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Philips Hue Wireless Dimmer Switch $27.96 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $39 Spend) @ Amazon AU

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Philips Hue Wireless Dimmer Switch $27.96 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $39 Spend) @ Amazon AUAffiliate
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GenghisGun on 01/10/2020 - 08:53 amazon.com.au (755 clicks)
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I bought 3 of these Hue wireless dimmer switches at Bunnings (Virginia) yesterday after being surprised to see them on such a good special (at this exact same price), and now it looks like Amazon has priced their switches to suit.

I have been watching the amazon price of these for the last 3 months and have not seen the price drop below their 'normal' sale price of around $34 until now. Get in and grab some before they go up again!

These are great for those who are already in the Philip's Hue ecosystem and who like a physical switch to press. I'm still yet to fully take advantage of the first switch i bought a few months ago, but i will say know it is a pain to have to bring out my phone, or shout out across my house to my smart speaker, just to dim a light :)

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  • chutibuti on 01/10/2020 - 09:04
    +3

    It was little below few times, if you can wait

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/546588 - $23.40
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/491512 - $21.40

    • DevGuy on 01/10/2020 - 09:40

      Oops replied to wrong comment doh!

    • zzyss on 01/10/2020 - 16:57

      $19.40 according to Camelx3

  • impulse555 on 01/10/2020 - 09:11
    +2

    These are very good! I got two from the last amazon deal.

    • DevGuy on 01/10/2020 - 09:41

      I find them to be a little flaky. I have three and two of them sometimes don't register the click. At other times there's a noticeable delay between pressing the button and the light changing.

      But, YMMV.

      • bargainshooter on 01/10/2020 - 09:43
        +3

        It's a common problem. Hold down all 4 buttons until the dimmer resets and reconnects by flashing green, red in succession.

  • Jonzay on 01/10/2020 - 09:16
    +7

    The first party Hue software really wants you to stick to using it to turn on/off and dim/brighten a specific light/room/zone, but with the right third party software you can tweak these to have up to a total of 8 "actions", since there are four buttons and each button has a "press" event and a "press and hold" event.

    Mine lives in the hallway and I use the middle buttons' press event to turn on/off the spare bedroom light, the outer buttons' press event to turn on/off the hallway lights, and the outer buttons' press-and-hold event to turn on/off the master bedroom light.

    • 1stOzBargainer on 01/10/2020 - 09:28
      +1

      Sounds interesting - can you provide a bit more detail about the software side?

      • Astronaut Joe on 01/10/2020 - 09:40
        +4

        There are lots. For example, the android app Hue Essentials lets you set events on each button for press, press-release, hold and hold-release. I haven't really used it though because I use Home Assistant with NodeRed so I can set up pretty much any automation with any connected devices based on the same press events.

        • Jonzay on 01/10/2020 - 09:45

          Hmm, that reminds me, I need to finish my Home Assistant implementation, that October 7th date is creeping up and I don't feel like paying IFTTT a subscription for what used to be free. I have it on and connected, but need to hook it into Google Assistant and recreate my IFTTT functions in the HA environment

      • Jonzay on 01/10/2020 - 09:40
        +2

        There is likely other software that can do it too, but I personally use hueDynamic (https://www.huedynamic.com/). The application doesn't need to run if you aren't doing anything fancy like syncing lights to music - you can just open it, adjust the ruleset of your switches/motion sensors/accessories, save and close and those rules will be committed to the Hue Bridge's onboard storage and continue to function even if your computer is off.

      • impoze on 01/10/2020 - 09:42

        I use Hue Essentials on Android

        https://www.hueessentials.com/

      • Teal on 01/10/2020 - 09:44
        +1

        I use android, and the app I got is called all 4 hue, find the app thats best for you, some need you to pay.

        With the app I am now able to program new actions into events.

        For example. My bedroom dimmer switch originally controlled the lights in the bedroom, when I press the off button it will shut off the lights in that room. Through the app I can now press and hold the off button on the hue dimmer switch to shut off all the lights in my house, and still be able to just shut off the one room by pressing the off button.

      • SickDmith on 01/10/2020 - 15:11

        iConnectHue for iOS is great for configuring these switches.

    • gazer on 01/10/2020 - 13:06
      +1

      Agree re needing TP software to really unlock these switches. I use iConnectHue for iOS. Allows 4 (maybe 5?) short press actions per button, then at least 4 long press actions per button. So at least 32 actions…. I think…. if you need that many!!!

