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Philips Hue Loses To an £8 Smart Home Product From Tesco

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The Supermarkets are coming for Philips Hue, and Tesco's new Calex product just trounced them! This is a review of Calex versus Philips Hue. There are advantages and disadvantages to both products, but when you look at the difference in price it's an obvious choice.
As stated in the video, Philips is brighter for colour settings, and there are advantages to Zigbee products over Wifi, so if you are interested in a Philips Hue alternative that works with Philip's Hue's hub, and that beats it for both whites and colours then check out the following Zigbee enabled products:
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@paulhibbert 3 года назад

Happy Saturday everyone!! These videos weren;t relerased in order, so the Lidl video is already out!: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cVtGpdykGUM.html. As for today's video, Hue has brighter colours than these bulbs, and there ARE advantages to Zigbee over Wifi, BUT at a preposterous difference in cost. If you want cheap and easy then hit Tesco, if you want something that beats Hue for colours AND brightness then there are cheaper options listed below that will work directly with your Philips Hue bridge. Full disclosure; 3rd party bulbs don't work with Hue sync, because... ya know... corporate greed... As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. By buying through any of the links below I will earn commission at no extra cost to you :) Zigbee GU10's UK: amzn.to/2GYvbLM US: amzn.to/3kwsgru Zigbee Colour Zigbee E27's UK: amzn.to/3pFtTWv US: amzn.to/3aZWge3 Tunable White Zigbee E27's: UK: amzn.to/3nvwIsA US: amzn.to/2WsieOm Zigbee Filament bulbs: UK: amzn.to/3apfMAc US: Currently unavailable

@DannyMacDJ 3 года назад

Finally I've been waiting for the moment supermarkets jumped on the smart Home gadgets

@PeterBellefleur 3 года назад

All the Lidls around me have been cleaned out for everything but the Hubs and the light fixtures, so the beginning is still sort of true. :)

@stirfryrose 3 года назад

Just to let everyone know. Prices according to Tesco website are only cheap to the 20th... Back to the standard £10 per bulb after.

@RoraighPrice 3 года назад

i saw some in my local lidl's like a week after your video (couple weeks before Christmas). they only had one of each thing though, &! they had a non-smart RGB led kit sitting next to the smark led kit for the same price!

@Madhatter1uk 3 года назад

Never bothered as it's Google only

@rhysdavies8947 3 года назад

Zigbee was mentioned 10+ times and not one pelvic thrusting. You’ve changed Paul, you’ve changed.

@mrdavidjk 3 года назад

Yes but we got it with Home assistant

@walterrossi6676 3 года назад

Plus no 'corporate greed'! Major disappointment!

@welshtony1 3 года назад

Oh... I wish I seen this, I just commented a similar thing haha

@rhysdavies8947 3 года назад

@@welshtony1 Welsh people think alike then 😂

@souk-tv 3 года назад

Pauls new years resolution "I must not thrust". (Let's be honest, he doesn't stand a chance in sticking to that for long) lol

@damndan 3 года назад

OMG just another brilliant review. My family think I am nuts when I just burst into laughter or shout "ooooh the Zigbee"!

@iiu82_75 2 года назад

*I like the old style Echo Dot because it's small also **Newest.Technology**, gives out decent sound and doesn't take up a lot of shelf space if you want to put it on beam in the workshop or shed.*

@benmoore1047 3 года назад

Your new character reminiscence of the legendary Richard O’Brien from the crystal maze 🤗 keep up the good work 👍🏻

@Yet_Another_Steve 3 года назад

That Cartman impression was perfect, had to rewind the video as I missed what you said after it. Just glad I was between tea sips.

@paulhibbert 3 года назад

🤣 I've burnt a few crotches in my time... Wait, perhaps I shouldn't say that.

@llrainll 3 года назад

LMAO- it was on point !!!

@paulsidhuUK 3 года назад

I was convinced you were going to say your trip to Lidl was fruitless until you brought a bag of apples

@UTILITARIANTVUK 3 года назад

That was an amazing South Park impression! 😂

@tobyjohnson3898 3 года назад

Painting your entire house in hot pink. I think hue have converted me :D.

