Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance LED Smart Light Bulb Starter Kit, 3 A19 Smart Bulbs & 1 Hue Hub (Works with Alexa, Apple HomeKit & Google Assistant)

Mostly simple to set up, works great so far

With the app and an alxea i have my condo hooked up from stove to bathroom, love the sceene lighting options

I have 2 bridges and about 20 bulbs in 2 houses. These things are the most finicky/buggy/infuriating tech I have in my house. I bout my first set about 2 years ago. I am constantly having issues and having to reset the bulbs manually, which sucks if you have to pull out a ladder for the ceiling because you need the tiny code on the bulb. Another thing that sucks is the super untech app, which is simple but frustrating. My biggest issue is that you cant delete lights. Each time I reset, I cant get rid of the old names. I have other brand smart products and I desperately wish I would have started with those as now I have to decide to throw away $800 worth of bulbs or deal with these glitchy ones.

Yes philips hue product are expensive comparing to other brands. If you are just purchasing these smart bulbs and you dont have any future plans for other hue products (sync box, hue strip,....) DONT purchase them. You could buy other brands for cheaper price and dont require a hub and do the same job. But If you have a future plan for all your house with a sync box, hue strip, motion sensors and other hue product definitely go for this.

Probably one of the better smart lighting systems on the market. Solid performance from the hub based system. Can get expensive (especially the colored bulbs), so I recommend slowly switching old your homes previous lighting.

I assumed this would be a simple, straight out of the box set up. 6 hours later I am returning the product because I just could not get it to work, and I am pretty good with technology and following directions. I downloaded the app. I plugged the hub into the router via the provided cable (should have been my first indicator- that a high end hub could not connect wirelessly). All lights on the hub lit up, I followed the directions, pushed the button (because it should be that simple) and nothing. I spent hours online following the troubleshooting tips and none of them worked. For something that plugged directly into the internet source it should work without a single hiccup. So yes, i’m pretty disappointed because I was looking at setting this hub up to add other Philips lighting devices. I should have went with a different product and would not recommend this product.

These things are gorgeous when they decide to work. Pros -Alexa is amazing with them -cheap to run -colors are incredible! Cons -the hub has to have a hard connection, no wifi option that Ive found -synching them to my computer made the lights flicker on and off like crazy and the only way to stop it was to disconnect, unscrew them and hope it worked -the price is super high for a product that has almost no support

I love these bulbs. Changing colors and setting scenes is awesome, I wish they were a little brighter at full power but they get the job done

I have these installed over my kitchen counter and one in a floor lamp. They are so easy to use with the Alexa app and work beautifully. Great buy!

Great lights bit on the expensive side and the functionality of the app is spot on