satisfied with it. My only regret is accidentally buying the model with the valance, since it does absolutely nothing for me, but at least its color-matched to the fabric. Overall, I'm very happy with these shades, as they're exactly what I wanted for my room with no substantial issues. If I had more windows that needed new shades, I would definetly buy this model sans valance again. As 400 usd is a tad pricy on my income (although cheap in the smart shades market), I thankfully do not need any more.