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[@LinusTechTips]

Do you use smart bulbs in your home?

[@wii8]

buttplugs

[@KaushikVempati]

Nope sadly not

[@masterlxgit3181]

I never knew those existed until I watched the video.

[@jastnorn]

I have had 2 of their RGB ones for awhile. They work great. But the Yeelight has almost doubled in price since I got them a year ago.

[@DRosinanteAMV]

Nah,but I may start to

[@Badwith_Names]

I have these weird switches on my walls that turn the lights on and off. I just slap my hand on them and the lights come on. No password required.

[@SomeDudeQC]

Badwith Names Oh man. You should get those trademarked before they steal your idea.

[@GadgetAddict]

How do you change the color?

[@SomeDudeQC]

Gadget Addict coloured cellophane

[@AnonymousUser77254]

Those sound too expensive

[@LunaProtogen]

WOW!

[@MrStruggle0]

Me: *buys a Philips hue bulb* 1 day later Linus: RIPOFF

[@toggledoff7309]

this video was uploaded in 2018 lol

[@ceogar]

Hue's are the best! Only ones you can sync with gaming as far as i know.

[@bjthedjdutchdude1992]

I would still stick with PHILIPS. Because I'm Dutch. Every light bulb I buy is made by Philips.

[@flat_stickproductions209]

Look up Yee Lights, they are 38-40 per bulb now. They raised their price.

[@raxxor18]

Hue is very versatile, has tons of functions in the bridge and bulbs. The lights have very accurate colors, decent brightness and can be dimmed further down than any I've seen so far. No other product I tried out matches their quality. I still have products of other brands in my home, OSRAM plugs and IKEA kitchen lights. Thanks to ZigBee they are all compatible with the Hue bridge and work seemlessly in one system. Makes me strongly disagree with Linus here.

[@Rainbowrobb]

yeelight have gone up 30%, thanks linus

[@coolineho]

Check out sengled bulbs instead, it does require a hub but they were selling it for $7 CAD/bulb on sale. Especially a no brainer if you have a smartthings hub

[@BlowitAllUp]

If I'm going to support tyranny, it better be extremely cheap lol

[@DaytonCarCare]

@@coolineho Nah Merkury Innovations sell LED multicolor bulbs that require no hub just Wifi. $13 at Walmart. 11w LED and 1050 lumens

[@triggerhappygunnerm]

Here ya go, 17.95$: www.alibaba.com/product-detail/xiaomi-yeelight-E26-E27-10W-indoor_60785861525.html?spm=a2700.7724857.normalList.6.e6f011fapL28QG

[@OviWanKeno9i]

It's $18 USD each but the cheapest shipping to Canada costs the same as the bulb! lol It's CAD$50 a light now.

[@Gk2003m]

I’ve never ever had an issue with Hue. It works every time. By comparison, I’ve worked with other smart bulbs integrating into other systems… and those occasionally have issues that require I delete, re-find and install, and then rebuild all the routines involved. And Hue can often be purchased at discount; just last week, I got a pair of Hue strips on sale for $20 less per strip than usual. So this is less about ‘ripoff’, and more about “you get what you pay for”.

[@rtyler1869]

that is a fair comment... I am currently using a mirabella system of lights in Australia and even with dedicated ip ports on my network I am getting occasional drop outs... will progressively move to Hue now that I have bitt the bullet and gotten the hub to work with an pair of sensors.

[@MickaelVest]

My thoughts exactly, maybe they have improved since this video, but not only they are less expensive than mentioned here (got most of them on discounted bundles) but to me the main appeal that gives them the edge is how everything just works, and the app is very intuitive as mentioned by Linus. If you are not living alone, this intuitive UX is key

[@Chiliams]

and they can sync to your music or games with PC app, they're cool af

[@joeylopezdesign]

10000000% since this vid came out I’ve gone through multiple eco systems, landing on HomeKit and Meross, and I’m so fed up having to delete EVERYTHING in the whole house and rebuild it all losing all of our presets over and over and over and over again. Meanwhile the Hue bulbs work the same as day one.

[@awesomeit1969]

@@Gk2003m same here

[@robertmiller4204]

I have my hue lights, connected to my Razer PC app, and having the lights change as you play games is pretty amazing,

[@MoonTurky]

That sounds awesome! I have razer and hue but did not know that was possible lol feelsbadman

[@enriquec.7057]

@ Bobby Miller how do you do it boss?

[@Ipuffyy]

What i do when I game on my xbox, I got the strips in the back of my TV creating one heck of a badass ambient. Really good for watching movies as well.

[@rajlmamak96]

Van Romondt how did you make them work with the Xbox. I couldn’t find a solution without buying the 250€ sync box from hue

[@Mr_Right_509]

Toutakhomoun Jack van believe the new generation philips smart tv’s can connect to the hue lights on there own

[@mumulove]

Linus discovered that chinese knockoffs cost less? mind blown

[@jessm9520]

Lol

[@jpsuper]

House under observation by Chinese governement?

[@smug_slime]

@Steve honestly I just want to turn off and on with my smartphone so a 5 dollar sonoff is better imo.

[@itsv1p3r]

linus: woah, china! fbi: wants to know linus' location

[@pickledparsleyparty]

Yeah, I question the "thousands of dollars" drawback of Hue and Lifx, too. Who's replacing 40 lights with smart bulbs in their house? Majority of those lights are assuredly hardwired overheads controlled by switches. They don't need to change color (use a few lamps to set mood lights), so just hardwire in smart switches to control them. $35 bucks each to control a group of light bulbs rather than $60 per bulb.

