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Hue lights are not bright, if you want bright lights/color look at Lifx lights and can be controlled by Wifi.

I've replaced almost all the bulbs in my house with the 800 lumen white & color hue bulbs and find them plenty bright. However, they recently came out with 1600 lumen (16W/100W equiv.) bulbs which doubles the lumens of the standard ones. I haven't tried them but I'm hoping to soon.

Didnt know about the 1600 lumen version, looks like its not in stock in Australia.

The hue 800 ones were noticeably darker compared to the Lifx so I went with Lifx, this was many years back.

The 1600 lumen ones are a game changer if your light fixture only has 2 sockets. I used to have 2 800s and swapped them for 2x1600s, significantly better, and if they ever came out with a 2000+ lumen bulb I would pick it up.

Have LifX come back from the dead yet? They've been struggling super hard to get products back on the shelf and their support has been like, comatose, according to Reddit etc

I really wanted to try their products because I hear the color bulbs are INSANE, but they were always out of stock, never on sale, and I heard so many horror stories...

Had both LIFX and am now on Hue. The diffusion in the Hue stuff is on a whole other level, very easy on the eyes and aesthetically pleasing light produced. I don't think I'd go back.

Automating with the brilliant open source Home Assistant.

Not sure what horror stories you have heard but supply is not too bad in Australia, I see them in stock in retail stores, I have had Lifx for a long time, still going strong.

I kick started lifx. Received 4 but had so many problems. They were crazy slow and didn’t change colour properly. I’m sure they have improved since then tho but I don’t have any use since I’m not in my own home.

This is the kind of thing I was talking about, exactly. I am not saying it's everyone's experience, but when you pay big coins for a fancy tech product these days like... support... please...

And at this very moment the dang color bulb is sold out on their website.

I am not quick to give any credence to companies when I hear of poor support from the company. Perhaps I was a victim of the classic supply chain issues in this case, or I am gullible to angry Reddit reviewers. I'd really love to be wrong! I have heard the colors on those bulbs are out of control amazing.

I will keep an eye out for a bargain or better bulb if I can find one. I am definitely hoping to be impressed now that I am a lifelong consumer of these things.

huh? https://www.bestbuy.com/site/philips-hue-white-and-color-amb...

I didnt know Hue launched a 1600 lumen bulb, for a long time they had lower lumens than that which were not as bright as the Lifx ones.

The 1600 white bulbs are real slappers. If you can snag a costco deal or something.. do it.

The 1600 color bulbs are just the old color bulbs with an upgraded white LED, which is still really nice but not like... a huge upgrade if you're trying to blast really huge color. They are overpriced as heck right now. Really a bummer move.

... my money says they are coming out with a new color bulb in the next year

Cree brand bulbs are also 100w equivalent and cheaper than hue.

Bit buggy though. :(

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