Just picked up a bayonet starter kit and they are richer colours.

I've got 22 GU10s covering my downstairs. 8 of them (when I pick up my 4 from Argos) are going to be Hue which are the central bulbs on one 2 gang manual switch in the living room.

The other 14 are split over 3 LightwaveRF switches which cost me:
Wifi Link - £52 from eBay
LED bulbs compatible with LRF £75ish
Switches - £40 x 3 = £120
But then I saw some mood switches on eBay for £13 delivered and bought 2 of those (they are awesome) = £26
Total = £273

If I wanted another 10 bulbs on LRF like thefair1973 - then it'd probably push it up to £380ish anyway!

There are pro's that I found LRF had over Hue for me which is why I went for LRF mainly - the fact that you can switch them back on with the app if someone turns them off with the switch was the main one for me!! Also, the mood controllers or even the mood remotes you can get are pretty awesome and save you from having to either talk to Alexa or pulling up the app. i.e. when it's time for bed for the kids, I hit preset 1 in the living room and all the lights in the house go off with a dimmed light in the landing and hallway.

The cons are that the community/help is very scarce and the LRF products don't report whether they are already on or not which can be an annoyance as you never truly know whether you turned the light on or off when you are away. I have already had one occasions when we ended up staying out late so I turned the lights on via the app and came home to a dark house. Also, it's very hard to find good deals for the stuff or even on some occasions, stores that stock the stuff! Oh and if you need different colours, forget LightwaveRF. I tried the coloured philips hue bulbs and returned them as I didn't see any reason for me ever needing to change the colour.

Can confirm they are the Richer Colours version.

"Know what I mean 'Arrry ?!" PMSL!!




The good old mythical wardens of the Argos treasure, always around to help..... X):laughing:

Deffo expired, just spoke online with an advisor who confirmed that this is no longer valid.

The do have a 20% furniture discount on at present but the HUE is not included.

got the code expired message this morning :disappointed:

Looks like stock is becoming available again, and the code still works.
I just managed to order two more bulbs :smiley:

I ordered the last one in my local area (banbury) did the fast track option with the last one left yesterday and its ready to pick up today.. couldnt reserve, had to pay online but thats pretty much the same thing

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/philips-hue-starter-kit-74-99-with-code-argos-2610700#comments

Looks like the deal is back on?

My local store (St Peter's way, Northampton) are refusing to honour it. Not happy.

Managed to get the starter set and two individual lights, although seemed like it was the last ones in London. Took three days, four different Argos stores and at least nine members of Argos staff.

First store after reserving the item told me they didn't actually have it when I turned up!

When I found places with actual stock in they argued each time at the till when the deal didn't work immediately. I confirmed I'd spoken to Customer Services and confirmed the code was valid on these. Eventually I got the deal, but each time took 10-15 minutes and at least three members of staff repeatedly entering the code and going 'computer says no.'

Great bargain, but damn I remember why I don't shop at Argos much.

Heads up for anyone still looking to order. Tried collecting in store at the weekend was told its not part of home25 deal even after showing them the code on the lighting page. Tried again this evening (3xb22s) using fast track payment and it took the code this time. Also if none in stock order to your local argos, don't collect them, then 2-3 days later reserve using the faster payment option when they are in stock. Get looking people and good luck. Argos need to sort it out!

had success at merthyr tydfil on Saturday despite the till lady saying no and refusing to contact her manager. she said that someone had come in the day before and the company line was that as the bulbs were electrical goods code could not be used. she also said that the person who came in the day before referred to a chat log. i demanded to see the manager and after showing her the chat log she overrode the system and i got my discount. so code will work if you persist

Biggest news from this thread is the shocking inconsistencies between stores and whether they all follow the company policy.
Argos needs this sorting.

I couldn't get them to accept code yesterday even with the manager and my we chat proof. they claim hue lights now come under technology instead of home and not eligible.. and when I showed them web chat he didn't even read it and said they must have misinformed me and he's not honoring it, try calling customer services.

​Thanks for letting me know. Have managed to reserved the light strip kit for £65 - so about £48 after 25% off. Not sure whether now is a good time to buy though. :disappointed:

Honoured today, without question, at Bristol Cribbs store.