[@kingotime8977]

It's nice to see that the "rgb" lights in the backround are in the correct order.

[@zioxei]

red green burple

[@Zoltec-q1g]

Man, this really needs an update. Hue has Global settings now for a some time already and all the 3rd party support for Hue plus the sync features make it worth it way more. Also Hue are on sale often, I only buy them at half price.

[@WalkingEmDry]

Yea second hand on Facebook marketplace

[@hansklok3564]

also, philips hue. produced by signify is a carbon neutral company, cares for their workers and tries to use a lot of recycled material. But i guess price is all that matters.

[@cory6294]

My Linkind Bulbs I payed $5 a piece for do every single thing Phillips Hue can do. Hue is still $40-45 per Bulb. It's still a ripoff.

[@Zoltec-q1g]

@@cory6294 X Doubt

[@tekk9995]

Indeed, must say I'm very happy with my Hues..

[@prorobloxgamer5509]

I guess you could say it's a HUEge ripoff

[@simonriley983]

Nice one fam

[@Raythe]

"Yuge"

[@ritzyeow]

YEEt

[@jaswik2023]

i honestly thoght thats what it would be

[@zodiacfml]

Yee rite!

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Yee.

[@dirtyasianmafia2310]

Krenon - Y eE

[@dirtyasianmafia2310]

Krenon - a video of the dinosaur saying yee accompanied by a soundtrack

[@eustache_dauger]

Yee is the future! Xiaomi is the answer!

[@CaptainAwsome]

@@Nagria2112 bu du bu du du du du du dudu bu du du du du dudu YEE

[@lewiswyatt4314]

I was looking for this commrnt

[@EraYaN]

You forgot the TRÅDFRI line from IKEA, similar prices to Yeelight AND HomeKit integration. And much better support from popular home automation software suites.

[@joshuabeny1999]

AND compatible to Hue.

[@simonarndt7158]

And also gerade Line-Up with Lightpanels for example

[@elfensky]

Last time I checked they didn't have Google Home integration though. Has that changed?

[@jeroennederpelt5471]

@@elfensky I am using google home and ikea lights together! Works fine!

[@puntje013]

@@elfensky trådfri works with Google home now

[@AbhiandNiyu]

Best moment in this video 01:49

[@ShivSai123456]

You watch linus too!Love your channel

[@syntaxvrc]

8:36 is a close second

[@sadanandmashalkar2737]

heyyy love ur work

[@guiltyvictim]

Ooh! I'm reading the comments during the sponsored message at 1:21, can't wait for 1:49!

[@MayankJairaj]

Huh

[@mjlyco9752]

An unknown difference is security. We keep adding devices to our home network and it’s nearly impossible to know which of these is the most secure. You should do a video on securing your home network from “IOT” devices.

A guets network is probably a good idea.

[@gracelanderas]

Yes, my bank account was hacked by my lightbulb the other day!

[@dl5fse990]

Makaros Makiss Yeah and I found out that my lightbulbs were sending audio recordings to the Chinese government!

[@Tustin2121]

You guys joke, but IOT devices like these lightbulbs are ripe for a potential hacker or virus setting up a beachhead inside your network and allowing more damaging things in. Putting them all on their own network, like a guest network, is one way to help limit their potential damage.

[@unfaix]

Experian lost our credit files too...

[@brady6831]

You know what else is a ripoff a cheap circumcision.

[@userdjdjsjksndndkskdkdkdkskdk]

dude seriously?

[@TheEyeWar]

Now that's a literal ripoff

[@kitsunekid16]

Punctuation is important

[@rmisionero]

Opa!!

[@rezz578]

Ffs. I was having my ceral, milk everywhere.

[@kleankash88]

like the features, setup was difficult for some of my devices (August Door lock, kzbin.infoUgkxhB5YOMNj04GuoAosExygP4cH-dKeb4aB Bose speaker)... but all switches and outlets (5), thermostat, tankless water heater. Unfortunately all I can do is turn on/off Bose. It doesn't support volume or changing channels, but I believe that is due to the particular speaker I have.... Worth getting if you already have other devices to use it with... I don't sit around and ask Alexa questions much so that doesn't really matter to me....

[@TechReflex]

Yeelight also has an ecosystem of motion sensors and stuff.

[@sohamthedude]

I'm a subscriber of yours.. Will Xiaomi ever launch the Yeelights in India officially??

[@GiacomoTontini]

Also compatible with Alexa, Google assistant and every kind of automation thanks to Home automation on rpi

[@Voluse]

Yeetlight. Nuff said

[@NJ-wb1cz]

Everyone has an ecosystem of stuff at home.

[@Janglless]

Yeetlight?

[@davidtilling2614]

Yee... Light?

[@yxx-bi1ew]

it is chinese

[@jimmyf1312]

Yee

[@opqwf]

yeet light

[@ImaginaryPrime]

YEET😂LIGHTS👌

[@henryhildebrand4236]

@@ImaginaryPrime YEET

[@kingm3llo]

3:43 The corners are cut off on the phone, seriously Linus!

[@Prab-j]

lol i think they recorded on different model of iPhone

[@swafsal]

it's just a mockup who cares?

