Philips - Hue A19 LED Starter Kit - White and Color Ambiance

1. The required bridge seems like overkill and the sooner they connect to Google and Amazon directly, the better 2. If you're using Echo or Google home you'll have redundant apps with differing and inconsistent functionality from the Hue app 3. You'll spend an hour or two upgrading the firmware on individual bulbs which is silly and annoying... 4. One of my bulbs gets out of sync with the others from time to time and will occasionally be the odd one out in a color scheme 5. Like some other "dimmable" led bulbs they might be incompatible with some older dimmer switches. That's the bad stuff but I got a reasonable discount and they really can change the appearance of a room as well as the benefits of voice activation and remote control. Here's a simple "warm" setting in the kitchen. The Hues are in the lightshades.

These lights are so nice. So many colors for mood or decor. WiFi works well. Can use Siri to talk and change lighting. If you want to control them when a way you must be logged in on line. Would give 5 stars if wasn’t for price.

Before purchasing this item, I had bought the google home and thought I would like to home automate other parts of my home. The guys were great with showing me several products and I had finally chose the Phillips Hue "starter" kit. It came with a hub and 4 smart lights. The setup was easy and integrated with the google home within minutes ( I do not know about Alexa or Apple integration). The instructions for setup were a little lackluster but did not impair the setup to prevent it from being effective and quick. It was as simple as downloading the Hue app, removing the old light bulbs, putting the Hue bulbs in and clicking on the hub. Having it connect through google home appeared seamless and easy. The longest part for me was deciding what to name each light. The one challenge I did have was creating “voice shortcuts” in google home to work with the Hue system but that is not Phillip’s Hue fault. I would have like to see a little more instruction/detail of what types of color names that the hue system bulbs could be set at so I would not have to research all the varieties of color. However, that was not enough to change my rating from an excellent product and I would buy it again.

Love this product. It's a bit pricey but worth it. This is a great way to add a nice feel to the living room space. Perfect for "Netflix and Chill".

Fun and convenient with easy set up. Hue bridge requires a wires connection, which isn't a big deal but I didn't know that going in. Works well with Google Home and the IfTTT app for easy voice control. Enable location and lights will turn on/off automatically when you come home or leave. The sunrise feature is a nice way to wake up. Having a strong network is highly recommended.

I highly recommend these lights for anybody who wants to set up a mood to their room, meaning if you're watching a movie you might want to do the dark red color , or if you're just hanging out talking to your spouse or whatever you might want to just put like a light blue. I really love these lights. I'm glad I made the purchase.

It’s pretty rad to walk into your theater room and say “Hey Siri, turn the Animus on” and then let there be light! Animus is the name I gave my theater room so the voice commands are pretty neat and the name of your lights are customizable. I was concerned that if I wasn’t home someone may have trouble figuring out the lights. That concern was put to rest when I flipped the light switch off and back on the lights default to a really nice white. This is a really fun toy to have I throughly enjoy it. I’m a big gamer and movie watcher so I can theme the color of my entire room to match my entertainment. Pictures absolutely cannot do this justice. Just FYI in the pic the TV lights are hue but aren’t in this kit but to save time if your tv is 75 inches like mine this took one hue strip and 3 extensions to get the complete wrap around. Love Hue and am very happy with all of my hue purchases.

I’ve been wanting these lights since I saw them several years ago and they have not disappointed. I was able to connect to these lights with Siri, through automation apps like IFTTT and a ton of available third-party apps that let you sync lights to music, weather, location, the possibilities are endless! I’m now looking into more hue lights and other smart home devices to integrate with them.