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)
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Annetta Ernser
19-11-2024Ease of set up. Remote use.
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Brandon Kovash
Greater than one weekI bought these lights to have some rgb smart lights to put around the house in a few places, but primarily for the Razer integration features. I own a few Razer products, and these are some of the only lights that work in conjunction with the Razer Synapse App, and products. I had issues with the app recognizing my lights as color lights, for the setting up zones feature, but Hue customer support was reachable through Facebook messenger, and they were super friendly and helpful. After all was said and done, a factory reset (and then update) of each bulb was the fix. If you run into any issues with the bulbs, try searching the instructions for factory resetting the bulbs, and try to reset the setup from there! The feature I think the Hue app is lacking, is the option to have your colors change on a loop. Almost every RGB strip, and smart light Ive seen, has multiple options for this, and its something I dont seem to see anywhere in the official Philips-made Hue app. Theres many different scenes that they provide in the Hue Scene Gallery, but theres not even an option to have it automatically change themes every X amount of time. You have to change the scene through the app manually. Theres several different 3rd party apps and programs that cycle colors of your hue lights automatically, so Im glad that theres an option out there. But for how expensive these lights are, Im blown away by why this isnt a feature in the actual Hue app. Please Philips, add a color cycle feature to the app! Other than that complaint, I really do enjoy these lights. They create a nice ambiance to the room when watching movies, playing games, or relaxing. I probably wouldnt have spent this much on RGB smart lights if i didnt want the integration with the Razer products though, and unfortunately I wouldnt recommend these to others if they werent looking to do the same. There are several other companies that offer similar lights/accessories, and probably have more features on their app. If you want lights that synchronize with your razer products though, these lights work great, and are really easy to use, and setup with other apps!
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tushar
> 3 dayOrdered this starter kit during the Prime Day and the package arrived in perfect condition. Had the hub and the 3 A19 bulbs (warm white). The Philips hue doesnt come with a setup instructions page but a quick and short youtube video was enough. Everything is working perfectly so far. Great deal!
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Daniel
> 3 dayProbably one of the better smart lighting systems on the market. Solid performance from the hub based system. Can get expensive (especially the colored bulbs), so I recommend slowly switching old your homes previous lighting.
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Harshini R
Greater than one weekworth the money
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Tollulah
> 3 dayWork great
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Antonio
> 3 dayGave me a used set
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ExpatMass
> 3 dayWorks exactly as advertised/expected, and was incredibly easy to setup. Had the hub, 3 rooms and 9 bulbs up and running in under 15 minutes. Wish I had jumped on the Hue bandwagon sooner. Seamless integration into our Apple/Alexa ecosystem. Looking forward to playing with all of the features to setup more automation of our lighting. Totally worth buying the hub/bulb kit if you plan to build towards a whole-home Hue environment.
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Sally
> 3 dayI love this product. I have it in another home. I am able to control my lights from my phone regardless of how far away I am from home. I can also use this product with Alexa.
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Jules66
> 3 dayPerfect with Alexa! Many routines for on/off dimming in the app.