@paulhibbert 3 года назад

That is fair comment! 🤣

@chrishebden1 3 года назад

Just stumbled over your videos whilst researching into Home Assistant and Lidl integration, absolutely love them so far! Great work :-)

@x20mar 3 года назад

I just stumbled across your channel. It's good to see that someone is reviewing home automation products for the UK

@calabaster1685 3 года назад

Love your reviews! Simple and informative, but it’s your humour I absolutely love the best! 🤣🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@richsmart321 3 года назад

Was inevitable. Philips have been ripping people off far too long with Hue. Thanks for reviewing

@craigguns 3 года назад

I just wanted to let you know that on the 10th December Tuya went down. You said you didn't know of a time it had ever gone down but now you do :) it was a dark day for me, actually it wasn't, it was a ridiculously bright day as I couldn't turn my lights off until I remembered what the hell I had called my smart light switches as I never use them by voice and I wasn't getting up off my arse, that's the point of smart tech. Keep the videos coming, you are one of my go to guys for honest smart tech reviews, my philips hue stuff may be expensive but the hue sync box teamed with the gradient light strip and a few play bars are AMAZING. That is the only reason I own hue stuff, it has it's very expensive uses

@jasonk6149 3 года назад

All good stuff Paul. I am considering getting these and the Lidl bulbs. Currently use the Phillips Hue Hub 1 (yes one) and it’s linked to Google Home via Home Assistant. So if Phillips P-Hue goes bust, my hub and my set up still works. Look forward to the next video!!

@everydayaschoolday1207 3 года назад

Paul keep up the good work I watch you for entertainment you are so funny, nearly forgot, and informative lol

@DougieWotherspoon 3 года назад

Spot on review with personality...subbed for more👍

@michaelrowntree6235 3 года назад

Fortunately I've found this dudes channel when only 2 bulbs deep in Phillips Hues - brb off to Tescos and LIDL. Great vid thanks!

@trogwarrior5908 3 года назад

happy New year man keep it up your videos really crack me me up 🤣

@rvermill47 3 года назад

Thanks for the video mate! You are a talented person. Keep up the great work. Happy New Year.

@paulhibbert 3 года назад

Happy new year dude!

@DisjointedR 3 года назад

Went straight out and bought a Calex bulb to try. Works great so far. Thanks 👍🏻

@Diablito6984 3 года назад

I appreciate your informative reviews and your weird and quirky attitude makes it enjoyable.

@robcunliffe3252 3 года назад

I've just bought a Tesco bulb it's the first time I've gone for smart lights and it seems great for the price and a good starting point.

@autism969 3 года назад

I love the videos Paul! Thanks for all the great content. 👍🏼

@paulhibbert 3 года назад

Happy new year Josh!

@autism969 3 года назад

@@paulhibbert Thanks Paul happy new year to you!

@leighdawkins2465 3 года назад

Thanks mate, just been and got a couple of the white bulbs and they are great, 1 bulb Connected 1st time. It second took a bit more work but at £5.30 a bulb I’m thoroughly impressed

@davidmcintier3744 3 года назад

Oooooh the goddess! Happy New Year to the two of you and thanks for making my life just barely tolerable! ;) (it's 3:15 am and I've got to be at work in 45 minutes)

@kashula1 3 года назад

As ever fantastic review, you are supporting the UK smart home community single handedly

@VeteranGamer47 3 года назад

A great video thank you. Please more Mr Gown and Cartman voice! I'll be trying the Tesco bulbs today.👍🏾 Keep it up.

@RobStarsinger 3 года назад

I bought the lidl starter pack with the hub and a coloured screw bulb ..great value! Also purchased a zigbee 4 switch light switch .. so easy to set up. I used the tuya app not the lidl one and it works flawlessly. Love you videos Paul.. the Hue fan in the Dark was hilarious

@stubbs43dylan6 3 года назад

Hey Paul...been watching your vids for a while now...great to see someone with tech knowhow who doesn't take themselves too seriously or is also up their own a**e....keep up the good work sir! M.T.F.B.W.Y.

@waynefellows 3 года назад

Thanks for this video I'm in the UK and thought wonder if home bargain does smart lights and they do !!!! They called Maxim and fitted my whole house !!! 9 bonnet and 4 two pins don't know what they called and it works like a charm only cost me £90 !!!! For 13 smart bulbs thank you so much

@ianjames3218 3 года назад

Absolutely brilliant thank you for advice. Tesco it is then lol happy New year

@paulhibbert 3 года назад

Happy new year dude! 😊

@mikef3324 3 года назад

OMG its Saturday, totally forgot! Great vid, and as a non Tesco shopper I'd completely missed this stuff. Thanks bud.

