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VM Express via Amazon.com has 6-Pack Sylvania Lightify LED Smart Connection Light Gateway and A19 Bulb Kit (SYL-71932) for $17.99. Shipping is free. Thanks shwagon







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  • A hub with ZigBee protocol is required for controlling Sylvania smart bulbs and wall plugs.
  • Pairs with compatible hubs such as Lightify Gateway, SmartThings, Wink or Amazon Echo Plus. -StrawMan86

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Looks like VM Innovations has the Sylvania A19 Smart 6-bulb pack marked down to $18 on all of their outlets:

Amazon [amazon.com] NLA
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This includes the gateway module, but I've been able to pair the bulbs directly to SmartThings in the past.

This is essentially $3 a bulb with a free gateway (only .25¢ more per bulb than the cheapest past deal I can find)!

Part Number: 71932 and SYL-71932

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I almost want to call BS on stuff like this... How can 12 bulbs fail for someone and there not be other scathing reviews all over the internet (I personally haven't had a single one fail :dunno: )...? Also, your URL reference was blocked, Im curious what product ended up working for you?
Yes the older osram and lightify bulbs were problematic. The newer smart+ bulbs are better. I have like 15. The new bulbs have a different processor and new zigbee stack, identified by the new FCC ID of "dzo-aether" as opposed to the older "IQ-HOME" FCC ID. at least one other user has claimed that even the new bulbs aren't reliable, but I've had zero issues.
Plus for 3 dollars, cry me a river, they have a 2 year warranty and Sylvania has been excellent at handling my issues with the gardenspots and a single bulb. I don't know if these sale bulbs are the newer or older versions, but for 3 bucks-cah monn...
FYI, the majority of the complaints I've noticed about Sylvannia zigbee lights focus on issues that seem to actually be related to/probably derivative of the "gateway module"

Edit: of course, the next post is now someone complaining about these on a Smartthings hub, so maybe it's also the bulbs.

I have a set of the recessed OSRAM RGB LEDs that have been working fine for... well, a few months at least, connected via a Samsung Smartthings hub. I haven't noticed a lot of Sylvannia zigbee bulb complaints by people using other hubs like Smartthings, most of them seem to be people trying to use the Sylvannia "gateway" and related Sylvannia app. I wouldn't get these if your plan is to use the Sylvannia gateway + app for them, only if you already have a different hub or plan to get a different hub.

Not that zigbee is bad itself, but a bad hub with zigbee devices can be truly painful, especially due to how they register/pair (which in turn is a good security feature, on a better hub).

I'll also say that I have a couple seng led (<-- all one word) bulbs, and if you're willing to pay more (basically the price of this discounted six pack) their tunable white (Element Plus) bulbs are fantastic. Particularly on anything where you have a traditional wall switch controlling it, as they keep their brightness/white tuning even if turned off from the switch (and can be dimmed from a regular switch, in a slightly cumbersome fashion, but it does work).

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tofu.
08-26-2019 at 11:22 AM.
08-26-2019 at 11:22 AM.
Quote from piccard :
Please avoid these I've gone through 12 of them they are garbage...if you're going for a bargain smart bulb go with urlhasbeenblocked

Plz... They're $3
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shwagon
08-26-2019 at 11:34 AM.
08-26-2019 at 11:34 AM.
Quote from piccard :
Please avoid these I've gone through 12 of them they are garbage...if you're going for a bargain smart bulb go with urlhasbeenblocked
I almost want to call BS on stuff like this... How can 12 bulbs fail for someone and there not be other scathing reviews all over the internet (I personally haven't had a single one fail :dunno: )...? Also, your URL reference was blocked, Im curious what product ended up working for you?
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piccard
08-26-2019 at 11:42 AM.
08-26-2019 at 11:42 AM.
Quote from shwagon :
I almost want to call BS on stuff like this... How can 12 bulbs fail for someone and there not be other scathing reviews all over the internet (I personally haven't had a single one fail :dunno: )...? Also, your URL reference was blocked, Im curious what product ended up working for you?

