Deal starts at 2.59pm today (05 Feb). 47% off. Current price is £49.87 so I make that a discounted price of £26.43.
It's the B22 Bayonet bulb which doesn't seem to get discounted as frequently as the Edison bulbs. Amazon mobile app says it's Prime customers only, but desktop says Early Access which might mean it will be opened to non Prime customers after a period of time. It doesn't say whether only 1 or multiple permitted, often it's just 1.
Best way to find it is to go to 'Today's Deals' then filter on 'Department: Lighting' and then scroll down.
This is my first post so go easy on me! Been using hotukdeals app for a few months now and it's been very useful to me, so this is me paying back to the community.
Latest comments (71)
MrJed
6 Feb 17#69
Mine just arrived from the offer - Gen 2. I expect I'll keep it anyway :smiley:
powerbrick to MrJed
7 Feb 17#71
Yep Gen2, its going back.
brookysm
6 Feb 17#70
speak for yourself, other than when cooking our Hues are never set to white light.
iammienta
6 Feb 17#68
Good Luck!
germainsophie
6 Feb 17#67
Managed to get one through the wait list!!
Have been spending stupid amounts on these since the Argos deal. :disappointed::disappointed:
Do they actually save energy and are they cheap to use? (Trying to find a good reason/excuse to give to my partner when the new bulb arrives!!!)
stevopaterson
6 Feb 17#66
How can you tell the difference between G2 & G3 bulbs? Is the G3 in a white box? Any other tell tales ?
stevopaterson
6 Feb 17#65
How can you tell the difference between G 2 & G3 bulbs? Is the new Ines in a white box?
png666
5 Feb 17#64
But when?
Kallyhoe
5 Feb 17#63
Google assistant
dragonline77
5 Feb 17#62
extremely convenient pricing error, I knew I should have ordered a bunch more could have turned a nice profit
leehardacre
5 Feb 17#61
Noticed my error just before your reply! I find them perfect for the odd mood setting Lamp tucked away in a corner.
Quite like the look (and price) of the Qube strips currently on indiegogo. Just waiting to see if IFTTT integration gets completed so I can add them into Smartthings.
Personally wouldn't bother with Lightify unless you need E14 bulbs. The Flexi strips look okay for their price too.
nzadok
5 Feb 17#57
Hue pro is the app to have, nice widget and great functionality
vtec
5 Feb 17#56
is that the hue dimmer?
dragonline77
5 Feb 17#54
I got six LIFX gen 3 colour bulbs from Amazon for 10 quid a pop B-), direct from Amazon too
Kulaak to dragonline77
5 Feb 17#55
That's like stealing. How did you manage that?
tanked
5 Feb 171#53
I've one bulb in a lamp and one in a main light. I just figured that if V1 bulbs are worth,say, £15 then I was effectively getting the v1 hub for £6. Also, at the time the Argos code had stopped working for the Hue stuff though it's back working now. If I decided I really liked it and wanted 'scenes' then I could go out and buy the V2 starter kit which is compatible with the two V1 bulbs I already had.
But I can't imagine it without Alexa. Saying "Alexa, turn on hall light" or "Alexa, turn living room to 50 percent" is great.
browneyone
5 Feb 17#52
Forgot to set a reminder for these! damn!
limegreenzx
5 Feb 17#51
I have Alexa, a Harmony Hub and a Oneplus 3 with a great app that allows you to operate bulbs from quick settings tiles. I also have iconnecthue on my ipad.
The dimmers get used most not just by old me but my kids and guests.
stevopaterson
5 Feb 17#44
What is the difference? Or is that a stupid question
knack to stevopaterson
5 Feb 171#50
Not a stupid question. Further to png666's post, see this video.
Big difference. Personally I would not buy gen 2 bulb.
powerbrick
5 Feb 17#49
all gone....
stevopaterson
5 Feb 17#42
Is there much difference with the richer colour ones?
vtec to stevopaterson
5 Feb 171#43
yes
png666 to stevopaterson
5 Feb 17#48
G3 G2 both green at the same brightness.
davekelly
5 Feb 171#47
cheers op snapped One up,I'd Just opened the UK deals App at 14.58 and saw deal started at 2.59...Result!
me_lee
5 Feb 17#46
Prefer the Innr ones but a reasonable deal and Philips B22 not always easy to get a hold of on a good deal.