As in voucher terms and conditions - Won't work on fast track, quote in store instead.

I picked up a reservation made today and quoted code at till, manager overrode it without chat transcript.

Picking up some more bulbs tomorrow so will take reciept showing 25% off for evidence if new store argues about it.

Thanks OP

like someone else said I tried we chat and have been told code will work in store, so I'm going to go back ready to argue and try again..

expired.

Appears to have expired? Not accepting 'home25' for fast track delivery or fast track collection on a white ambiance starter kit which is in stock at local store?

​yes the extension plugs into the lightstrip so wont work by itself. You can normally pick up the extension for around £20

It was honoured in store for me today with the chat transcript and a manager. It's still valid and just seems to be a mistake that the tills aren't accepting it.

So it looks like the code is no longer working. Expired.

I couldn't get it honor in store today even though I did yesterday they claimed it was only on certain items and even when they checked out back with manager he wouldn't override it :disappointed:

​Think it's £50 after discount is applied. :disappointed:

​Eventually collected it today no questions asked! :smiley:

Got the starter kit for £40 thanks to a £5 voucher argos had also emailed me!!!

On the Argos website theirs a light strip extension kit for less than £30 and another light strip set for about £60.

Am I right in assuming the cheaper one will not work by itself? (I just wanted to trial it out and put 1m ish strip near the TV). Sorry new to all this!! Not sure whether I can justify spending so much on the light strips as well!!

So i`ve just collected 4 bulbs @ £14.99 each =£59.96 but with the 25% discount it came to £44.97.
Should i have received a £5 gift card or would it have to be over £50 even after discount is applied?

Reserved online, quoted the code in store but it wouldn't accept it. Helpful staff asked her manager and manually discounted 25% for me

Just went into my local store to pick up my reserved starter kit and even though the till wouldn't accept the code they were happy enough to take off the 25%. They were aware of issue with the code but didn't question it at all, didn't even need my webchat transcript :smiley:

Can't find option for LIVE chat in Argos site. can you please help

wouldn't give me the 25% discount (couldn't be bothered to argue), and wouldn't take my £5 ad £10 voucher i got from online Argos orders, said they can only be used online. Cancelled my reservation.

Thanks for this info, I will take my chat and the contact number with me tomorrow!

Good job I had my chat with the live help earlier and printed it off as they were not going to honour it otherwise.
They even called the number she had supplied but they were not impressed with that as it was the standard reserve number or something.

They eventually override the price and issue me with the £10 gift voucher also.

Shame this has been expired for a while as technically it's still valid

Ah.. my bad.. didn't read the email till the end... I see them now.. Thanks

its was with the actual fast track email i received so used it to get £10 of 2 bulbs

Did you get the £10 gift card when you collected the fasttrack order?

Anyone got the £10 gift card when collecting the orders worth more than £100? I paid online for my E27 starter kit and went to collect this morning, the lady told me that I will get an email with £10 gift card which I can only use for future online purchases and not in-store... :disappointed:

0345 6403030 She just said that if they were refusing or not accepting the code and having issues then they could call that number for them to be told what to do I guess

Do you have the telephone number to hand? Might pop instore later to pick up reservation. Thanks

Just been on the chat with Lynsey of Argos and she said even when I gave her the item number that yes the code should be accepted and even gave a phone number for the store to call if they had any issues.

Can't say fairer than that so I will pick them up later.

set up my starter kit yesterday and am loving it - it works brilliantly with alexa

just done the same as well so will see how it goes

I've just done this too and they confirmed that the hue strip comes under the HOME25 offer and if it doesn't work in store I should ask for a manager and show them the chat so hopefully it will be fine!!

My second nearest store now has them available for after 4pm today so I think I am going to do the online chat that someone else did on here for the proof and then take that into store as it clearly says it on the website still.

I have just made a reservation for the light strip for in store and will try to collect tomorrow, if anyone tries this today please could you let me know if it works on the hue range? Tia!

It's expired as code does not work in store

God damn it was just about to order poo poo argos

Why is this deal expired? The HOME25 code is now only valid for in-store purchases and no longer available for Home Delivery or Fast Track.