@erwingobee3890 3 года назад

Hi Paul, I like your videos. And the information is very welcome to me. It provides insight about the products with zigbee etc. I use it in combination with Home Assistant. But I still have a question, can you also provide information about the life span of the bulbs. My personal experience with cheaper products is that they fail much more quickly. And then cheap is still expensive. Just get on with your channel, I'll watch every time. Thanks!!!

@mattk9676 3 года назад

i love your honesty! i did buy philips hue hub and a ceiling light as i couldnt find another light fitting i liked the look of, then i got their light strip too as i wanted the sunrise functionality, but i certainly wont be buying anymore of their products! im grateful you have pointed out alternatives for us!

@fatdog1963rb 3 года назад

Happy new year! Gotta try them bulbs

@nucks4cup75 3 года назад

Best way to bring in the new years..... Another don't buy Phillips hue video and a New character lol. Love it. Happy new years Paul

@UKCougar 3 года назад

Exactly the video I was waiting for. Thanks Paul.

@paulhibbert 3 года назад

Hope you enjoyed it!

@erik7853 3 года назад

Great video! i personally bought 3 350 lumen hue gu 10's and 4 e27's from hue. The biggest reason for me was that i have a ambilight tv from philips, and all of my bulbs sync perfectly without an delay from it, i also tried lidl zigbee bulbs to sync but that slowed down all the bulbs as soon as i added the lidl bulb to the sync group. For me the syncing with the tv is another great feature as well!

@oleeide9763 3 года назад

Always sentertaining Paul. I´m nit shure if im normal or that I have a realy booring life but this is the highligt of my saturdays.. Keeep it up.. Please.

@KurtSchwob 3 года назад

i am running over 100 bulbs, switches, and plugs using the Tuya network via Home Assistant without flashing any of the devises and they all work great. other than that little bit of miss-info, the video was great!

@StuEvans 3 года назад

Thanks Paul. Looking for a new window blind. Any good suggestions on smart blinds?

@mrendo4742 3 года назад

Love your video's!!!

@yashazare 6 месяцев назад

thabks for the awesome work. it'd be amazing if you could also test the cri rating of the lights you review n your channel. as the CRI rating of specially the white lights can effect mental health by a big margin and some people are not aware of it, but I belive for us light nerds it's a make it or break it kind of a detail.

@Snugship01 3 года назад

Hi Paul just a quick question can the hue hub be connected to toya app that's love the channel

@BudsSmartHome 3 года назад

Another great video Paul. However you're probably going to be banished to the dog house after that comment about being stuck with a "Cave Person". LOL!

@paulhibbert 3 года назад

I don't think she's noticed! 😂

@Slasherx1337 3 года назад

Found your channel randomly and I have watched a few videos so far. I have to say though, while I will definitely be looking at alternative zigbee bulbs (I tried to find some lidl ones in our new lidl shop but none were there), what about the Hue sync box entertainment area? They don't work with third party bulbs apparently

@ronm6585 3 года назад

Happy 2021 Paul and thank you. 😂

@paulhibbert 3 года назад

Happy new year Ron!

@chrisheadland4835 3 года назад

A very low key “ooh the Zigbee” today Paul!??😂😂😂 Happy New Year and may 2021 be a fabulous year for you and the family and filled with new exciting SmartHome content and the odd Zigbee and corporate greed clip 🙏 👍! 🤟🏼

@nzhook 3 года назад

How on earth did you get my likeness so we'll, are you the one hiding tiny cameras in my rose pink light bulbs? (Seriously tho, nice video, can't wait until the supermarkets around here start selling smart bulbs right next to the Philips dump ones)

@oneleggedwonder1 3 года назад

Hi Paul I bought the Lidi light strip the colour quality is pretty awesome and it was so cheap and it's changed my viewing experience of television forever and it Linked in to Philips hue very easily

@NerdCyclist 3 года назад

Finally managed to get my hold of a Calex bulb from Tesco and for the price it's awesome, so bright and works on the Tuya Smartlife platform with no issues! Definitely recommend!

@s3rgant 3 года назад

Loving the videos and the information is right on the money for what I'm looking for, especially someone who works in tech and has kept the Smart home setup at an arms length due to the prohibitive initial setup and costs, though seeing Calex that is when I dived into it. I picked up a few bulbs and was VERY intrigued by how well they seemed to work and have since gone and setup my home with them. I've used the RGB bulbs for the GU10 and Bayonet bulbs, as I can now setup routines to adjust my lighting during the morning, day and night. Really great product for what its worth. (especially if you're someone who's got a solid wifi mesh spread across their home.) I prefer the wifi attachment myself as I don't have to bother with the hubs. Though I was wondering, did you get your hands on the Calex indoor security camera as I was thinking about using that to trigger some Alexa routines as opposed to motion sensors.

