I’m looking at slowly turning my house into a smart home with lighting. I’m not overly interested in Google home or Alexa at this stage so I’m after smart lights that are controlled by my phone for now.
I’m not overly fussed over needing a bridge to connect them, the issue that I have is most of my house is downlights that are plugged in by PowerPoints. I’ve looked into Phillips and from what I’ve found their downlights need to be installed by a sparky or someone who knows what they are doing (not me).
At this stage I’m looking looking at turning my home theatre (4 downlights) and lamps (E27 globes) smart for the time being.
I’ve looked into most brands and they all seem to have positives and negatives. And the price jump between most and Lifx and Phillips is alarming to the point I’m worried it’s “you get what you pay for”
P.S please don’t suggest Lenovo. I bought two of those and they are shit.
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