Features:

  • VOICE ACTIVATED: The Philips Hue White 4-Pack Smart Bulb Starter Kit works with Alexa for voice control (smart hub required and included, Alexa device sold separately)
  • AUTOMATE YOUR SMART HOME: Enhance your home with soft white smart lighting, controlled remotely wherever you are. Automate your lighting experience with the Philips Hue App, and ensure you never come home to a dark house
  • TAKE CONTROL: Each kit contains 4 Philips Hue White A19 60W Energy Star Certified LED Smart bulbs (able to fit most lamps, overhead lights, and 4-inch recessed cans ); Philips Hue Hub that can reliably control up to 50 Hue lights without slowing your WiFi; three-year warrantee
  • EASY INSTALLATION: To install, simply screw the smart bulbs into your desired smart light location, download the Hue mobile app and pair your Hue Hub. Control smart-bulb-equipped lamps and overhead lights via the Philips Hue App
  • EXPAND YOUR PHILIPS HUE ECOSYSTEM: Easily expand your lighting system with hue accessories (sold separately), such as a Hue Dimmer Switch, Hue Tap, or Hue Motion Sensor
great wifi lights.

these lights are amazing. they do take a little bit to set up but once you get it up and running, they work pretty well. i'm still working out the kinks of how to label them so that they work with my google home. as of now, i have it set up where all the lights turn on and off and that's it (it says on the box that these cost ~$1/year so that ain't bad. i bought 2 of these sets and plan on selling one of the hubs on ebay. i was thinking of getting the tplink ones but felt a hub would have been easier to control a lot of lights. i have 8 in total. con: they are not as bright as i would like them to be. and you can't change the "warm" color to a "cool" color unless you get the ambiance ones which cost a lot more. if it were able to do that, these would be A++

it only sucks that the bulbs cost a lot

The bulbs are pre-program into the hub. This is dead simple to setup. The fact is, it only sucks that the bulbs cost a lot. After this I found out going with something like SmartThings and some of their bulbs. The $50 color bulbs you get with Hue, you can get $12 from other places. On top of that, it really sucks how Hue doesn't have a wall switch nor seem to work with any on the market. The reason why I'm not dinging the review on this is I believe the review should reflect the product itself. But just note this.

Worthy of the high price - can't ever go back to normal bulbs!

Coming from non-dimmable, "dumb" lights, these are life changing. I watched and read about these for over 2 years before taking the plunge. And even after that hype and expectations, me and my wife are blown away. So simple and easy to use with voice commands or phone app. Yet can also create complex commands, such as timers, alarms, sync with TV/music, IFTTT, etc. You will not be disappointed! Great: -- Precise dimming (much more flexible than typical 3 stage lamps) -- Works with Siri, Google, and Alexa! -- Truly easy to setup, 1 button to press to sync everything -- Expandability and ecosystem, can't wait to add color Hue's, light strips, and portable lamps Not Great: -- Much more expensive than regular bulbs, and you will want to buy more over time -- Philips must continue to update software to keep these bulbs and ecosystem relevant in the coming years

Magical bulbs for a great price.

The bulbs are magic, but this is more for the bridge. The bridge is super easy to set up. It's literally "plug and play" and all you need is the app. The bridge does it's thing - push the giant button (see pic) - then screw in the bulbs. The app will "discover" the bulbs and then apply the updates. THIS WILL TAKE ABOUT 1 HOUR PER BULB!!! Now, this part got annoying as I needed to keep my phone on for this, but that's a rather small annoyance for the end result which is better light, on my schedule, plug and play easy, with a soft glow in the morning that is voice activated. The price is always great because Amazon is always having SOME kind of sale on these things.

Fantastic!

I purchased this starter pack (required, as you need the hub if you want to get these to work with Alexa) from the Treasure Truck recently and discovered my love and need for internet-connected lights! These things are great for all kinds of uses, and I have even purchased additional bulbs since purchasing this starter pack. First off, these lights are not WET RATED, but I have taken the risk of putting them in each of my porch lights. So far my experience has been good, but it has rained very little since install. Using the Hue app, I was able to set the lights to automatically turn on at sunset and off at sunrise, which is something I struggle with. I remember to turn the porch lights on at bed, but forget to turn them off when I wake. These do it for me, which is great. I also placed on in my hallway to use as a nightlight. The brightness can adjust from 1% - 100% from the app or via Alexa, and it's a great night light replacement. My kids prefer this light over a traditional nightlight due to the light that it emits over an entire area versus a small area against a wall. The lights are soft white, so not overpowering, but they're pretty bright. They look great on the porches and are a great addition to my smart home. The setup of the hub is easy, and it's even easier to set it up with Alexa! It's easy to then control your lights from your phone, through Alexa, and even Xfinity Home application if you have Home Security.

