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Philips Hue Line Gains New 'Festavia' String Lights
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Hue isn't really Philips, it's Signfy selling under the Philips brand.
Nice— I picked up some c7 led bulbs on Amazon last year like that (Much less expensive too)— I cannot tell the difference between them and the incandescent bulbs they replaced. love them!
Price is so ridiculous that the family had to sell their home entertainment system to buy these lights. That room (and walls) is so empty.
What is difficult to understand? The cost of living crisis is mainly not a middle class issue. It affects parts of Europe, parts of Africa etc. Some countries are hit badly, some less so and the poorest bear the brunt of it. Show me where the middle class is starving or living on the street and I’ll show you the exception to the rule. Sure, things cost more but if you have an average income, it’s not insurmountable unless you happen to be living in a hotspot. Prove me wrong, preferably with actual words.
No one forces you to buy more expensive string lights for your tree?
I'm not sure how your comment has any relevance to anything. Oh my god, Apple is continuing to sell computers! It's like the cost of living crisis isn't happening!
This. People are so out of touch with actual reality but they sure love their buzzwords. And then to complain on an Apple forum of all places, the irony...
Philips TVs are made in China by TP Vision, who licensed the brand and maybe some software stacks and patents (e.g. Ambilight).
Oh - a smart plug will give you control over the colors, gradients, and integration with Spotify?
Twinkly lights are better, more variations in types of lights and programming.. I heard of twinkly from Macrumors last year when they posted about them and I love what I bought from them.
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Review: Twinkly's HomeKit-Compatible String Lights Are Perfect for the Holidays
Twinkly has been making smartphone-controlled string lights and decorations for some time now, but earlier this fall, the company added HomeKit...
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Interesting! Thanks for the link.
Definitely tempted by these new Hue string lights too. I’m done with wasting time on setup and troubleshooting of the cheaper brands of smart bulbs. Blown away by the 1-button setup of Hue and the stability.
It's a Festivus for the rest of us. Now I gotta get my aluminum pole outta the attic.
Not a fan of the price so I will have to see if I can swing some sort of deal. I tried Twinkly last year and returned them. They were way too bright even on the lowest setting. The family did nothing but complain about them.
I’d rather wait for Apple’s glasses to project a fully lit AR Christmas tree into my living room. With Active AR Needle Drop when you walk by the tree. 
£150 are they taking the p*ss ? You can buy 15 sets for that price at the Range, they may not twinkle like the expensive ones but do a job.
I’ve been agitating for these for years, and never expected them to come cheap. I expected £200 to be fair. I think I‘ll have to dive in, given the fuss I made.
A lot of people saying they aren’t as good as Twinkly. How do you know? I have some Twinkly lights and while they’re fun it’s quite a bit of work to get something tasteful out of them. The colour gamut is pretty poor and unsubtle especially at lower brightnesses and the app isn’t great. I expect better things from the 3rd party Hue apps.
A lot of people saying they aren’t as good as Twinkly. How do you know? I have some Twinkly lights and while they’re fun it’s quite a bit of work to get something tasteful out of them. The colour gamut is pretty poor and unsubtle especially at lower brightnesses and the app isn’t great. I expect better things from the 3rd party Hue apps.
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You can’t offer a gradient effect without the bulbs being individually addressable.
The software might be limited to certain effects but we are yet to see whether that’s a limitation of the Hue app or the device firmware, or just a limitation of whoever wrote the press release.
Yeah Twinkly lights seem like they would be a lot cooler with all the effects. Still the price is too steep for me.
Don't. Their TVs are made by TP Vision. Their lights... not sure if still Philips, maybe Signify or something like that. Their lighting is absolutely beautiful. No flickering to be seen.
This may sound super boring... but, can the Winkly lights be set to the basic light pattern of Red-Yellow-Orange-Green-Blue-Purple?
If either the Twinkly or Hue lights can do that, I can get the wife on board.
I love how customisable they are, but is it user friendly for people that aren't experienced programmers? What's the UI/process like?I've been using "Twinkly" for a while now. They are HomeKit compatible.
Strings (Multicolor)
Light and color take the stage with Twinkly’s Strings for the most dynamic lighting displays. The exclusive Twinkly app uses your smartphone camera to map LEDs into screen-like displays. Play and customize presets or create your own from a palette of over 16M colors including warm white. Group...twinkly.com