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Edited June 24, 2022
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Buy 2 get 1 free on select Philips hue products.. I've been waiting for the BR30 color bulbs to come back in stock and 6 bulbs for $199 is a solid deal imo.
https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us...right-days
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I've got a few different products from cheaper brands and the one word that can describe them all is: clunky
You know what the setup was for the Hue stuff? Literally just plugged the hub into my switch and downloaded the app. Everything else was configured out of the box. Was great. I haven't had to resync them ever... but those cheap Kasa and noname bulbs need resyncing every 6 months or so.
There also is overhead for most routers having to deal with active wifi connections. Consumer routers cap out at a surprisingly low number of clients. Yes, even "high end" ones. The frequency of the connection has little to do with it. If you only have a couple of bulbs it's nbd, but if you're swapping your house over, have smart speakers in every room, have a few people with phones, smart TVs, etc you will quickly hit these limits.
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Honestly it feels more like you're finding something to complain about. Because the hub is part of the reason the Hue bulbs work as well as they do.
I've got a few different products from cheaper brands and the one word that can describe them all is: clunky
You know what the setup was for the Hue stuff? Literally just plugged the hub into my switch and downloaded the app. Everything else was configured out of the box. Was great. I haven't had to resync them ever... but those cheap Kasa and noname bulbs need resyncing every 6 months or so.
There also is overhead for most routers having to deal with active wifi connections. Consumer routers cap out at a surprisingly low number of clients. Yes, even "high end" ones. The frequency of the connection has little to do with it. If you only have a couple of bulbs it's nbd, but if you're swapping your house over, have smart speakers in every room, have a few people with phones, smart TVs, etc you will quickly hit these limits.
I've got a few different products from cheaper brands and the one word that can describe them all is: clunky
You know what the setup was for the Hue stuff? Literally just plugged the hub into my switch and downloaded the app. Everything else was configured out of the box. Was great. I haven't had to resync them ever... but those cheap Kasa and noname bulbs need resyncing every 6 months or so.
There also is overhead for most routers having to deal with active wifi connections. Consumer routers cap out at a surprisingly low number of clients. Yes, even "high end" ones. The frequency of the connection has little to do with it. If you only have a couple of bulbs it's nbd, but if you're swapping your house over, have smart speakers in every room, have a few people with phones, smart TVs, etc you will quickly hit these limits.
I guess that's just not the experience I have. My entire house is smart devices from my oven. To my lights. Vacuum. Tv. Speakers. 3 computers. Laptops. Phones. A tablet. Helium miner. Gaming systems. Just about everything that can be smart or on wifi is. I don't ever have any issues so I guess maybe I just got lucky? Now did I go through and optimize the router and do some backend work sure. will most do that probably not but still.
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I've got a few different products from cheaper brands and the one word that can describe them all is: clunky
You know what the setup was for the Hue stuff? Literally just plugged the hub into my switch and downloaded the app. Everything else was configured out of the box. Was great. I haven't had to resync them ever... but those cheap Kasa and noname bulbs need resyncing every 6 months or so.
There also is overhead for most routers having to deal with active wifi connections. Consumer routers cap out at a surprisingly low number of clients. Yes, even "high end" ones. The frequency of the connection has little to do with it. If you only have a couple of bulbs it's nbd, but if you're swapping your house over, have smart speakers in every room, have a few people with phones, smart TVs, etc you will quickly hit these limits.
I added one PAR38 pack and two 1600L E26 bulbs and nothing is showing as discounted.
*EDIT* apparently the 1600L white bulbs are not part of the sale.
Even though the bulbs aren't as bright as the competition, I'm eyeing the 100W bulbs myself now because the Hue system is that much better and more polished. Things just work together seamlessly and I'm thankfully able to afford the expensive Hue price tag.
Plug the hub and the wifi into a UPS. Makes a night and day difference
Then she will be calling me every time the ups starts beeping. This is an 88yo lady that I can't get off of AOL
Don't ask for help. Problem solved
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I never asked for help!