Testseek.com have collected 105 expert reviews of the Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit E27 9.5W and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit E27 9.5W .
February 2020
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105 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(95%)
2082 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Easy to set up
Bulbs look relatively “normal
” great conversation piece and ideal for mood lighting
Network connection is rock solid (even outdoors)
Remote status check/control website
App offers incredible range of control
Network expandable with si
Photo-to-light hue matching feature is endlessly entertaining
Vibrant colors
Lots of configurability options
Including a clever geofencing system
Philips Hue 2.0 adds Apple HomeKit to a long
Impressive list of compatible smart home platforms. Sync your bulbs up with your iOS device
And you'll be able to trigger lighting changes by asking Siri
Can set to any color of the rainbow
Compatible with Apple HomeKit
Amazon Echo
Nest
IOS and Android apps
Lots of lighting designs available
Scheduling features
Rich Philips ecosystem offers access to plenty of add-ons
Great-looking bulb
Great-looking light
Ample support for smart-home systems and more
Core tech improvements make this one of the best-looking and brightest bulbs on the market
The redesigned Hue Bridge is less intrusive than the original
Next-gen features include support for Apple's Siri and Apple Watch
Superb feature set
Solid brightness and color control
Many ecosystem options for expansion
The editors didn't like
LED lighting prices continue dropping making the Hue gear seem even more expensive than it did six months ago
Bulb choice is currently limited to a single form factor
Hue app can be a bit finicky (especially when it comes to accidentally overriding prog
Disappointing brightness no matter what color you pick
Non-intuitive app interface
Major range issues in my installation
The second-gen bulbs aren't noticeably better than the old ones
And suffer from many of the same flaws with brightness and color accuracy. The app would have also benefited from an ease-of-use upgrade -- it didn't get one
Expensive for a starter kit
These are the most expensive smart bulbs on the market
Published: 2021-03-15, Author: Alex , review by: pcmag.com
Abstract: Light bulbs have grown exponentially smarter in recent years. You can now replace your standard incandescent bulb with a variety of connected solutions you can control with just a few taps on your smartphone or tablet. Some also connect some with smartwat...
Superb feature set, Solid brightness and color control, Many ecosystem options for expansion
Some rare connectivity issues, Can be expensive
It's hard to find fault with the Philips Hue bulb ecosystem. Flexible, colorful and easy to set up, it's the perfect place to start if you're wanting to give your home a tech-fuelled injection of color. And, though it still sometimes suffers from the odd...
The Hue is a top-shelf bulb. If only its app were as good.Who needs a hub? LIFX's top-shelf bulb went on a diet, and despite slimming down, it's managed to improve on nearly all of its features.Every upscale home should have dimmers for lighting control...
Abstract: LED lamps are a dime a dozen – well, almost. And they are so common and ordinary that they don't deserve our attention.Until the Philips Hue series came along.How would you like to play around with 16 million colours and be able to choose the brightness o...
Abstract: Smart light bulbs—LED-based bulbs that can be controlled by a hub or smartphone app—are no longer a new idea. What is new is how far this technology has come since its advent just a few years ago. Also new: Products like the Nanoleaf Aurora —a system of i...
Rich Philips ecosystem offers access to plenty of add-ons, Great-looking bulb, great-looking light, Ample support for smart-home systems and more
These are the most expensive smart bulbs on the market, App is simpler with white-only features, but it's still not perfect, Requires proprietary hub
The latest white-only bulb from Philips offers easy access to various color temperatures, and it looks good no matter which type of light you choose...
Rich Philips ecosystem offers access to plenty of add-ons, Great-looking bulb, great-looking light, Ample support for smart-home systems and more
These are the most expensive smart bulbs on the market, App is simpler with white-only features, but it's still not perfect, Requires proprietary hub
The latest white-only bulb from Philips offers easy access to various color temperatures, and it looks good no matter which type of light you choose...
Core tech improvements make this one of the best-looking and brightest bulbs on the market, The redesigned Hue Bridge is less intrusive than the original, Next-gen features include support for Apple's Siri and Apple Watch
Nearly as expensive as the first-generation Hue, We experienced some hiccups during setup; the app still has room for improvement, Hue is all business: There are no native “fun” features
The Hue is a top-shelf bulb. If only its app were as good...
Can set to any color of the rainbow, Compatible with Apple HomeKit, Amazon Echo, Nest, iOS and Android apps, Lots of lighting designs available, Scheduling features
Philips has continued to expand its Hue ecosystem with new offerings, and with last fall's introduction of HomeKit compatibility, the Hue system provides a great lighting solution for users who are looking for LED bulbs. This spring, the company has intro...
