Reddit reviews Philips Hue Smart Hub (Works with Alexa Apple HomeKit and Google Assistant)
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Voice activated: With the Philips Hue Smart Hub, add up to 50 Philips Hue smart lights of your choice with this ZigBee-controlled hub necessary for voice control with Alexa, Apple HomeKit, or Google AssistantControl your smart lights from anywhere: The heart of your Philips Hue system, this hue hub also enables you to control all of your Philips Hue products via the Philips Hue app, even when you're away from homeFully automate your smart home: Enhance your Philips Hue system by setting timers and alarms, connecting to a variety of apps, dimming the smart lights and more (cannot be used with conventional dimmers)Expand your ecosystem: Easily expand your smart lighting system with Philips Hue accessories (sold separately), such as a Hue Dimmer Switch, Hue Tap, or Hue Motion Sensor. Pair it for home automation with your existing Nest or SmartThings system. Control your hue lights by connecting the Hue Hub to your router with the included ethernet network cable. This box also includes one Philips Hue Hub, power adapter, manual, and two-year warranty for the full Philips Hue experience.Cross-device compatibility: HomeKit compatible iOS 9 or later. iPhone:4, 4S, 5, 5S, 6, 6 Plus, 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, iPhone Xr, iPod touch: 5th generation.Network Connectivity:Wireless A,Wireless B,Wireless G,Wireless NEasily expand your lighting system with accessories (sold separately), such as a Hue Dimmer Switch, Hue Tap, or Hue Motion Sensor. Pair it for automation with your existing Nest or SmartThings system.
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07GXB3S7Z/
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https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B016H0QZ7I/
WARING: Very expensive!
Also, they require a Hue Bridge to function.
Also, it only works on PC.
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You are correct, it does need a hub. /u/Wintonson you can buy the bulbs in a kit with the hub or you can buy the hub standalone. I have some of these and they work pretty great for my purposes. There is an API so if you’re a coder you can control them through code, some applications such as f.lux are compatible, you can control them with Apple HomeKit/from your phone, etc.
Do note that they’re not all RGB. They also sell ones which are shades of white only. You need the White + Color “Ambiance” ones to do like the OP. The one you linked as well as the ones I linked are the right kind.
The Echo Plus (2nd Gen at least) can also work as a hub for them, so if you happen to have that anyway then you don’t need the standalone hub, but I don’t have one and can’t speak towards how well that works.
I'm confused by your claim that Hue is giving incorrect product information.
I think you're suggesting that you can use smart switches and dimmers as wall controllers, and bypass the switch to connect the Hue circuit to line voltage. I don't think that's what the OP asked - he's just getting started, and he wondered about using Hue with existing switches. And he'd have to add the Philips Hue Ethernet Bridge for another $48 to make this setup work, at least with SmartThings - here's more information on that...
Here you go
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016H0QZ7I/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GXB3S7Z/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It’s doesn’t help that some of them are sold using the name HUB
The URL says bridge but the product title says hub. It’s just adds another unnecessary level of confusion
Oh okay, have you checked out Logitech Pop yet? They are just a single gensture based HomeKit button that consist of one click, two click, long press. They communicate via Bluetooth with the bridge that plugs into the wall and connects to Wi-Fi. They are a taaad bit delayed because of the Bluetooth but still gets the job done.
But before you drop money on those I’d go the hue route to be honest because it’s so much more expandable. Plus, Run Less wire has a hue compatible 4 button switch that actually mounts in a gang box and a regular faceplate can fit over it to make it look built in rather than stuck on the wall.
You wouldn’t necessarily have to buy any hue bulbs in the beginning to just get the switches. Bridges sometimes go on sale or you can get a used one off eBay or something fairly cheap. Heck I’ve got a spare unused hub I got on sale for $15 off Facebook that someone was selling that came out of the starter pack.
Just in my setup, I have a Hue Tap that turns on 6 hue lamps, 4 Wemo minis, 2 lutron in wall dimmers, and 6 lutron plug in dimmers. I have a Hue Dimmer Switch that controls one lutron device and one Wemo device. And I’ve got 4 Logitech pop buttons that set scenes. So out of all of my switches I’d have to say the hues are my favorite because of the near zero latency, whereas the pop buttons have maybe a second or 2 before the commands are executed.
Logitech Pop Starter -$59.99
Vs
Hue Bridge- $46.40 plus Hue Dimmer Switch -$21.80 or Hue Tap- $49.37
Oh and with hue, you can even use their indoor and outdoor motion sensors to integrate with HomeKit.
From your pattern of questioning I get the idea that you are asking what can be controlled with Alexa in the absence of external smart devices.
The most basic answer is nothing can be. In the aspect of control, Alexa is a system to provide the interface between you and smart devices such as outlets, bulbs, some TVs and other entertainment devices but unless you already have an "Alexa compatible device" you are going to have to add WiFi capable smart switches, smart outlets, and/or smart lights to gain any modicum of control.
There are hub-based system that integrate with Alexa (as well as other voice-controlled systems) that are more secure or offer more function but they are also much more costly.
There are also TVs and other noise and light makers that will integrate with voice-control systems like Alexa.
If you have no smart devices like those named above then Alexa will only provide information and entertainment which, for some, is enough.
nope, just like the hue hub. or the smartthings hub. they need to release a physical central command center that hooks up directly to your router/ethernet port.
i also run sonos speakers in my home, and by plugging in one speaker to a router, that speaker turns into the hub and sets up a sonosnet mesh network that only talks to other sonos products. even with this, sonos still sells range extenders.
lifx can't do the same as it makes no sense to plug a bulb into your router, but they can release a dedicated hub like philips or Ikea.
To do this I would need a
hue smart hub?
The specific hue lights, a motion sensor and another hub? I can't use Google home as a substitute for the second hub?
Light strip: https://www.amazon.com/Philips-LightStrip-Dimmable-Compatible-Assistant/dp/B0167H33DU/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1519167885&sr=8-7&keywords=phillips+hue
Lightstrip Extension : https://www.amazon.com/Philips-LightStrip-Extension-Compatible-Assistant/dp/B0167H31CI/ref=pd_sim_60_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0167H31CI&pd_rd_r=8WPK47YJ7GTGR8X6P3JC&pd_rd_w=4CaJ5&pd_rd_wg=n7yx9&psc=1&refRID=8WPK47YJ7GTGR8X6P3JC
Hue Bloom: https://www.amazon.com/Philips-797977-Dimmable-Compatible-Assistant/dp/B00I811PG6/ref=sr_1_4?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1519167918&sr=1-4&keywords=phillips+hue+bloom
Phillips Controller: https://www.amazon.com/Philips-Bridge-Compatible-HomeKit-Assistant/dp/B016H0QZ7I/ref=pd_sim_60_5?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B016H0QZ7I&pd_rd_r=F7GASY7G890GHDXY631R&pd_rd_w=Vnyak&pd_rd_wg=edoLQ&psc=1&refRID=F7GASY7G890GHDXY631R
Sorry for the long reply!
Here’s a direct link: Philips Hue Smart Hub (Works with Alexa Apple HomeKit and Google Assistant) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016H0QZ7I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_DOsJBbCJ6CV7K
Looks like an okay price based on camelcamelcamel. Just keep in mind it is just the hub, no bulbs.