Pros & Cons
Pros
Easy to install and pair with your phone and hub. Works super well with alexa while there's no need for extra hub and such. Hue bluetooth app is great really easy to setup and quick to update the bulbs.
The brightness of the bulb is great and dimmers and changing the light strength is a breeze. As to the bt control and dimming, it's good but not perfect. The bulbs work best paired with motion sensors to enable the automation of light actions around y... Read More
With perseverance these things are very cool. Looks classy. Hue bulbs seem expensive until you take the plunge and relish their beauty.
Cons
The bad - amazon information claims this bulb is 10 watt, 806 lumen, 4000 kelvin. When brightness set low it fluctuates a lot which is annoying. This bulb has an irregular flicker which is especially noticeable at lower brightness.
Highlights
Price
However the price can be a bit more pocket friendly.
Competitiveness
We bought these to pair with some ikea lamps we had around the house which only are sold with screw-in /e27 fittings.
Overview
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This bulb is very yellow coloured
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Hue bluetooth app is great really easy to setup and quick to update the bulbs
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Have now added lights and a hue bridge all working well with the bridge after a few false starts but unable to connect to alexa this seems to be an alexa fault not huebasic button controls without the bridge are pressonoff holdadjust brightnesswould recommend iyoki light switch covers to house the button and prevent accidentally switching the smart bulb off
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I only have the dot version of echo and because it doesnt have the hub in it i cannot connect lights via wifi
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ask alexa to tun onoff or dim to xx
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
These bulbs are great and long lasting you can turn them up from low to high voice activated dimmer from alexa intergrated phillips hue
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The software is infuriating at times and smart homes can be hard if people in your household are not tech savvy as smart should be read as automated which does not fit with the simplicity of pushing a wall switch and the light comes on