Reviews for Philips Hue Connected Bulb - Starter Pack

They do as it says on the box! Set them up and then 10 mins later they were working. I had to buy a converter for one of my bulbs to make it fit in the light but apart from that they are perfect.

I hope they bring the price down of the bulbs down thats all.

5*

its brills, you can changes any colours you want ! .. 3 differents u can ! .. but price for one bulb is £49.99 is dear ! hopefully one day price will going down !

but still brills !

Easy to set up, works perfectly

I've already received my starter pack, ordered and received in December which is nice!

The kit works well and is so simple to install, epitome of "plug and play"

I already had 4 other Philips products that use the same "Smartlink / Zigbee" wireless technology; Gen2 LivingColor lamps, Gen3 LivingColour lamps and LivingWhites wall plug dimmers. All of these can be hooked up to the bridge after following instructions on the Hue website. I've got 7 device in total, even controlling my Christmas tree lights!

The iOS app is definitely stronger than the Android app. The iOS app supports some great online features. You can download and submit colour schemes and set schedules/timers for your lights which is pretty awesome!

The apps could do with some obvious improvements, mind. Duplicating scenes or creating scenes from the current light settings seem like they'd be trivial features to add.

For the technically minded, it's possible to write your own apps to control the lights! I adapted my alarm clock app to turn the lights on! I'm looking forward to Philips opening their API so many more apps can control the lights!

I'm really happy with the product, though there are some niggles:

Colours are a bit pastel in tone. It's hard to make vibrant greens or blues but my biggest complaint is that the blue LEDs on the top of the bridge are a bit dazzling!

I've had remote controlled lights for a while now but I had been looking for an LED alternative. When I saw the Philips Hue lighting system I just had to get them. But I could not find information anywhere on the type of bulb or their sizes to make sure I could buy the correct sized light fitting.

I blindly bought some downlight bulb holders (type E27 after a bit more research) from B&Q but I bought a large size as I still did not know the dimensions (which I now know to be 110mm long and 62mm diameter at the widest part).

The bulbs and the iOS app work great for a light set-up. Colours are bright and the normal white light goes well for any room. I do admit the app needs a few tweaks but it still allows you to use the complete lighting set-up so I can't see why anyone could complain.
Bulbs are numbered on the app and can be controlled individually so control of separate rooms should be managed easily with custom scenes.

It definitely beats flicking an old fashioned light switch on and off! I'm looking forward to any future third party apps but I wouldn't like Hue any less if it stayed the way it was. Great!