2015
5 Feb 17#45
Live.
damadgeruk
5 Feb 17#41
You can use these anywhere you like. I have several hue lights and often use Alexa to switch them. Lazy? Many may think so, do they use a remote for the TV? :smiley:
Godspeed
5 Feb 17#40
I mentioned it in previous threads so thought I'd add it here - if you're thinking of getting coloured/ambience bulbs/strips down the line then Alexa cannot natively control 'scenes' via voice via a V1 hub. Needs to be a V2 hub unless you don't mind installing 3rd party apps to be a go between on a V1 hub setup.
powerbrick
5 Feb 17#39
Don't know if many people who don't have a phone either on them or within grabbing distance, were you around during the blitz :stuck_out_tongue:
You do know you can also control via Amazon echo, harmony remote or a myriad of other smart home devices.
dale86uk
5 Feb 17#38
I got the starter park yesterday with striplights. However I need about 30 spots and I'm a bit reluctant to pay £50 a pop for colour or £25 each for white. Is there any other brand that I can use that will link to the Philips hue bridge?
Thanks I also have the dot hence why im looking for this set up, can you use these in lamps or just main lights?
png666
5 Feb 171#34
Alexa
katya1971
5 Feb 17#29
Whats the best buy for a beginner?
limegreenzx to katya1971
5 Feb 17#30
Best buy is the starter with hub, dimmer and 2 white ambience bulbs via Argos deal. After the novelty it's the white settings you'll use most and no-one wants to search for a phone to turn a light on.
I already had an Amazon dot and its great using voice activation to switch on/off. Plus you can get packs of 2 bulb adapters for £1 at Ikea to convert screw type to bayonette type
Kulaak
5 Feb 17#32
Handy for dimming tho' or changing the ambiance when watching a film.
Lunitarie
5 Feb 17#31
Nice work G!
gezc2000
5 Feb 17#8
Yes, not Richer Colours, should have put that in the post. Have the B22 Richer Colours ever received a significant discount?
I'm looking to purchase for secondary rooms (Hall/Landing) where Richer Colours less important and I was thinking of getting the ambient whites. With these, at night I can do 1% red which is darker than 1% white.
png666 to gezc2000
5 Feb 17#28
Picked up 2 bayonet (£29.99) and 1 Edison (£29) richer colours before Christmas.
Minor semi-related quibble, the switches, why don't they come with a backplate the same size as a standard light switch? So annoying having to replaster the holes in walls.
haslitt
5 Feb 17#24
Just wondering what this is for. Am I right in thinking it would let me sit on the sofa and turn a light on rather than having to go through all the faff of getting up and doing it?
Agreed. I bought from Argos using the previous HOME25 and got richer colours despite Argos site saying it was old gen. Collect in store then you can check before you take home. The front of Richer Colours box has a small Richer Colours logo top right.
howbord
5 Feb 17#21
Thats what i was actually thinking, or maybe use this bulb in one of the 'secondary ' rooms
flusteredpie
5 Feb 17#20
Correct, its not colour. £25 is RRP for these.
powerbrick
5 Feb 17#16
Just or Just order and if not richer colours send back, it's not going to cost you anything to do so.
MrJed
5 Feb 17#14
All the ones from Argos have the silver base on the website, yet you get richer colours. Could it be that Amazon have just not updated the pictures?
howbord to MrJed
5 Feb 171#15
The part number on the Amazon site 8718696461754 relates to the 1st gen bulbs, richer colour part number is 8718696593073
MrJed
5 Feb 17#13
Thanks
Great - thanks for the lowdown!
MrJed
5 Feb 17#11
Nice - how do you know these are not the richer colours versions?
sh20 to MrJed
5 Feb 17#12
They have a silver base
GazmoX
5 Feb 17#10
The richer colours are quite new, where as these are discontinued, hence the discount I imagine.
judderman
5 Feb 172#9
£37 for the richer colours B22 bulb on Argos with the code HOME25. :neutral_face:
MrMini748
5 Feb 17#7
Good find.
