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Thoughts on Philips Hue Lights (midwest.social)

submitted 4 months ago by dumples@midwest.social to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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I am a dabbler in home automation and thinking about starting to get into lighting. I have heard mostly good things about the Philip Hue line and wanted to see what peoples thoughts are about it.

Our main current automation are a large number of Google Smart Speaker and Arlo video doorbells. Everything is working now on the Google ecosystem which I think Philip Hue will connect with. Our house is 100 years old which means that our possibilities to automate are lower than a new home since we have very few overhead lights, power outlets are at a premium (we have lots of power strips running through the house).

We are thinking about doing smart bulbs in some lamps which we can leave on and a chandalier. I think the biggest issue will leaving things always powered on.

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[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 6 points 4 months ago

you will never be upset with the hue ecosystem… they aren’t cheap, but they’re reliable as hell and have a lot more than just the lights if you ever want to go all in (eg the hue sync - for tv backlighting, light strips, most kinds of lighting fixture you can think of, etc)

oh and the quality of the light itself is top notch, which i think is super important