Not seen this deal before but seems cheap for Philips Hue range.
Please note this is for the first generation light strip which can not be extended like the second generation units.
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oliverhussick to Vistrix
12 Mar 174#26
Except they don't, because they don't integrate with Hue or any other home automation system......
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Crustybeaver
11 Mar 17#1
Thanks
Biggunspaul
11 Mar 17#2
Thanks OP,that's behind the TV sorted
pinkstacey
11 Mar 17#3
Looks good
crimbojones69
11 Mar 172#4
I already have one behind the tv but at this price i'd be silly not to buy another... i've therefore purchased one to go under my sofa!
jrawlins28
11 Mar 17#5
Are these good to go for a first time hue user? Do you need a starter kit or anything?
crimbojones69 to jrawlins28
11 Mar 17#6
You will need the Philips bridge to control the light strip and change the colour of it. You can normally pick the bridges up quite cheaply
Sparkymb
11 Mar 17#7
cheers op, was looking for a good deal on one of these for my sons room
fryitup
11 Mar 172#8
Great price. Heat added.
If you are handy with a soldering irom you may be able to extend as the hue strip has the same cut/solder marks as any other LED strip.
(of course that relies on the controller being able to drive the additional LEDs, so I doubt you can add a huge number more).
brookysm to fryitup
11 Mar 171#14
They will drive as many as you want within reason, they will however lose brightness the more you add. Also if you use 3rd party lights the colours will be out as they don't match Phillips leds
zermattbusby
11 Mar 17#9
looks good
centaurandrew
11 Mar 171#10
Yes
Ru7hl355
11 Mar 171#11
thanks OP, great price.
brookysm
11 Mar 17#12
Another 2 ordered, the missus will be pleased.....
brookysm
11 Mar 17#13
You can extend these as well as split them, you need to be very careful but it is possible.
zermattbusby
11 Mar 17#15
Been looking at one of these for behind the TV
Is £25.00 a good deal for a new Philips Hue Bridge 2.0
Cheers
timtim86
11 Mar 17#16
Does £34.99 make this first gen version a good purchase? Or does the saving still not make them worthwhile over the 2nd gen?
fazered
11 Mar 17#17
Cheap but really not bright. I'd say the extra money for the second generation is better for most users. If you don't need bright then this is a good deal.
zermattbusby to fazered
11 Mar 17#18
Should be OK for behind the TV though... No?
brookysm to fazered
14 Mar 17#29
2nd gen are much brighter but these are designed for mood lighting not direct lighting, that said on white light that are bright enough for kitchen counter lighting for me (lack the ability to change the white coolness etc you can do with 2nd gen too...)
Sparkymb
11 Mar 17#19
cheers op, was looking for a good deal on one of these for my sons room
spruceyb
11 Mar 171#20
They're rated at 120 Lumens and people say they're not very bright, but I was quite surprised at how bright they actually are. I mean they're not going to light up the whole room but I put mine in the kitchen (as it'd be too expensive to replace the GU10s and the fixed light).
Here's what it was like at about 10pm with them as the only light source in the kitchen.
Biggunspaul to spruceyb
11 Mar 171#23
Just fitted my set tonight behind the TV,and I find them more than enough light,in fact I have to turn them down a bit when on certain colours.
sparklygem
11 Mar 17#21
Thanks for posting, we already have a few of these but at this price you can't say no
Can't see anything cheaper than this, can you post the item number please
Vistrix
12 Mar 17#25
Wow. Unbelievable people spend this much on light strips.
Shop around, other brands can be so much cheaper and they provide the same function.
oliverhussick to Vistrix
12 Mar 174#26
Except they don't, because they don't integrate with Hue or any other home automation system......
spruceyb to Vistrix
12 Mar 171#27
Yeah not the same function. Sure you can get RGBW light strips cheaper but a driver for them that supports Zigbee Light Link and Zigbee Home Automation protocols is around £50.
brookysm to Vistrix
14 Mar 17#28
No they don't, nothing works like Hue Strips do. Cheap Chinese junk with IR remotes are not the same thing!
1616french
15 Mar 17#30
Just ordered through PrimeNow app with the NOWFIVE discount code.
£29.99 delivered
shakerstevens
28 Mar 17#31
Great price but now out of stock and showing a price of over £60 :disappointed:
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Opening post
Please note this is for the first generation light strip which can not be extended like the second generation units.
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All comments (32)
If you are handy with a soldering irom you may be able to extend as the hue strip has the same cut/solder marks as any other LED strip.
(of course that relies on the controller being able to drive the additional LEDs, so I doubt you can add a huge number more).
Is £25.00 a good deal for a new Philips Hue Bridge 2.0
Cheers
Here's what it was like at about 10pm with them as the only light source in the kitchen.
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Shop around, other brands can be so much cheaper and they provide the same function.
£29.99 delivered