I recently saw the philips hue lux set for £39.99 (bridge and 2 bulbs). I personally have a my full home set up with smart bulbs. Something which Philips don't advertise themselves is that the Philips LivingWhites are in fact compatible with the hue system. It works slightly differently in that you link the controller to the bridge rather than individual bulbs, but the overall effect from the app is completely the same. You can save a lot of money trying to set up a fully smart lit house by using these bulb in combination with the philips hue lux starter kit (I have them connected to generation 1 of the bridge, but I believe they still work with the newer generation bridge).
The set consists of 3 x 20W bulbs, 2 x 15W bulbs and a remote control.
And then by as many as you need from this one (£22 for 5 15w, £35 for 5 20w bulbs): ebay.co.uk/itm…H2g
So potentially you could get up to 7 bulbs to add to your smart home setup from between £28.99 and £55.99
All comments (29)
hr08
27 Aug 17#1
Really nice find, not to mention very smart as well, thank you! Thanks for sharing! Heat from me!
Ryan1194
27 Aug 17#2
When you say Hue will these work with Amazon Alexa?
tomlilwuff to Ryan1194
27 Aug 17#3
Yes can confirm these work with alexa :smile: though please note, it is required to be connected via the hue bridge so you will require one before using these with your phone app or Alexa. I simply posted this as a cheaper method of creating a fully smart lit home for those that already own a philips hue brige.
Ryan1194 to tomlilwuff
27 Aug 17#7
Probably sound stupid here but how much is the hue bridge normally? Do you have a link to down, just wouldn't know which to buy. Thanks
dozstanford
27 Aug 17#4
Are those CCFL bulbs ?
KyleGM
27 Aug 17#5
Can you still control each indiviual light once the controller is paired up to the hue bridge?
bryngreen
27 Aug 17#6
Genius way of saving some money! Will these work with the v1 hue bridge do you know?
hr08
27 Aug 17#8
Should work with bridge version 1/gen 1- OP is using gen 1 bridge- see description.
Bridge version 1 or two varies from 20-50 pounds- check e bay, amazon or gumtree/sphock.
adderrson
27 Aug 17#9
Before I consider picking any of these up, are these bulbs dimmable via Phillips Hue?
tomlilwuff to adderrson
27 Aug 17#13
Yes bulbs are fully dimmable and to answer previous questions fully controllable from the hue app.
As I say, I am currently using V1 of the bridge. An active thread for the lux starter kit is linked above, this is £39.99 also which includes the initial hub as well as 2 of the hue lux (white light) bulbs.
A confirmation that these definitely work with the second bridge would be really helpful.
This article seems to confirm that they do work together and the philips website doesn't seem to show anything on the contrary, but a first hand confirmation would be great.
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The set consists of 3 x 20W bulbs, 2 x 15W bulbs and a remote control.
Here is the most recent philips hue lux kit:
hotukdeals.com/dea…343
Alternatively you can by the LivingWhite remote and 2 bulbs for £21 from this link:
ebay.co.uk/itm…kbA
And then by as many as you need from this one (£22 for 5 15w, £35 for 5 20w bulbs):
ebay.co.uk/itm…H2g
So potentially you could get up to 7 bulbs to add to your smart home setup from between £28.99 and £55.99
All comments (29)
Bridge version 1 or two varies from 20-50 pounds- check e bay, amazon or gumtree/sphock.
As I say, I am currently using V1 of the bridge. An active thread for the lux starter kit is linked above, this is £39.99 also which includes the initial hub as well as 2 of the hue lux (white light) bulbs.
A confirmation that these definitely work with the second bridge would be really helpful.
This article seems to confirm that they do work together and the philips website doesn't seem to show anything on the contrary, but a first hand confirmation would be great.
knutsel.org/201…nk/
I have small depth shades on my ceiling lights, just wondering if these will be hidden or would they stick out of the top.