PHILIPSHue 2-Pack Premium Smart Light Starter Kit, 16 million colors, for most lamps & overhead lights, Works with Alexa, Apple HomeKit and Google Assistant, Soft White

I bought this starter kit as a gift for my sister after becoming addicted to my own Hue lights. I was able to go through the setup with her and the whole process from start to finish was quick and easy.Hue lights are awesome, especially when you pair them with the Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa. These Hue color bulbs are very bright and vibrant and fit it to any standard bulb socket. My sister and I were having fun cycling through all the colors and most were very vibrant. The only color that seemed off was purple which has more of a pink-ish hue to the color. Sorry fellow purple lovers.Setup:Setup was VERY easy. There are quick start instructions of getting the Bridge and lights plugged in, and the Hue app walks you through the rest. Make sure that you have an open ethernet port on your modem or router, the Hue Bridge needs to be hardwired into your home Internet network. The two bulbs come paired to the bridge already so you don't have to do any setup work unless you have additional Hue products to pair. Depending on your device the Hue app will also help you setup Siri or Google Assistant for voice control. Overall setup was very easy and went smoothly from start to finish. We were up and running within 5 minutes and playing with the different scenes and bulb colors.Apps:The Hue app is great to control your bulbs, but it is often easier to link to Siri, Google Assistant, or Alexa for quick voice control, rather than always waiting for the app to open. Other apps can also connect to your Hue bulbs once you setup a Hue account. Downloading additional apps can let you do cool things like syncing your lights to music or use IFTTT to turn on your bulbs when different events happen like getting a phone call, if it's going to snow in your area, and tons more. Make sure in the Hue app you also change the power-on behavior. For most people you'll want to set them to use the last state. That makes it so your lights won't turn on at 4am when they were already off because of a power failure.Your old light switches:Speaking of power-on behavior, Hue lights may take some getting used to, especially for people who have been using switches for all their lives. For Hue bulbs to work best you need to leave them in a lamp that is ALWAYS switched on. This allows you to control them with whatever app or voice assistant whenever you want. Hue also sells a wall switch that some people might like more if they are accustomed to switches. You would still need to leave your lamp on 24/7 to allow the bulbs to power on; this is something that my parents could not get used to when using smart bulbs. Though less than ideal, if you still want to use your existing lamp switches you can also use the Hue bulbs to just turn on as the last color you set them, but you will always have to manually turn them on and can't use the app to power them on.Conclusion:Hue bulbs are an awesome way to start your smart home. They are perfect for anyone who uses light bulbs...so everyone! It's very fun to customize your Hue bulbs and find the best lighting for you based on your personality, mood, or time of day. The Hue lights are bright and reliable and I'm very glad with my Hue purchases.

If you're looking to upgrade from regular lights Philips Hues lights are the way to go. Very simple to install and use and the bulbs last for a long time. I've used the same bulbs since 2018. Granted i used them more heavily a few years back but they are still going strong today.Overall, a great product to raise any atmosphere or party to the next level!

I don't understand the bad reviews on this. Set up was easy, and took maybe 15 minutes. Great to have your lights customized how you want it, and it's fun playing with the different colors. We use it with google home, and works well for the most part. For some reason it won't turn on certain 'scenes' with the voice command, but that is the only problem I've had. For example, I can't get 'Savanna Sunset' to activate no matter how I word it, but all the other scenes will turn on for some reason. Other than that it's been great. Wish it was a little cheaper, but will buy a few more bulbs to complete our living room at least. It's a little difficult to remember to not turn off the lights by hand at first, but I removed the plastic knobs on the lamps and put it in a drawer so no one can turn it off by hand. We also have it set up on timers, so it automatically turns on when we wake up in the morning so we're not walking around in the dark. Got it on sale, and definitely recommend

These light bulbs are life-changing. I was having a hard time waking up in the morning and my boyfriend introduced me to these bulbs and the sunrise feature. I loved them, but since they were pricey, I went for a cheaper version (Flux bulbs). Don't make that mistake! The Flux app has similar features but is clunky and not intuitive, the bulbs have connectivity issues and sometimes didn't work, and the bulbs weren't very "smart" - if I turned them off/on outside of their programmed times to turn off/on, they would do weird things and not work properly.For those reasons, the Hue bulbs are worth every penny. I have them set to turn on when I come home and turn off when I leave or at my bedtime - I don't even think about turning lights on/off anymore. They sunrise *every* morning without fail. If I wake up early and turn them on before the sunrise starts, they just skip the sunrise. (The flux bulbs wouldn't know what to do and would turn off, then back on, instead of skipping the sunrise.) And the scenes are really fun! I don't have great lighting in my apartment and it's never felt very home-y, but these bulbs give it some warm light and the ability to dim them to the level of light you need makes my place feel really cozy and inviting. I can't wait to buy more and I will definitely be giving these out as Christmas gifts - everyone needs them!