If you've already paid, you should have the discount already applied, so it's only left for you to collect. Won't matter that the code has now expired. You should have an email with the collection details and there should be a link in there to extend the collection for another few days if you need.

​You're welcome. :smiley:

​Thanks for the info. (Will post here before buying any just to make sure they're the right ones!!)

If I paid by fast track should I still be able to collect without any issues, as the code has now expired?

Wasn't able to go today but will be going tomorrow afternoon.

Due to a few things but mainly due to the store I had selected closing at 5:30 and it being out of my way I did not manage to get there.
My guess is that the offer code will not work tomorrow so i have probably missed the boat now and saved myself £112 + no doubt all the add ons I would get like dimmer and more bulbs etc.
I hadn't convinced the wife anyway as we typically just have 1 lamp in the corner of the lounge and she wasn't keen on making the 2 ceiling lights different colours etc which I was.

Code doesn't work so expired.

Thank goodness for that, saved me from myself!!!

Code HOME25 not valid now?

did not work this afternoon

I spoke to Argos support via their web chat service today and he confirmed it should work. If it doesn't, he said to take a print-out of the chat transcript and speak to the manager for the discount to be applied. So I'll try again tomorrow (Thursday) as I'm working today and hopefully it works, but it's a bit of a hassle.

Keep us updated if it works in-store. Thanks

I am going to try on a light strip today

Let me know if it works please!

I have ummed and ahhed too long also and now so will not work online but it clearly says on that page about the home code that quote in store is available.

It better be as the set I am now going to pick up is taking me a way out from my usual route home from work.

Damn, just when I was about to use the Fast Track. It didn't work in-store via Reserve & Collect (see post #123) yesterday. Will it work today?

thanks Germainsophie it worked when I put in 2 bulbs :-)

it seems that according to home page code does not work on fast track now but does on reservvations to store
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/ArgosPromo3/includeName/home-furnishings-savings.htm

I would have thought so, probably best to check for a reputable seller though and avoid any extremely cheap imports. You should be able to get this sort of thing at most local hardware store, Maplins do one, but its a lot more expensive.

Oh dear, this code is invalid. Please check it and try again.

Looks like the deal is over.

HUKD

it wont let me apply the code again

​I have just been having nightmares about trying to buy these, and fighting with people as they're quickly running out of stock. :disappointed::confused:

I need a new hobby which is not hukd!!!

​Thanks for letting me know. :smiley: Would it be ok to buy one from Amazon etc? I'm not lucky enough to have an ikea local to me!!

Typically you could use these in table or floor lamps. The typical ceiling rose in the UK tends to be the other type of lamp fitting, the BC or Bayonet Cap. You could purchase an adaptor from Ikea that converts the ES to BC fitting, if that helps. Here!

I did have a master \ slave setup - They were special order back then, they had to customise kit for you. Seems the kit has matured a bit, might have to revisit them. Thanks!

Looks like the Home25 code works on the Hive lighting kit as well. Stock seems ok near me, so might be an option for some. How does the Hive compare to Hue? Might be cheaper if you already have Hive for heating in your home, as you won't need to buy a hub?

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hive-light-bulbs-25-off-21-75-argos-2605642

I'm assuming one of your 2 gangs was a master? If not then two slaves don't work together. I put a 1 way 2 gang downstairs to control landing and hallway light and then upstairs I replaced the switch with a wireless 2 gang which connects to the 1 way 2 gang with no wiring. But I only did that because I looked at the wiring upstairs and saw a mess from previous owners so just made the cables safe and screwed the wirefree one onto the back box.

Even the lights they claim are not compatible work for me - they just flicker when you dim them or don't dim more than half way etc.

Edit. I have the 400 series switches btw. The 200 series were known to have issues with LED.

Argh do I bite on the Lightstrips. Works out about £49 but looking at deals past they've gone for £35?!

​Bought this one: http://www.argos.co.uk/product/4970954

Is it better/easier to sell these bulbs and buy the other type?

