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So far I’ve only purchased hue bulbs. I’ve been absolutely thrilled with every single one. Based on the reports I’ve seen I will 100% be investing solely in their products for smart bulbs/lamps unless another product steps it up.
We have several of their items. I’d recommend all of the ones I’ve tried. Strip below the couch for mood lighting. Bulbs all over (a few we’ve had for about a decade and still going strong). Some bar lights behind the tv lighting. And my partner uses one of the stand alone spotlight ones (I don’t remember the name). I’d rebuy all of the stuff we’ve gotten from them. Our apartment has terrible electrical and we’ve had almost all our bulbs blow that came with it. After being fed up with having to have maintenance visit so often because the ceilings are higher than we can reach, we just use the hue.
I just wish the app was better. They could simplify it a lot. In particular I find it’s kind of a pain to set scenes.
In my last house, I had the hue bridge implemented into homeassistant. All light bulb names and rooms/groups and scenes synced with whatever was established on the hub. Gave me the reliability of the hue hub and the flexibility of homeassistant.
It definitely requires more patience to tinker with and get set up, but I highly recommend anyone who is motivated to give it a try!
I bought 12 of them 10 years ago when I bought my house and still have 10 of them going strong. One of the failed ones still works too in white and red so I still get use from it. Money well spent in my book. 👍🏼