What's the verdict on Phillips Hue?
Hue
Dominic Jackson
Landon Hill
Needing a bridge is stupid
Kevin Long
I’m using it. It’s alright.
Gabriel Gray
Botnet
Xavier Hall
botnet
Anthony Mitchell
Botnet.
Adam Morris
Bot net.
Ayden Cruz
Expensive
Jason Jones
Any worthwhile alternatives? Chinkshit? I wouldn't even insist on network connectivity.
Logan Price
I am using the yeelight bulbs. They look nice and are customizable as you want. The only downside is the need to rely on the Chinese servers and sometimes some bulbs will lose connectivity to your box, you will need to reboot the box or bridge the bulb again in the app. You can enable local control and use them with automation apps but I don't know yet if you will never lose connectivity.
Solid experience so far (got them for 8 months and had the problem twice)
Noah Garcia
Ayden Wright
>need to rely on the Chinese servers
Sounds shitty but then again I used motionJoy for months...
Jaxson Bell
I heard the bulbs aren't too expensive since they last longer?
David Fisher
>Any worthwhile alternatives?
generic dimmable LED or halogen bulb + electronics only, no SoC dimmer + getting your ass up from the bed to turn off and on the lights.
Isaac Russell
The alternatives last as long. Philips is overall expensive
Luis Morris
I don't need any more wiretapping devices
Andrew Barnes
I use them. Very convenient. I like the light strips too. Have one behind the headboard of my bed
Sebastian Clark
>not taking your yeelights offline with dev mode
Jason Taylor
based
Zachary Cruz
yikes dude
Hunter Kelly
consumerism.
James Collins
Brilliant to have these lights desu. Initial cost is pricey but you soon grow to realise how handy it is to have them.
Gabriel Cox
New firmware update bricked mine
Jaxon Flores
Overpriced proprietary botnet.
Benjamin Watson
Chinkshit + open source replacement firmware. example:
cnx-software.com
Carson Young
this but unironically
walk the 3 feet to the god damn switch
Matthew Carter
Hueня.
Hunter Myers
Bump
Aiden Baker
X10 is still a thing
remote controllable outlets/modules that uses house wiring to communicate, can dim lights and be be augmented by WIFI