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Thoughts on Philips Hue Lights (midwest.social)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
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I am a dabbler in home automation and thinking about starting to get into lighting. I have heard mostly good things about the Philip Hue line and wanted to see what peoples thoughts are about it.

Our main current automation are a large number of Google Smart Speaker and Arlo video doorbells. Everything is working now on the Google ecosystem which I think Philip Hue will connect with. Our house is 100 years old which means that our possibilities to automate are lower than a new home since we have very few overhead lights, power outlets are at a premium (we have lots of power strips running through the house).

We are thinking about doing smart bulbs in some lamps which we can leave on and a chandalier. I think the biggest issue will leaving things always powered on.

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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I have a mix of normal Hue bulbs and some Innr brand GU10 (spotlight) bulbs. The difference in quality of light from both brands is quite noticeable, with Hue being far and away better in terms of colour blending and accuracy. There's a reason the Hue bulbs are 2-3x the price of the competition

That said, I've had multiple Hue bulbs either outright fail or one LED die so that it still works but the colour is completely wrong. It's frustrating for bulbs that are supposed to last decades but maybe the latest generation are more robust.

They're also regularly on sale for Black Friday and the like, so I'd advise planning your purchases around those events.

I wouldn't worry about leaving them on. Standby power draw is very low and I think even at maximum output they use about 7W each. It's just not a big deal.

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