Here’s the comparison article with how I ranked everything: smarthomesolver.com/reviews/30-smart-light-bulbs-compared/ Also go subscribe to Paul Hibbert if you somehow haven’t already: th-cam.com/users/PaulHibbert
Thanks for the cameo Reed. This video is amazing by the way. Bizarrely I had already planned to do exactly this with all my smart bulbs, but now I've seen how well you did it I'm not sure I should bother... Except of course to prove that Hue is the worst bulb on the market! 🤣
Great video, and Hibbert cameo was priceless! Two of the most informative and amusing home automation TH-camrs in one video! One note though - you said this kind of comparison hasn't been done, but digiblur did a great (albeit older) video along the same lines. They're always fun to watch though!
As someone who's now justs starting to go the smart bulb route, this was an amazing breakdown. Would you consider doing something similar but with LED strips?
WOW. it's rare to stubled across high-quality content in your first search. This video is nit only super well reserached, but so prfessional too, in every way (content, thoroughness, delivery, editing, even humour)! Now I might just stick around to check out your other videos, thanks for the top-notch video!
Reliability, entertainment features and wide variety of lamps and accessories brought me back to Hue. I love how I can put Play bars behind my monitor, light strip behind my desk, a Bloom above my cabinets and control them easily from the Hue app. I used to have bulbs of many different brands, and I hated the fqct that the same color don't match on each other. And also, I loooove the Hue scene creator. I love that you can select an image and it uses the image palette to paint your entire room. Beautiful!
The hue filament bulb is the first led I have found to dim almost as low as my incandescents. Of course the cost difference is $30 vs 60 cents per bulb!
@@dnoland77 I got the Hue and I'm glad I did. Yes they don't have the brightest color but when I use color I never want to be at the brightest setting. When I'm watching a movie I don't want aggressive red or green light in my eyes, just a light dim red/blue/green or what ever. As for the white, cold white is good enough when you need a bright light to search for something, the warm white is good when you want white but not aggressive one like cold white.
Well done comparison. I also enjoy Paul’s channel. You are spot on with Philips Hue. I started with LIFX because of their brightness and no hub needed. Reliability became a huge problem. Bulbs went offline. Resetting bulbs was a monthly occurrence and then trying to connect to them required multiple chicken sacrifices and chants. I just gave up after awhile and took the plunge. Now only have 1 LIFX bulb in my house. I previously had 7... well, I still do. But they are sitting in a closet. Philips hue works. I have yet to have a bulb drop off. I have over a dozen lights including sync and they all work. Every day. Yes, they are expensive but they work. I change smart home devices primarily for this reason: it has to work reliably. Keep up the posts and Ohhhhhhhhh the Zigbee!
Thank you so much for going though the effort to do all this testing, you've helped me so much to make an informed purchasing decision! EDIT: Just got around to reading your comparison article and I love it. Seriously you really went the extra mile here and I love how comprehensive you were with everything, can't thank you enough!
Hibbert has a bug up his butt about the completely legitimate Hue Bridge changeover. Hue were one of the first options available, so it always made perfect sense that they would have to have a bridge update at some point - and since then, their new bridge has had a very long life. Hibbert needs to chill on the Hue hate :)
Have you reviewed the new Nanoleaf A19 Essentials bulb yet? We just put up a review of it on our channel this week, but would love to see/hear your thoughts in the future. Also, great work on all the comparison here, very in-depth!
Thanks, appreciate that! I mentioned it briefly in this video at 6:18. I like that it uses Thread, and the white colors/brightness. The RGB is definitely dim though.
Is the WiZ A19 the same as the Philips WiZ Connected A19? It looks like it might have just been rebranded but I want to make sure it still has all the same features
Would definitely love to see an updated light strip video using this same rating system! New offerings from Nanoleaf, Vocolinc, Meross, Govee, and others mean it’s a great time for such a comparison!
4:04 I would imagine last “ON” state would be more handy than simply stay off once power comes back on. Especially if you’re in an area prone to brown outs.