I have no idea why... but there was one in stock in a store about 7 miles from me so I bought it. :disappointed:

I'm sure I've got the wrong type of bulbs too. No idea where I'm going to use them too... :neutral_face::disappointed:

Thanks OP! Picked up today - last ones in store in wythenshawe! Great to expand my collection

How long is HOME25 running for by the way?

Exactly the situation I was in. The manager had to do something on her system after cancelling my reservation, for me to be able to see the stock again, but its definitely possible. Good luck!

Thanks for that. I went with LightwaveRF when I renovated my last place, about three years ago, but seemed that the tech wasn't mature enough back then. Wasted about 120.00 on a set of 'paired' two gang, two way switches for the hallway / landing, which having fitted, we could never get to work. Back then there wasn't a list of 'compatible lights' so I'd gone with Aurora branded LED's for the rest of the house, which turned out would never work with the LightWaveRF tech. This was having spent hours with my own electricians, and even their own guys who visited and examined our wiring etc. Was a real shame as the tech was really promising. I see that there is a now a recommended list of LED lamps, hence my question as to what you're using. I'm assuming you managed to get these working properly?

Ah, glad I'm not the only one. I thought the cashier was pressing the wrong buttons on the till. Thanks for that suggestion, except the one I reserved again is the last one in stock in all of east/north and south London, so I'll have to go through the hassle of getting the manager to cancel the Reserve and Collect so I can purchase through Fast Track as you've suggested :neutral_face:

Same problem, watched as they tried to apply the home25 code to the E27 starter kit, and error'd each time. In the end, the manager suggested she would cancel my reserve and collect order and I place a fast track purchase on my mobile, applying the code there, as it would be quicker than her having to key through a manual discount, which went through fine.

Not sure when you get the 10.00 off voucher though, anybody have any idea's?

Hi guys,

I ordered the Starter Pack (Bayonet) for Reserve and Collect. Went in store today and quoted the HOME25 discount code to apply at the till. For some reason, the cashier said it doesn't work on that item. So I had to leave without the bulbs as the discount could not be applied. :disappointed:

Has anyone else had any difficulties applying the HOME25 code in-store?

Thanks

Are the the square 2.0 hub if so how much would u want?

It is gen 3, I collected mine today so can confirm.

Damn missed closing time, oh well at least they are paid Fast Track and not reserved :laughing:

​Only applies to orders over £25 I think.

home25 not working for me, bulb still saying £14.99 even though when I put the code in again, it tells me code already applied

Fantastic find!

I used Zeek to buy 2x £50 Argos giftcards for £96.30 then I collected the Philips Hue GU10 Bulbs - Set of 3 in store and asked them to apply the code HOME25 at the till making my order total £106.69 taking in to account the saving on Zeek of 6% of £5.70

SAVING OF £43.30

Is there any difference between the B22 and E27 starter kits apart from the connectors (bayonet and Edison)? Is one better than the other ?

Thanks in advance :smiley:

Colouring your life... the benefits of colour, light and mood are well documented - ideally you would paint a ceiling matt white & all the walls magnolia matt (white is too clinical and any sheen may over reflect, use professional ultra matt opacity) in a room and add Hue striplights below the wall/ceiling joints with cheap baton and a dado rail - a wider bottomed dado rail can be turned upside down and nailed to the baton on the wall - this hides the striplight from view and your wallpaper has 16 million colours.



I installed the first light system ever for someone years ago up the top of the walls as described, the major work was cutting the wood, and painting them matt magnolia as the walls when up, a cheap No More Nails was used to stick the batons to the wall - the prep of a spirit level, and adjusting line of sight was a pain but easy. When it is up add the Hue striplights.

All in with trade discount it was circa £650 (much cheaper now) for a average lounge.


You can repeat the above by adding it to above the skirting rail with baton/dado rail the right way up for more effect, for some this would be overkill, and you need a hand vacuum as it will become a dust trap.


Having bought a Ambilight TV late last year I am planning to paint my lounge & Hue it this year, Argos starter pack has just made me ensure it is done sooner than later :laughing:

Striplights next, anyone on a budget can do the woodwork one month, buy a striplight starter next month & add 1m extension lengths as cash permits.

