@conandlibrarian I have a Gen 1 hub and it can be controlled with my Echo to turn lights on, off, and dim. It cannot trigger scenes (really only important for colored lights).
@conandlibrarian Yes, this is a first generation hub and two first generation (white light only) bulbs. I have been using this hub and 40 bulbs for more than a year, all perfectly controlled by Alexa Echo devices. But they will not work with Apple’s HomeKit.
@conandlibrarian Yes, they work perfectly! I have this and have since replaced almost all my lighting with Phillips (and Cree) smart bulbs. The hub is the key to the Alexa skill. Alexa connects to the hub, and the hub controls the bulbs.
You can add more bulbs throughout the house to one hub. Bulbs start at 15.00.
“Alexa, Living room on, 70%” — “Alexa, Bedroom sexy mood on”
@daveinwarsh don’t worry, you won’t know. (Just like the millions of clueless folks who don’t bother to put any security on their PCs.) The Russians will be using your bulbs in their botnet… Well, you might lose a few lumens.
@baqui63 Shit. I knew it.
The Russian kids next door will take complete control of two of my lightbulbs.
This will lead to a potential instability my home lighting schedule, causing uncontrolled current draw, causing fluctuations in the main power grid, causing massive power outages, ruining the American economy, causing the ice caps to melt & throw the Earth off of it’s axis followed by the extinction of all life on Earth (except cockroaches).
@Plasketify it’s not a great deal. The newest version is $70 with two white bulbs and an updated bridge. I’d bet there will be some holiday sales on this stuff too.
@Yoda_Daenerys No, but “unboxed” as in? If you just have LED strips, and want a cheap way to automate them, H801 (search aliexpress) is a great device for a heck of a price. They are really only great though with SmartThings and some custom firmware. If you mean strings of LED Christmas lights or something…well I’ve got some Light-O-Rama controllers I could sell ya.
If these were color, it’d be a deal. This is not a deal. I have smart somethings (bulbs, switches, relay’s, etc) for all my lights already anyway. I believe the hub is only good for lights, not other devices. It’s very good for lights. But not very flexible. SmartThings, Vera, and Wink are MUCH better overall choices if you really want to get into home automation stuff.
Kind of curious about this but I think in the long run it might be worth the extra effort to install smart switches rather than smart bulbs. Although I guess they’re LED so they ought to last a good long time, maybe the bulbs are an OK idea after all.
I got Alexa (echo) and 1st generation philips hue bulbs. These would work with amazon echo. It is a good deal for people who do not have hue bulbs AT ALL meaning they don’t have the bridge. If u already own hue bulbs, not a good deal as u can get pair of NEWER hue Lux bulbs for $30 as some one mentioned on amazon which have little higher wattage and output. Also, if u think u would get the bridge and sell it later, I don’t think lot of em are looking for an older generation bridge.
I feel like I just don’t get this stuff. I mean, living in a Minority Report style apartment seems kinda neat in the movie, but I just don’t feel like it’s necessary yet.
@RiotDemon . Hi, have you ever gone to bed and forgot to turn off the bathroom or kitchen lights?
How about turning on and off any light from anywhere in the world with Internet or cellphone data? Giving the impression that the house is occupied. I don’t mind flipping switches, and I do, but sometimes is more convenient to do it from the Cell Phone or by voice with Amazon’s Alexa.
@arosemena I understand what you’re saying. I guess I’ve gotten so used to actually turning off the lights when I’m not in the room, that I wouldn’t ever use this. If I’m so forgetful to turn the light off, I can get my lazy butt back up to do it.
I also can’t justify spending the money on Alexa. I can talk to my phone as easily as I can talk to the echo.
I guess it’s just not for me.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I’ve got some outdoor spotlights that are photocell operated with no option to turn them off with a switch so my porch status illuminated like it’s a very boring Christmas all year. I debate whether these are a godsend where I can finally turn them off and not concern myself with rewiring to a switch.
Or should i be content with my current state since nothing’s ever been stolen from my porch.
Or maybe these are dumb bulbs top use in outdoor cans ?
@najeebzs . Lucky you, my Google Home has not even been shipped. Yes, they should work. In addition Goggle Home should be able to change the color on the color bulbs. (These are only white).
@arosemena Well actually, mine hasn’t shipped either ha. I’ve got everything else that works with it- Chromecast audio, Nest… so this was the missing piece, and I wanted to make sure it would work. Appreciate the info!
@Yoda_Daenerys new product from Google that’s a voice assistant just like siri, but better (in some ways). It can also control Chromecast, Phillips Hue, and Nest thermostat through your voice. Basically a brain for you’re electronics and also a nice assistant at that.
Why does every offering have to come with 20 embedded youtube videos now? When did that become a thing? It really sucks when you’re trying to quickly check the page and go. Please cut it out.
I think Meh made a mistake. It is 12:03 PST but the product is available for me to purchase. It says available at 4 pm EST which would be 1 pm PST sooooo wtf mate?
Specs
What’s in the Box?
