Philips online, Bunnings, JB Hi-Fi, Officeworks, Harvey Norman, David Jones, Bing Lee – see the Official resellers list Outdoor 100W Low voltage power supply $99.95 Range Starter Kit – Bridge V2 and three colour/white bulbs (ES or BC and also available in white only) $314.95 Energy savings alone in a typical home could be hundreds of dollars a year. If you replace 50 x 60W bulbs, it still costs less than 5 cents an hour versus nearly 70 cents. They consume around 5-9W, meaning almost nothing to run (like. Most lights have at least 25,000 operational hours.īefore you choke on the cost, remember that these are a minimum of 25,000-hour life – at least 10-20 years of typical use. They consume a few watts – not 60/100/250W energy guzzlers they replace. Accessories – Dimmer switches, motion sensors, smart plugs, spare cablesĪll lights use Low Voltage, and bulbs have a built-in transformer, so they are generally plug replaceable.LED coloured light strips 1, 2 and 5 metre indoor or outdoor.GU10 bulbs (not the standard GU 5.3 two-pin downlight).Coloured (16.7m) and white bulbs – ditto.White lights (replacement for incandescent bulbs) Bayonet cap and Edison Screw.Philips Hue 2021 range – three main components Bulbs Like Wi-Fi, make sure the Hub is in the centre of your lights – not stuck away in a garage. Indoors, the maximum range through walls is about 25-30m, but mesh (unlike Wi-Fi) can extend that. We have successfully run bulbs line-of-sight at 60m meshing to one at 120 and then 180m. Interestingly each Hue bulb acts as a Bridge repeater (mesh), so you are not limited to the 20/30m Wi-Fi or Bluetooth range. You can now add a second (or more) Hue bridge, but you need to invest in a smart hub controller like Samsung SmartThings or Apple HomeKit to manage the multiple bridges. If you embrace Hue, especially for ceiling downlights, it is easy to get over 50 lights! In reality, it can support more, but you may overtax the Bridge. Once you have a Bridge, you can support up to 50 lights and accessories (dimmer switches and sensors). These include Bridge V2 ($99.95) and some lights. The app allows different colour selections and patterns (if a colour bulb) and connects to voice assistants. So, if the internet goes down, you can still use them as standard lights. You leave the light switch, and the bulbs switch on/off at the light socket. It starts with Hue enabled lights (in BC and ES) that connect to a Hue Bridge (Ethernet-connected Zigbee controller) that connects to the Hue app. We have some new devices to test – more later – but I wanted to start with the range so that you can see how it all fits in. For example, an ambient light sensor could alter the light/hue levels to match outside light. That means any Matter standard smart home controller can control and talk to the vast array of smart Matter compatible home devices. The complete Philips Hue 2021 range of smart lights, bridges and accessories will receive OTA firmware updates (by Q4 2021). Now it is part of the new IoT ‘Matter’ movement.
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