Prepare for friend envy tho :wink:

The ease of returning an item to Argos was one of the benefits :disappointed: but thank you for the heads up, I may use that discount for something else :man:

Got the white e27 starter kit yesterday. obsessed, so now got an extra white bulb and lighting strip plus for £60. £100 on lights, what are you doing to me?!?

Just realised I missed some components out!! For the living room which has Hue bulbs I have:
2 x LW821 relay = £50
1 x wireless 2 gang switch = £30 off eBay
That set is for my living room where the Hue bulbs are and I didn't want to destroy the bulbs by using dimmers on them (yet to install so have left the manual switch on for now).

The bulbs I got which work are the Philips Master range. I got 10x 4.3w for £50ish off Amazon. Here's the link:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B013SK9YXC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I got 3000k as I find anything less a bit too yellow.

You will be slightly more but you can get 25% off Hue here http://www.hotukdeals.com/vouchers/25-off-first-order-freemans-2605986:wink:

'wish my iphone would stop bleeping Article 50 alerts'

Picks up iphone to clear notifications AGAIN

"Good news! It's time to collect your Fast Track order..."

:smile::laughing:

OOS everywhere in London and Manchester for the starter kit and dimmer :disappointed: held off for too long

[/quote]Thanks for all the measurements - very helpful. It should fit.[/quote]LOL :laughing:

Interesting, which LRF compatible lights did you go for in the end?

No, these don't work with dimmer switches and it will break them over time if you try. They are self dimming.

I use Lightwave and am dabbling with these. I You need a fair bit more than Lightwave to dim these. You need a hue bridge and something to control it with
1) A smartphone running the Hue app
2) Amazon Echo
3) one of these dimmers http://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/8718696506943/hue-dimmer-switch

I'm finding it makes more sense to use Lightwave for bulk lighting and a few colour hue bulbs in standard lamps to add atmosphere.

Got myself a hue go. Thanks!

Thanks for all the measurements - very helpful. It should fit.

Just a reference to good natured HUKD'ers :smiley:
This might help :wink:http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/argos-error-store-only-morphy-richards-stand-mixer-18-99-2605321

Connect Hue to 100's of other services :wink:https://ifttt.com/hue

everything is out of stock for delivery or collection at the maximum distance it even lets me check on website without making up different postcodes :disappointed: would have been good deal otherwise.. hope they restock soon.

Had to google Stand Mixer lol, not sure I get the reference though I am afraid.

PS
Anybody here know if you can set it up to turn on multiple rooms say for instance you need the loo in the middle of the night you can just say Bathroom or something and have it turn on the lights in the room between you and it on low.

You only get to add the code when paying in full; also need to pay in full to get quidco. Chose to pay now and collect from Wimbledon and worked a charm.

Thanks very much for this. Just ordered myself the strip light I've been wanting for ages but haven't been able to justify the price until now. Managed to get the 2m set and a 1m extension for the price of just the initial set on Amazon.

How did you manage that? The Starter Kit shows up as not available for home delivery and I don't see any place to put the coupon code in for a Reserve & Collect. Would appreciate if you can point me in the right direction.

Thanks

Nice! Snapped up the starter kit, down to £112, plus quidco, plus £10 voucher for spending £100. Just need the two pack of white GU10's to come back in stock and I'm up and running on hue for a bargain! Thanks OP!

Seems like you know the pros and cons of both systems. I have installed 7 white ambience bulbs and 2 standard white hue bulbs. I am generally happy with my set up, although like most I still need to buy/feel the need to buy more remotes or get Alexa on the case.

My main frustrations have been:
* rooms being manually switched off on occasions (but this is livable for me).
* inability to control all lights, e.g. in bathrooms where I'd have to change the fittings.
* the cost of the gu10s preventing me rolling it out to an office and my exterior lights which together require 17 gu10s! The exterior lights annoy me as, due to an entrance being changed to a window I now have to walk through several rooms to get to the switch. I'd love a wifi switch like the Lightwave RF but I know hardly anything about them. You also mention having to get compatible bulbs which make me think that Hue may still be the easiest option. Any advice??

It would have been ok anyway because the Morphy Richards £18.99 Stand Mixer from Argos you have in front of you is water resistant :laughing:


:wink:

Kudos for this feedback & thanks to op, this is a fab deal; I'm now a happy owner of the B22 starter kit!

