Philips Hue Single Premium A19 Smart Bulb, 16 million colors, for most lamps & overhead lights (Hue Hub Required, Works with Alexa), Old Version

You should get these with Google Home

We have been impressed with our Hue lightbulb and actually like it better than the Hue Bloom. I’m not sure about the previous generations of this bulb, but this generation has very vibrant colors! The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because of the HUE app. It is very limited in regards to scenes. So when using Alexa to control my lights there just aren’t very many options. I recommend the One Switch App & controlling your lightbulb with your phone rather than Alexa for now (hopefully Hue will work on their scenes!)

I love my hue lights. These are just the best for home automation.

Not as bright as I expected

Product arrived as described.

The lights are great and easy to setup. Just make sure that you name the bulbs something unique that does not sound like an existing room or Alexa group.

Nov. 2017 Update: An illuminated programmable color palette awaits you. These lights are much more fun for me than than they were originally and I have found that WOW factor I was seeking. I can now change my light color ambiance by simply speaking a trigger phrase to Alexa. This is achieved by using IFTTT and writing my own Alexa Hue apps. Writing IFTTT Apps is super easy. The real trick here is finding the right HEX code combinations for the lighting effects you want to achieve. There are a lot of sites that you can access for these codes to help you in your experimentation. If youre just starting out, I recommend that you check Wikipedia for Web Colors. That will provide you with a great place to get started and you can branch out from there. Also, youll need to open an IFTTT account and link your Alexa and Hue accounts to it . Once you do that, youre on your way. You will just need to come up with trigger phrases for Alexa to access your IFTTT app to control your lights. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- While these lights are nice and I kept the two I bought (I got them on PRIME day, but did consider sending them back due to the cost), they are significantly more pricey (even discounted on PRIME day) than the plain white bulbs. The colored bulbs are not much more than a novelty item for me at this point given that I havent yet found an application in which they are useful or a way to add an extra dimension of WOW factor. You can can color cycle them using a number of techniques. While whats available is nice, I wish there was a way to improve the color variation and sensitivity to synchronization to music or other sounds - whats currently there is a bit limited in my opinion. In my case, the white lights provide me with all the functionality I need. Which I control with Alexa and a few other devices. There is nothing wrong with these, or other any of the other HUE lights Ive purchased, in my opinion. I have very rarely had any issue with interaction and color of the lights using the HUE software or interworking with other devices and Alexa to control them. They seem solid, although I cannot comment on their longevity at this point, but my expectation is that they are equivalent to other LED lights. At this point I would find the colored lights much more interesting and maybe even worth the cost if there was a way to improve their sensitivity and control to sound and if there was more granular control and variation of light colors. I am guessing that the capability is there, its just a matter of finding the right tools and color codes to do this. I should emphasize that IFTTT does have a number of widgets already available that provide capability beyond the Hue software. IFTTT also allows you the flexibility to add capabilities that are not available with the Hue software or existing IFTTT Hue widgets. IFTTT also allows you the flexibility to write widgets that allow you to control the HUE lights with other devices such as NEST Protect, Alexa, your mobile phone, etc. When I have a bit of extra time I plan to put together a couple of IFTTTT widgets that would at least make the colored HUE lights more useful for me. Maybe while I am at it I will also figure out how to get that WOW factor out of the lights that I am not feeling right now.

Hue is the most interesting light bulb ever. Colors, bright, diverse uses.

Best prices I have seen on Phillips Hue tech - ever!

I was hesitant to spend $50 on a single light bulb, especially since I could get 4 of the plain white Hue lights for the same price, but I got this on sale for $30 during cyber Monday deals. Its definitely neat and would probably be really cool to have multiple colored lights for certain moods or events, but I honestly wouldnt spend $50 on one. Unless you find them on sale, Id put the money toward the regular white A19 Hue smart bulbs.