[@driesen80]

kinda unprofessional. It's not that hard to just use a different model phone or just show the straight screen recording. Especially when they put an ad in it

[@juliettaylorswift]

One of the reasons why I argue that phone screens should have square corners and to put buttons/fingerprint scanner/cameras/speakers in the top/bottom bezel area. If you have more screen at the top, but with curved corners cut out and notch in the middle missing, to view rectangular content (basically everything) you either miss part of it or it is moved down to where the square corners would exist. At the bottom where the corners are cut out make you miss part of the content, or again move it away from the edge. Same thing with the buttons-swipe up for on screen buttons that reside where the captive ones used to exist...the same area that content gets moved out of the be able to not have the corners clipped...so why not just leave the actual buttons. Phones might have more of an "art" to them, but we are taking steps backwards in terms of use.

[@subirmajumder1024]

@@driesen80 Linus possibly wanted to show how stupid notches are, without saying a word. Clever dude :P

[@shivansh4581]

have my hue connected to my pc. goddamn do the flashbangs look real **.**

[@mattt180]

Retina damage and early blindness is a small price to pay for that level of immersion.

[@needsmoreclipping]

@@mattt180 Immersion? more like horrible fucking annoyance.

[@darius2640]

Smart lightbulb? Nah man, just install a clapper

[@reoglah]

I member

[@GhostSamaritan]

Clapper sounds oddly sexual.

[@primethread]

AFFE NOWU Ima clap u boi

[@johnhoogstra8310]

What if you have no hands?

[@willharris8632]

@@johnhoogstra8310 slap your arse together, makes a satisfying clap similar to hands

[@christiankentorasmussen7492]

where is the color comparison between the different lights??? this should have been in the video! is one of the most important points...

[@mirkomilova]

I second this! Also theres not much talk in therms of expandability of the ecosystem (does the system only have lightbulbs or can you add different types of light like lightstrips and such?) wish they went deeper into that and not focus only on price :/

[@elikay2101]

These are just rgb lights, not monitors, they'd be quite identical, and easily changeable.

[@ConnorRoss]

There's not actually, Hue from Gen 1 to 2 and 3 changed massively, the brightness of each color has improved and changes from brand to brand, it depends on the array of LEDs, what spectrum they can reproduce and how they are programmed to work togeather as no LED can recreate the entire visible spectrum. LIFX LED Array i.stack.imgur.com/T7ovG.jpg Hue Gen color comparison image philipshue.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2018-04-13-a-las-13.40.43.png Hue Gen color comparison video kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJulhqmamNycl6s (there is no Gen 4 just an updated 3) Disappointed Linus would give a video such a damning bait title that doesn't reflect the actual outcome. He basically just rated the app and price.

[@mirkomilova]

​@@ConnorRoss Yes! Hue Richer Colors bulbs are a massive upgrade in terms of color fidelity and brightness compared to the older ones (gen 1 generally)

[@JeppeBeier]

The new gen of Yeelights recently released are very comparable to current gen Hue lights

[@PaulGuy]

As an electrician who understands how color temperatures work, I have to say that LIFX's displaying of the color temp is a huge pro for me. I can't stand when I can't enter a color value directly and have to use that ridiculous touch map.

[@silentKeys20]

As a UI/App Developer, the only way you could tell me color values are using Hex or RGB (eww), other than that they're all vague terms.

[@PaulGuy]

@@silentKeys20 I mean if LIFX can do it, I don't see why other companies can't. Basically, I want a way to enter the same values for all the lights, instead of having them all be slightly different because of the color wheel's lack of precision.

[@tvanpelt91]

Feit bulbs are even cheaper, and the app offers what you speak of.

[@ossitapanainen3092]

@@PaulGuy I just got my first HUE lights, and they do have option to make light groups, that you can control as one. I dont know, did they have this 2 years ago tough..

[@theonlyD]

@@silentKeys20 I prefer HSL.

[@JayTeaLive]

Honestly the HUE platform is great and the light quality and integration with other platforms is super dope as well. It is premium but I have replaced all my lights in the house and the connectivity is nice.

[@JoseRodriguez-lo9wi]

Yup I've still had the same bulbs for about 3 years now and they still work great, it still out performs any other smart bulb, in my opinion.

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

@@JoseRodriguez-lo9wi 3 hours?

[@JoseRodriguez-lo9wi]

@@NoThankUBeQuiet it was yrs but it auto corrected to hrs, didn't catch it when it posted

[@nat2r]

Same

[@daniel_poore]

Also, Ive tried quite a few but in secret so my Lifx and Hue bulbs dont know Iam sleeping around - but NO bulbs on the market Ive come upon are able to produce the amount of light that Lifx and Hue can when used in a color mode. The low end stuff does the range oif whites fine especially for the price, but as soon as select a color the light output seems reduced by quite a bit... to the point where no amount of them in 1 room can adequately light a room. I get full color bulbs to use full color! Doesnt matter if its 10x cheaper if the functionality i bought it for isnt there then its just e-waste. I was a relatively early adopter and the amount Ive spent is painful to consider for light bulbs but man, I freaking love them. Oh yeah Sylvania Lightify actually had a decent full color recessed / can light product in the sense that it could put out good light while in a color mode, and like the Lifx and Hue the colors were vibrant but man their firmware is so buggy, and they ended up closing up shop, shutting down the Lightify cloud... luckily they pushed one last update that made them fully local control so the product wasnt just instantly unusable - sucks thats a big plus for a company these days but not many actually do that, so its points in my book.