I think the category should've been about the light going to the last state when power goes out, either on or off. If you needed to turn on/off the light again everytime it losses power, it'll be a hassle . So it would be more handy if it remembers the last state rather than turning on immediately or even having a setting where you can set what each bulbs does.
As one with 41 smart wifi bulbs all over the house, I would hate for them all to come on at 1:45am following a brief power outage. I think that was the point of the category.
@@ZNotFound thanks for the info. I was trying to wrap my head around Power On State, for example, on the Cree lights. We experience blackouts a bit often where we live. Good to know my lights will go back to whatever setting was on prior to the blackout. Would be really bad if all the lights came on after the blackout. Much appreciated
Haven’t used their bulbs but their switches and plugs are great. Super responsive and makes controlling existing lamps and ceiling fixtures extremely easy.
Which ones have the best dimming? I use a smartbulb on a schedule to wake up in the morning and for a nightlight before bed. I've noticed that cheaper bulbs don't get very dim and the brightness transition is not smooth at all
Can someone explain to me why Philips Hue can’t offer an A21 color bulb? Wiz has one. It’s probably my #1 complaint about Philips Hue. How hard can it be?
I have 10 LIFX bulbs in my house because I love the colors! The only thing I can complain about is the App. It’s just terrible! I’ve got all my bulbs on sale and I don’t regret it at all! Adds a calming feeling and atmosphere to my home I would miss terribly if I didn’t have it. Great reviews on all the bulbs!!
Hey, first great video! Thanks! I disagree with the power on state. I want that because I use smartthings switch to turn them all off and on, I like powering them completely off so they are not crapping up the network unless I am using them, among other reasons...
Great video very informative. I would love to see an updated video of the same topic, but I i think it would be beneficial to include the bulbs that are safe to use in an enclosed fixture
Thanks for putting so much time into this to compare the available options! I wondered if you might have a suggestion for the best bulbs to use as wake up lights? The metric being, how well do they light up a room slowly, going from dim to bright within a set time? I've been having issues with my wake up clock waking me up quickly rather than gradually because it pops on with a fairly bright light when it first turns on. I thought maybe using smart bulbs to gradually brighten up my room would be a good alternative.
I like Hue for waking me up in the morning. You want ideally the White Ambiance and Colour, or White Ambiance bulbs, since they slowly change colour temperature, with the Colour ones doing this the best since they can start with deeper reds. And since the bridge saves the wake up automations to it’s onboard storage, even if the internet fails, you will be woken up.
I know that I'm late but when I go to the amazing link for the lifx bulb, it shows up as not available and can only be bought from other sellers for like $150+ which is crazy, the only lifx bulb I can see on Amazon Is the a19 mini bulb, does that bulb have the same features as the regular lifx bulb, for example the "breathe" feature
I absolutely adore you and @paul hibbert! I am subscribed to several smart home channels, but y’all’s are the only two I actually look for every week. Thank so much for the smart bulb comparison. I still agree with Paul about Phillips....corporate greed! 🤣🙃
Have you seen any smart bulbs that can do color rotations as well as mimic flame? I like the torch/fire look but I don't want to have to change light bulbs to do it...
Hello i saw somewhere in your video, that you had strip changing color to tell you when you will be late to work, do you have video about it? because i can't find it.
For those looking into getting some smart bulbs, I personally recommend getting ones that are controlled by a remote and do not need WiFi so you can avoid the inevitable frustrating troubleshooting that will come with WiFi connected smart bulbs.
Can you advise me what the absolute brightest+saturated bulb is? for me, a bulb should be super bright and have super good colors. I don't care about special stuff, just that i can change from rgbw with the brighrst possible colors. thanks
Nice video and writeup Reed! I've already made my choice for bulbs, but your videos have helped me, and I'm sure other people just getting into the Smart Home game too, find exactly what they need.
I got shouted at by Paul for loving Hue lights but my setup is Hue for white, TP-link for colour mainly because yes Hue colour bulbs are more expensive and TP-Link is half the price yet very, very acceptable. Hue is very reliable and is constantly being updated. I’m glad my choices prove themselves in your tests. I’m in the UK so a number of the brands simply aren’t on sale here. My next category of bulb, like you us extra bright (100W) bulbs and I’m choosing Hue for those too as they are a good price and do what I need.