2x Philips Hue Lux Bulbs
1x 1st Generation Bridge
1x Ethernet Cable
Pictures
Everything
Bulbs
Bridge
Box
Price Comparison
$64.30 List, $53.58 (New) at Amazon
Find a relevant price comparison? Please share it in a comment in this thread
Warranty
90 Day Refurbisher
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Friday, July 17th
Watt again? Starting something again meh
@AttyVette Watt are hue trying to start?
This deal is enlightening. (also, sad I missed the duffel bags)
Do these work with Echo?
@conandlibrarian i too am interested in knowing this.
@conandlibrarian Exactly what I want to know.
@conandlibrarian @cengland0 @DaveInSoCal
Based on the following video, yes.
@PlacidPenguin But that video doesn’t state which generation he is using.
@conandlibrarian @cengland according to the Amazon listing it will work with the echo.
@cengland0
You mean more than one version is called Phillips Hue Lux?
@PlacidPenguin No. Lux is the first generation. Which Philips light is being used in the above video?
@cengland0
Lux.
@conandlibrarian This seems relevant:
It does look like the newest skill adds scenes with the v2 hub (not this one) https://www.alexaskillstore.com/Hue/40373
@conandlibrarian I have a Gen 1 hub and it can be controlled with my Echo to turn lights on, off, and dim. It cannot trigger scenes (really only important for colored lights).
@dave Thanks!
@conandlibrarian Yes, this is a first generation hub and two first generation (white light only) bulbs. I have been using this hub and 40 bulbs for more than a year, all perfectly controlled by Alexa Echo devices. But they will not work with Apple’s HomeKit.
@conandlibrarian Yes, they work perfectly! I have this and have since replaced almost all my lighting with Phillips (and Cree) smart bulbs. The hub is the key to the Alexa skill. Alexa connects to the hub, and the hub controls the bulbs.
You can add more bulbs throughout the house to one hub. Bulbs start at 15.00.
“Alexa, Living room on, 70%” — “Alexa, Bedroom sexy mood on”
@arosemena We should start a 12 step program for Hue addiction.
@PlacidPenguin I found this article helpful in sorting out the Hue generations:
What’s the Difference Between 1st- 2nd-, and 3rd-Generation Philips Hue Bulbs
@mastershopper
/giphy happy penguin
/giphy happy space penguin
@mastershopper. Fortunately the HUB maxes out at 50 bulbs, I only have 10 to go.
WiFi lightbulbs?
What if the Russians hack and take over my lightbulbs??
@daveinwarsh Darkness will warsh over Dave
@daveinwarsh don’t worry, you won’t know. (Just like the millions of clueless folks who don’t bother to put any security on their PCs.) The Russians will be using your bulbs in their botnet… Well, you might lose a few lumens.
@daveinwarsh Doesn’t have to be the ruskies. Could be the kid next door: https://www.cnet.com/news/new-study-details-a-security-flaw-with-philips-hue-smart-bulbs/
@baqui63 Shit. I knew it.
The Russian kids next door will take complete control of two of my lightbulbs.
This will lead to a potential instability my home lighting schedule, causing uncontrolled current draw, causing fluctuations in the main power grid, causing massive power outages, ruining the American economy, causing the ice caps to melt & throw the Earth off of it’s axis followed by the extinction of all life on Earth (except cockroaches).
Hue gotta be kidding me!
@awk It’s a set up!
Is this a good deal? I know these light bulbs are expensive as all hell, is refurbished an issue??
@Plasketify the white bulbs are only $15 new
@johnwilliams713 link?
@Plasketify it’s not a great deal. The newest version is $70 with two white bulbs and an updated bridge. I’d bet there will be some holiday sales on this stuff too.
@DaveInSoCal Philips 455295 Hue White 60W Equivalent A19 Single LED Bulb (2 Pack) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C5C9ZLK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_qZQhybGDN4VSE
@johnwilliams713 ah. But no bridge.
“Sorry, white light only” You mean yellow light only. 2700K is very yellow!
@cengland0 This is very true. If you are expecting a brilliant white, it isn’t gonna happen.
is there any way for me to hook up my unboxed strings of LED lights to these things?
@Yoda_Daenerys No, but “unboxed” as in? If you just have LED strips, and want a cheap way to automate them, H801 (search aliexpress) is a great device for a heck of a price. They are really only great though with SmartThings and some custom firmware. If you mean strings of LED Christmas lights or something…well I’ve got some Light-O-Rama controllers I could sell ya.
If these were color, it’d be a deal. This is not a deal. I have smart somethings (bulbs, switches, relay’s, etc) for all my lights already anyway. I believe the hub is only good for lights, not other devices. It’s very good for lights. But not very flexible. SmartThings, Vera, and Wink are MUCH better overall choices if you really want to get into home automation stuff.
Kind of curious about this but I think in the long run it might be worth the extra effort to install smart switches rather than smart bulbs. Although I guess they’re LED so they ought to last a good long time, maybe the bulbs are an OK idea after all.
/buy
@ELUNO It worked! Your order number is: hopeless-fascinating-burst
/image hopeless fascinating burst
Depends on the application. Got a bathroom vanity with 12 bulbs? Just get a switch.