Will go great with the Hue Go lamp deal I got off here last week for £46.99.

Can't wait to set up some sweet IFTTT recipes with my other smart home devices i.e. Echo dot; ring video doorbell; Netatmo welcome home camera & security tags.

If anyone has any cool recipes please share

The bulbs slight dome to tip of converter 143mm
" " " " to start of converter 78mm
" " " " to bottom of white plastic part 114mm
" " " " to first screw thread under white plastic part 123mm

That's measured flat down the side of the bulb and converter btw. So they would be ever so slightly less if they were measured parallel to the bulb and converter. If you get my drift!

OOS everywhere now

You are so lucky I finished the water that was in my mouth before I saw you post LOL

You can, not sure why spruceyb thinks otherwise.

That was a really great deal. If you didn't need the bridge you could sell it.. two ambience bulbs and dimmer for £20 ish :confused:

Switch needs to be on for Hue to work so that set up wouldn't be ideal.

I've just found another E14 lamp I could put a bulb in but the fitting is at an awkward angle. Assuming you have colour bulbs, would you mind measuring the overall length of converter and bulb?

Can you run HUE GU10 with normal GU10? what happens? for example if I have a light fitting that takes 4 GU10 but only 1 is HUE can I control that one while the others stay off? or does the main room switch need to be on?

I have the dimmer switches throughout my house so not reliant on phone. I also have a few Amazon dots spread out around my house so again not reliant on my phone

Was posted as deal, sold out now...

Get a Argoscard lol less than £20 a month 0% for 6 months on the two top kits at £112.49 with the 25% off :wink:

AAAAHHHH input...MORE INPUT

​why can't you add colour bulbs to this kit?

Do you have a link?

**** missed it.
Is showing £49.99 on front page but when selecting the item its OOS.

Pesky Argos, my 4pm order didn't arrive (because it arrived in a staff members car when it departed store no doubt!) they have a delivery for store opening and it will be on it.

Not a great deal if you ever plan on adding any colour bulbs. Personally I'd always go with this kit when it's this kinda price.

Now THAT is a deal - ordered - thank you!

I just got the hue ambience kit off amazon for 49.99 . 12 left in stock!!

How can you tell if it is 3rd gen ?

Also what are Argos like with returns on items like this ?

Thanks. I did look at that one but was a bit put off by the reviews. I'll give it a go though as I only need one and 97p is cheap.

I use it fine. Tied to a sensor, it controls itself.

Does anyone use a hue bulb for the bathroom light? I want one in there but was kind of worried with the extra moisture in that room due to shower/bath it would get into the electronics and mess them up?

​b27?

I was looking at the dimmer switch late last night before this deal came up and it was in stock in all stores within a 20mile radius(18 stores) but by the time I saw this deal at 11am every single one was out of stock. Either dimmer switches are really popular on here or Argos don't like to include them in this deal.

I assume you want to use hue E27 bulbs in an E14 fitting - I ordered these -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0076VVESS/

Not the highest quality but have been doing the job for a bit no problems. Bottom contact may need tweaking up to make sure its in proper contact with the tip of the bulb going by some of the reviews. I didn't have that issue with any of mine.

Edit - They were 81p each when I ordered mine :neutral_face:

No scene control via Alexa using the standard hue app on a V1 hub. You need to delve into using 3rd party apps like Yonomi to get Hue scenes and Alexa talking to each other.

As spruceyb has said you can do all sorts of things with them but the best thing i did was to link them to the Amazon echo dot, now i just walk in and say 'alexa turn the lights on' and i have the light i want at the levels i want, and i dont even have to use a switch

The IFTTT integration is excellent especially turning the lights blue when it starts raining and switching the light on and off when you come home or leave.

You can still just use the light switch.

But also Geofencing so lights come on when you get home or go off when you leave home.

You can also use IFTTT to do hundreds of things. Like, set a colour bulb to change to a certain colour if it's a certain temperature outside. Or flash a light if you get an email from a specific address, see https://ifttt.com/hue for various others.

