Very expensive .... 1

Very expensive .... 1

Philips Hue - LED Personal Wireless Lighting - 3 x 9W A60 E27 - Starter Kit including Hue Bridge (household goods).

Customer Review

I bought the starter with the 3 E27 lamps, additionally three Blooms and an iris. The LED Strip and the table lamp, I'm still waiting. All in all outrageously expensive. Decisive for the purchase but was here in the reviews of the notice that you can also Philips Living Whites outlets with integrated into the Hue system. I ordered them equal to 3 pieces and it really worked with the instructions from the Internet to do so. Because the Hue bulbs are so outrageously expensive, I wanted my existing lamps - use naturally continue what now works well with the switchable sockets - various versions and base and LED strips. Philips namely offers switchable sockets for the Hue system officially not to, probably boost to the Hue-lamp purchase. I see just that LivingWhites outlets are currently not available .... but now the system itself: The bulbs are high quality, but not "more expensive" than they actually cost. The light is bright enough. But whoever wants to illuminate a large room completely, something else should be looking, because the Hue system ultimately makes only "mood lighting", even if you turn all the lights on glaring white. Or you must connect en masse from the Hue lights.
It is annoying that you can not replace bulbs when one of the lights - Bloom, iris or the very expensive table lamp - breaks down; then you have to dispose of the same the whole lamp. Priced at more than 250.00 for the table lamp which is actually a "no-go".
After I connected everything and programmed via apps, I am from the "light-result" but excited. Alone for the living room I have created 8 scenes, for example spec. Lighting for watching TV, reading, for cuddly moments etc. The imagination knows no limits since.
But I think that the system only times as "to try" way too expensive. One should therefore either absolutely decide and provide the bulk of the apartment / house with it or leave it alone, because there are cheaper alternatives for a bit of colored light in certain areas. Those who - like me - has opted for the system, so you have to bite the bullet and just about all lamps replace, if the switchable outlets should be no more than. So far, everyone was impressed anyway, who has seen the result. I hope that Philips still brings out a lot more models, if possible at least sometimes in black color and the prices somewhat reduced. It is good that more and more apps are being developed that work well (eg flickering candles or these disco lighting in which the smartphone acts as a microphone) Meanwhile work the apps over iPhone, Android and Windows 8, which I use everything. Who has an old SmartPhone left, which can of course as - Hue use remote control, because it it indeed needs no SIM card - exclusive.
Another criticism is that each lamp has a power cord with power supply. I think it would be more useful if you could connect to an AC power several lights. And the leads would have to be longer, max. 2 m is much too short.
From the partially described here in the reviews "buzzing" the lights switched off, the way I can not see anything, my absolutely silent. Once the missing table lamp is here, I will complete this review.
Erg .: review for the table lamp is there to read at table lamp
2. Erg (02.02.2015). The radio outlets there's now again, but almost twice as expensive as before (now almost 40.00). And the table lamp has again become more expensive; I get them for as yet to the 260.00. Is probably supply shortages.

Good quality at a low price 1 Rank: 5/5
August 2
Wow !! 10 Rank: 5/5
November 21
served its purpose to some money Rank: 5/5
November 3
good product 804 Rank: 4/5
March 18
Good night 1 1 Rank: 4/5
November 13
Perfect price and performance Rank: 5/5
January 23

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