@NicolasRaimo 3 года назад

does the Ajax bulbs work with phillips hue labs? I use hue labs loads for scenes and also for my youtube studio. I have a few Hue products but only ever get them on SUPER cheap prime deals. I also just brought 30 wifi bulbs!

@Sinchers 3 года назад

I did read through some of the comments here, but I couldn't find any trolls. Everyone seems to love you and rightly so. Your work is great. I love watching your reviews. Ignore the trolls.

@paulhibbert 3 года назад

❤️ Thanks Steve! They're few and far between to be fair, they get grumpier on some videos more than others though!

@remaincalm2 3 года назад

Love your Cartman impression, Paul. Not sure if it's intentional, but it's ace! :-D

@eautore 3 года назад

Are the Tesco bulbs limited to 2.4ghz network? I recently bought one from Poundland that was ok with my sky hub, running at both 2.4 and 5ghz. But when I switched to Virgin broadband and the hub runs at 5ghz the light would not pair. I still need to check if what I read for other products ie change hub settings to 2.4, pair bulb and then change hub back to 5ghz is true.

@alejandro3244 3 года назад

You never fail to be extremely entertaining Paul 😂

@paulhibbert 3 года назад

Thanks dude! Happy new year 😊

@mil3761 3 года назад

Love the video and your energy

@pokastore1760 3 года назад

What about these Tesco bulbs to LIFX. I am currently playing around with these and my main like is that if a light is off and is scheduled to get brighter or dim depending on the time of the day, they don’t come on unlike hue does. If you have the Tesco bulb off and say “hey assistant Dim light to 30%” do they come on or do they change the dim setting and stay off so when you next turn them on they turn on at 30%

@kennyk4134 3 года назад

What to start home automation. Can you recommend a system or line to use thats easy to understand and set up .theres so may ways to go its confusing to start .just found your channel great content simply explained.

@djnme100 3 года назад

Paul, thanks again for the clear and tested analasis of these products. Is there however a solution for Homekit/Homebridge users in the IOS ecosystem that do have a hue bridge? Cuz yes, they are massively expensive and lower quality then most other bulb out there.

@D2D_URBEX 3 года назад

Loved the intro 🤣

@TheDrewsifa 3 года назад

On a side note I finally got my my soundcore life q30 headphones for Christmas. The Mrs took them off me and wrapped them up as soon as they arrived after your review. It's felt like a lifetime ago. I love them so much I only really take them off when the missus makes me. I tried telling her it's in transparency mode when she's talking to me, but she doesn't believe me (it's not🤣🤣).

@hazrpg 3 года назад

Ooo that new character reminds me of the Crystal Maze! Please do a crystal maze impression in your videos - you totally have a likeness to the legendary Richard O'Brien! You definitely have his humour and energy haha!

@GadgetFreakReviews 3 года назад

Are philips hue the only ones that allow you to connect and sync with the TV? As that's all I'm interested in for films and gaming. Cheers

@TheWebstaff 3 года назад

Hmm, I've done morning staggered lighting on tuya. A bit of a fiddle but did it in 10 minutes or so. I take it hue is a one press solution?

@wizard44 3 года назад

10:05 "HOME ASSISTANT!" killed me!

@jimdhope 3 года назад

After watching another great video from paul I went out and bought three of these today (1 x E27 Bulb & 2 x E14 Bulbs) and, whilst a bit of a pain to set-up, I'm really impressed. I had a bit of trouble connecting to Home Assistant though. Unfortunately, you can't flash the ones I got with Tasmota due to incompatibility but you can use Home Assistants built-in Tuya Integration, though I found I had to set the lights up in the Jinvoo Smart app instead to be able to log in via Home Assistant. Completely agree that the colours are very dim but the whites are great (and Mrs Jim won't let me play with the colours anyway).

@chigsy 3 года назад

The tuya and smart life apps are the same as far as I can tell. I can set routines to trigger at sunrise and sunset...so it should be possible to have the lights fade up in the morning...right?

