Fix your damn app first philips, I just got into Hue, already since I installed the app it crashes multiple times, now it crashes almost instantly on startup, WTF.
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The app literally never crashes on me and I’ve been using Hue lights for years. So might be just you...
No issues with the app here. Then again, I primarily use my voice or the dimmer switches.
Agreed - simply the biggest flaw with Hue Sync is that it only works with what your computer is displaying. I can only speak to Macs, but if you airplay to and ATV, then the lights keep focus on your screen and if your AirPlay mirror, nothing appears on the TV (I guess because the Sync app acts by grabbing information from the screen which probably looks like a piracy tool to the DRM features built into HDMI etc) - they really need support from TV makers and/or console/streaming box makers (unlikely from the TV makers) or develop their own HDCP-compatible HDMI pass-through dongle which will get the colour information for anything going into the TV via HDMI.
Exactly. If you just need bright light or mood light, buy whatever light source provides the appropriate lighting. The issue is that many people need both depending on the occasion. Hue lights are beautiful but fail to light a room for any sort of reading for example. Or cleaning. Or ironing while watching TV.
Of course you can buy multiple lights for different uses. But if I only rarely need bright light, I'd rather have one set of lights with a high output setting.
There are situations where a lot of light is needed, for instance fixing an iPhone yourself, those screws are tiny and one needs as much light as possible.
There comes a time your eyes won't be as good as they are now.
And even when you let them checked does not mean it can be corrected so you see 100% again.
Well, it does on mine, there is one thing I didn't mention, I am on iOS beta's.
I really don't give a flying monkey what do you compare these lights too.
I have some in my living room and bedroom and love them. There are times when I want to relax and not be in complete darkness when I watch TV and not have bright standard light shining at my eyes. They also gradually wake me up in the morning without the need for a sound alarm! Are they the most have? Of course not. They are power efficient and last decades. I personally will buy more of these.
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Looks like an impaling hazard, lol. The smaller ones look really nice, though. I'm actually in the market for some kind of light behind my display in my new studio space. As it's a corner desk two of these could look pretty slick with a color on each wall. Do these hook up to the display/TV at all to display lights from the image being displayed? Because that's what it kinda looks like in some of the photos. I'm also looking forward to the new Nanoleaf lights coming this autumn which could also make for some good accent lights in my space.
There are situations where a lot of light is needed, for instance fixing an iPhone yourself, those screws are tiny and one needs as much light as possible.
There comes a time your eyes won't be as good as they are now.
And even when you let them checked does not mean it can be corrected so you see 100% again.
Well, it does on mine, there is one thing I didn't mention, I am on iOS beta's.
As am I. Always the latest dev beta
.This promo picture with matching colours to the TV display kind of implies an Ambilight-like feature:
Edit: Looked it up. The feature called ‘Hue Sync’ is already standard with the Hue bridge for video material provided by Mac/PC.
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Really? I love Hue lights in my house, including some pretty dramatic colors. Maybe my guests secretly don't like them, but they certainly tell me otherwise.
Surely that's the job of a specialist work lamp? Obviously a standard light isn't going to suffice for this. It's best if you don't have to blind everyone else in the room for your own needs as well.
These aren't task lights, nor are they marketed that way.
Same boat. Love the lights, hate the low output. The brightest Hue light I have is the light strip, which I mainly use to light the hallway at night set on low anyway.
No, that's not what he said.
He attacked the taste of anyone who likes the product in a colorfully crude way. He meant to offend and insult everyone who likes the product. That's not saying he doesn't get the product.
Do you honestly not see the difference between "I don't get why somebody would want an iPhone X" and "Anyone who is seen holding an iPhone X looks like they should be working in an Amsterdam bordello"?
The first is saying you don't get it. The second is intending to be insulting and offensive.
Every single time there's an article about Hue lights, someone makes pretty much the same comment, so thank you for stepping up to play the role of the befuddled person this time. And, the comparison is almost always to a bordello. How is it that you, and those before you, have so much knowledge about bordellos and leap to that as your go-to choice for comparison? Do you spend a lot of time in bordellos?
The Hue lights usually show up in promotional pictures set to all different colors, because otherwise people wouldn't get the idea that you can set them to multiple colors (or at least that's the worry of the marketing department). You don't have to make your living room red and purple if you don't want, you can make it any shade (or shades) you please.
I have a bunch of Hue lights, mostly in my living room. I have a scene called "rainbow", which does - as you might expect - set every light to a different color. It's fun (fun is not a bad thing, despite what you may have heard). I don't use that scene very often. Half of its purpose is to demonstrate the range of color options available, all at once, should someone ask. Ninety percent of the time, I use my Hue lights to mimic various shades of outdoor light: the blueish white of noonday sun, on through the very yellowish light of late afternoon. Running warmer temperature "yellowish" lights in the evening helps surprisingly much with sleep patterns. For watching movies, the living room gets set to a very dim red - enough light to maneuver, not enough to distract. Mood lighting.