I got this Philips Hue 2-pack Premium Smart Light Starteer Kit when it was on sale. After using it for a week, I can honestly say I don’t know what took me so long. It was easy to set up on my iPhone and the Alexa integration has been great. Since I got it I’ve set up my one bulb in the living room and another in the bedroom. I can either give Alexa a quick command to turn it on or off, brighter or dimmer, warmer or cooler, or an infinite number of colors. If “orange” isn’t quite the right shade, I can find exactly the right color on the app on my phone. I can set it up to easily turn off the living room light and turn on the bedroom light with a single command as I head for bed. No more stumbling in the dark. I’ve been bit by the Hue bug. I’m now looking at apps that change the lights into a light show to accompany music. Oh yeah, I’ll be buying more.

La sincronizacion con los dispositivos moviles es extremadamente facil, solamente descargas el app, lo sincronizas con tu HUB y listo! tienen realmente todo el spectro de colores y es muy preciso.Se sincroniza muy bien con alexa, y tambien con Siri home, sin necesidad del apple home.a cada foco le puedes poner un nombre individual, y asi sincroniza con los comando de voz de acuerdo a que tengas sincronizado.Apaga la sala, Apaga el cuarto, etc, y funciona muy coolpuedes inclusivo decir, Alexa baja la luz a 50% y disminuye la iluminacion. Tambien con cambio de color.es muy facil configurarlo, es solamente cuestion de seguir las instrucciones! Totalmente recomendado para inciar con tu smarthome.

Worked as expected.Easy installation of Hub, app is smooth to operate, multiple operating options within app - best one I like is when it starts itself in light increasing pattern with morning alarm. No issues so far.

Al principio tuve un poco de problemas para sincronizar el Hue Bridge con los focos que ya estaban sicronizados con echo plus 2d g y los nuevos focos que los sincronice con el Hue Bridge. les paso el dato para usar FOCOS + HUE BRIDGE + ECHO PLUS 2D G por que aqui hay mucha gente que nomas califica sin tener un poco de paciencia para ver la logica de como funcionan los productos1 paso* los focos deben de estar nuevos ó en reset (para poner en reset es con la app hue philips y usando el numero de serie del foco)2 paso* bajas la app a tu celular HUE PHILIPS3 paso* sincronizas los focos al Hue Bridge mediante la app hue philips y siguiendo las intrucciones , ya que esten la app haya detectado el Hue Bridge y los focos nos pasamos a alexa4 paso* en la app de alexa te vas a la pestaña de DISPOSITIVOS pones en el sigon de + para AGREGAR DISPOSITIVO y en lugar de intentar buscar los focos, te vas al apartado que dice CONTROLADOR/ Y SELECCIONAS PHILIPS HUE (para que se agregue el Hue Bridge de tu casa y ya se agregan automaticamente los focos a ALEXA para podelos usar con todas sus funciones ) OJO solo se puede instalar en una sola red , si se va a cambiar de lugar se tiene que hacer reset al Hue Bridge para empezar todos los pasos nuevamente

El mejor sistema de iluminación inteligente, son realmente buenos, los colores son totalmente ajustables, el cambio es instantáneo, les recomiendo tener una buena red loca, no me refiero al internet, si no a una buena señal inalámbrica dentro de su casa, se controlan perfecto desde iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Siri, yo en casa tengo un Apple TV que me sirve como unidad central para el acceso remoto desde la aplicación Casa, de Apple, Siri realiza las ordenes al instante, si no cuentas con Apple TV o iPad como unidad central, estos pueden ser activados desde la propia app Hue de Phillips, pero las opciones de automatización con otros dispositivos no es la mas completa, es una excelente compra, el precio es alto pero es mayormente al bridge que se requiere para conectar hasta 50 focos, puedes comprar este kit con 2 focos y después ir agregando mas unidades y haciendo una configuración adecuada.

Llegó en buenas condiciones, la calidad de la luz y los colores es excelente, facil de usar con el software y muy flexible con software de terceros.