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Costino1

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Oct 1, 2012
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So i dipped my toes into the "smart home" pool today and got the GE Link/Wink bulbs for $25 (originally $50) at Home Depot.

Pretty cool after playing with them for an hour. I'd grade them a B-. Why? Set up is a breeze honestly. Plug in the hub (smaller than a size of a tuna can) into an outlet and follow the paint by number instructions. Bulbs are ok. Bright, but yellowish hue. The dimming capability isn't the best. basically 50-100% isn't that big of a difference and hard to fine tune and there is about a 2 second delay in shutting off lights and dimming them.

It seems like the "poor man's home kit.' Any other feedback on these?
 
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