Literally, the only category that matters to me is how often it disconnects. I bought some Feit ones and every 40 days they disconnect themselves from the app/Google home and I have to set them up again. Drives me nuts. Started buying the C by GE ones and they work great, fast to connect to wifi once powered on, never disconnect from the app, but they're super expensive
Great video! Love it! Thank you very much! You didn't include Shelly bulbs because they are not accessible in USA or because you don't like them? I bought them because of Paul's video and love them. Their "dimminess" is great (I needed that) , high compatibility and power on configuration. Also, in your 10 categories I miss the "dimminess", it is important for me and many people in the bedrooms for the gentle wake up. Maybe you can include it in the future. Again many thanks for your videos!
I lose power somewhat frequently here on the island I live on. I noticed in the beginning of the video you mentioned there is a setting to keep the bulb on if you lose power? Does this work for the wiz? Thank you
Hey Reid, I have Hue sensors and am wanting to automate it with a strip of rib lights under my couch for theatre lighting. I have some hue stuff but their light strips are too expensive. Any other cheaper option you can suggest that will work with hue sensor? I was also interested in hue gradient strip and sync box but the price is just way too much. Thanks
Good joke at the end with Paul :) And nice review, was ,missing the Ikea Tradfri lamps, since they are cheap and work also with a lot of platforms, have them connected to my Hue bridge!
but the colors of Tradfri E27 bulbs are terrible. I'm pretty sure they use Yellow-Green instead of green LEDs, so they can emulate warm whites with RYB leds, but the result is a bulb incapable of doing green, cyan, ocean blue and so on.
Thanks! Yes there's a lot to like about Tradfri, but I ultimately didn't include them because of the white temperature/accuracy. I did mention them in the article though: smarthomesolver.com/reviews/30-smart-light-bulbs-compared/#Ikea_Tradfri_1000lm
In his comparison he states that LIFX might be preferred over Hue because it doesn't need a bridge. Philips Hue doesn't require a bridge either, its only needed if you want to connect like 10 bulbs.
One thing of note regarding the wiz bulb you can group and ungroup bulbs by dragging them onto each other and when they are in griups the selectable mood light animations like campfire are awesome and can be bound to the remote for easy switching or night mode and or red light mode.
Hi I’m new to Smart products and using as many as possible in our short rental homes. (I use all the Nest products so far) I got some Philip Hue light bulbs awhile back on clearance at Home Depot. Would I be able to put the bulbs in the rental houses and turn a light on for the guests remotely with their app before they get there? I don’t want to put Google homes in the rentals because some guests might think their being spied on. I’m just trying to find a way to turn on an inside light in the house before my guest arrive from my house.
I preordered the Wyze Color bulbs a few days ago. Definitely excited for those! You mentioned the wyze bulb didn’t work with smartthings but I’ve had no issues getting it to show up in home assistant.
Here’s the comparison article with how I ranked everything: smarthomesolver.com/reviews/30-smart-light-bulbs-compared/
Also go subscribe to Paul Hibbert if you somehow haven’t already: th-cam.com/users/PaulHibbert
Thanks for the cameo Reed. This video is amazing by the way. Bizarrely I had already planned to do exactly this with all my smart bulbs, but now I've seen how well you did it I'm not sure I should bother... Except of course to prove that Hue is the worst bulb on the market! 🤣
Great video, and Hibbert cameo was priceless! Two of the most informative and amusing home automation TH-camrs in one video! One note though - you said this kind of comparison hasn't been done, but digiblur did a great (albeit older) video along the same lines. They're always fun to watch though!
@@paulhibbert in the words of Palpatine "Do it"
Be sure to let us know how the new Wyze bulb stacks up! Really curious about the RGB saturation.
Great work!
As someone who's now justs starting to go the smart bulb route, this was an amazing breakdown. Would you consider doing something similar but with LED strips?
