Wyze Smart Home Starter Bundle Kit

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11-24-2020 at 06:49 PM #4

Is this cam2 or the new cam3?

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11-24-2020 at 07:30 PM #5

Cam V2

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11-24-2020 at 09:34 PM #6

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nice for newbies, but for the rest of us, not too exciting as most of us have enough bulbs, plugs, etc.

Yup. Good deal for someone just started to get into smart homes. What I actually hate is that these bulb are the 60w equivalent version of a regular bulbs.

I can't find a smart bulb that's 100W equivalent for some reason.

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11-24-2020 at 11:27 PM #7

They had this deal a couple weeks ago, surprised stores still have it

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11-24-2020 at 11:37 PM #8

Coming up as $99 for me, am I missing something?

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11-24-2020 at 11:40 PM #9

These are probably being cleared out since Wyze has a better V3 camera, and second version of Wyze Sense to be released very soon. Decent products though, especially for the price. Be warned about Sense version 1 sensors: when they lose battery power for too long they lose their MAC address and become useless and unrecoverable.

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11-24-2020 at 11:43 PM #10

Quote from foxfai :

Yup. Good deal for someone just started to get into smart homes. What I actually hate is that these bulb are the 60w equivalent version of a regular bulbs.

I can't find a smart bulb that's 100W equivalent for some reason.

Maybe high temperature from 100w is not working with the parts inside smart light bulb. It was fun at the beginning but now I think it is too dark for studying at home during pandemic.

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11-25-2020 at 12:06 AM #13

A good deal overall, but a better deal might be in the pipeline. As others have mentioned, there's a new v3 camera that's just now being released and it has a couple features that make it superior: awesome night imaging - in color and a more weatherproof housing. Also, this kit includes the sensor pack that's now been withdrawn without a replacement. Some people had trouble with these sensors though they've worked fine for me. The bulbs and plugs work fine. The Wyze app is required (no Tuya Smart Life).

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11-25-2020 at 12:16 AM #14

old stuff, new stuff coming etc aside, bulb alone around $10 give or take so $30, camera alone $20, plugs like $5 YMMV on sale at HD so another $10, you're already coming out ahead without the sensors etc. this a good deal. i might pick up.

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11-25-2020 at 01:18 AM #15

Quote from foxfai :

Yup. Good deal for someone just started to get into smart homes. What I actually hate is that these bulb are the 60w equivalent version of a regular bulbs.

I can't find a smart bulb that's 100W equivalent for some reason.

Was feeling the same a while back. You can overcome the 60w (equivalent) limitation by just installing more bulbs around your room. Something like 4 bulbs per room is about right

Besides, single-source high-output lights tend to have a blinding glare effect.

BTW, this is how current plant grow-lights are being designed -- instead of a single powerful LED, manufacturers are using hundreds of LEDs in the .5-2 watt range, which add up to produce more light/lumens than any single LED source.

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