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expired Posted by t99 • Mar 1, 2022
Mar 1, 2022 5:53 AM
Costco Members: 2-Pack Philips Hue 100W A21 LED Bulbs (White/Color Ambiance)
& More + Free S/H$80
$100
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Just like almost every other good available for purchase, this one costs more than it's competitors because it has superior qualities and features.
Based off the tone of those commenting, you probably just want to discredit this post, but I'll humor you and summarize (maybe someone else can benefit).
Hue is the best or in the very top tier in the following aspects. Other smart light may compete in some of these, but Hue excels in all of them.
1. The actual quality of the LEDs is better. Similar to how some steel can be of superior quality/strength than others, the material that constitutes the actual "LED" in Hue lights is engineered to be superior. This translates into higher brightness, more vibrant/saturated colors, more variations, higher efficiency etc. This is likely because Hue's origins come from Lumileds (also Philips) who is a major player in LED manufacturing and research. So they are actually sourcing the material for the product, manufacturing it, and bringing the final product to the consumer. Vertical integration.
The actual scientific reasons for what makes some LED material better than others is a long story. -source: am PhD Candidate in LEDs
2. ZigBee communication (instead of wifi). Lots of benefits I won't cover here.
3. Software is superior. Easier to use. More options for controlling lights, scheduling, smooth color transitions just to name a few.
4. For some people, the fact that the company isn't based in China is important (even though the raw material is likely grown there)
5. Stemming from #2, it is one of the only smart lights you can buy right now that will be guaranteed to work with thread/matter. I'm not going to discuss how it works, but it is the future of smart home technology communication, and devices that don't support it will likely become outdated/obsolete once it becomes the norm in the not so distant future.
Show me another light that checks all those boxes for less money.
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Just like almost every other good available for purchase, this one costs more than it's competitors because it has superior qualities and features.
Based off the tone of those commenting, you probably just want to discredit this post, but I'll humor you and summarize (maybe someone else can benefit).
Hue is the best or in the very top tier in the following aspects. Other smart light may compete in some of these, but Hue excels in all of them.
1. The actual quality of the LEDs is better. Similar to how some steel can be of superior quality/strength than others, the material that constitutes the actual "LED" in Hue lights is engineered to be superior. This translates into higher brightness, more vibrant/saturated colors, more variations, higher efficiency etc. This is likely because Hue's origins come from Lumileds (also Philips) who is a major player in LED manufacturing and research. So they are actually sourcing the material for the product, manufacturing it, and bringing the final product to the consumer. Vertical integration.
The actual scientific reasons for what makes some LED material better than others is a long story. -source: am PhD Candidate in LEDs
2. ZigBee communication (instead of wifi). Lots of benefits I won't cover here.
3. Software is superior. Easier to use. More options for controlling lights, scheduling, smooth color transitions just to name a few.
4. For some people, the fact that the company isn't based in China is important (even though the raw material is likely grown there)
5. Stemming from #2, it is one of the only smart lights you can buy right now that will be guaranteed to work with thread/matter. I'm not going to discuss how it works, but it is the future of smart home technology communication, and devices that don't support it will likely become outdated/obsolete once it becomes the norm in the not so distant future.
Show me another light that checks all those boxes for less money.
Just like almost every other good available for purchase, this one costs more than it's competitors because it has superior qualities and features.
Based off the tone of those commenting, you probably just want to discredit this post, but I'll humor you and summarize (maybe someone else can benefit).
Hue is the best or in the very top tier in the following aspects. Other smart light may compete in some of these, but Hue excels in all of them.
1. The actual quality of the LEDs is better. Similar to how some steel can be of superior quality/strength than others, the material that constitutes the actual "LED" in Hue lights is engineered to be superior. This translates into higher brightness, more vibrant/saturated colors, more variations, higher efficiency etc. This is likely because Hue's origins come from Lumileds (also Philips) who is a major player in LED manufacturing and research. So they are actually sourcing the material for the product, manufacturing it, and bringing the final product to the consumer. Vertical integration.
The actual scientific reasons for what makes some LED material better than others is a long story. -source: am PhD Candidate in LEDs
2. ZigBee communication (instead of wifi). Lots of benefits I won't cover here.
3. Software is superior. Easier to use. More options for controlling lights, scheduling, smooth color transitions just to name a few.
4. For some people, the fact that the company isn't based in China is important (even though the raw material is likely grown there)
5. Stemming from #2, it is one of the only smart lights you can buy right now that will be guaranteed to work with thread/matter. I'm not going to discuss how it works, but it is the future of smart home technology communication, and devices that don't support it will likely become outdated/obsolete once it becomes the norm in the not so distant future.
Show me another light that checks all those boxes for less money.
Just like almost every other good available for purchase, this one costs more than it's competitors because it has superior qualities and features.
Based off the tone of those commenting, you probably just want to discredit this post, but I'll humor you and summarize (maybe someone else can benefit).
Hue is the best or in the very top tier in the following aspects. Other smart light may compete in some of these, but Hue excels in all of them.