Amazon usually discount a few Hue items at the same time but sadly no such luck today
GazmoX
5 Feb 17#6
Thanks for pointing that out. I haven't jumped aboard the Hue bandwagon yet, but I'm itching to! I think the blues/greens are the colours addressed with the new bulbs? I understand they come with a new cyan coloured LED.
steven5watson
5 Feb 17#5
Nice find. Been after one of these in the sales. Wasn't bothered about it not being richer colours but wasnt paying £50 for last gen!
deuse
5 Feb 171#4
Thanks OP.
GazmoX
5 Feb 17#2
Shame they're not the newer "richer colours" bulbs.
alcheyne to GazmoX
5 Feb 172#3
Agreed. Hot for the price tho. Got these after Xmas on the last deal like this. some of the colours are very iffy. pinks/reds/orange are not bad but blue/green are terrible.
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Opening post
It's the B22 Bayonet bulb which doesn't seem to get discounted as frequently as the Edison bulbs. Amazon mobile app says it's Prime customers only, but desktop says Early Access which might mean it will be opened to non Prime customers after a period of time. It doesn't say whether only 1 or multiple permitted, often it's just 1.
Best way to find it is to go to 'Today's Deals' then filter on 'Department: Lighting' and then scroll down.
This is my first post so go easy on me! Been using hotukdeals app for a few months now and it's been very useful to me, so this is me paying back to the community.
Latest comments (71)
Have been spending stupid amounts on these since the Argos deal. :disappointed::disappointed:
Do they actually save energy and are they cheap to use? (Trying to find a good reason/excuse to give to my partner when the new bulb arrives!!!)
Quite like the look (and price) of the Qube strips currently on indiegogo. Just waiting to see if IFTTT integration gets completed so I can add them into Smartthings.
I bought them last month when they were £20.10 and they're not that great.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00YSXBK7M/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1486301243&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=osram+lightify&dpPl=1&dpID=31kgkssPRAL&ref=plSrch
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-Personal-Wireless-Lighting-Bayonet/dp/B0152WXDDQ/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1486320452&sr=8-11&keywords=lightify
Personally wouldn't bother with Lightify unless you need E14 bulbs. The Flexi strips look okay for their price too.
But I can't imagine it without Alexa. Saying "Alexa, turn on hall light" or "Alexa, turn living room to 50 percent" is great.
The dimmers get used most not just by old me but my kids and guests.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsXctjUsKo8
Big difference. Personally I would not buy gen 2 bulb.
G3 G2 both green at the same brightness.
You do know you can also control via Amazon echo, harmony remote or a myriad of other smart home devices.
Philips’ Hue smart lighting system is getting onboard with Apple HomeKit, with Hub 2.0 embracing third-party IoT protocols alongside a bevy of brighter bulbs. Compared to the original Hub, the second-gen model – along with being square now – has 500x more space and runs a full Linux OS. It’s that which allows it to handle HomeKit interactions, using Siri to control the ZigBee-connected bulbs.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/philips-hue-lux-starter-set-36-95-luzerntech-2602744
differences with v2 hue discussed here:
http://www.howtogeek.com/255141/whats-the-difference-between-1st-and-2nd-generation-philips-hue-bulbs/
I already had an Amazon dot and its great using voice activation to switch on/off. Plus you can get packs of 2 bulb adapters for £1 at Ikea to convert screw type to bayonette type
I'm looking to purchase for secondary rooms (Hall/Landing) where Richer Colours less important and I was thinking of getting the ambient whites. With these, at night I can do 1% red which is darker than 1% white.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00YMIOVY2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Minor semi-related quibble, the switches, why don't they come with a backplate the same size as a standard light switch? So annoying having to replaster the holes in walls.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/philips-hue-ambiance-led-gls-bc-smart-lamp-9-5w/9918R?kpid=9918R&cm_mmc=Google-_-Product%20Listing%20Ads-_-Sales%20Tracking-_-sales%20tracking%20url&gclid=Cj0KEQiAt9vEBRDQmPSow-q5gs8BEiQAaWSEDlIWJRYNzqWNQL7jS58zt389gBxQ3Z--O9QftkY5e-kaAgpS8P8HAQ
Just order and if not richer colours send back, it's not going to cost you anything to do so.
Great - thanks for the lowdown!
Amazon usually discount a few Hue items at the same time but sadly no such luck today