Works great. Too bad only 840 lumen bulbs available for remote

Works exactly "as advertised." Easy set up. Easy to control away from home with the app for my iPhone. Great for mimicking presence while out of town. You can set a schedule when you'll be out, and set the times to come on and off, while adding some random change to the times. My only "complaint" would be that I wish they offered higher output bulbs, like 75w equivalent or 100w equivalent, and not just 60w equivalent (840 lumens).

I Wish I Purchased This Sooner!

I purchased this kit to get the ball rolling on slowly transitioning my home to a smart home. I live alone and there have just been too many times that I've returned home at the end of my day only to realize that I'd accidentally left one or more lights on all day. There have also been those times that I've been away from my home for several days while traveling and kept certain lights on in my home the entire time as a (hopeful) theft deterrent. This kit was a great start for me because it makes a big difference in terms of convenience and requires very little effort. Now, certain lights in my home turn on and off on a set schedule. No more having to remember whether I turned off all the lights after leaving for work each morning. It's also very handy how I can control my lights while away from home. There have just been a couple hiccups I've noticed so far: 1. There have been a couple times that (while not connected to my home WiFi on my phone) that the Hue app has shown that a light was on when it was actually off (and vice versa). Hopefully this bug can be crushed in a future software update. 2. I have two lights for my driveway that are both set to turn on and off at sunrise and sundown each day. However, I just so happened to check the status of each smart bulb in my home one night only to realize that one of the lights in my driveway was on but the other was off. I'm not sure why this would happen since both lights are part of a "room" and the schedule pattern is for the entire room, not just each individual light. It's not as though I check the status of my bulbs in the Hue app every night so I'm hoping that this was just a rare fluke. All in all, I'm very pleased with the bridge and the bulbs as it has definitely brought a certain level of convenience and peace of mind for me. I've always been in the habit of turning off lights before leaving a room. It's definitely an adjustment for me to keep in mind that the wall light switches have to remain in the ON position in order for the smart bulbs to do their thing LoL. Other than that, I'm loving these things!

Buying More ASAP

Why did we wait this long to add Phillips Hue to our life? It’s so nice - even with just having two bulbs right now - especially since we also got an Echo Dot at the same time. You can still turn the lamps and switches off and on if you forget or something isn’t working (or if your 83 year old grandma doesn’t know how to use Alexa haha). It’s so much easier than syncing smart plugs, too. Buying more bulbs ASAP and adding them into our lives! My only complaint is that Phillips needs to consider standard white bulbs like these for all bulb types - most people don’t really care about a range of white temps or colors for bulbs, so I don’t want to pay twice as much for chandelier bulbs or ceiling LEDs since I’m not going to ever use those features.

Philips Hue White A19 60W Equivalent Smart Bulb w/Hub

These are my first set of automated lights. They were a little difficult to set up at first but I finally figured it out from online resources. I am, to say the least, very impressed. I am generally pretty tech savvy so when the Hue Bridge, ST and Amazon Echo didn't work to get going, I was slightly confused. I finally read an article online that got me up and running. I am in love with these things! The color is more of a soft white than white. The dimming effect is just what I have been looking for. I have them with Smartthings and Alexa so once I figured it all out, they are quite nice and convenient and the hub is not longer needed. The scenes, dimmers, grouping and all are pretty easy to get used to and having the lights come on at a given time or off with a phrase is excellent. My wife, who is techno-illiterate even loves them. The first morning she came into the living room with her hands full and just said "Alexa, turn on the living room lights" immediately fell in love with these. I am pleased to say that I have ordered 4 more bulbs and cannot wait to get all of my home set up. Well worth the money for convenience, cost effectiveness and ease of use.

Shabbat Lifesaver!

We are observant Jews, and these bulbs (and this hub) simplify our life so much! No more rushing around before Shabbat (the sabbath) setting light timers! No more waking up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and being blinded by the transition from dark bedroom to bright bathroom! We set our Shabbat program ahead of time, including dimming the bathroom light at night. It repeats every week without any issues. The only weakness is this: if your WiFi doesn’t extend somewhere (like our bedroom), the bulbs might not be able to “talk” to the hub. Also, everything arrived speedily and packaged well.

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