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Philips Hue Smart Lightbulb Starter Kit $194 @ Harvey Norman

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Philips Hue Smart Lightbulb Starter Kit $194 @ Harvey Norman
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kuripot on 06/01/2015 - 16:13 harveynorman.com.au (811 clicks)
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The Philips Hue Smart Lightbulb Starter Kit allows you to create a personalised lighting environment in your home, then control it wirelessly from anywhere in the world via your mobile devices.

Key Features

The Philips Hue Smart Lightbulb Starter Kit allows you to turn the lights on and off, control their colour and shade and set timers from anywhere in the world through the free Philips Hue App.
The Philips Hue Smart Lightbulb Starter Kit includes the Hue Bridge (necessary for wireless lighting control) and three Hue Smart Lightbulbs.
Despite using up to 80% less energy than standard bulbs, each Hue Smart Lightbulb delivers 600 lumens so every corner of the room can be illuminated.
The Philips Hue Smart Lightbulb is compatible with most Edison screw lightbulb sockets.
Use the Hue App to choose from light recipes created by experts to suit or achieve a particular mood.

Normally $225-250 RRP

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  • spackbace on 06/01/2015 - 16:22

    https://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers-tablets/home-security/we…

    Also worth looking at. Bulbs are brighter (>800 Lumens vs 600 Lumens). Check google, few comparisons around :)

    Via Amazon.com - Comes to about $112 delivered, using Amazons currency converter :) (Comes to $152 delivered for 3 bulbs, to compare to the Philips products in the OP)

    • PVA on 06/01/2015 - 16:33

      the philips ones are a little 'smarter' - can change colours.
      but at least the JB ones are normal bayonet fitting and no adaptor needed.

    • nickxau on 06/01/2015 - 16:33

      Different product depending on what you're after. The Philips ones actually allow you to change colours hence the "hue" in it's name. The Belkin ones are just remote controlled bulbs.

      • DryScissors on 06/01/2015 - 17:31

        Belkin ones can "talk" to the Hue ones through IFTTT

    • crowyourboat on 06/01/2015 - 16:37

      You can't use USA hue bulbs in Australia as they have an incompatible wattage

      • SBOB on 06/01/2015 - 16:50
        +4

        incompatible wattage

        i assume you mean voltage

  • spuderump on 06/01/2015 - 16:42
    +4

    Watt?

  • Elijha on 06/01/2015 - 16:43

    You need a hub to control every 4 bulbs right?

    • kuripot on 06/01/2015 - 16:52
      +1

      a single bridge can control up to 50 bulbs

  • kuripot on 06/01/2015 - 17:00

    if you want it bundled with LivingColors Iris($169).. it's better to get it here for $309 delivered, they just increased the price by $9

    http://www.simply-leds.com.au/philips-living-colors-iris-plu…

    im building up my Hue bulbs for my new house

  • hen dawg on 06/01/2015 - 17:17
    +8

    I'm giving this tech another year to sort itself out and drop in price. It's gonna be a big thing though

  • Romen on 06/01/2015 - 17:21

    Love my hue lights. :)

    Philips even does a Hue compatible TV with the LEDs behind the screen… Not sure about that though lol

  • DryScissors on 06/01/2015 - 17:29
    +7

    I have six at home at the moment. I've set them up to do some cool stuff like, flash green every 2 weeks on Thursday night to remind me to take out the recycling. They also flash red every time Liverpool score a goal. They also throw a rainbow dance party every time I arrive home. So many other possibilities with IFTTT.

    • alwayslooking on 06/01/2015 - 17:31

      what happens when liverpool looses a game? ;)

      • DryScissors on 06/01/2015 - 17:32
        +15

        The lights explode, and I have to buy new bulbs. It's been an expensive season.

        • Roary on 07/01/2015 - 14:25

          AT least his dog is not doing somersaults

    • Kaboda on 07/01/2015 - 07:24

      Ynwa!

  • Vanit on 06/01/2015 - 17:53

    If you're looking to do some DIY stuff I recommend buying the cheaper RF rgbw LED bulbs (< $20 per bulb), which work by adding a receiver to your home network that translates UDP packets to RF instructions for the bulbs. I thought about getting the hue, but the API is slow and you can't manually set the colours at a high frame rate.

    • XeSSiV on 06/01/2015 - 18:05

      I'm interested - Got a link for something like this as an example?

      • Vanit on 06/01/2015 - 18:58
        +5

        Yep! I bought mine from here: http://www.limitlessled.com

        I used them for a personal dynamic lighting project: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xJPsIOI2TfQ

        • neohito on 07/01/2015 - 10:45

          that's awesome work. So the phillips ones are too slow to react to commands to be used for dynamic lighting?

        • Vanit on 07/01/2015 - 11:04
          +1

          @neohito:

          Aye, as per the official documentation (http://www.developers.meethue.com/documentation/core-concept…):

          "We can’t send commands to the lights too fast. If you stick to around 10 commands per second to the /lights resource as maximum you should be fine. For /groups commands you should keep to a maximum of 1 per second."

          The hue /lights resource only does 1 bulb at a time, so it can be difficult to keep them all synchronised. Whereas with the RF bulbs I could get 20-30 commands per second on 3 bulbs with no issues (and that was limited by the performance of my own code).

        • XeSSiV on 07/01/2015 - 11:56

          Amazing! You've just sold me!

        • Vanit on 07/01/2015 - 12:28

          @XeSSiV: w00t!

  • richox on 06/01/2015 - 18:57
    +1

    its cheaper to buy this than 3 bulbs (bulbs 69 each everywhere). so if you wanted three new bulbs for your existing kit, buy this and then throw the bridge away.

    or if you wanted to get a starter kit and 3 globes, just buy 2 starters. haha

    • ChiefAJ on 07/01/2015 - 11:54

      I read comments that you couldn't do this. The globes in the starter kit only work with the bridge they come with.

  • Yowiefied on 06/01/2015 - 22:13

    Absolutely love my Philips Hues, I have them running off the Ambify app to create a disco in my kitchen. :)

  • AzNDuDe on 07/01/2015 - 05:47

    Thx for the deal OP.
    Does anybody know if these Zigbee Milights would work on the Phillips Hue Bridge ?
    http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/new-zigbee-rgbw-milight-led-…
    or just the generic milight
    http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Milight-AC85-265V-5W-E14-RGBW…

    Just ordered 3x milights still waiting for the wifi controller to arrive. For now playing with the rgbw remote
    I refuse to pay phillips hue prices since I dont use IFTT that much esp since its a subscription service

    • DryScissors on 07/01/2015 - 08:34
      +2

      IFTTT isn't a subscription service.

      • AzNDuDe on 08/01/2015 - 01:47
        +1

        ooh thx for clearing that up for me.I actually thought I had to pay for IFTTT cause I received an email saying my monthly subscription had ended and it showed all payment plans.Checked my email and turns out that it was just a spam letter from IFTT action from Marvel Universe.My bad.Restored hope on IFTT
        IFTT is awesome since its free :D

    • Vanit on 07/01/2015 - 08:38

      These are the RF bulbs I posted about, and no they won't work! Phillips bulbs connect to the bridge via WiFi, but these just read RF signals.

      • AzNDuDe on 08/01/2015 - 01:50

        ahh ic. Its a shame though they dont work :(

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