1. The actual quality of the LEDs is better. Similar to how some steel can be of superior quality/strength than others, the material that constitutes the actual "LED" in Hue lights is engineered to be superior. This translates into higher brightness, more vibrant/saturated colors, more variations, higher efficiency etc. This is likely because Hue's origins come from Lumileds (also Philips) who is a major player in LED manufacturing and research. So they are actually sourcing the material for the product, manufacturing it, and bringing the final product to the consumer. Vertical integration.
The actual scientific reasons for what makes some LED material better than others is a long story. -source: am PhD Candidate in LEDs
2. ZigBee communication (instead of wifi). Lots of benefits I won't cover here.
3. Software is superior. Easier to use. More options for controlling lights, scheduling, smooth color transitions just to name a few.
4. For some people, the fact that the company isn't based in China is important (even though the raw material is likely grown there)
5. Stemming from #2, it is one of the only smart lights you can buy right now that will be guaranteed to work with thread/matter. I'm not going to discuss how it works, but it is the future of smart home technology communication, and devices that don't support it will likely become outdated/obsolete once it becomes the norm in the not so distant future.
Show me another light that checks all those boxes for less money.
Just like almost every other good available for purchase, this one costs more than it's competitors because it has superior qualities and features.
Based off the tone of those commenting, you probably just want to discredit this post, but I'll humor you and summarize (maybe someone else can benefit).
Hue is the best or in the very top tier in the following aspects. Other smart light may compete in some of these, but Hue excels in all of them.
1. The actual quality of the LEDs is better. Similar to how some steel can be of superior quality/strength than others, the material that constitutes the actual "LED" in Hue lights is engineered to be superior. This translates into higher brightness, more vibrant/saturated colors, more variations, higher efficiency etc. This is likely because Hue's origins come from Lumileds (also Philips) who is a major player in LED manufacturing and research. So they are actually sourcing the material for the product, manufacturing it, and bringing the final product to the consumer. Vertical integration.
The actual scientific reasons for what makes some LED material better than others is a long story. -source: am PhD Candidate in LEDs
2. ZigBee communication (instead of wifi). Lots of benefits I won't cover here.
3. Software is superior. Easier to use. More options for controlling lights, scheduling, smooth color transitions just to name a few.
4. For some people, the fact that the company isn't based in China is important (even though the raw material is likely grown there)
5. Stemming from #2, it is one of the only smart lights you can buy right now that will be guaranteed to work with thread/matter. I'm not going to discuss how it works, but it is the future of smart home technology communication, and devices that don't support it will likely become outdated/obsolete once it becomes the norm in the not so distant future.
Show me another light that checks all those boxes for less money.
Being an 'almost every generation' adopter of new lighting tech for about 20 years . . . I agree with nearly everything you said; I'd like to add a bit of perspective:
First and second generation of a new tech "cfl vs incandescent", "LED bulb replacement", "LED Fixture" etc. the brand matters more than anything - Philips is usually at the top of that list.
I have what was at $50/each dimming 6" Philips fixture across my living room ceiling (two rows of 5 and two rows of 4) with the correct LED dimmers and they've been *exactly* as-advertised since day one. Feeling a little silly about the price now that they are common, but if I'd have gone with the 1 or 2 alternatives at the time, I'd have had easily lost a few along the way.
Smart LED bulbs are finally in a zone where there are good, more affordable alternatives. Feit seems to be a brand that Costco uses a lot and I've had decent experience with the few things that I have.
Going smart-home, you definitely want to stick to one tech, and yes, non-wifi in the long run would be nice.
All that said, I've decided to put my needs in the hands of Feit (very few devices I need automated) and Eufy. I was one of the first people to plug ethernet into EVERYTHING and now I don't set up 'IoT' because it's just littered with proprietary tech, security that is obscure mostly only to the user, and I really prefer to know what's going on at any given moment on my network.
Unfortunately, even with Philips, tech or standards can be changed or abandoned at any given time, so know that going in. I've yet to find anything that has a well managed API or works with straight configuration files, which are super helpful when trying to tie stuff together and/or figure out why one device behaves differently from an exact duplicate.
TL;DR - A sale at Costco on a known brand name is rarely a problem so if you want to, pull the trigger. If you want a SUPER deal, you'll have to roll the dice on waiting for these to go clearance somewhere.
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For this: yes. I've only put smart bulbs in where I needed regular bulbs in one room - I needed bulbs, I was at costco, I checked the price on some Feit bulbs and they were FP here, so I pulled the trigger.
I put them up in my son's computer room and he immediately whined that they were too bright (because work areas in my house are medium/high lumen, daylight) so when he wasn't in there, I brought them down to 60% with my phone.
Occasionally, when he's using AirPod Pro with noise cancelling and a Razer headphones/mic over the top of that with noise cancelling of their own . . . if I've asked him to do something more than once, I *do* gaslight him by flipping one bulb to red for a second, then back . . . not that he's noticed, he's 15