[@DanielJohnHowTo]

Phillips Hue isn't cheap, but the system is very reliable and easy to setup/manage in my experience (i have loads of hue kit). Once you have smart home stuff e.g. lights controlled via app or voice assistance like an amazon echo or google home you'll wonder why you didn't get it before. The colored hue bulbs are quite pricey, but the regular white dimmable bulbs are under £20.

[@FutureAllenNL]

And don't forgot the open API so you dare free to create your own apps and connect it to other things.

If you have access to cheap easy to install smart wallswitches I would go for them. But where I live it seems those are very expensive.... Like several time more expensive than Hue. So they're worth it here.

[@mattmay6710]

I agree to an extent. I've used hue bulbs and light strips for a few years now, software reliability is great. The bulbs I haven't had an issue yet other than the gen 2 bulbs and gen 3 bulbs have the exact same markings on them so if you mix them up you can't pick them apart again. What the hell hue. And the light strip quity is bad. Every light strip I have owned from hue, has had a one foot stretch of lights that just decides one day it is always going to be a random color other than the one you choose, and after googling, is a common problem. That's a big issue for me. I didn't fork over that money for less than 6 months out of a lightstrip. I tried lifx for a while, the lights themselves are FAR superior. But I think I got 1 bulb to actually pair correctly. I tried two batches. Had to go back to hue

[@gearheadtechnology]

ur just mad cuz u didn't know about yee light and u paid too much for ur fancy smart lights when u could have gotten them for less than half so ur defending the hue stuff cuz u can't return it. ;-)

[@mattmay6710]

@@gearheadtechnology you're just mad you couldn't afford anything other than the cheapest lights

[@PerfectGadget]

Using yeelight over the year and it's insane and if someone won't know it's the subbrand of Xiaomi

[@Ishiisan]

I had to return 5/7 bulbs so I gave up Yeelight. I'm glad to see it's working for someone

[@elukok]

It is just a light bulb with wifi. Hardly something that could be considered insane...

[@maaadcheddar]

what

[@Xilog]

@@paullo7970 what

[@JoeARedHawk275]

Paul Lo Lol why so damned negative

[@anianii]

4:45 How can you mess up an iPhone THAT bad? The screen recording is not even on a notched iPhone.

[@simionalexandru9546]

iApplePro That phone from 2021 ma dude

[@FoxWare]

They could have used a Galaxy Infinity display image rather than that shitty notch(?

[@simonro9168]

Right? Just use the bezel of an iPhone 8 or something! This is just annoying. And if you need to have the latest iPhone in your video, then just use one of the X or Xs that I'm sure someone at LMG has.

[@AnyTechReviews]

They didn't even manage to use an image of a real iPhone... Lazy!

[@John_Mack]

People still use iPhones? In 2018?? App$e needs to end...

[@Michael-Ray]

Everything is a ripoff when you compare the price to Chinese knockoffs.

[@Zaptosis]

No, it's a rip off, even the Chinese ones are over priced, you realize all LED lights that you buy for $2 already have circut boards in them. How much more work would it be to add a wireless module & controller in them? Not much. Even the Yeeyee lights are overpriced for what they are. However I also have no intention of using smart bulbs, their a waste of time. I can stand up & shut off the light switch, I don't need my phone to do that.

[@legendfpv]

@@Zaptosis I pity you.

[@ysbrandd]

@@legendfpv same

[@MrDucttape111]

I didn't know Kanye made light bulbs

[@Arterexius]

Gotta get out of that debt somehow I guess

[@edstar83]

I'll wait for the Soulja bulbs.

[@tycoonmaster4606]

@@usasmartlight6713 Stop scamming

[@OGBeefStew]

You know what isn't a ripoff? That's right, it's bookworm adventures deluxe

[@rafster2876]

BEEF STEW WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE GET THE FUCK OUT

[@kevinfontanari]

Well, bookworm was a fairly good game, but I really want a real Plants versus Zombies sequel...

[@Danker19991]

HOLY SHIT ITS BEEW STEW

[@skrillah6259]

Beef Stew ive seen you on like 5 dunkey videos now here stop stalking me

[@Dracossaint]

Book worm adventures 2 was

[@ixalaz4536]

5:02 why is Linus's WiFi named _no u_ lmao

[@maruftim]

who doesn't name their WiFi weird things?

[@OffWhiteCrayon]

Watch the password be "yourmomgay" 😂😂

[@CRASDFGH]

It's not Linus. Jake recorded the brolls. Pretty sure it's an emulator. Probably a virtual interface.

[@jameswatsonatheistgamer]

@@maruftim Survelliance van 17

[@maruftim]

@@jameswatsonatheistgamer mine's "Federal Bureau of Investigation"

[@SuperMike2507]

Under the hood, Yeelight runs on the Tuya platform , thats basicly an open invitation into your digital life for the Chinese government.

[@timotheeeful]

noooo you can't just say that

[@J-o-h-m]

I run them localy on a Home Assistant instance and block them from accessing the wider internet. Super snappy and really well integrated. Basically eliminates any security risk.

[@bumtee1223]

well the american government already watches us so who cares lmao

[@jakeludlow7064]

@@J-o-h-m could you link any tutorials for how to do this?

