Philips Hue Smart 100W A21 LED Bulb – Soft Warm White Light – 1 Pack – 160LM – E26 – Indoor – Control with Hue App – Works with Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple Homekit

It’s the benchmark smart bulb…
The recommended price for these bulbs is vicious. However, shop around and you can find them for around 45 bucks.Once you get over the sticker shock, you will find that these bulbs are very bright (I can believe the 1600 lumen claim), they don’t fail over time (like so many led bulbs do), they have a high 90+ color rendition index (that’s nice light to be in) at least in the white spectrum, they can reproduce almost any color of light, they connect quickly, behave reliably, and the hue bridge + app gives you tremendous control over how your lighting works.You can buy cheaper bulbs, but the Philips ecosystem works properly. My family are largely technophobes. They would not have anything to do with an app. However, these bulbs in combination with a Hue Tap and Dial switch, operate as easily as any ‘switch it on at the wall’ type lighting.The price will sting, but the results make it worthwhile.

A Bright Boy
Got this for a stairwell that had only 1 switch located at the top of the stairs so that we could combine with 2 Aurora rotart switches adding a second switch downstairs. No Hue Bridge and never using the Bluetooth/wifi functions on the App so can’t speak to any of those functions. The combo with 2 Aurora switches worked perfect. An expensive setup but cheaper and less permanent than running new wiring in a 140 year old house lol.It is definitely a bright bulb too and gives off more heat than other lower wattage Hue bulbs but that’s to be expected. With LEDs that heat should only shorten the lifespan of the bulb itself rather than be any kind of actual risk.Color temp is pleasant too – not too warm, not too cool – fine in daytime or evening in the hallway. Dims nicely with no flicker or stutters.

Perfect Porch Light
I use this bulb in ZigBee mode to automate a porch light in Home Assistant. It’s not rated for outdoor use but nobody has to know. Mine sits on 30% brightness for casual outdoor lighting and 50% for bad weather. I use 100% for doing stuff in the dark. It’s astonishingly bright at max brightness, I don’t even need a flashlight.Pros:-Everyone on the block turns porch lights on at night. I have mine on a schedule so my light will turn on even if nobody is home. I also have automations for adjusting the brightness when certain doors get manipulated.-Extremely bright at 100%-Cool gimmicks you can incorporate into your home security setup like making the bulb blink/flash. It also has a candle mode that makes the brightness waver.Neutral:-DIY needed to make the bulb do creative things. Bluetooth is limited, you’ll probably want a ZigBee system.-High cost per bulb unless you you get the white one with no color temp adjustment.Cons:-The color is literally not white, it’s much closer to yellow sunlight. You’re supposed to use this bulb indoors??? With this color temperature and brightness range it makes more sense to put these bulbs outside contrary to what the instructions say.

The best 100W Smart Bulb you can buy
I bought this to replace my LIFX bulb that I was mostly happy with. While expensive (you will also need the hub to properly use anything by Hue) you definitely get what you pay for. The Hue app isn’t as intuitive as LIFX but once you get used to it it’s better. I am looking forward to slowly replacing the rest of my house with Hue bulbs, bank account permitting.

I am very disappointed as this looks to be a returned product. I should have known as the sticker holding it closed was not the normal “clear” sticker that Philips uses. Upon opening the box, I did not find a 16w 1600 lumen bulb. It is an 9.5w 800 lumen bulb instead. I have several of these bulbs already! And to make matters worse, it is the second generation bulb without Bluetooth. So this bulb does not match anything on the box!

Quizá el nombre del producto sea un poco “engañoso”, pero en realidad en la descripción del producto no se describe que pueda cambiar de tonalidad. No es un mal producto, simplemente es un foco al cuál se le puede regular la intensidad y no el color ni la tonalidad, son distintos los que son solo regulables en intensidad, los que también cambian de tonalidad de blanco y los que incluyen color. En lo personal era lo que buscaba, aunque sí esperaba que se pudiera cambiar de tono, solo que no leí bien la descripción ni las reseñas. De cualquier forma me parece que ilumina bastante bien, es muy fácil de instalar y controlar por bluetooth desde el celular o con Alexa. Justo lo acabo de recibir y probar pero quizá actualice este comentario ya que pasen unos meses, por ahora se ve excelente. 🙂

this is just what we needed! the room is now nicely bright. We turn down the intensity in the evening. Be aware that there is no variation in colour temperature; you can only dim it, not make it cooler or warmer.I would have preferred having variable colour temperatures but the main goal is achieved.