Sen g led. They keep blocking that word... I'm not exaggerating..or at least they don't work with SmartThings very well... Look up the reviews on osram lightify their atrocious... home Depot ended up clearancing all of them out and never restocking them because of all the problems.
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piccard
08-26-2019 at 11:43 AM.
08-26-2019 at 11:43 AM.
I'm sorry but I will never buy them again... For those of you that know anything about setting up a smart home and assigning lights to different groups... then you know what a pain in the ass it is to have to remove lights from a group and then reassign them and then reassigned them to different commands associated with Alexa...
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piccard
08-26-2019 at 11:45 AM.
08-26-2019 at 11:45 AM.
Quote from shwagon :
I almost want to call BS on stuff like this... How can 12 bulbs fail for someone and there not be other scathing reviews all over the internet (I personally haven't had a single one fail :dunno: )...? Also, your URL reference was blocked, Im curious what product ended up working for you?

BTW... Read the reviews on Amazon and you will see...
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salazarjohn
08-26-2019 at 11:51 AM.
08-26-2019 at 11:51 AM.
The only lightify product that is any good is the gardenspot. Their app is terrible. .
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jwesen
08-26-2019 at 11:51 AM.
08-26-2019 at 11:51 AM.
Quote from piccard :
I'm sorry but I will never buy them again... For those of you that know anything about setting up a smart home and assigning lights to different groups... then you know what a pain in the ass it is to have to remove lights from a group and then reassign them and then reassigned them to different commands associated with Alexa...

If you just reset the bulb and run discovery it will resume its old identity.
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EricRP
08-26-2019 at 12:04 PM.
08-26-2019 at 12:04 PM.
All of mine are doing great.. not 1 failure. They've also lasted all summer in my 120 degree garage, fwiw. I have at least 6 in service iirc.
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bubagump
08-26-2019 at 12:07 PM.
08-26-2019 at 12:07 PM.
Quote from salazarjohn :
The only lightify product that is any good is the gardenspot. Their app is terrible. .
Even gardenspots are very frustrating to use. There is no easy way to make them warm white because they are RGB only. When you tune them to warm white there are all sorts of red and blue hues to the color of the light.
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theandrewgordon
08-26-2019 at 12:07 PM.
08-26-2019 at 12:07 PM.
I have actually had 3 that shut themselves off after 20 minutes or so. 3 working, 1 fails, in same fixture, so not "connection issues" per say. 9 of mine going strong.
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bachaksd
08-26-2019 at 12:11 PM.
08-26-2019 at 12:11 PM.
Placed order with slow shipping.. Will check on some comments/reviews..
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taswyn
08-26-2019 at 12:13 PM.
08-26-2019 at 12:13 PM.
FYI, the majority of the complaints I've noticed about Sylvannia zigbee lights focus on issues that seem to actually be related to/probably derivative of the "gateway module"

Edit: of course, the next post is now someone complaining about these on a Smartthings hub, so maybe it's also the bulbs.

I have a set of the recessed OSRAM RGB LEDs that have been working fine for... well, a few months at least, connected via a Samsung Smartthings hub. I haven't noticed a lot of Sylvannia zigbee bulb complaints by people using other hubs like Smartthings, most of them seem to be people trying to use the Sylvannia "gateway" and related Sylvannia app. I wouldn't get these if your plan is to use the Sylvannia gateway + app for them, only if you already have a different hub or plan to get a different hub.

Not that zigbee is bad itself, but a bad hub with zigbee devices can be truly painful, especially due to how they register/pair (which in turn is a good security feature, on a better hub).

I'll also say that I have a couple seng led (<-- all one word) bulbs, and if you're willing to pay more (basically the price of this discounted six pack) their tunable white (Element Plus) bulbs are fantastic. Particularly on anything where you have a traditional wall switch controlling it, as they keep their brightness/white tuning even if turned off from the switch (and can be dimmed from a regular switch, in a slightly cumbersome fashion, but it does work).
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