Philips - Hue White and Color Ambiance Lucca Wall Light - Black $69.99 at Best Buy

CyanWren2334

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CyanWren2334Yesterday 08:17 PM

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After 2 replacements, I had to return these earlier this year. Their Zigbee radio isn't reliable. 6 out of 6 I tried with both a Hue Hub and also a more capable and higher power Zigbee router had less than 50% success rate with receiving commands (mind you, most zigbee implementations will also transmit 3 times, so in reality success rate was about 15%). They also report back with a very very low transmit power (compared to any standard Hue bulb). Which makes these even less reliable.

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pmail

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pmailYesterday 08:48 PM

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I've had a couple of these on the house and they seem to work as well as any of my other Hue stuff. Mine just run on a schedule every day with my other outdoor lighting (i.e. turn on at sunset/off at x:xx o'clock).

Would buy again.

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fixindan

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fixindan

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Maybe I'm missing something, but wouldn't it be easier and cheaper to just put Hue smart bulbs into existing outdoor sockets?

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leeib

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leeibToday 11:42 AM

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Quote from fixindan

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Maybe I'm missing something, but wouldn't it be easier and cheaper to just put Hue smart bulbs into existing outdoor sockets?

Assuming you are only going for the color feature, and not looking to also "upgrade" the fixture design...
Technical answer would be "no". You cannot use any light bulb outside because bulbs not rated for outdoor use can be damaged by many outside factors, like moisture. This applies to smart and "dumb" bulbs.
Practical answer would be "sure, at your own risk". I'm sure plenty of people could attest to doing this without issue.

AndrewinMD

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AndrewinMDToday 05:38 PM

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Quote from fixindan

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Maybe I'm missing something, but wouldn't it be easier and cheaper to just put Hue smart bulbs into existing outdoor sockets?

For a similar design (i.e., enclosed), that's probably the best way to do it. When I installed mine, I was a little dismayed to find out that these are simply bulbs inside an adequate but not exceptional housing. For the price, I expected more, but I haven't had any problems with them since putting them up.

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