With the colour or variable warmth bulbs you can have a really cool white which helps concentration or a better light for reading, or you can make it warm white to relax.

Cool effects with apps like flickering candle, lava lamp, change in time with music.

You can also set routines, so I have them in my landing for example, I have them fade to full around 6:30pm (they're already on at sunset from an IFTTT recipe i use), then at 9pm they dim to around 60% then dim some more until they are on nightlight from Midnight till 6am when they fade back up.

Thanks OP! Been wanting to do the house for a while, perfect time to pull the trigger!

Keep looking at hue, but can't bring myself to purchase as easier to use a light switch than find phone, open app and control from there. People love it, am I missing something? I am a puppet and easily convinced!!

anyone know if the code will in their eBay store?

I mean you don't need the Ambilight+Hue app, it literally doesn't work with the TV as the Ambilight+Hue app is already built into the TV.

You need to setup the bulb placement on the TV.

Bit disappointing that the code isn't working on lightstrip extension.

Can anyone recommend an E27-E14 converter?

Voted hot

Dimmer not in stock anywhere near me and the motion sensor is more expensive than anywhere else so that ends up not being a great deal.

The starter kits are a good deal though with the 25% off, nice!

Just collected my B27 kit. 3rd gen.

Yes definitely split into multiple purchases if you can. You can use the voucher on the next order and get another voucher.

That's the one^ I do need the app, the Philips remote is pants lol though it does the job - awkwardly :wink:

I have a old Xperia SP with Philips remote app as it's just easier than remote & onscreen :smiley:

You can get it for 37 with V1 hub which is basically same if you don't need siri and apple connectivity

Anything is richer than white tho :laughing:

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/4970954

£59.99 for less than £45 - it might be only white lights but the Hue bridge included is about £50 at the cheapest elsewhere, so a great start to Hue you can add colour bulbs to if wanted. It is E27 bulbs but what's a couple of cheap lamps ?

Stock in central Scotland is rare but North East seems to be good for collection (no home delivery option)

Alloa & both Stirling order & collect tomorrow... as is...
Aberdeen Trinity Centre (0.9 miles)
Open until 18:00
Order now, collect first thing tomorrow

Aberdeen Portlethen (5.8 miles)
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Thanks.

Did you get a £10 voucher?

So makes sense to order 1, get £10 voucher, then use that for a second order?

I've got 22 GU10s covering my downstairs. 8 of them (when I pick up my 4 from Argos) are going to be Hue which are the central bulbs on one 2 gang manual switch in the living room.

The other 14 are split over 3 LightwaveRF switches which cost me:
Wifi Link - £52 from eBay
LED bulbs compatible with LRF £75ish
Switches - £40 x 3 = £120
But then I saw some mood switches on eBay for £13 delivered and bought 2 of those (they are awesome) = £26
Total = £273

If I wanted another 10 bulbs on LRF like thefair1973 - then it'd probably push it up to £380ish anyway!

There are pro's that I found LRF had over Hue for me which is why I went for LRF mainly - the fact that you can switch them back on with the app if someone turns them off with the switch was the main one for me!! Also, the mood controllers or even the mood remotes you can get are pretty awesome and save you from having to either talk to Alexa or pulling up the app. i.e. when it's time for bed for the kids, I hit preset 1 in the living room and all the lights in the house go off with a dimmed light in the landing and hallway.

The cons are that the community/help is very scarce and the LRF products don't report whether they are already on or not which can be an annoyance as you never truly know whether you turned the light on or off when you are away. I have already had one occasions when we ended up staying out late so I turned the lights on via the app and came home to a dark house. Also, it's very hard to find good deals for the stuff or even on some occasions, stores that stock the stuff! Oh and if you need different colours, forget LightwaveRF. I tried the coloured philips hue bulbs and returned them as I didn't see any reason for me ever needing to change the colour.

Just picked up a bayonet starter kit and they are richer colours.

Which Ambilight TV have you got?

I've got the 43PUS6401, don't need the app, it's setup on the TV.

in for one thanks

Didn't think home25 would work on Hue so I did not check on my earlier orders with Argos, been waiting on a Hue promo since my new Philips set a few months ago...SO...