I also just started on this journey. But I really enjoy the WiZ light strips.Although I don’t enjoy their light bulbs.
WOW. it's rare to stubled across high-quality content in your first search. This video is nit only super well reserached, but so prfessional too, in every way (content, thoroughness, delivery, editing, even humour)! Now I might just stick around to check out your other videos, thanks for the top-notch video!
This is libelous! You will be hearing from my lawyer... Mr Socky!
Lol 1st
Lol
Does Mr Socky have a decent law degree?
"Philips Hue is great" - Paul Hibbert on Feb 19, 2021
@@SmartHomeSolver lol
Reliability, entertainment features and wide variety of lamps and accessories brought me back to Hue. I love how I can put Play bars behind my monitor, light strip behind my desk, a Bloom above my cabinets and control them easily from the Hue app. I used to have bulbs of many different brands, and I hated the fqct that the same color don't match on each other.
And also, I loooove the Hue scene creator. I love that you can select an image and it uses the image palette to paint your entire room. Beautiful!
Awesome comparison. Best in the business Reid! That ending 😭
Thanks Danny! That means a lot coming from you. Your camera comparisons are top notch!
@@SmartHomeSolver On which app can you set up the Cree lighting? I don’t have their app on the iPhone App Store. You said you’ve used Smart Life?
I think you should always include minimum brightness to bulb reviews. I always want to ensure that bulbs go as dim as possible when needed.
The hue filament bulb is the first led I have found to dim almost as low as my incandescents. Of course the cost difference is $30 vs 60 cents per bulb!
@@dnoland77 I got the Hue and I'm glad I did. Yes they don't have the brightest color but when I use color I never want to be at the brightest setting. When I'm watching a movie I don't want aggressive red or green light in my eyes, just a light dim red/blue/green or what ever. As for the white, cold white is good enough when you need a bright light to search for something, the warm white is good when you want white but not aggressive one like cold white.
What kind of graph is being used at 1:08? How were these graphs generated?
I just learned about smart bulbs and looked them up. I now know way more about smart bulbs than I ever cared to. Great break down
So much work gone in to this vid. Much appreciated 🙏
Well done comparison. I also enjoy Paul’s channel.
You are spot on with Philips Hue. I started with LIFX because of their brightness and no hub needed. Reliability became a huge problem. Bulbs went offline. Resetting bulbs was a monthly occurrence and then trying to connect to them required multiple chicken sacrifices and chants. I just gave up after awhile and took the plunge. Now only have 1 LIFX bulb in my house. I previously had 7... well, I still do. But they are sitting in a closet.
Philips hue works. I have yet to have a bulb drop off. I have over a dozen lights including sync and they all work. Every day. Yes, they are expensive but they work. I change smart home devices primarily for this reason: it has to work reliably.
Keep up the posts and Ohhhhhhhhh the Zigbee!
how about selling them. I am intrested
Thank you so much for going though the effort to do all this testing, you've helped me so much to make an informed purchasing decision!
EDIT: Just got around to reading your comparison article and I love it. Seriously you really went the extra mile here and I love how comprehensive you were with everything, can't thank you enough!
Hibbert has a bug up his butt about the completely legitimate Hue Bridge changeover. Hue were one of the first options available, so it always made perfect sense that they would have to have a bridge update at some point - and since then, their new bridge has had a very long life. Hibbert needs to chill on the Hue hate :)
Have you reviewed the new Nanoleaf A19 Essentials bulb yet? We just put up a review of it on our channel this week, but would love to see/hear your thoughts in the future.
Also, great work on all the comparison here, very in-depth!
Thanks, appreciate that! I mentioned it briefly in this video at 6:18. I like that it uses Thread, and the white colors/brightness. The RGB is definitely dim though.
Are the wiz 100w or yeelight Zwave?
The test is super great!!! A lot of useful info included!! Thanks for helping me choose the right lighting for home!!
Is the WiZ A19 the same as the Philips WiZ Connected A19? It looks like it might have just been rebranded but I want to make sure it still has all the same features
Want to know the same thing. He list the Philips version tho...