[@Arctic_silverstreak]

I dunno if Chinese gov really wants to know when i turn my light on

[@jakeschminky5984]

Yee Yee 🤠. I want to be able to walk into my house, scream “YEE YEE” and have my house light up like the grizwalds house in Christmas vacation.

[@Ocastia]

That is definitely possible Whit Phillips hue, and if you want to spend the time to set it up Ikea Tradfri, but should be possible Whit all of them.

[@starchild2299]

AMEN to that bruther!

[@tij9190]

Fynn Haggenmüller its probably only possible with an apple Phone, then you can set an thing that siri does when you say yeeyeey or maybe hey siri, yee yee it will work

[@notmenotme614]

And should YEET as you leave

[@vzivadinovic]

You skipped IKEA. I love their setup! Cheaper than Philips, yet still no account required. And they'll work with all three major voice assistants.

[@willemvanoosterum4407]

Three?

[@vzivadinovic]

@@willemvanoosterum4407 Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri. I have an echo dot 2, an android phone (actually, not mine, a company phone), and an iPhone SE. Works amazing with all. And they have the nicest privacy policy I've ever seen. :)

[@toppie34]

The Ikea lights weren't even announced yet when this video was made, so that's why

[@vzivadinovic]

@@toppie34 Not true, I've had Ikea setup months before this video, and I'm not even in what is called a first world country. Edit: You can see "The Verge" testing them in 2017!

[@momatotsosrorudodi]

IKEA’s might have trouble working with voice assistants.

[@CosmicRichy]

I’ve used Philips Hue with HomeKit for awhile now and there’s no turning back. The fact I can run automation and use my phone to turn my lights on before I get home is great. Is it expensive? Yeah probably. Do I care? Absolutely not.

[@pb5581]

as long as you enjoy it = its worth it

[@axtra9561]

Youll care when youre 800 dollars in debt

[@CosmicRichy]

Axtra not when I have the disposable income to afford it?

[@UndeadFreak]

@@CosmicRichy but you will never have the most priceless thing, happiness

[@CosmicRichy]

Undead Freak420 but my hue lights give me happiness 😂

[@jonmarc876]

You should check the price of yeelights right now. More expensive than Phillips 😂

[@finethingify]

YEETLight

[@WildStyle]

I was pretty much doing that the whole video. :D

[@Budder99]

I'm glad someone else picked up on this xD Yeet

[@okywh]

Yee yeettt....

[@Wrathlon]

@@OnlyToComment99 YEET ON!!!

[@RunescapeWhack]

YEE > YEET

[@crashniels]

what about third party Philips hue compatible bulbs? Innr or IKEA bulbs are a great example

[@son_go_ma]

As someone who had your current Mog avatar for about a decade probably (the exact same over black BG that I had to photoshop myself from a white BG haha), I just had to high five you. From one magical creature to another! ;-)

[@tvl571]

I guess you could say it's a huege ripoff...

[@scottwilkins]

You really want to give your home access to a Chinese company?

[@not1716]

@@scottwilkins its literally just rgb lights

[@assumptionsoup]

Four years later and I'm totally sick of all wifi switches and plugs. They constantly disappear from my network. From kasa to lifx. WiFi was an easy choice, but not a smart one. In contrast, my lutron switches have never disappeared in the same timeframe. Not once. I'm switching to hubs and not looking back. More security and reliability goes a long way for a few extra bucks.

[@dylan3746]

Thinking of getting a few smart light bulbs for my room. Any recommendations? As your comment I would prefer great app control and most importantly reliability

[@arrozyfrijoles15]

if you ever go back try monster smart they’re cheap and have never disconnected on me they offer a whole variety of lighting options led strips, bulbs,etc

[@ianmayer8533]

I just ordered a clapper on Amazon for $17

[@QuantumPlayz]

ha u got 17 likes too!!!

[@danner182]

Rofl

[@keilaevette4114]

Ian Mayer 😂😂😂

[@winteremery5415]

Now it’s 117 lol

[@koolerpure]

Lol hard sex makes turns the room into a rave

[@djcmike]

Do check ikea trådfri as well. Not expensive and homekit support

[@HCkev]

0:19 This. It' still true today. I won a Google Home and was looking for stuff I could use it for. "Smart lights? Why not?" I thought. Well, looking at the price, I see why.

[@gilbertthompson4183]

1:50 oof. Right in the tech tips.

[@noct6494]

right on the tech tip

[@ThePswood]

IKEA Tradfri also uses ZigBee and are interchangeable with hue. IKEA also have motion sensors that link well.

[@imraneo]

Have you tested the tradfri with a hue bridge before?

[@janhildebrand2787]

@@imraneo the new ones work perfectly

[@ChrisFloof]

@@imraneo I have 14 Trådfri lights on my Hue hub. They work fine but note that the bulbs with white temperature and color are not able to change brightness and color at the same time making them useless for scenes. If you just got the dimmable single color ones you'll be good.

[@imraneo]

@@janhildebrand2787 Awesome thanks. I always thought Philips uses Zigbee Light link which may not be compatible with other Zigbee products.

[@mbainrot]

thanks for that :D i'll check it out

[@Vahkii]

>Phillip's Hue is a ripoff >works with RAZER It all makes sense now.

[@RavenFrFx]

Razor makes amazing products tho

[@Vahkii]

@@RavenFrFx No they don't?

