Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance LED Smart Light Bulb Starter Kit, 3 A19 Smart Bulbs & 1 Hue Hub (Works with Alexa, Apple HomeKit & Google Assistant)

I can’t saw I was more pleased by any recent tech purchase I’ve made. By far the simplest yet best update I’ve done to the house. 10/10 would recommend

Great item

I assumed this would be a simple, straight out of the box set up. 6 hours later I am returning the product because I just could not get it to work, and I am pretty good with technology and following directions. I downloaded the app. I plugged the hub into the router via the provided cable (should have been my first indicator- that a high end hub could not connect wirelessly). All lights on the hub lit up, I followed the directions, pushed the button (because it should be that simple) and nothing. I spent hours online following the troubleshooting tips and none of them worked. For something that plugged directly into the internet source it should work without a single hiccup. So yes, i’m pretty disappointed because I was looking at setting this hub up to add other Philips lighting devices. I should have went with a different product and would not recommend this product.

The V2 hub is working VERY poorly for me. My existing bulbs could only be paired manually after multiple tries. They now regularly show as Unreachable. The new V2 hub is in the same location as my V1 hub was, yet it doesnt work nearly as well. On top of these Im very annoyed that I had to replace perfectly good functioning V1 hardware with a new hub in order to maintain 3rd party integration. It appears Philips realized they could force existing customers to buy more from them - the only logical way to get a new hub is bundled with more bulbs, since the hub alone is almost as costly as a kit. And its certainly predictable that Philips will feel like dropping support for V2 in another year or two to force customers into buying yet another kit. More e-waste, some of which might be recycled, the rest goes in a landfill. My advice, ditch Philips Hue and invest in STANDARD Z-wave/Zigbee / WiFi bulbs and accessories instead.

Philips has been nagging me for a while to upgrade the app on my phone, and -- while youre at it -- get our new super duper hub, it is square. Well, with Samsung jacking everyone over on SmartThings, I figured I would go on and upgrade the Hue too. First, install the new hub. It is square. That is a big deal for some reason. The new hub is super-light, small piece of plastic. It will not stay put. The ethernet cable moves it. And, speaking of the ethernet cable, I was hoping I could remove the old hub and set the new hub in the same place. But NO!. Philips decided to 1) change the power connecter, and 2) rotate the ethernet connection, so I had to pull out the furniture, get behind where the old hub was, install the now power adapter, and twist the ethernet cable over. That was a chore. That cable had a little bit of tension in it, and the no-weight plastic hub promptly flipped over, putting the cable back to the position it was in with the old hub. Disconnect it, loosen up the cable, try again. OK, all that is working. Blue lights all on. To my great dismay, after installing the new app and the new hub, NO LIGHTS FOUND. Yep, first I thought I must have done something wrong (possible, even though Ive installed this and similar systems, but you never know). After checking and rechecking, I installed one of the new bulbs that came with the hub. Presto, 1 bulb in my house found and working. What about the rest? More checking. I power on every light in the house. Still no devices found. I try changing ZigBee channels. No go. Checking the Internet, Google the Oracle, and I found the Great Disappointment. The new hub does not talk easily to the old lights. Philips suggests going to each and every single light to find its serial number and typing in each of those serial numbers to help the poor new super-duper square hub find the legacy hue lights. What a waste of time and horrible design. If you are not totally invested in Hue, go to Panasonic. No hub required. Save yourself the headache and the failed designs of Philips. PHILIPS: you really screwed the pooch on this upgrade you forced out on everyone. Your inattention to design details is deplorable. Your near-complete lack of support for legacy bulbs is unacceptable. You could have done so much better.

Difficult at first to set up only because there are few steps you have to take but once set up its amazing. The colors are bright and vibrant and the app works great. Highly recommended for anyone looking to spice up their rooms.

Excelente estado

Makes you to start the way to a real smart house.

We love being able to change the colors with the seasons. And having lights on a timer is wonderful, as I always forget to turn them off in the morning.

I love Phillips Hue! Although these bulbs are very expensive, these bulbs more than make up for the price. Being able to control and adjust brightness of these lights from bed is amazing! You can control the lights from the Hue app from outside of your home as well. I love the convenience and the only issue I ever had with a bulb was quickly addressed by Phillps Hue (they sent a new bulb for no cost).