The truly best thing about this video is the Mr. Robot wallpaper and the end. ♥
Name of the bulb stands they were on?
Most thorough light bulb comparison I've seen so far. Great work!
Wow, thanks!
Not sure how I missed this video but I'm glad it exists. Thank you, Reid! And Hat Tip to Paul.
How to measure the accuracy of white as here 1:07 ?
Which one of these bulb would achieve that orange sunset ambient color? Im struggling to find that brand!
Would definitely love to see an updated light strip video using this same rating system! New offerings from Nanoleaf, Vocolinc, Meross, Govee, and others mean it’s a great time for such a comparison!
Thanks for taking Cree bulbs into consideration. I am using them and they are really good 1600 lumens bright and color bulbs in cheap price. 👍🏻
I agree, there are quite a few new light strips so that could be a good comparison!
I wonder if the Ecosmart is available somewhere outside US... Any tips?
Dope video, I used this info for replacing my front and rear porch light lights
How about the Sylvania Smart+ Wi-Fi Full Color?
10:38 Philips is Dutch btw
My only thing is what are the benefits and drawbacks of having a hub. I wanted to go with lifx but having each bulb individually connected put me off
4:04 I would imagine last “ON” state would be more handy than simply stay off once power comes back on. Especially if you’re in an area prone to brown outs.
I think the category should've been about the light going to the last state when power goes out, either on or off.
If you needed to turn on/off the light again everytime it losses power, it'll be a hassle . So it would be more handy if it remembers the last state rather than turning on immediately or even having a setting where you can set what each bulbs does.
As one with 41 smart wifi bulbs all over the house, I would hate for them all to come on at 1:45am following a brief power outage. I think that was the point of the category.
@@ZNotFound thanks for the info. I was trying to wrap my head around Power On State, for example, on the Cree lights. We experience blackouts a bit often where we live. Good to know my lights will go back to whatever setting was on prior to the blackout. Would be really bad if all the lights came on after the blackout. Much appreciated
I think standby power consumption is also crucial and a must to consider if you are going to change all your lights to smart ones.
I’ve had a Kasa bulb and it’s really nice. I’ve been using it at my desk and its really nice.
Haven’t used their bulbs but their switches and plugs are great. Super responsive and makes controlling existing lamps and ceiling fixtures extremely easy.
Honestly might be the best review video I've ever seen.
Which ones have the best dimming? I use a smartbulb on a schedule to wake up in the morning and for a nightlight before bed. I've noticed that cheaper bulbs don't get very dim and the brightness transition is not smooth at all
Wearing pauls t-shirt.... a touch of class! Good video too :)
Can someone explain to me why Philips Hue can’t offer an A21 color bulb? Wiz has one. It’s probably my #1 complaint about Philips Hue. How hard can it be?
Great Video!
And now LED-Lightstrips? :D
Agreed, we need the lightstrip review..
@@bobsmith1841 and edison bulbs smart bulbs
I have 10 LIFX bulbs in my house because I love the colors! The only thing I can complain about is the App. It’s just terrible! I’ve got all my bulbs on sale and I don’t regret it at all! Adds a calming feeling and atmosphere to my home I would miss terribly if I didn’t have it. Great reviews on all the bulbs!!
thanks for taking the time for doing this in-depth reviews. not all heroes wear capes.
I’ve been very happy with my Nanoleaf bulbs and light strips. Affordable and they work great!
Hey, first great video! Thanks! I disagree with the power on state. I want that because I use smartthings switch to turn them all off and on, I like powering them completely off so they are not crapping up the network unless I am using them, among other reasons...
Do you notice any light flickering when filming these lights? Would they be an option as practical light for filmmaking??
Great video very informative. I would love to see an updated video of the same topic, but I i think it would be beneficial to include the bulbs that are safe to use in an enclosed fixture
1:35 how do you sync your light bulbs to your TV like that?
