Philips Hue White Ambience GU10 Dimmable LED Smart Spot Light (Compatible with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit and Google Assistant) [Energy Class A+]

This is a review for the Philips Hue White Ambiance Personal Wireless Lighting 5.5 W GU10 LED Spot Light, Perfect Fit [Energy Class A+]Right firstly i had to order these individually as Amazon just couldn't get the dual pack out the doors, which they had advertised for £44.99 each, with many many different release dates, delay after delay, rubbish explanation after rubbish explanation, it's driven me to cancel my prime membership. Customer service in this matter was absolutely awful by Amazon. But luckily this has no bearing on the product itself, quite the opposite in fact!Now the only bad thing here, which is most probably attributed to Amazon is that they list this as A+ rated for energy use, in fact the packaging says A rated, so if that is important to you then you know this product uses slightly more energy than listed, it won't be much but it's still inaccurate.Right some people may moan ab out the price of these lights but if you are a smart home fan then i think you know full well that it's money well spent, these in combination with a Smart things hub or the Amazon Echo make an unbeatable team. Using your smart phone with Siri to oper ate your lights or your voice in combination with the Amazon Echo.Two things i was worried about with these bulbs:1. Will they be bulkier and stick out of my flush mounted lighting rig?The answer is no they are exactly the same size, if maybe a little heavier than standard LED GU10 bulbs.2. Will they be as bright as my old ones and spread the light as widely as my previous bulbs?They are roughly the same brightness as a 50 watt Halogen bulb and the spread of light is very wide, not concentrated like some of the LED GU10's on offer. They replaced my old ones perfectly, lighting my kitchen exactly the same as before, but this time i have a choice of colour shades.Now these are the cheaper Philips Hue lights, as these are the Ambience ones, these don't have the millions of colours like the other expensive ones, these have two basic colours, the cool cold light or the yellow warm shades, you can choose either or settle for anything in between, if you go into the Hue app you can click on the particular light bulb and change the 'warmth' of the light. This can have a dramatic effect on your living space it's amazing.Now to get these in the light fitting if it's a flush mount you may need to get a sucker pad in so you can take the old bulbs out, but getting these ones in isn't as easy, due to the design of the bulbs lens, it's full of small divots, this stops the sucker pad from getting suction, so you are using pure finger power, so i suggest maybe dampening your fingers and gently wiping them to get a bit of grip on your bulb when you are putting them in place. Either that or maybe putting some black masking tape on the lens and using that to make a small handle to twist the bulb into the fitting.Now you have your bulbs fitted you need to ensure you turn your light switch on so you power up the bulbs so your app can find them, load the app and search for new devices, they will then show up, you can then group them all to show as Kitchen or whatever and you are ready to go. If you are using them via smart things or Amazon echo then you'll need to search in those particular apps too and activate them into your smart home options.I'm a massive fan of Philips Hue and these are not a disappointment at all, they have completed my smart home experience (for now), all i have to wait for is the Philips techies to design an IP65 fitting for bathrooms and then my entire house will be Philips Hue!

Although our house is very much a “smart” home, I’m relatively late to the smart bulb party. I’m an immediate convert though.Over the last year I have slowly been changing as many of the bulbs in the house that I can. I have chose to go with the Philips Hue White Ambiance bulbs as they give the best combination of lighting options against cost that suit our requirements. Although there are a few benefits to the coloured bulbs, I see it more of a gimmick that you’ll quickly get bored of. Plus, not only are they considerably more expensive than the Ambiance bulbs, they’re also much bigger and don’t fit all light fittings quite so well, if at all.So, presently I have 7 GU10s, 4 B22, 4 E27 bulbs and 6 E14 bulbs dotted around the house and have space for several more in the coming months. The elephant in the room with these bulbs is the cost. There’s no getting away from the fact that they are expensive, even if you manage to pick them up on a Lightning Deal. That said, you’re paying for much more than a way of lighting your room. Smart homes are only limited by your imagination, and you can implement some pretty funky routines through the Alexa app if you’re brave enough to delve deeply. Beyond the Hue bulbs I have 12 TP Link smart sockets controlling things like the lights on my two fish tanks, I have 7 Echo dots, 2 Sonos Ones, a Logitech Harmony, Nest thermostat and two Nest smoke detectors. My Denon amp is connected by its HEOS app, and I have a couple of LG TVs with Alexa built in plus another with a Fire HD stick. Five internal IP cameras and 8 external cameras plus my recent addition of a Ring door camera. If thought through, all of these can be interlinked. For example, should the smoke detectors or door bell go off, I can have the Hue light bulbs dim or light up. If a motion sensor is tripped on one of the IP cameras, I can have the Hue bulbs in the patio lights come on.Additionally, even without working with other smart devices, the Philips Hue bulbs offer plenty of things on their own. The ability to gradually lower the light as the night goes on, and likewise gradually bring the light up as your morning routine begins. You can have lights come on as the daylight begins to fade, and set them to many different shades to suit your mood such as reading or night light, through Savanna sunset and white brilliance.You options are many and varied, and if you can look past the initial set-up costs, they can hugely enhance your home.

As with all the Philips Hue lights they perform excellently. only draw back is the high price tag. Would give 4.5 out of 5 if I could.

