Phillips Hue starter kit has been reduced to £30 from £59 in Asda Stores. Got one from MK, told nationwide if have stock available.
Starter kit includes 2 bulbs and bridge.
Bulbs also reduced to £7 and Dimmer kit to £14
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Oneday77
11 May 173#45
Not necessarily. The largest Asda near me has never had Hue. The other one has everything beside the laptops.
Popped by this morning. Picked up a Bloom for £25, 2 x Iris £34, Strip £34 and 3 x Switch/bulb kit.
The strip extensions and stand alone switches are still £19/£20.
meathane to Ev0lution
10 May 173#38
Or perhaps you're too old or too poor, or too ignorant to see why people like them.
Each to their own, these are half price and so a great deal, which is the whole point of this site, not for you to leave comments on things you don't understand.
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halsallms
10 May 17#1
I love technology and have hive and sonos in my home...but i'm struggling to see why i would want to have smart bulbs to be honest
Jonsam08 to halsallms
10 May 172#3
great bit of kit, as we drive upto our home lights turn on as we get close, also can set it up for the kids, so when they go to sleep the lights fade as they like to have lights on, then they slowly come on in the morning over a 30 min timeframe to wake kids up. Also good when im lazy and cant be bothered to get off the sofa to dim the lights, can do it on phone :stuck_out_tongue: The bulbs last approx 5 years according to packaging and low energy so even those to use as normal bulbs are a bit of a bargain at £7
shakerstevens to halsallms
10 May 17#12
Love my hue bulbs for automation, but I prefer them in lamps. For ceiling lights my family still use the wall switch so that over rides hue and then hue becomes pointless!
But my front room lamps come on automatically when I'm near my front door as it detects my phone in close region (geo fencing) and my bedroom lamp gradually wakes me up by fading in over a 30 minute period - great in the winter it simulates sunrise.
And all my lamps fade in the evening to provide a relaxing light. And then they all turn off at 12:30am in case I've accidentally left any on.
So there are many uses, these are just mine.
I'm going to add a motion sensor so a "soft" light comes on near the bathroom when my 5 year old wakes up in the night and ultimately I'm going to get a Philips Ambilight TV so the lights in my room Sync with the TV for added effect in movies etc :smiley:
MrJed to halsallms
10 May 171#24
Many reasons once you get into it, depending on you.
You can turn all the lights off in the house at night with one click, no need to visit 10 switches.
You can set the porch light to go off at 11 pm.
you can set mood lighting to come on in the morning, so basically you never have to touch it for the rest of your life.
You can set the kids bedroom lights to go off at 8.30 am on weekdays, as they ALWAYS leave their lights on before school.
You may well have different uses :smiley:
johnthehuman
10 May 17#2
^ A couple of things off the top of my head, turning lights on, or adjusting brightness / colour with your voice, turning lights on or off based on your proximity (geo-fencing).
I've got a couple of Hue lamps but thinking I'll check out Asda for some "standard" bulbs if they're only £7.
I have it to turn lights on/off while away.
The kids just enjoy changing the colours in their room.
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doneshift
10 May 171#6
Why are there no Asdas near me?!?
cgsrimi
10 May 17#7
Would the OP be able to confirm if this was at a regular super market or an Asda Home? many thanks.
Jonsam08 to cgsrimi
10 May 171#20
got them from a regular supermarket, although it was in the phone shop
hjonesjr
10 May 17#8
Good price considering the hub on its own is £50. Feels like a bit of a price adjustment due to recent competition from the likes of IKEA (although not as functionally rich as the Philips solution). :smiley:
Wilzia
10 May 171#9
Good Post OP. Can you please confirm if they had color bulbs?
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Opening post
Starter kit includes 2 bulbs and bridge.
Bulbs also reduced to £7 and Dimmer kit to £14
Top comments
Popped by this morning. Picked up a Bloom for £25, 2 x Iris £34, Strip £34 and 3 x Switch/bulb kit.
The strip extensions and stand alone switches are still £19/£20.
Each to their own, these are half price and so a great deal, which is the whole point of this site, not for you to leave comments on things you don't understand.
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But my front room lamps come on automatically when I'm near my front door as it detects my phone in close region (geo fencing) and my bedroom lamp gradually wakes me up by fading in over a 30 minute period - great in the winter it simulates sunrise.
And all my lamps fade in the evening to provide a relaxing light. And then they all turn off at 12:30am in case I've accidentally left any on.
So there are many uses, these are just mine.
I'm going to add a motion sensor so a "soft" light comes on near the bathroom when my 5 year old wakes up in the night and ultimately I'm going to get a Philips Ambilight TV so the lights in my room Sync with the TV for added effect in movies etc :smiley:
You can turn all the lights off in the house at night with one click, no need to visit 10 switches.
You can set the porch light to go off at 11 pm.
you can set mood lighting to come on in the morning, so basically you never have to touch it for the rest of your life.
You can set the kids bedroom lights to go off at 8.30 am on weekdays, as they ALWAYS leave their lights on before school.
You may well have different uses :smiley:
I've got a couple of Hue lamps but thinking I'll check out Asda for some "standard" bulbs if they're only £7.
http://www2.meethue.com/en-gb/productdetail/philips-hue-white-sk-a19
The kids just enjoy changing the colours in their room.
Hot.