@4thechivostreamsarchive586 3 года назад

*Home Assistant pelvic thrust instead of ZIGBEE* "Alright, but you're on thin ice" 🤣

@vissie3828 3 года назад

Very good video Paul. Just one or two things I do differently and struggle with. 1. I have a set of downlights supported by Tuya and have them integrated perfectly with HA, without having to flush the firmware. I simply used the Tuya integration and I’m happy. 2. They seem to have an integration with Smartthings, but for the life of me, I can’t seem to add them on the app. The API is setup, but I can’t see or find these devices, 4 downlights and a smart plug.

@rhkendall 3 года назад

Wife just said "He's fkin puddled that chap" I said "Calm down love or Mr Socky will be out"

@JenaGuitar 3 года назад

Super nice video as always. Does Calex work with hub Hubitat?

@paulhibbert 3 года назад

I think the tuya integration for Hubitat is still missing. I am amazed they've ignored it this long. I told them when I first did my Hubitat review that they desperately need to implement it and here we are all the time later still with no tuya and to my knowledge no Broadlink. 🙄

@lennie054 3 года назад

I haven't read through all of the comments, so don't know if it's already mentioned, (probably is) but you can use sunrise and sundown timers on tuya. The settings are under weather changes when you make an automation in the app. These bulbs look alot like the lsc bulbs from the action stores. Gonna check out the lid soon..!

@drreester 3 года назад

Hey Paul i own a few first generation philips Livingcolours lamp which are the only lamps that have a real intens purple and blue.. The newer generation Iris lamps come nowhere near. Which lamp would you recommend that has a deep purple an blue?

@Heggie93 3 года назад

Can someone help me get my Smartthings Hub to detect Tuya as when I connect it says its connected but no Plug (what am trying to connect) doesn't show up anywhere

@MAPHolmes 3 года назад

Another great review. If the supermarkets can get the coloured part of their smart bulbs to work well (i.e. much brighter) at these prices, then this will be a massive step forward for home automation. Would just prefer these to be Zigbee to avoid stressing my wifi! (Bonus points to LIDL!). Maybe ALDI will be next...

@ashleygray1632 3 года назад

I decked my whole house in Hue a year ago. Smart switches, sensors, bulbs etc etc also being a pixel owner I have a fast smart home feature linked to my phone by holding the power button which I love using. I like that you said about bulbs that work with the hue hub but I wanna change a few of the lights as the brightness off some bulbs is poor in 2 areas of my house. If you had to recommend a brand that works in Google home/ Hue Hub with great brightness what would it be? You said Ajax but are they the better ones? We are also after a good Vintage style bulb that works with these as well.

@LiveoneLee 3 года назад

I went and bought a bulb for my hallway yesterday from Tesco, but I need advice please Paul, I’ve now purchased a 4th gen echo and echo dot, I have 4 tyua plugs recommended by you run by smart life app, I have 2 led RGB ES bulbs run by magic home app, I have 1 RGB bayonet bulb on my landing run by magic home pro app, the hallway bulb from Tesco as you know is run by smart life app, is it best for me to get a hub so I can run them from 1 app or just continue to run them via the echo’s

@DaveMadeIt 3 года назад

@Paul Do you think the build materials may be a factor in the cost of the Phillips Hue gear? Asking because of new house

@Patmustard1980 3 года назад

I'd already invested in hue before seen these videos.. Do any of the third party bulbs work in conjunction with the bridge and an ambilight tv?? Looking for some E14s to sync.

@androidmorgan11 3 года назад

Do the Lidl ones actually work with the new 4th gen speaker with zigbee hub built in properly? Because I've read they dont work with them at all on some sites....Big up the Calex products though, I got 4 gu10 spotlights for 16 quid on offer the other day at tesco, colours aren't amazing but as a normal bulb they're great.

@itstillzy7856 3 года назад

I tried to get 3 of these for the kids and games room but sold out! Will have to wait until Monday for new stock. Anyway, Happy New Year Paul and wish you all the continued success for the future. As always. Sending you a virtual beer 🍻

@paulhibbert 3 года назад

Thanks so much man! Really kind of you. Happy New year!

@marcovandenberge9815 3 года назад

thanks for the video! Brighter is fine and all; but how about the lowest brightness? Can these bulbs go lower in brightness than the hue bulbs? For example: i use a hue bulb on my kids bedroom as a nightlight because i can dim the light very low. I want more bulbs that can go very low but...the price of hue is crazy,.

