I thought this was a good deal for Hue fans at $179, considering they are throwing in1 the Hue Bridge ($89 RRP at JB - they are cheaper elsewhere but still a good deal).
If you use the 5% code, it brings the price down to $170.05 for the lot - TODAY ONLY (EXPIRED)
Maybe just hold onto the bridge for when you have 50+ hue lights?
the bridge would come up as discounted to $0
It Does say Philips - Hue Bridge v2.0 89.00 and it also lists 'CT Philips Hue Play with Bonus Bridge 2' on the receipt so I'm not sure how you would go in returning just the Bridge .. or you could sell on ebay ?
This is a good deal and I’ve actually been looking at these lately. Would definitely grab it if I actually had some money to spend on them right now 😬
Where else are they cheaper? I’ve got an Echo Plus on the way and so I guess I won’t need the bridge.
You need the bridge to control the lights… The Echo connects to the bridge> The bridge controls the lights.
I thought the point of getting an echo plus over an echo is so you dont need to use something like the hue bridge as its built in.
The Echo Plus can be used as a bridge.
Ahhh ok. Would you still be able to use all the other apps like Razer light sync without the bridge though?
So what makes Philips Hues better than say Yeelights or a bunch of Mirabella globes?
Same same, good to have options. I use a mixture of lifx, Xiaomi and hues and prefer ZigBee over wifi.
Can you group them together?
I don't use it this way but with Google home you should be able to add them into the same room.
Better colour then mirabella by alot, RGBWW compared to RGB.
Also this is alot different to anything Yeelight offers at moment
I have replaced most of my Yeelight bulbs with Hue bulbs as find them just better colours and brighter
Benefit of Hue would be better app, accessories like the dimmer switches and motions sensors (you can couple 2 sensors for example). Hue labs with a lot of options for routines, schedules etc.
Hue gives a better color, there also many more lights in the Hue ecosystem like GU10 downlights, light strips, outdoor lights, light bar etc. Also hue uses a hub so you dont have dozens of individual devices connected to your wifi, the lights act as a mesh and the switches work with no internet.
But cheap Mirabella Genio globes from K-mart are fantastic for the money, especially if you just want to do a couple of bedside lamps.
accessories like the dimmer switches and motions sensors (you can couple 2 sensors for example).
Xiaomi has a much better range of accessories than Philips.
In what universe? There are already far more first-party Hue accessories from dimmers to motion sensors. Now that Ikea supports Zigbee, all their Tradfri accessories are now Hue-compatible too.
HomeKit (iOS) support, more widely integrated (e.g. AURA sync), and Philips quality/longevity.
Ty op - was wanting to get these but didn't want to fork out for the bridge as well
Its a free bridge, as this is still $170ish on its own
Yep, exactly why I bought :)
TY. Always wanted to try these.
Now if only Xbox One would release a Hue Play app, we can have native ambient lighting.
get a cheap NUC or Mac mini to do your movies
So. I find that LIFX lights and most other devices around the house that connect to the router directly get intermittent disconnects. When speaking to aussiebroadband tech support they mentioned world wide IP shortage due to the internet of things exploding over the last 2-3 years. So hue is probably better because the hub gets IP address rest don’t so no disconnects. Please correct me if I got something wrong.
mostly not applicable, Public IP address in the IPv4 world is certainly very saturated, but that would have nothing to do with the issues your exhibiting. everything you're running within your property behind your router is using private IP-addresses, and from the outside world you'll be natted (Network-Address-Translation, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_address_translation)
I'd look closer into your WiFi coverage and/or overlapping channels. or overall number of devices connected to your WiFi, perhaps a better-quality WiFi router with larger WiFi client capacity (dual-band, etc), or larger built-in NAT-table
my overall experience having used LIFX and HUE, is that Huh (zigbee) is certainly more stable versus any smart lighting directly connected to your router. I tend to connected all my supported device to 5GHz so freeing up more room for "legacy" 2.4GHz devices
PS: certified CCNP here
Probably your router ehh bled.
certified (CCNP) chinese communist national party? Does that help with networking ;-)
Being certified Cisco certified does.
there inside you lan…. the worldwide shortage has zero to do with the use on internal lan ips.
Any hub based smart home device does have the advantage of not adding to you routers connected devices (apart from the hub) so if you have a crappy router (any provided by your ISP) then this is good as the more wifi clients the more chance you will get dropouts. Your issue is that exact thing, your router is not able to cope with the number of wifi devices (they have limits before they drop old clients for new ones) and drops your lights.
Terrifying that the support person tried to feed you the bull that this was because of an external ip shortage…..
I've alright got the LED lightstrip, what's the point of these? Just background light for TV's?
Already have hue bridge, any reason we would need two?
Does anyone have experience using these for ambient lighting either in living room or a bedroom instead of the light strip or a lamp? How do these compare?
I just watched a review on YouTube which seem great.. although I'd prefer them for the TV not a PC - and they said you'd need a HDMI adapter? Anyone try this?
this is a PC if you notice, you have to run an app on the PC to sync the colours. this does not work out of the box with the TV signal as far as i can see.
Got mine today from JB. Set up behind my tv and watched stranger things. I like them, adds to the immersion a little. They average the colour on roughly 40% of the side of the screen they are on, so the colours are more of an indication of what is on screen. I have a PC connected to my tv for watching media, you need the hue sync app, which runs on your pc to control the light sync.
The Philips tv have something like 40 different lights all over the back of them, that would be cool, but their TV's are a bit average.
They are also good background light because they are behind the TV, so no reflection. And I like how it looks
I'm not neg'ing the deal, but the product is a rip off.
All you need is a zigbee LED controller like Dresden Electronics and some RGBW LED strip ($50-$$$)… I've been rocking it for the past 3 years w/ 0 issues.
edit: https://www.dresden-elektronik.de/funktechnik/solutions/wire…
Can that setup synchronise with a TV/media? As that's what makes this product unique.
It requires Hue Sync which you install on PC or Mac, and this also works for other Hue products and zigbee lights on the same Hue bridge.
There can be some latency so it's not a perfect sync.
I'm aware of what the Hue product requires, I was asking whether your suggested alternative can do the same.
@magic8ballgag: I was referring to the Dresden LED controller, and I tried to make it clear you can use others too… like 2 Hue color E27.
I also have a chinese zigbee controller which works but that took forever to pair.
The Dresden controller I use for the TV separates the white and color, so white is around the TV and color in the center bcos I prefer more white than color. https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RVuerky9Hvs/XSsNpH1MzZI/AAAAAAAAi…
Remember to request a digital receipt… link to your JB account and get a e-gift card, Currently $10. I bought a $4.50 item and received it within 10 minutes of linking.
Someone talk my partner into these
It's better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.
Buy it now. Suffering is not real.
All my orders get cancelled… something weird about this deal.
Will these not sync to any TV? Only TVs with ambilight?
nothing to do with ambilight
from the description
Mount behind your TV
Mount the Philips Hue Play smart light bar behind your screen using the included clips and double-sided tape to instantly create beautiful backlighting in the colour of your choice.
no indication it takes a feed from the TV to set the colours. The Hue sync app thing might do something, but thats for a pc i believe
Just to be clear - this syncs with PCs. So if they’re coupled with a TV or a monitor, they will create the intended effects.
I don't get the need for this product.
I agree - I am struggling to find any usefulness of these lights….
Why must every product have a need?
Anyone recommend the Phillips bridge over the Samsung Smartthings hub or Nur ZigBee hub?
Does it show the bridge as full price on receipt? I'd like to buy and return since got no use for another bridge