Ambilight TV party at mine some time after 4pm collection folks, bring your favourite music blurays :wink:


£112.49 starter set with 6 months 0% free on Argoscard :smile:


HEAT OP...and a kiss cos I'm a gentleman who appreciates good deeds! :laughing:


Edit:PS) Prep done, stole two lamps from other rooms and downloaded Philips Ambilight+Hue app on my iPhone YES! Who says a man can't organise ladies!!! :laughing::laughing::laughing:

Wouldn't lightwave rf stuff be cheaper for you as you're making the switch intelligent rather than the bulb?

Not really, functionality is the same. The only thing you can't do with V1 is have homekit and siri connectivity.

the EAN isn't always right though. I have found (and risked) USB 3 hard drives where the EAN leads to the older USB2 ones. When they upgrade the listing, they don't always update them, annoyingly

Great Deal! As always with Argos though, no stock anywhere of most of the products here

Poor you! You got well ripped off :laughing:

:wink:

Is this for delivery only? The delivery cost puts it back up by 3.95 im so confused?

Sweet 2 more Hue Go's for the collection for £105 to pickup instore.

Can confirm they are the Richer Colours version.

Ordered the B22 starter. Will return if its Gen 2

Not much stock left for store collection

starter kit, six white bulbs for £90
Thanks OP

GREAT FIND! Thanks OP. Sadly, My family room is going to have to wait an eternity to get kitted out. I need 24 x GU10 bulbs, which is still over £400 with this offer :disappointed: Still, a couple of E27 starter kits for the rest of the house, with the hubs going on eBay.

The code is not working for me?

Whenever argos have this type of offer i can never find the dimmer in stock.

These don't seem to be Gen 3; if you Google the EAN number (8718696461617) it comes up with what seems like an older version of these bulbs on the Philips site. If you then click 'similar products', the Gen 3 are a different listing

"Know what I mean 'Arrry ?!" PMSL!!




The good old mythical wardens of the Argos treasure, always around to help..... X):laughing:

that's another £225 I will never see again
.. at least I can not see it in millions of colours

no stock anywhere

are these def gen 3

No white ambience bulbs?

How are the hue whites vs white and colour for general light, don't wanna spend loads if my regular lighting will suffer in terms of brightness etc

I got the GU10 bulbs for £13.50 each from Alza.co.uk - I thought it was a dodgy site so only ordered 4. When they came through eventually (10 days later) I went to order more and they put the price back up to £30+ per bulb! Still kicking myself but this price is close enough!

Now I can turn on the Hue Manic app and my little girls will love the full disco effect :smile:

​What apps do you recommend?

Is the starter kit they are selling actually 3rd Gen richer colours? The images show the 2nd gen, with the silver body bulbs? If nobody know I'll take one for the team and report back haha


Also it says you get £10 voucher for spending over £100.

Caved in - bought 2 sets of the GU10 twin pack which finally completes all the spot lights in my living room.

Had to C&C from 2 different branches miles apart though.

​ahhh, you can...just need to tell them the code at the till

​​I've just bought the v1 hue set up with the 2 bulbs.
Are there any major differences between the v1 and v2?

I got an awesome deal on alza.co.uk just after Christmas. This still doesn't beat that but what an awesome deal nonetheless.

So tempted but I've just forked out hundreds on LightwaveRF products so that I wouldn't get the issue of someone turning the lights off at the switch and making the hue bulbs totally pointless.

Might still pick up a couple of B22s... anyone know if Hue bulbs work with LightwaveRF dimmers?

is there a way to use the code if you want to reserve and collect?

Might treat my parents to a starter kit. Not as good as its been on amazon before but £112 isn't a bad price.

I've just bought the v1 hue set up with the 2 bulbs.
Are there any major differences between the v1 and v2?

I've just bought the v1 hue set up with the 2 bulbs.
Are there any major differences between the v1 and v2?

AArrrgg typical I bought the £60 starter kit last week and another bulb , remote and motion sensor 2 days ago......... :disappointed:

But have some heat OP got another 2 bulbs for £22 so thats my flat sorted..........

more importantly, the starter pack goes down to £112.49 which is a steal