@BaGtasticUK 3 года назад

Paul can you help me out! I made the grave grave mistake of buying the hue sync box before finding your videos... and always check back on your videos hoping you will release a solution. But do you know any bulbs that will sync with hue through the sync box and change with the TV? I have been out and tried load but with no luck. Zigbee finds them but no they do not sync to my TV and I appear to be stuck with hue 😭

@jamesharper3043 3 года назад

Hey Paul, I noticed you linked to the Innr bulbs in your description. What's your opinion on them?

@mdg4664 3 года назад

I got some of the Lidl light strips which synced with my Hue hub straight away. Working great!

@markshaz8691 3 года назад

I already own lots of the Philips hue GU10 😭😭 because Tesco didn't have them ages ago. So thanks Paul! 😂😂 Please do all videos as cartman in future.

@RealWizardry 3 года назад

I was just looking for this kinda thing Paul! Thanks! By the way... I’ve just been playing with home assistant and it’s so incredibly hard! I’ve got it set up on a virtual machine and I’ve managed to link it to Amazon Alexa, but I did need to make my own skill who has the time for this crap!? 😂

@paulhibbert 3 года назад

You can link it with their official skill, but it is subscription based which is super off putting. I get it that they need to pay their running costs, but it's enough to make me look at other solutions.

@leopold7562 3 года назад

You only need to make your own skill if you’re using Haaska instead of paying for the Nabu Casa cloud. Pretty much everything else already has inbuilt integrations or has them as add-ons through the Supervisor or via HACS and there’s plenty more kicking around on GitHub. If you’re sticking to Zigbee, you can use ZHA and that will cover almost every device you can get. Even those smart looking Aqara switches you can get on eBay. Yes, it does take a little time getting things set up, but once you’ve done it, you can get it to do some really clever stuff.

@DBartel2000 3 года назад

Hi Paul. Love your videos. As an Amazon Associate, you only have links to the UK & US sites . You should consider the DE site as well. Reason is that we in the EU don't want to pay custom taxes and shit (customs handling fee). Thats why we can only use the DE site. Amazon also have a facility in Sweden, but the only send to Sweden & Norway... not Denmark, where I am living :-( So consider the DE links.... and remember in 2021, we want more videos with Neesha :-) Happy new year!

@paulhibbert 3 года назад

Happy new year dude! There's a good reason that I only do UK and US these days but I can't go into it. Let's just say that when I started doing DE and FR links things ended VERY badly for me indeed.

@EverythingCarsandMoreECAM 3 года назад

Very interesting. Could you review the Calex cctv camera as I am very interested in it

@Theshizlenizle 3 года назад

Brilliant vid again dude, so random question but are you still making any more canvases like behind your monitor?

@paulhibbert 3 года назад

I want to! I'm thinking the helmet or the rocket pack from the rocketeer would be a good one to do! I shall remember this when I next get some down time!

@LyonsdenBlog 3 года назад

I bought a stack of GU10's from Lidl and they work great with Alexa, as do the individual power sockets so thanks for the heads up on those. However the Zigbee extension lead from Lidl is giving me a massive headache. I can only get Alexa to detect one of the 3 sockets - it ignores the USB ports too. Any ideas?

@CamiloSperberg 3 года назад

oh god that pairing procedure with the IKEA hub was a pain in the ass! Also their hub just decided to not connect anymore to my network so I bought a cc2531 stick instead and re-paired everything. It was sooooo much easier! Literally reset the device and wait a few seconds. NO-THI-NG more thab that! Except the curtains where I had to get the extender pretty close to the device. I am now controlling all zigbee stuff with home assistant and node red, works as a charm! Also: LIDL stuff paired just as easily! I bought their christmas lights and it just works with the cc2531. I know you don't like HA as much, but you should try to install the cc2531 and give node red a go, I also do a lot of stuff on sunrise and sunset, as well as stuff at certain hours. I think I could write a blogpost about it since I haven't a clue about video editing hahah

@williamshetler4954 3 года назад

A week or so ago, I replaced a couple of smart bulbs, and noticed that they were warm even when off. I then checked some others and found that some were warm, some not. If they are warm when off, that means they are burning a good amount of power just standing by - so those got replaced too. But checking for warmth is probably a terrible way to judge how much power is being used. So ... what this leads to is the question "how much power do these things use in different conditions". You may have covered this at some point, and I missed it, but it might be something worth checking (if you can figure out a good way to do so) in future reviews! Maybe check how much power used when off, at half-brightness, and full brightness.