Reviews for Philips Hue Connected Bulb - Single Pack

I purchased one dozen single pack Hue light bulbs after falling in love with the starter kit. Much to my dismay, only half of the light bulbs "worked". Sure, they lit up, but they were not recognizable by the Philips Hue Hub. When they work - they are wonderful, but I wish that half of mine had not been DOA!

Put in our living room super easy to setup. Changed for parties to have fun. Relaxed mode at night and when we are all asleep on the couches I turn everything off from my phone which is great when your all comfortable. Can't wait to get more bulbs now.

The reviews of these light bulbs are deeply suspicious. They read like product pimping to me. Who reviews a single bulb rather than the set that comes with the controller? Philips marketing people, I would say. I actually own the product. The bulbs themselves are indeed nice, but not worth $60 as a standalone product. It's the combination with the controller that matters. Read those reviews. As many people note there, the app is deeply flawed. It does indeed allow you to remotely change the bulb colors. That's cute, but hardly game changing. The really useful functionality - like being able to program an on/off schedule - is either non-existent or very poorly implemented. If you want a disco, fine; if you are looking for some home security, this product is not it.

I bought these on Halloween and have been using them ever since. They work exactly as advertised and is probably the coolest gadget I own. It's the first thing I show anyone that comes to my house and they are always blown away.

I use them every morning to wake up. I have them fade onto red light over the course of nine minutes. The result is that I'm never startled awake by an alarm anymore.

The ONLY downside to these is that they're now on a 3-4 month back-order and I really would like some more for other rooms in my apartment.

Very slick, like that I can change the mode of my rooms with the variety of colors.

App is very clumsy to work with at first. Also the Fade in / out does not work and have seen lots or reports about that. Hopefully they will get that fixed as I would love to take advantage of that feature.

Overall, neat way to control your lighting without the use of switches.

It is hard to describe exactly what Hue does, because it has such a great and limitless impact on the comfort and joy of your surroundings at home. It enables you to customize and enhance your surroundings in a manner that seems a little odd for about an hour and, after that, as a completely natural feature that you wonder why it has not existed before.

I can't imagine (and haven't had the time to calculate) just how gargantuan the market will be for the game-changing product. It is everything it promises and more and I sure will even get better over time. If I had children at home, I would immediately replace all the bulbs in their rooms with Hue. I am sure they would help them go to sleep, wake up and study in a much more comfortable and natural manner. This is a truly compelling product. Thank you Phillips and Apple!

This apple exclusive is amazingly incredible! ive had it for one day and ive been loving it so much that im afraid that if i keep fooling around with it ill burn them out. Since there 600 Lumens and only 8.5 watts they wont though! Absolutely incredible! At least try it because when you do...you'll probably fall in love with them!

I have owned these bulbs for about 2 weeks, and I have to say that they are one of the coolest and most conventional purchases I have made in a long time! My only nit-picky thing is that I think they are marketing this product wrong. Phillips is putting a lot of emphasis on the color (which IS cool), but in reality, these are 21st century lightbulbs. Here's why:

- LED Lightbulbs can last between 15-25 years! I won't have think about replacing one of these guys until 2027!

- Consumes up to 80% less power than traditional lightbulbs.

- Programmable luminosity, color, and on/off!

Really guys, they are exactly like your lightbulbs you have right now. Just not at all like the lightbulbs you have right now. :) Great buy! Love them!

Easy setup. Take less than 5 minutes. Wicked cool lighting system.

I am very happy with his new product - it's a brilliant idea. bright LED lighting that is controllable from your iPhone/ipad with the ability to change colors.

Don't let some of the initial negative reviewers influence you. It's so amazing to be able to control the hue of a light over a huge range of colors. I use them in my color grading studio because they go to 6500K. No other LED light that I know runs up that high in the spectrum. The set up was quick and easy right out of the box. No fuss and no hassle. You have to download the app and familiarize yourself with it but that doesn't take long. The app is a LOT of fun to play with because you can use your finger to glide around the screen causing your lights to change colors. There are a ton of presets. It's like I like in a new home. Can't wait for the first party to show folks this.