  • chrisburnett on 01/10/2020 - 09:22
    +5

    Rather than cutting into a solid brick bathroom wall to run cables for an exhaust fan, I used one of these switch's dimmer buttons with a Hue Smart Plug for the fan's activation. Works a treat.

  • MMM on 01/10/2020 - 09:39
    +1

    Have 3 Philips dimmers, look & work great. I have a Sengled dimmer to control 5 Sengled down-lights and is rubbish quality & hardly works

  • Astronaut Joe on 01/10/2020 - 09:42

    They really need to include a mounting plate that neatly fits over standard Au light switch plates. A piece of plastic that would cost them a few cents but would dramatically increase the usability of their switches.

    • bargainshooter on 01/10/2020 - 09:48
      +1

      These aren't made for Australian specific conditions. They would need to make a "shit load" of different plates to satisfy a very limited use case. IMHO…

      • Astronaut Joe on 01/10/2020 - 10:09
        +1

        They can get an Au specific power plug molded, a fit-over wall plate that encompasses the most common hpm/clipsal etc plates would be trivial.

    • MrGareth on 03/10/2020 - 15:33

      Has anyone EVER seen something like that available for purchase, anywhere? I'd love to be able to remove the power point plastic cover and put on an "extra high" blanking plate that would cover the existing light switch (that would remain in the "on" position), then the dimmer switch magnetically locks to that.

      What are people doing with their existing light switches to prevent people from using them?

      • chrisburnett on 07/10/2020 - 10:50
        +1

        I bought 4 of these from Amazon (they don’t seem to have them anymore) but they’ve worked a treat. They’re made for English sized switches but fit over Aussie switches no problem. I just blutacked them to the wall and they haven’t moved an inch in a year. They were only about $10 for a two pack from memory. https://www.u-buy.com.tw/en/search/index/view/product/B07QSQ…

  • mt2000 on 01/10/2020 - 09:44

    Bit confuse to what good this dim switch use for. Doesn't the phone app dose this already?

    • bargainshooter on 01/10/2020 - 09:46
      +5

      For when you don't want to use your phone to control the lights. Like when you live with other people…?

    • Teal on 01/10/2020 - 09:47
      +4

      It's alot more convenient to be able to control lights with a physical switch.

      Hue lights are so popular not just because of the lights, but because of all the first party accessories like light switches, motion sensors etc.

      Opening an app to control lights multiple times a day will grow tedious immediately

    • Jonzay on 01/10/2020 - 09:47
      +4

      If there are others in the house, they will be significantly more accepting of the automations if you provide non-techy methods of interacting with it.
      I know this firsthand.

    • Austaurean on 01/10/2020 - 09:50
      +2

      Yes it does.. but a lot of people still like a physical switch, particularly for when you have visitors/guests.

    • TimCinel on 01/10/2020 - 10:57
      +2

      In many cases, fetching or pulling out a phone less convenient than pressing a button. Also, not all household members have phones.

      I rarely use the phone app to control individual (or even room) lights. I do use voice to set the whole house to "daylight" or "evening". Otherwise it's time/sensor automations and poking physical switches.

      • goonsta on 01/10/2020 - 11:04
        +1

        Given that they're so close in price to the Google Home Mini, I'm not sure how good the value proposition is.

        I mean it really depends on your use case (privacy etc), a mix might be good. With the mini, I feel like I get greater control over zones I want to go to as well, and dimming zones / turning them on and off etc.

        Going upstairs while holding a bunch of stuff and turning off lights with voice seems like a better solution to me, when it works.

        • grumpybum on 01/10/2020 - 12:44
          +1

          Google Home is great until you make some friends who have never used it before and you have to train them how to speak to your lights.

          Like you say, a mix is good.

        • TimCinel on 04/10/2020 - 22:17

          That's fair. I have minis in almost every room, but I don't have them hooked up to any IoT stuff and I keep them on mute. They're just there for Chromecasting to =) We do still use voice, but through our phones over Siri / HomeKit, and we do that probably 3-5 times a day.

          Having both options is better than only one option, IMO.

          Also, switches work with near-zero latency and continue to work if there are any problems with the internet. Cloud-based IoT devices can get in the bin =)

  • jeeg on 01/10/2020 - 10:20
    +1

    Thanks Op. Bought one. Currently have 4 of these in the house. Works really well.

  • glenn955 on 01/10/2020 - 10:20

    FYI: I got another $10 off by using the phone app.

    • Astronaut Joe on 01/10/2020 - 10:37

      If you wanted one, you could buy an echo, or pre-order one of the new echos, and get 20% off the dimmer.

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