On a separate note, their "Play" lights, suggested for setting around a TV, create hot spots of color - that's not how bias lighting for a TV really works. I've got better results by using one of their LightStrips, coiled in a large spiral (laying on its side, facing out), attached to the back of the TV - throws a fairly even spray of light all the way around. Better as bias lighting. Cheaper too. The Play lights could be put to good use somewhere, but I wouldn't put them around the TV.
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This is Hue's big failing. If they put a 100w equivalent bulb in their lineup, to go with the 60w equivalent bulbs, they'd sell a ton of them.
In the days before Hue, I had various lights stationed around the room (which had to be switched on and off individually), and a (rarely used) halogen torchiere in one corner for when I needed the room to be really freaking bright. I'd prefer to have Hue lights that could get crazy bright, and just run them on lower settings most of the time. Instead, I have Hue lights stationed around the room (a big win being that I can now command all of them simultaneously with my iPad, or my voice, or the Hue Dimmer switch on the wall), which provide sufficient light most of the time... and I have a 6000 lumen LED light panel (like one might use for shooting video) mounted on top of a bookcase pointing down at the room. And plugged into an iDevices Switch. So when I say, "Siri, turn on my torch", the room gets really bright - for cleaning, or working on some craft where I need an overabundance of light.
(Yes, it's not actually a torch - that was a amusing nod to the torchiere it replaced, and short unambiguous names are good for Siri.)
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No problem. Just run the app on your primary device. You did follow Apple's repeated warnings to never install iOS betas on your primary device, right?Well, it does on mine, there is one thing I didn't mention, I am on iOS beta's.
FWIW, I use the Hue app to (rarely) add new lights, and (occasionally) install new firmware on the existing lights and bridge, and do everything else from Apple's Home app. Much better experience.
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As am I. Always the latest dev beta
Time to reset Homekit and Hue I guess.
That was just an example, at least one person which I put below gets it, for instance cleaning, a paint job, a hobby which needs lots of light, when your eyes aren't that good or when you get older, plenty of examples why someone wants bright light, as much as possible.
At least you get the reasons why we sometimes need very bright white light.(5000k+, preferable much higher than 1000 Lumens)
No problem. Just run the app on your primary device. You did follow Apple's repeated warnings to never install iOS betas on your primary device, right?
It works on others with the last beta, so I guess I have to just reset the whole App and maybe Homekit too.
This promo picture with matching colours to the TV display kind of implies an Ambilight-like feature:
Edit: Looked it up. The feature called ‘Hue Sync’ is already standard with the Hue bridge for video material provided by Mac/PC.
ahh yes. I forgot about that feature. I remember looking into it, but I mostly stream or watch physical media. I think it works only with downloaded content filtered through the app.
No, he said that he doesn't get it AND that people who like these things have no taste.
I personally don't get it either. (I have two white-only Hues, because I personally find the automation useful.)
Difference is I don't insist that anyone with different taste from me is living their life incorrectly.
Just remember people, whenever you want to make a mean statement like that, you may discover in a few years that your future spouse, or your parents, or best friend from college, or child, likes whatever aspect of taste you have just said is so awful... Did you really mean to be so nasty? And if not, then why be so nasty?
The marketing is showcasing a specific style, but because it's hue lights, one could have the exact same set up only using warm white lights & it would look entirely different.
When it comes to personal style & taste...things will vary, but I do think most people wouldn't have the lights set to these particular color combos all the time.
Although the photos showcased red, oranges, etc. doesn't mean that would be the set up most people would use permanently. The more "colorful" light choices could be used during holidays (I could easily see Christmas, Valentines, etc. set ups for just a couple of hours).
I like this new line (although the price point is high). I have hue lights & enjoy them & think these are nice accessories that are just offering more choices in terms of lights + lamp options.
I felt the same way as you. I dumped all my Hue stuff and switched to Lifx. Their 60 watt equivalent competitor to Hue bulbs is much brighter than the Hue bulbs for the same price, or usually less. If you need something even brighter they offer a 75 watt equivalent. Lifx bulbs also connect directly to wifi so they don't require an additional hub; and they're HomeKit compatible.
Sorry, but that’s just a ridiculous thing to write. How can you possibly speculate what somebody else’s lighting needs are? That’s absolute nonsense. Then questioning someone’s eyesight? How the f*** do you know what they’re lighting? Maybe they’re reading, maybe they’re doing a jigsaw puzzle, maybe they’re tying fishing flies. The comments that some of you people leave are just... why?
The maximum brightness of standard A19 Hue lights doesn’t come close to the brightness and lumens that are available in traditional incandescent bulbs and halogens. Hue bulbs max out at around 840 lumens or 60w equivalent. Hundreds of millions of people around the world use 75W and 100W bulbs (or equivalent) every single day. This is standard sh**, man.
Hue definitely needs to introduce some brighter bulbs in order to make their range of products useful in a wider variety of situations, and to become a viable alternative to traditional bulbs for more people. This is not in question.