[@SSteelux]

@@RavenFrFx razer razor products are so bad lmaoo

[@neil8481]

@@SSteelux how? Blade 15 is so much better than other laptops. They are a bit expensive tho

[@RavenFrFx]

Vahki yes they do

[@m0dp1g21]

Me: Wait, where was the bit about the spons- Linus: *SURPRISE SPONSOR WITH NO TRANSITION*

[@real_armadillo]

"Cheap Chinese Yee light requires an account" Hue it is then. Huehuehuehue.

[@Jacob-ir6zi]

Do you not own WIFI lights?

[@benitollan]

Automatic subtitles think you're speaking in Dutch 🤔🤔🤔

[@upicx1925]

Benito Llan Matos im Dutch but none of this makes sense.

[@VincentJanssen123]

@@upicx1925 *G E K O L O N I S E E R D*

[@benitollan]

@@VincentJanssen123 0:04 and finally i'm toy *boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh ze*

[@takmhz4918]

Probably he set it like that

[@SlickSofit]

for me subtitles is niederlande.

[@HTPCYMC]

Okay, now this is unepic

[@UntrackedEndorphins]

How to properly clean your metal computer GET OUT OFF MY SUBBOX

[@gamergustav2632]

Gamers rise up! 😎

[@lucasnestler6933]

Okay, now this is lightbulb

[@haloshadowsnipe3014]

Weird flex but ok

[@Anthonyg5005]

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[@falloutnewvegasboy]

"Ralated to Xiaomi" Alright everyone, looks like Linus is trying to sell us some cheap microphones that happen to glow

[@falloutnewvegasboy]

Also, while you're at it, why not compare the GE C lights? 30 dollars, no hub required, quality products

[@MostafaElSakari]

True true

[@nogo7277]

You are thinking of huawei + it's not like echo or other voice assistants aren't as or more scary

[@longraptorjesus]

the difference is your government vs chinese government.

[@nogo7277]

@@longraptorjesus i'm not american So it's all same shit to me + they all use the info in the same way anyways

[@luisduck3737]

Inspecting hackability would have been interesting. Hue has an easy to use API for control from computers. Especially control via Raspberry Pis or microcontrollers is interesting as they offer a wide range of sensors.

[@timelyrain]

xiaomi and xiaomi owned companies have an overwhelmingly comprehensive consumer programable devices (smart home) ecosystem; however, they are only focusing on Chinese market as of now. As a result, UI is only intuitive for Chinese consumers. Translation to English and Alexa support is really just a cherry on top.

[@TeodorKubena]

You can perfectly have smart home only from xiaomi product without any language issues AT ALL.

[@DSP1337]

I really dont see the appeal of smart lights. On the other hand, I would love to see you review *smart* radiator *thermostats* . You know, when I want to heat the bathroom up before I spend an unnecessarily long time there because of my smartphone :P

[@jnewman1991]

I bought them for my room. When I work the day shift I have to wake up at 2:30AM. I have the lights come on simulating sunrise to try to make me wake up more naturally. It works well for that. I feel more refreshed than when I just have an alarm go off suddenly. As far as converting my entire house to smart lights I don't see the point.

[@krpajda]

I mean, it's a bathroom, you don't know (that far) ahead of time when it is needed. Might as well keep it slightly warmer than the rest of the place all the time

[@vstaritz]

There's no better pussy magnet than coming home and tapping a button on your phone to light up the room with some fancy mood color. Just avoid Red, it makes you look like a serial killer.

[@solothkaroftrinsic3852]

I use them almost everywhere in my appartment. I use motion sensors to turn the lights on and off as needed and the LED tech makes them use less energy. different colors make sense during different times of the day and the ability to turn off the lights when I forgot after leaving home is an added bonus. some rooms also run on a timed script so that I do not need to come into a dark house. location scripts help there as well btw. And I love my voice commands through Siri or Alexa if my hands are full and I want to turn the light on or off.

[@calebscloset7282]

How can you not see the appeal its for lazy people who don't want to move over weight or disabled people. People put them in for grandparents

[@dingo_prod]

Nowhere do we talk about CRI or color rendering index of the 3 systems (at least for the "W" in RGBW). this is the real "quality" control of those lights.

[@dingo_prod]

@@00O3O1B That's why i specify the "W" of RGBW in my comment ;-)

[@bummergamer2763]

@@dingo_prod so which one is best for the eye. For reading at a desk. Already have normal 6$ led philips bulbs for background light yet I want something above my head, the white bulbs philips does. Are they good or lifix or yee is better?

[@dingo_prod]

@@bummergamer2763 As long as the CRI rating is over 85, you should be good. It should be specified on every led bulb box... if it's not on the box, don't buy ;-)

[@Realrobs]

Yeah this yee light is for sure no where near the same quality as philips.

[@JoeDiGiovanniIV]

Whenever I want to add some color in my living room I just drop my disco ball from the ceiling. Weird dancing is optional

[@nameless5r]

No! It isn't! It's mandatory!

[@V1K1NGofDOOM]

how about just turning your lights on/off with a switch on the wall?

[@cruzernator]

That's just plain old school LOL We're almost in 2019!!!

[@SummerSn0w]

If it doesn't connect to your router it's just not good enough.

[@RolandTschiah]

why spend 5$ on a lightbulb when you can pay 10x that amount but have wifi and dimming that you won't ever use?

