[Prime] 2-Pack A19 Kasa Smart Light Bulbs $13.99 + Free Shipping

wk24z

Oct 3, 2025 2:56 PM

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wk24zOct 3, 2025 2:56 PM

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Lower power 800 lumen version.

themoonrulz

Oct 3, 2025 3:12 PM

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themoonrulzOct 3, 2025 3:12 PM

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These are not very bright if that matters to you. They work ok with the app (and if there are problems, usually just manually closing the app and reopening allows restoration of control), but they are nowhere near as responsive as Hue. Have not tried them with other home automation services so not sure if they are better outside of the Kasa app.

ToneLocFL

Oct 3, 2025 5:06 PM

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Joined Dec 2007

ToneLocFLOct 3, 2025 5:06 PM

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These are not very bright if that matters to you. They work ok with the app (and if there are problems, usually just manually closing the app and reopening allows restoration of control), but they are nowhere near as responsive as Hue. Have not tried them with other home automation services so not sure if they are better outside of the Kasa app.

I set these up with the kasa app and then linked to both Alexa and Google Home since I have both. Very reliable, but I agree about the brightness. I would never buy the 800 lumen again. Even the 1000 lumen isn't really bright enough so I doubt the advertised lumen output

tropicalb

Oct 5, 2025 1:44 AM

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tropicalbOct 5, 2025 1:44 AM

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Bought a 4 pack of these in September 2023, and only using two of them. They're still going strong. The other 2 are spares for when the first 2 burn out. The bulbs have nice colors and I was able to add them easily to Home Assistant using the TP-Link Smart Home integration. Also set up with Alexa too, so I could control with either system.

The issue I have with these bulbs is the WiFi chip. Of all the smart devices in my home, these are frequently falling off the network and then rejoining. Sometimes only a few seconds until it comes back, other times it could be minutes. Very frustrating when you walk into a dark room and the lights don't turn on because they fell off the network! Nothing else on the network has this issue, so I know it is these bulbs.

To work around this I plugged the lamps with these bulbs into smart plugs, and now I control the automations by turning on the smart plugs. Since the lamps are always turned on, when a switch turns on the lamp restores power to the bulb and the bulb illuminates. You can set the brightness of the bulbs in the Kasa app, so that when the power is restored to the bulbs they turn on at whatever brightness you like. This workaround has been bulletproof so far, for the last two weeks. Not sure why the cheap smart plugs are so reliable while the bulbs have a flaky wireless chip.

Due to the connectivity issue I probably wouldn't buy them again.

Last edited by tropicalb October 4, 2025 at 06:47 PM.

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