Love the banter between you and paul it’s so wholesome lol
It's all wholesome until one of us brings up Hue... 😂
Glad to know I was right about going with hue. Thanks for confirming
Thanks for putting so much time into this to compare the available options! I wondered if you might have a suggestion for the best bulbs to use as wake up lights? The metric being, how well do they light up a room slowly, going from dim to bright within a set time? I've been having issues with my wake up clock waking me up quickly rather than gradually because it pops on with a fairly bright light when it first turns on. I thought maybe using smart bulbs to gradually brighten up my room would be a good alternative.
I like Hue for waking me up in the morning. You want ideally the White Ambiance and Colour, or White Ambiance bulbs, since they slowly change colour temperature, with the Colour ones doing this the best since they can start with deeper reds. And since the bridge saves the wake up automations to it’s onboard storage, even if the internet fails, you will be woken up.
@@GreeniusGenius Thank you for the helpful response :)
5 stars for Hue comparability?
While they make their bridge necessary for HomeKit or Smartthings?
Hey! Should I do kasa or Govee? Kasa has the bulb and leds, but Govee has more light options like the led bars?
Hi. How did you connect the Home Depot eco smart one to your Echo 4th gen? I can’t seem to connect mine.
🔥🔥🔥🔥 review Reid. l always wondered what bulb really comes on top!! Great work.
Thank you, I appreciate that William!
Where did you find the inovelli bulb? Every time I check their website they're out of stock
Incredible video man! Great job! Great shots!
I know that I'm late but when I go to the amazing link for the lifx bulb, it shows up as not available and can only be bought from other sellers for like $150+ which is crazy, the only lifx bulb I can see on Amazon Is the a19 mini bulb, does that bulb have the same features as the regular lifx bulb, for example the "breathe" feature
I absolutely adore you and @paul hibbert! I am subscribed to several smart home channels, but y’all’s are the only two I actually look for every week. Thank so much for the smart bulb comparison. I still agree with Paul about Phillips....corporate greed! 🤣🙃
Love the both of ya. Great review!
Like when you say connected to a hub, do you mean something like a echo dot?
Fantastic video thank you !
You are a great man for doing this!
I was so overwhelmed with the options
Do you have any experience with the C by GE line of bulbs? I would like to know what you think of them. Keep the great content coming.
Any idea if the cree bulb would work at 100V?
Which one is less expensive on monthly electric bill?
That t-shirt is the best
Can you review all the new Wyze products, their V1 sensors were garbage and they’ve rolled out a lot of new stuff at the same time
Great video. I never thought I could watch a whole video on lights but here I am!
Any recommendations on best bulb to use for sunrise and sunsets?
First channel I actually subscribed and hit the bell on. Thank you for the great content!
Have you seen any smart bulbs that can do color rotations as well as mimic flame? I like the torch/fire look but I don't want to have to change light bulbs to do it...
Hello i saw somewhere in your video, that you had strip changing color to tell you when you will be late to work, do you have video about it? because i can't find it.
For those looking into getting some smart bulbs, I personally recommend getting ones that are controlled by a remote and do not need WiFi so you can avoid the inevitable frustrating troubleshooting that will come with WiFi connected smart bulbs.
Amazing video, got my first home and looking to spice up my main room.
Is smartthings really that important? I'm leaning towards cree, but lack of future proofing with smartthings is a slight concern.
Can you advise me what the absolute brightest+saturated bulb is? for me, a bulb should be super bright and have super good colors. I don't care about special stuff, just that i can change from rgbw with the brighrst possible colors. thanks
Hi Reed,
What is your opinion on the Aqara light bulb ?
I have another question, which of these can go down to the dimmest light? This is really important too
Ooh the zigbee
Which smart bulb actually dims the lowest? I own a Yeelight 1S and on 1% I find it still too bright...
which one had the best strobe effect?
If i understand it correctly, all light bulb need the internet? Of the wifi or hub is offline, they will not work?
Nice video and writeup Reed! I've already made my choice for bulbs, but your videos have helped me, and I'm sure other people just getting into the Smart Home game too, find exactly what they need.
Thanks Zachary!
Hey! I’m one of those!
