Best Budget Smart Home Lights (2021) | Xiaomi Yeelight Review

Budget smart home lights can transform your house on the cheap, and here's how to setup Google Home, Alexa and Apple Homekit compatible bulbs from Yeelight. I've reviewed a lot of smart bulb tech and Xiaomi's ecosystem smart lighting are among the best. These budget friendly lighting solutions are affordable compared with Philips Hue, LifX and other options, yet I found the Yeelight bulbs easy to setup and just as feature-packed. No bridge is required and these Xiaomi lights are compatible with Google Home, Apple Homekit, Alexa and other home assistants.
Yeelight offers a huge selection of smart home lighting solutions, and these new bulbs will be available via Amazon from Jan 25 here in the UK. Check out this link for a giveaway:
bit.ly/YeelightRaffle_TechSpurt
We start with the ceiling bulb, MultiColor M2, which is super-bright and offers a rainbow of different hues. At $20 a pop, these are the most budget-friendly smart lights I've ever setup and reviewed. So far I'm very happy - the Yeelight bulb looks and feels good quality, responds as expected on Google Home, and has all the standard featured including scheduling, presets and so on.
The LED light strip is also a winner, offering up to 10m in length if you join them together. You've got physical controls as well as the usual app support, and voice commands via Google, Apple and Alexa.
Check out my reviews of other Xiaomi gear including their latest phones, smartwatches and other gear.

[@aciw.]

Xiaomi's range of products is actually pretty astounding, from smartphones to lights to umbrellas to basically any household item that you could ever think of, they basically have you covered

[@TechSpurt]

It's absolutely insane, I never realised until they came to the UK just how much stuff they do. Their booth at tech expos is like a toy factory, last time they even had go karts....

[@1313carl]

Had a Stroke, so use Smart Bulb in my Bedroom. On/Off/Timer, using my Phone. Great help & addition.

[@johnproton259]

Hope you recover as much as possible! 🤞

[@britishogo]

I have 5 yeelight 1s in my room, absolutely love them. I created scenes in the height app, then use alexa to control them. Also made my own "scenes" via routines directly in alexa app. Instead of "alexa, turn on bright light" I created a routine that when I say "bright light" it turns on the scene called "bright light" in yeelight. Saves having to say "turn on"... Lazy I know. But I love it. This fiddling with routines and scenes is quite handy. Especially as there is no colour wheel in the alexa app, so making your own "scene" via routine is possible, but somewhat limited. I prefer to build the scene in yeelight app, where you have an in depth colour palette.

[@Mikecql]

I was looking at smart lights reviews yesterday!! You read my mind (or collected my data)

[@TechSpurt]

I have no idea what you mean (*burns several hard drives and flees the scene*)

[@GeekBastion]

hi, just wanted to say that you are my favorite electronics reviewer, i really like and enjoy your work man :D

[@markb1935]

Hi Chris, I hear the UK has a worse variant of COVID... stay safe mate from me and all my mates. From Australia.

[@damienkearns3654]

Love you reviewing something other than phones and such, especially this type of stuff 👍 Not that I don't like the phones and such, calm down 😂

[@Darth_Rick_CZ]

I have been using yeelight for many years allways great products for good price + new yelight bulbs and ledstrip even supports razer synapse, so good to have with RGB PC build

[@btnbiker]

I have a house full of Yee lights like all things Xiaomi they are brilliant, I am particularly pleased with the desk lamp. I use one of their plain white bulbs in my outside light and it's been trouble free

[@dantesalvadormd]

Whenener the week's over, I say: "Hey Siri, let's party!", that activates the light flow mode. I then walk 20 paces to get my favorite alcohol from kitchen then back to my homeoffice/homeclub

[@yeelightgermany9574]

Thank you for this really nice video!! The Staria Bedside Lamp is so cool with the integrated wireless charging pad for the phone and can be used as a light alarm clock as well - you can set it to slowly get brighter in the morning and this way wake you up softly at a fixed time! The lightstrip 1S is also compatible with Chroma Razer - for all the gamers out there ;) We will share the video with our users!

[@BabyboyBBL]

Great video as usual! But I'm pretty sure you can stick those 2 pin plugs in the 3 pin sockets just make sure they aren't loose :).

[@SB-mi2ii]

$36 for a 1 metre LED strip? You think that's cheap?😱 Well it probably is for you but isn't for us normal people.

[@A--lex]

Compared to the competition it is

[@PuddingSG]

It's 2 metres Light strip buddy!

