Ideal for creating an atmosphere in the evening at home.

This kit comes with a bridge (ie a small box that serves as a bridge between your box and your lamps) and two spots Blooms.
It was the essential to create mood lighting in a small room - kind bedroom.

The spots are not very powerful, and I will consider not to separate me from my lamps and bulbs "traditional" for any activity that requires proper lighting - such as reading, for example.

By cons, Bloom spots are perfect for creating soft lighting. In terms of decoration, to create a mood, it is really a very interesting track because it offers a wide field of possibilities and great flexibility. The color palette is very extensive, and it is possible to set up scenarios with colors and precise timetables.

Programming via smartphone has its advantages (simplicity obviously), but it also has some disadvantages: its total dependence on smartphones. A very simple example: neither spots nor the connecting bridge are equipped with a switch to turn on or off the lighting.
But everyone does not necessarily ride at his home with his smartphone in the pocket. And given the low autonomy of smartphones, I bet I'm not the only one to turn off my phone at night to recharge the sector.

That said, there is another interesting point to emphasize: other applications are available on iOS and Android and allow "different" and uses a creative strand.

Being equipped with Ambilight TV, I admit that my interest jumped at the sight of an application "Ambilight + Hue". Bad luck, the application requires a relatively recent TV - manufactured from 2012 .... while my TV dates from 2009.

While I'm completely a fan of Ambilight, I can not see myself board at checkout to replace a TV that works perfectly. Also, I can appreciate the idea - because the idea is good - but next, I can not help regretting that my TV did not get a firmware update.

If Philips was addressing the question, I think it would be a good way to reach people who, like me, are equipped with Ambilight not all recent TV (I agree) but certainly not obsolete. Because Ambilight is a really great feature and probably waiting to be enriched with Bloom spots ... and that would be a shame to leave out old customers. ;-)