Smart Light Starter Kit
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This kit includes two Philips Hue Dimmable White A19 60W LED Smart bulbs and one Philips Hue hub that can control up to fifty Hue lights without slowing down wifi. It can be voice activated using smart home assistants or controlled from your phone. You can schedule light settings and expand from the starter kit by purchasing additional products.
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review by Joni
Hey folks! Today, I’m going to be reviewing one of my favorites: Philips Hue smart lighting products. Now, there are no fees associated with the operation of these products, but in order to make this lighting system work in your home, you will need a few components. This may deter you at first, but please read on to find out why I highly recommend these products, after using them in my own home for over four years. For the initial setup, you will need to have a modem and router with Wi-Fi service, as well as a Hue Bridge hub and at least one Hue bulb.
Once your Hue system is set up, it’s easy to control your lights, whether you are at home or miles away, either individually or by room. When your device is connected locally to your home Wi-Fi network, you can use voice-activated assistants, like Siri and Alexa, to turn any bulb on or off, or to simply change their brightness. Even when you’re away from home, you can control them using the Google Home app or the Hue app. Recurring automations can also be set up in the Hue app. You could, for example, program your outdoor lights to come on from sunset to sunrise; this can be a useful safety measure to prevent break-ins or to deter curious baddies.
After you’ve done the initial setup, you can add more and more (and more!) bulbs to your system. A single hub can support up to 50 bulbs. Since the bulbs are LED, you will probably go years before having to replace them. They also use less energy, so that’s good news for both your electricity bill and the environment. But the best part for me: no more standing up and teetering out of my wheelchair to reach for light switches. I can control everything safely right from my smartphone.
In fact, Philips offers many different types of Hue units that can connect with (and some without) a hub. There are color-changing bulbs, motion-sensing security lights, and vintage filament bulbs, to name just a few. All of these and more can be purchased from the Hue store.
I hope you found this information helpful.
review update
Do you still use them? Yes, every day! Do they still work well? Yes. Anything else you want to add? I recently added even more smart bulbs in our home!
YES! I still use this product. It’s so convenient that I’ve added on extra bulbs for almost every light in the house! I have the system connected to our wi-fi internet, so I can control the lights from the Hue app even when we’re not home. I understand that the Hue light kits can also be set up using your phone’s Bluetooth (if, for example, you don’t have wi-fi); however, I can’t speak to that functionality as I don’t have ours set up that way.
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