[@isaacinmon4086]

@@RolandTschiah if you wont ever use it then dont buy it this is for people who will

[@vegaslowblower8781]

How about getting a horse instead of a car

[@Rithius3485]

What about Ikea's wireless light bulbs?

[@BrunoFinger]

I use them connected with my Hue gateway. Huge win.

[@rdebeer4071]

@@BrunoFinger Huege win*

[@obi7664]

Spent 150 bucks. My whole home has smart lighting now. Love you, IKEA.

[@haralds.5832]

Same. cheap, all features, accessories, wireless power plugs are also in the ecosystem

[@eldafint]

@@haralds.5832 Even have motorized curtains coming

[@sufyanjaunbocus5600]

lets be honest, of you can afford apple products, you can probably afford the other lights

[@brickman409]

Or maybe not cause you spent all your money on apple products

[@benjamin8399]

It's not "if you can" more "if you want", it's not a money contest

[@jonathanfletcher6976]

Very few of apples customers can afford apple products. They put themselves in to debt to get it

[@TheCobruhAlienat0r]

@@jonathanfletcher6976 That's what I was gonna say. I see plenty of people with new iPhones who take the bus cause they can't afford a car but they have all the latest tech. It's not just exclusive to Apple but you get my point.

[@salvadorr4727]

@@jonathanfletcher6976 not all of us are broke . The ones who buy the base model products or budget iPhones are the ones who can't afford an apple product but buy it to fit in.

[@JamesCurtright-lz4mp]

I know this video is a bit old, but how could you ignore Philips Hue's Sync app on PC? Sync your lights up to your movies and games? It's honestly the most immersive way to watch movies/play games.

[@arunogmc9348]

I used to buy tuya/smart lights, a day i started n try hue lights... Its a totally different dimension, quality and the light is delicious for my eyes. They're pricey yes but damn totally worth it!

[@victortruong4184]

This is the reason why I bought it

[@ChrisHenGaming]

yee

[@henryhildebrand4236]

yeet

[@JackRR15]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET

[@henryhildebrand4236]

YEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTTT

[@Verstaeker]

Wu wuh wu wuh wuh wuhwuh wuh WUHWUH wu wuh wu wuh wuh wuhwuh....

[@wopalongcassidy]

Very cheap. Very cheaply made. Failed in three weeks due to generated heat.

[@ShapeShifter499]

ALL THOSE UNUPDATED INSECURE SMART-CRAPS. How long will they keep firmware up to date? LED is supposed to last years, decades even. I know some people will be using these things LONG after the companies have dropped support. Unless the community at large picks up support, this will be a disaster of insecurity.

[@Alexlfm]

RansuDoragon Insecurity? It won’t even function. They produce these in the laziest way possible and all the data goes over the net, both ways. When they drop support, they’re dead.

[@ShapeShifter499]

@@Alexlfm Oh that's actually worse I think, or maybe it's not? Maybe you can set up a intercept on a small board computer like a Raspberry Pi to continue support. But it's still probably insecure if the computers in the bulbs can be subjected to people hacking from outside on wireless.

[@soullesswaffle]

@@Alexlfm the Hue bridge works through your local network, so you can keep using it even if your internet connection goes down, or the company drops support. That said, if the company were to do so, it would no longer publish new patches with security fixes, which would indeed mean the platform gets less secure over time as new vulnerabilities are discovered.

[@aeonvg]

@@soullesswaffle I've even already removed the Hue Bridge from the equation, controlling it with a self-made bridge and own code, entirely separated from the connected Philips ecosystem. No callbacks are made to their servers at all now, still functions fully with a lesser risk of vulnerability exploitation.

[@KingBlonde]

It's all open source, the underlying architecture and most of the apps. AS WELL as the obvious fact that even without firmware updates, you could still use legacy apps. ie your light isn't going to automatically update, so if the app doesn't update then IT WILL ALWAYS WORK. Lmao dude, good try. but it sounds like you're just biased because of a "if it ernt broke dun fix it" mentality.

[@colt1596]

The chinese are gonna turn my lights off now.. I'm already scared of the dark enough as it is

[@martinkrol2840]

Meh, still better than Americans

[@lewisperry3230]

I wanted to like your comment, but it had 69 likes

[@colt1596]

@@lewisperry3230 I appreciate you

[@sybergoosejr]

might be old but i think the best option when you pick your smart home equipment is pick your ecosystem first so you can control everything with one app in the end so you do not have 20 apps and some equipment that only works with your phones Bluetooth. best to pick stuff that can work together with something like your assistant of choice.

[@IskanderVFX]

why Why WHYYYY ????!!!! did you have to put a notch in your virtual smartphone!!!!??? WHY!??!! 😠😭 😂

[@GameOver._.]

Yeah I thought the same becuase the battery is cut away, so it actually shows how stupid it is ...

[@UltraAlex2000]

Are you angry, desperate or happy? It's impossible to understand.

[@HelenFire420]

Because apple infects everything.

[@goddamnseaslugs6855]

🤣🤣😂👌👌👌😂😂🤣🤣👌👌❤❤💕🤣🤣😂😂👌👌👌

[@pinsantoni]

I'm pretty sure it does not even have a headphone jack!

[@Yourfavoritedrawings]

Try the Ikea smart bulbs. Eaven cheaper :)

[@russellmaxwell755]

and they work with Hue!