I still think Phillips Hue series is the best lighting on the market for smart lighting. The reason for my opinion is the fact that many of the bulbs we have are now over five years old and are still going.We have quite a set-up now with a Hue bridge working with Apple HomeKit. Security with Apple HomeKit is the best at the moment, and the system works seamlessly.My only reason for giving four stars is that I think Phillips is very pricey. Because of the price we are only *slowly* phasing out normal LED bulbs. If I had the cash, our entire home would be lit by Hue lighting. The long life of the bulbs, energy savings and the incredible ambiance they create are a definite plus.

I love the Philips Hue range, it's responsive and can really change the mood of the room. The GU10 bulbs are plenty bright enough to replace your old spotlights but with competition increasing from IKEA and others, I would have thought prices for Hue should be coming down more permanently. I bought these on Amazon Prime day 2018 at half price and they were still more expensive than other options that now exist, but in my opinion they are still the best smart bulbs on the market.

The media could not be loaded.  Lors de l'achat de son premier spot Philips Hue, on se dit qu'il s'agit sans doute encore d'un de ces gadgets hightech mais très vite on remplacera tous les spots de la maison tant leur utilisation est confortable et facilite la vie.Connectés à un assistant du type Eco Dot d'amazon, vous n'aurez plus besoin de toucher un interrupteur, tout se fera a la voix.Contrairement à ce que j'ai pu lire sur un autre commentaire, le système fonctionne très bien chez moi avec un Echo Dot 2, il n'est donc pas obligatoire d'avoir un Echo Dot 3...Suivant le type de spots choisis, vous pourrez aussi régler l'intensité d'éclairage à la voix.Dites simplement "Alexa, cuisine 50%" et l'intensité de l'éclairage de la cuisine sera réduite de moitié. Plus besoin de variateur, les spots Hue, toujours selon le modèle choisi , l'intègrent dans leur conception.La particularité majeure des spots Hue est que chaque spot fait aussi office d'antenne relayant les informations au suivant. Ils créent un maillage dans la maison étendant ainsi leur couverture sans aucune perte. Très ingénieux.Il est aussi possible de tout controler à partir de son smartphone ou de sa tablette.De nuit, lorsque j'arrive chez moi, j'allume l'intérieur de ma maison alors que je suis encore dans ma voiture grace à mon smartphone. Très pratique.Les possibilités offertes par ce système sont énormes, ayant aussi équipé les appliques extérieures de la maison, il m'est possible de programmer leur allumage ou extinction lorsque je m'absente, simulatant ainsi une présence. Il est aussi possible de choisir la fonction automatique sur l'application qui allumera les lumières au coucher du soleil et les éteindra au lever du jour.L'installation necessitera obligatoirement l'achat d'un boitier appelé Pont Hue que l'on branche grace à une prise RJ45 fournie sur sa box internet. Il faudra bien entendu aussi que la maison soit connectée à internet.Sans ce boitier et sans internet rien ne fonctionnera car c'est lui qui commande tout le système.Si on suit les notices, l'installation est relativement facile.Ces équipements Philips Hue sont très fiables, j'utilise les ampoules et les spots Hue depuis 3 ans et aucun n'est jamais tombé en panne.Précision importante: en cas de coupure internet, vos ampoules fonctionneront comme des ampoules classiques grace à l'interrupteur mural.En photo, pour vous donner une idée du rendu, la cuisine ou j'ai installé 3 ampoules Hue E27 dans le lustre suspendu et 4 spots Hue en appliques murales.Le seul reproche que je ferais aux spots Hue concerne leur esthétique qui est vraiment à revoir, de nombreuses appliques laissent bien apparaitre les spots qui sont, il faut bien le reconnaitre très moches...Un peu cher mais très bon rapport qualité-prix car je les utilise maintenant depuis 3 ans et je n'ai jamais eu aucun soucis.

Faretto ben costruito, bello anche da spento (cosa da non sottovalutare, ci sono faretti di qualità bassa che da spenti sono più brutti che accesi)In casa mia ne ho diversi, tutti configurati con la App, controllabili con Google Home e IFTTT.Si configurano in un attimo anche in sistemi già installati

Si estás pensando en domotizar tus luces, mi recomendación son las Philips Hue de cabeza. HUE es el sistema más estable , compatible y abierto de luces CON DIFERENCIA. Si empiezas a mezclar con otras marcas (Innr, etc) es probable que no te vaya "perfecto" y tus familiares "no domóticos" odien tu casa y luces (lo digo por experiencia).Son francamente caras, yo las he ido pillado de Warehouse Deals (2ª mano de Amazon) que siempre me han venido en buen estado para ahorrar un poco, pero merecen la pena. Además ahora recuerdan su último estado/color aunque las apagues "de la corriente" (antes cuando las apagabas con un interruptor "normal" se ponían en amarillo al encenderse, ahora no).Mi consejo es que con las luces no te la juegues: sistema HUE.

Produit philips hue, toujours de bonne qualité et efficace. Bonne luminosité mais nécessite plusieurs sources.Très bonne qualité mais reste cher pour une ampoule

Son caras pero van bien el 95% de las veces. Las de ikea me fueron mal la mitad de la veces.Lo malo de las hue gu10 es que iluminan poco para un baño o concina, pero para el pasillo, genial.