@johnwilliams713 Good point. Most of my light fixtures have more than one bulb, especially the ones I’d like to control.
. . . or you could just walk over to wall and flip a switch for free.
@huja
But that wouldn’t generate any revenue for Meh, and it also wouldn’t foster laziness.
@PlacidPenguin I don’t usually agree with a common goat. But today…I can say I agree with this goat.
@therealjrn
There’s no goat this month.
However, there is a penguin.
@huja Also, that won’t contribute to the hackable internet of things and you won’t be a part of taking down twitter and other evil internet sites: https://www.cnet.com/news/new-study-details-a-security-flaw-with-philips-hue-smart-bulbs/
How are Hue all doing tonight? Buying this for a gift for Christmas. Combined with the Amazon Echo, these things come in handy.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-hackers-show-light-bulbs-can-take-down-the-internet/
How many people does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Two, minimum, if they can both fit inside.
@radi0j0hn THAT’S why we keep you around here Mr. Radio!
@radi0j0hn What is the possibility of them both getting the clapper?
I got Alexa (echo) and 1st generation philips hue bulbs. These would work with amazon echo. It is a good deal for people who do not have hue bulbs AT ALL meaning they don’t have the bridge. If u already own hue bulbs, not a good deal as u can get pair of NEWER hue Lux bulbs for $30 as some one mentioned on amazon which have little higher wattage and output. Also, if u think u would get the bridge and sell it later, I don’t think lot of em are looking for an older generation bridge.
I feel like I just don’t get this stuff. I mean, living in a Minority Report style apartment seems kinda neat in the movie, but I just don’t feel like it’s necessary yet.
I don’t mind flipping switches.
@RiotDemon Alexa, you light up my life.
@RiotDemon . Hi, have you ever gone to bed and forgot to turn off the bathroom or kitchen lights?
How about turning on and off any light from anywhere in the world with Internet or cellphone data? Giving the impression that the house is occupied. I don’t mind flipping switches, and I do, but sometimes is more convenient to do it from the Cell Phone or by voice with Amazon’s Alexa.
@arosemena I understand what you’re saying. I guess I’ve gotten so used to actually turning off the lights when I’m not in the room, that I wouldn’t ever use this. If I’m so forgetful to turn the light off, I can get my lazy butt back up to do it.
I also can’t justify spending the money on Alexa. I can talk to my phone as easily as I can talk to the echo.
I guess it’s just not for me.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Is it available at 220voltage?
@KIRYUN Hells no you commie.
@therealjrn That name calling was uncalled for.
(@thumperchick)
@KIRYUN . Yes they are available in 220V, but only in countries with 220 (like in Europe)
I’ve got some outdoor spotlights that are photocell operated with no option to turn them off with a switch so my porch status illuminated like it’s a very boring Christmas all year. I debate whether these are a godsend where I can finally turn them off and not concern myself with rewiring to a switch.
Or should i be content with my current state since nothing’s ever been stolen from my porch.
Or maybe these are dumb bulbs top use in outdoor cans ?
@neveraging well, if you got these bulbs, maybe someone would steal them from your porch? Kill two birds with one stone, so to speak.
I just purchased the new Google Home and I wonder if these work just as well with them as they do with the Amazon Echo. Anyone know?
@najeebzs . Lucky you, my Google Home has not even been shipped. Yes, they should work. In addition Goggle Home should be able to change the color on the color bulbs. (These are only white).
@arosemena Well actually, mine hasn’t shipped either ha. I’ve got everything else that works with it- Chromecast audio, Nest… so this was the missing piece, and I wanted to make sure it would work. Appreciate the info!
@najeebzs ok, i could google it i suppose, but TL;DR, what’s google home?
@Yoda_Daenerys new product from Google that’s a voice assistant just like siri, but better (in some ways). It can also control Chromecast, Phillips Hue, and Nest thermostat through your voice. Basically a brain for you’re electronics and also a nice assistant at that.
Hue don’t own me.
/buy
@nmlmmlmn It worked! Your order number is: stupid-charismatic-locket
/image stupid charismatic locket
Why does every offering have to come with 20 embedded youtube videos now? When did that become a thing? It really sucks when you’re trying to quickly check the page and go. Please cut it out.
@TheStas
@TheStas Those are only the Sunday night Music 101 homework posts.
The other nights, there are usually fewer Youtube videos, frequently none at all.
@TheStas keep complaining and it will be 40 next time
@TheStas i always hate it when everyone always says things like ‘every offering’ every time they post everywhere.
I Phillip connection between us! Hue light up my life!
For those of us that already have a HUB, it would be nice for MEH to offer just the refurbished bulbs @ maybe $5.
I think Meh made a mistake. It is 12:03 PST but the product is available for me to purchase. It says available at 4 pm EST which would be 1 pm PST sooooo wtf mate?
@connorbush wouldn’t be the first time the fall back broke code… (I see it too).
@thismyusername thanks. thought I was going crazy
now that they’re sold out i kinda want some.
@Yoda_Daenerys happens to me here and there. like those damn sneaker slippers.