[@KennethPaul]

Love the yeelights, I have them in every room + lamps, I mainly use the Xiaomi MiHome app but have everything connected through Google home as well and then the yeeloght app as a backup for finiky timer settings etc. No hub, no delays just set up and go, love xioami gear

[@TechSpurt]

Got to say I've been impressed, I've tried some brands like Meross in the past and been disappointed, but these are working a charm

[@kistermathias7683]

Thanks for the review. What is the name of the bulb holder you are using? Thanks

[@PutraMuzhafar]

Has anyone ever told you that you look exactly like James Murray from Impractical Jokers? Because that was my initial thoughts when I saw your video's thumbnail. Aside from that, really appreciate your review! In the market looking for smart lights for my new home :)

[@samuelash5063]

Xiaomi always suprise us

[@BigKidhee]

Greetings from Malaysia 🇲🇾. Thanks for sharing.

[@leerobinson590]

Great information. Cheers

[@dantesalvadormd]

Xiaomi's Desk Lamp 1S is also one of the best-looking smart desk lamps that also responds to Siri or Google Assistant

[@ThatForeignBloke]

You don't need an adapter to use Euro 2-pin plugs in UK sockets. All you need to do is stick something in the Earth pin's hole in the socket and that releases the guard on the live and neutral on the socket. The Euro plug can then be pushed in as the gap between the pins is the same!! Being a Brit that has lived in Europe for over 20 years, I have done this so many times when back visiting Blighty.

[@TechSpurt]

Ah yes, I forgot all about that little trick. I've got so many adapters lying around I usually just grab one of them!

[@markbrum]

I've used yeelight products for a. Couple of years and they are just brilliant. Wouldn't buy anything else. There is a new feature in the yeelight app where you can set your lights to flow to music. A perfect way to have a home disco. Love them. Great video as always

[@mlee6136]

What about for gaming, can you download it onto your pc for mood lighting?

[@gregmartyn1873]

Just checked. All available on Amazon.

[@code7889]

3:04 Wouldn't trust that adapter for a bit but I see you're a brave man.

[@dhdr86]

How did attach the light strip at the back of the tv? More specifically the corners? Did you cut or bend?

[@mlee6136]

How do you sync it with video though which is a huge feature? So that the LED strips mimic the colours of what your watching, adding mood like the Philips HUE does.

[@shy2papa]

Nice, this is awesome

[@riqlloren6506]

Wonderful info.

[@cathevans9859]

Do you have to set up internet bridge ie putting in wifi details with the bulbs?

[@syed_taha]

Xiaomi is awesome 🔥

[@realcartoongirl]

xiaomi tryna dominate the market

[@BryBry77]

Is that original prototype of the UK adapter?! Good grief dude, Time Team has excavated stuff with less shit on it! 😏

[@FreakLord]

Time to light up mate 🌝

[@ahmadghufran8117]

hi there! for the yeelight 1s, currently it is in its 4th iteration (V4s) In previous generations, many users complain about how the colours have too much white and in some cases colours such as turqoise/light blue just straight up appear white. Just a quick google search of 'yeelight strip turqoise' shows a few posts on yeelights official forums of users complaining about this. Wondering if you are having this issue with your 2021 Yeelight 1s strip. Love the content!

[@SB-mi2ii]

$36 for a 1 metre LED strip? NOT cheap at all!😱

[@DerMBen]

It is compared to other smart home lights

[@zckom]

@@DerMBen Not sure if Chris mentioned it correctly, as I know, Yeelight Strip 1S comes in 2 metres and extension is 1 metre.

[@DerMBen]

@@zckom I just checked, and it's actually not that cheap compared to other strips without ZigBee, and even some with ZigBee. It's only really cheaper or similar in price (taking the length into account) than ZigBee strips from Innr, Philips and Osram.

[@87johnek]

hi, can i use the bulbs via a bridge? hue or aqara? i dont want to add all the lights at home directly to wifi as im afraid it will slow down the router

[@87johnek]

and - can you skip the control panel and connect it directly to the adapter? i assume not - as it is the part which makes the smart magic...

[@_Rafiki.]

When did you record this video? As far as I'm aware Xiaomi have been blocked from Google home

[@Saiputera]

YEET light 😂😂

[@TechSpurt]

They really should change the name!

[@christophercrowley7574]

Where did you get the lightstrip with the UK plug

[@Tommy-Bee]

Does anyone know what the lights on the desk are please? The 18 inch tall orange ones.. I really want them

[@imsushmoy]

Can i control it from Google home app even if i don't have Google home device?

