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)

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I bought this starter kit as a gift for my sister after becoming addicted to my own Hue lights. I was able to go through the setup with her and the whole process from start to finish was quick and easy. Hue lights are awesome, especially when you pair them with the Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa. These Hue color bulbs are very bright and vibrant and fit it to any standard bulb socket. My sister and I were having fun cycling through all the colors and most were very vibrant. The only color that seemed off was purple which has more of a pink-ish hue to the color. Sorry fellow purple lovers. Setup: Setup was VERY easy. There are quick start instructions of getting the Bridge and lights plugged in, and the Hue app walks you through the rest. Make sure that you have an open ethernet port on your modem or router, the Hue Bridge needs to be hardwired into your home Internet network. The three bulbs come paired to the bridge already so you dont have to do any setup work unless you have additional Hue products to pair. Depending on your device the Hue app will also help you setup Siri or Google Assistant for voice control. Overall setup was very easy and went smoothly from start to finish. We were up and running within 5 minutes and playing with the different scenes and bulb colors. Apps: The Hue app is great to control your bulbs, but it is often easier to link to Siri, Google Assistant, or Alexa for quick voice control, rather than always waiting for the app to open. Other apps can also connect to your Hue bulbs once you setup a Hue account. Downloading additional apps can let you do cool things like syncing your lights to music or use IFTTT to turn on your bulbs when different events happen like getting a phone call, if its going to snow in your area, and tons more. Make sure in the Hue app you also change the power-on behavior. For most people youll want to set them to use the last state. That makes it so your lights wont turn on at 4am when they were already off because of a power failure. Your old light switches: Speaking of power-on behavior, Hue lights may take some getting used to, especially for people who have been using switches for all their lives. For Hue bulbs to work best you need to leave them in a lamp that is ALWAYS switched on. This allows you to control them with whatever app or voice assistant whenever you want. Hue also sells a wall switch that some people might like more if they are accustomed to switches. You would still need to leave your lamp on 24/7 to allow the bulbs to power on; this is something that my parents could not get used to when using smart bulbs. Though less than ideal, if you still want to use your existing lamp switches you can also use the Hue bulbs to just turn on as the last color you set them, but you will always have to manually turn them on and cant use the app to power them on. Conclusion: Hue bulbs are an awesome way to start your smart home. They are perfect for anyone who uses light bulbs...so everyone! Its very fun to customize your Hue bulbs and find the best lighting for you based on your personality, mood, or time of day. The Hue lights are bright and reliable and Im very glad with my Hue purchases.

I have purchased multiple lights. They work great and connect with Alexa just fine. My only complaint is that the dimmest level is about 5%, which is a bit jarring in the morning. I use them as sunrise simulators and wish they would start at a dimmer level.

Difficult at first to set up only because there are few steps you have to take but once set up its amazing. The colors are bright and vibrant and the app works great. Highly recommended for anyone looking to spice up their rooms.

Work great

This is so easy to use! Though thats not a feature thats important to me. I HAD to buy this because I had bought some other Hue product unbeknownst of the need of having to have the HUB. The bulbs came in handy, they look good. Terrible value for the money, as I basically ended up spending north of 300 USD on five lamps (of which I only use two, which are the two Hue bars that I had purchased the first time). Google Assistant and Home Assistant integration is a breeze. The app looks good though it doesnt have any animations or anything like that like the Govee lights. These just turn on and off, and change colors, and thats it. The Hub wont cover your entire house if your house is brick and mortar. But ZIGBEE is a mesh protocol, so the more entities you add, the more coverage youll get (but, all costs a lot of money).

After my amazon smart-plug repeatedly dropped off the wifi and forgot its own settings multiple times (always a few months apart), I decided to go with this as an alternative for programmable lights. What a huge difference! I had all three lights set up on the app within minutes, which itself is easy to use. The ability to dim the lights at any time (without a physical dimmer switch) is fantastic! There are a lot of other things I can do with the app, apparently, but I havent fully delved into all the fancy stuff yet. Overall, Im very happy!

Use 3rd Party APP! Makes a World Of Difference! I Love IConnectHue.

I am a 57 yr old woman who has installed several smart devices. They were easy to installed and set-up. I have added them to several rooms in and outside of our home. .

I had owned a generic brand Smart light system because I did not want to pay the Phillips Hue price tag. Honestly, that was such a mistake and waste of money. I saw the Phillip Hues for a deal so i decided to see what the hype was about. Whelp, I can totally see why they are the best in the business for these lights. First off, biggest notice, the installation. Super easy!!!! The central port system ease the whole set up. My prior generic brand one was such a pain! The Phillip app is incredibly easy to use. Tons of great setting options including setting your own. Works with Alexa and Apple Home with no issues. If you need a Smart light system, take it from me and go with Phillip Hue. It might be 5x the price, but it is so worth it!