I got shouted at by Paul for loving Hue lights but my setup is Hue for white, TP-link for colour mainly because yes Hue colour bulbs are more expensive and TP-Link is half the price yet very, very acceptable. Hue is very reliable and is constantly being updated. I’m glad my choices prove themselves in your tests. I’m in the UK so a number of the brands simply aren’t on sale here. My next category of bulb, like you us extra bright (100W) bulbs and I’m choosing Hue for those too as they are a good price and do what I need.
I’ve seen your bulb videos. Have you ever reviewed Meross bulbs? Any thoughts?
I am amazed about the quality of this video. Perfect compariaon and informations. Thats how its done! Thanks man!
Thanks, I appreciate that!
Literally, the only category that matters to me is how often it disconnects. I bought some Feit ones and every 40 days they disconnect themselves from the app/Google home and I have to set them up again. Drives me nuts.
Started buying the C by GE ones and they work great, fast to connect to wifi once powered on, never disconnect from the app, but they're super expensive
Great video! Love it! Thank you very much!
You didn't include Shelly bulbs because they are not accessible in USA or because you don't like them? I bought them because of Paul's video and love them. Their "dimminess" is great (I needed that) , high compatibility and power on configuration.
Also, in your 10 categories I miss the "dimminess", it is important for me and many people in the bedrooms for the gentle wake up. Maybe you can include it in the future.
Again many thanks for your videos!
Ok, never mind, I saw that you comment the dimm levels in your comments in your website. Very detailed work! Many thanks!
I lose power somewhat frequently here on the island I live on. I noticed in the beginning of the video you mentioned there is a setting to keep the bulb on if you lose power? Does this work for the wiz? Thank you
is cool white or warm white rgb bulbs better?
That Philips Hue White Lamp
Hey Reid, I have Hue sensors and am wanting to automate it with a strip of rib lights under my couch for theatre lighting. I have some hue stuff but their light strips are too expensive. Any other cheaper option you can suggest that will work with hue sensor? I was also interested in hue gradient strip and sync box but the price is just way too much. Thanks
Have you tested Meross bulbs? They are HomeKit compatible.
How abaut the lidl smart bulbs? Are they any good compared to other smart bulbs?
Good joke at the end with Paul :) And nice review, was ,missing the Ikea Tradfri lamps, since they are cheap and work also with a lot of platforms, have them connected to my Hue bridge!
but the colors of Tradfri E27 bulbs are terrible. I'm pretty sure they use Yellow-Green instead of green LEDs, so they can emulate warm whites with RYB leds, but the result is a bulb incapable of doing green, cyan, ocean blue and so on.
Thanks! Yes there's a lot to like about Tradfri, but I ultimately didn't include them because of the white temperature/accuracy. I did mention them in the article though: smarthomesolver.com/reviews/30-smart-light-bulbs-compared/#Ikea_Tradfri_1000lm
In his comparison he states that LIFX might be preferred over Hue because it doesn't need a bridge. Philips Hue doesn't require a bridge either, its only needed if you want to connect like 10 bulbs.
Can the wiz lights be used in the smart life app?
One thing of note regarding the wiz bulb you can group and ungroup bulbs by dragging them onto each other and when they are in griups the selectable mood light animations like campfire are awesome and can be bound to the remote for easy switching or night mode and or red light mode.
I definitely needed this video! Thanks for your hard work!
Thank you for your efforts. Where can I find the lamp fixture you are using for testing the bulbs?
Outstanding effort put into this video
Hi I’m new to Smart products and using as many as possible in our short rental homes. (I use all the Nest products so far) I got some Philip Hue light bulbs awhile back on clearance at Home Depot. Would I be able to put the bulbs in the rental houses and turn a light on for the guests remotely with their app before they get there? I don’t want to put Google homes in the rentals because some guests might think their being spied on. I’m just trying to find a way to turn on an inside light in the house before my guest arrive from my house.
I preordered the Wyze Color bulbs a few days ago. Definitely excited for those! You mentioned the wyze bulb didn’t work with smartthings but I’ve had no issues getting it to show up in home assistant.