[@johnedwards3198]

Staring at the bulb after a couple of pints of best and a whiskey lol

[@TechSpurt]

It's the next best thing to sunbathing by a pool, right?

[@johnedwards3198]

@@TechSpurt mmm the cheap Chinese tanning... Just like being in downtown Wuhan

[@Jooles99]

Yeehaw cheap smart bulbs 🤠

[@kerendn]

What about a physical switch, controlling the light not just from your phone?

[@colterstevens6534]

A Geordie?! Bloody hope so. My wife is all android ira her birthday soon and i got no idea how that the android eco works. I need you

[@statfilms4103]

I need a 12 meter one how can I connect? Please help

[@tomislav4694]

What's that light behind you?

[@DrSleep00]

@Tech Spurt is Aliexpress safe to purchase from?thanks.

[@G4M1NG]

Yes

[@monetised4347]

review the new nokia feature phones

[@prisongurd1988]

i have that bulb, the problem it is always disconnecting from the app and then I can't control it :(

[@ocnarf6997]

Can you, cause you already reviewed the Mi10 t pro and Mi 10t lite but you haven't reviewed the standard Mi 10t

[@TechSpurt]

Yep, I've been badgering Xiaomi for a sample, hopefully soon! They're launching some more kit imminently though, so stay tuned...

[@rithulsandeep4491]

Do the Galaxy M31 review that's something I've been waiting for

[@plasmid-]

3:04 mate that adapter looks well dodge, get a new one!!

[@akuygter]

Do you have link for this product?

[@TechSpurt]

Yep, check here for global links: www.yeelight.com/pages/distribution-channel.html

[@NeonVisual]

Give this light a unique name: "Light".

[@KingOfTime2013]

I want an E27 smart bulb but 1000 lumens is way too little!

[@TechSpurt]

I've found this one's great for my small studio (about 3m by 6m), but aye anything larger wouldn't get the full benefit

[@KingOfTime2013]

@@TechSpurt interesting. my room is smaller than your studio and im using 2500 lumens. and I don't even feel like its too bright.

[@jaysmith2858]

@@TechSpurt That's bigger than all but one room in my home.

[@maqsoodahmad2040]

Good

[@vintageMEW81]

More home automation shizzle please

[@TechSpurt]

Hoping to get lots of smart home goodies on the go this year, if the endless smartphone flood eventually subsides!

[@vintageMEW81]

@@TechSpurt Time to expand in to the Tech Spurt Expanded Universe

[@10xstkf]

Which Phone are you using ?

[@TechSpurt]

At the moment I'm full time on the S20 Ultra as I never actually reviewed it back in the day...thought I'd finally get around to it just before they launch the S21 Ultra!

[@liamg2925]

What happens to all the tech once you have finished with the review? Just thought you must be piling up alot of stuff

[@Richiecandylover]

Why not get a TP-Link smart bulb from ASDA for around £18 - full Alexa and Google support and multicolour

[@dmo848]

Even better for 8 bucks broadlink rgb bulb

[@themarcusplayz6856]

wow

[@yanhe6532]

3:48 Why not Lampard?

[@TechSpurt]

Not a bad shout! Although I'm not a fan of the dude/club

[@inio6473]

There's an m51 it has a 7000mah battery😀

[@dmo848]

Govee light strip is cheaper n better

[@thetechnicalfloor]

yeetlight

[@vaishak007acharya]

i feel i should be using a paraffin lamp and live a 1888 lifestyle. we are already being monitored. now THEY will know what time someone switched on their lights. lookout for mic. or cameras. lololol F*uck yes mate. Cheers

[@damienkearns3654]

"Baton"? I think you meant bayonet 😂

[@renatofcr6599]

Yeelights have an issue with night light mode, turning to red color only. That's an ugly bug, which wasn't resolved by Xiaomi. Beware.

[@krayzieegg7294]

I thought it was murr lol

[@hazeyblu]

...Yee Yee ass lights..

[@Miseryt]

iphone: 10cm lead for $1999

[@tehillashlomo2026]

Fifth🤣💪

[@jeffersonemmett278]

Hi Guys 😍💋 💝💖

[@rogeliojaylon4477]

2:32 I like that😍💋 💝💖❤️

[@SamM-oh2cx]

Plug that bad boy in?? WTF are you talking about?

[@iLLya_]

Xiaomi yee lights are great lamps but the app is actual dogshit use mi home instead

[@leom8605]

I hate shitiaomi

[@casroy777]

Yeelight app sucks,do not buy! Unstable and crushes all the time

[@brogankyson3750]

2:32 I like that😍💋 💝💖❤️