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)

These are dope af. Totally worth it. Slight couple second delay before lights come on, but not concerning at all. There was a section to rate the motion detection, but I haven’t tried that so I can’t comment on that.

You wont regret it, youll get addicted

So easy to use. Voice activation with my Echo Show. Convenient.

These Hue lights are nice while they last, but they Doug last long at all. I had 2 bulbs fail within 3 years. One was under warranty and Phillips replaced it. The other one was a few months past warranty and Phillips would not stand by their product. Overpriced for something that is guaranteed to fail.

Given as a gift. Recipient extremely pleased with these.

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.

Pros: I liked the easy set up. Can group rooms or Bulbs Cons: not as bright as cheaper options.

My house is shine like a dimond.

I have several different hue bulb types and these have way less flicker. Its the only bulb type I could recommend from hue so far. Great color from hue as usual.

One of the bulbs began to randomly turn off.