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Philips - hue A19 Starter Kit - Multi
Philips - hue A19 Starter Kit - Multi
Philips hue A19 426353 Starter Kit: Experience home lighting in a new way by adjusting colors, timers, alerts and more from your phone. The bulbs and bridge work with your Wi-Fi to let you create mood-setting color schemes, enjoy perfect reading light, or maintain an automatic schedule while you're vacationing.
 
Fun, But Pricey. Worth it? Depends on why.
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Posted by: DctrMcC0y
from Kirkland, WA
on September 9, 2014
What's great about it: Programmable, app controlled (Phillips and 3rd Party), really adds a notch of nerdy to my house.
What's not so great: Price. Apps can be a bit buggy, but what isn't in automation. GU10 bulb not available in US yet.
This review is for the Phillips Hue starter pack for standard bulb replacements. It comes with three standard bulbs that work best in lamps, not canned lighting. These aren't cheap and I've been looking online for about a year to purchase these but I don't think Phillips will allow them to go on sale. Amazon will show that they are on sale, but they are only 30 cents cheaper than regular price, so that is just a trick, blah. I usually buy online but since there is no price difference between online and brick-and-mortar I decided to go to Best Buy and pick it up so I could play with them that day as we were throwing a big party.
The bridge installed instantly without issue. All three bulbs showed up on the app right away, but my Bloom that I bought with it required a power cycle for it to take commands. No biggie, since what is an install without a little troubleshooting. One of my lamps is on a dimmer but Hue bulbs only will work if the dimmer is all the way up (I knew this going in) and I may change out the switch later.
The native Hue app from Phillips is free on Android (my phone) and iPhone. I don't know about Windows. It comes with a few basic "scenes" but the my.meethue.com has a ton that you can save to your profile and then they come up on the app. Most of my interactions are within the native app. You can set up timers and other fully automated features such as geofencing (haven't tried). I did purchase the third party Hue Disco (for Android) which works great. This strobes and flashes the lights to the beat of music using the smartphone or tablet's mic. My house was jumping with drunk people and it really made the party fun. Huey, another 3rd party app this time free, is fun for movie/TV watching. It uses the phone's camera to pic up the image from the TV and reproduce the colors through the hue lights. There is a delay, so it isn't perfect, but still works great.
All in all, if you can afford several hundred bucks to make your house come alive, I would totally recommend this. There are cheaper options, but those don't have the features and ease of use as Hue. I expect that there soon will likely be more competition down the road which could drive prices down. Also, the GU10 (halogen replacement) form factor isn't available in the US as of yet. It might be because the rest of the world uses 220V and we are on 110V, but I hope that they hurry and make them available. A majority of my lights use this bulb and I would be willing to spend a lot more (even if not as bright) to add them to my house.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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My Best Buy number: 0735388619
My Best Buy number: 0735388619
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INSTEON - Starter Kit - White
INSTEON - Starter Kit - White
This INSTEON 2244-224 starter kit includes a hub, which connects to your router and lets you remotely control INSTEON-compatible devices throughout your home, including a compatible incandescent lighting device via the LampLinc 2-pin lamp dimmer module.
 

can i control my dvd, tv, home theater wiht this protuct?

Nope. Hue works along side those things but does not control. The "bridge" only controls Hue bulbs.
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