[@JeppeBeier]

They are a good alternative to Hue as they can even be used with the Hue gateway, but still not quite as cheap as Yeelight

[@beware_the_moose]

@@burnzy3210 au contraire, they're popular enough to have their own subreddit /r/tradfri

[@StuTubed]

Well at least a few people care. I have two of them in my living room, controlled by a single remote. Reasonably priced, and have a few accessories like motion sensors etc.

[@WillyJunior]

@@burnzy3210 "nobody is using them and nobody cares" ... you sound like a total sheep and the kind of person the Philips marketing department must love

[@Deepankarsingh1993]

I do miss Luke videos, linus is great but I kinda miss Luke too

[@stonardkushington3790]

i reaaaaally miss Luke. Love Linus, but Luke was the best host. I also miss Berkle in the vlogs :(

[@JonaFolgt]

I remember a time when luke was doing all the videos and Linus was just gone for like 2 months haha. Everybody wanted Linus back that time.

[@stonardkushington3790]

@@JonaFolgt we need balance. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Posterharpua]

I bought 8 HUE Bulbs in 2013, and many more in 2018. It's now 2025 and they all still work flawlessly. in the meantime I've had several LED Bulbs crap out thousands of hours before their estimated run time. Granted, they were cheaper, but like with many things in life, you get what you pay for.

[@NebukadV]

It would be really important to look at the "quality" of the light (wavelength distribution, CRI). Light has a crucial influence on the human psyche, so of what use is it to save some money now to suffer from eye strain and/or emotional disorders?

[@astorMorisson]

Very much. It is also a huge factor in the price for LED lights. So it might explain part of the price difference. Also, Hue will still work in 10 years because it's a self contained solution. How does that work with the other two?

[@GJBedrin]

Yeah cuz people pay so much attention to that stuff when they go to the store and buy a regular $3 light bulb

[@NebukadV]

@@GJBedrin Incandecent light bulbs (I suppose this is what you mean) produce an extremely natural light, no matter how cheap they are. It just lies in their physical principle. With an LED you can only try to replicate that natural spectrum as good as possible.

[@nikolassmithers4870]

Y’all be gettin all sciencey on my ass and I ain’t having this shit 😂

[@dusscode]

ToxicAsh-YT then why tf are you here? That’s like going into a bar when you don’t drink alcohol.

[@disuko]

bu du bu du du du du du dudu bu du du du du dudu _Yee!_

[@teaganbob]

angpug1 how long did that take you?

[@Asheora]

years... so many years

[@zyrixia]

bored arentca?

[@bugaboo2860]

YEEE

[@zuckle5319]

god that was perfect

[@MrHappyfacee]

I got the hue lights because they're the leaders on the market. So many apps only have integration with hue lights and no other lights. Sleep as android and flux is two examples. I also use Tasker and have the Autohue app as a plugin and it works really well. Because of this the lights are worth it in my opinion. And I kind of view it as future proofing. Phillips is a big company that ensures quality in their product and if somethings not working you got warranty and support. It cost a bit of money upfront but now I don't have to spend anything on bulbs for a long time. Just my two cents

[@brianwgDK]

Any bulb and accessories running zigbee works. I got som "China" bulps that works in the hue app.

[@strongisland7015]

I agree, Philips dominates the smart bulb game and yes they’re twice the money but I’m spending that money overtime and not at once. You want 40 smart bulbs in your house today..get the cheap bulbs, but if they crap out or don’t work good luck getting help. That’s what I’ve seen from others anyway. The only rip off Philips has is their light strips. Well said.

[@MrHappyfacee]

@@brianwgDK if they break where do you turn for support? Is there any warranty or somewhere you can return them?

[@MrHappyfacee]

@@strongisland7015 yeha I fell into the trap and bought one and could have easely done with another brand I think. Now I need to get a diffuser or something for it because the individual lights on it are so bright

[@strongisland7015]

Mr. Happyfacee diffuser? You don’t want to just dim the individual lights? Or all of them together. I like the brightness personally. But I keep my overheads dimmed because I hate overhead lights lol but with these bulbs so much better with the themes!

[@sodacan2594]

I've got full house setup with Tapo/TP link coloured dimmable bulbs and lighting strips. Full house done for less than £250. Mobile phone software is really only used for one time setup as I've setup all scenes, moods and routines with IFTTT and Alexa. Exterior lights switch on automatically when one of our phones enters within 100 yard range of home if it's near or after sunset. My co-worker tried to do the same with Philips Hue and ran into limitations on the number of aplets his hub could manage.

[@CraigPeace]

thumbs up for the nads shot alone

[@anu_start]

dammit, you said Alexa, and mine wouldn't shut up for a minute

[@larsmathiesen8999]

Philips HUE bulbs can only be used with a Philips Zigbee hub. But IKEA bulbs are cheap and open. So got me a Zigbee hat for my Rasberry PI uses IKEA and Xiaomi zigbee stuff and opensorce tools to control it. And also some WIFI devices from XIaomi, Amazone (Alexa) and Broadlink. Opensource rocks and when you want somthing you find a good tool on Github look at its compatily list and then find the sweet price. ;)

[@Paretozen]

Meanwhile, you spend hours to figure all the stuff out, that you could spend working an actual IT-job freelance at 80$/hr and bought you dozens of Hue's. Hey, as long as you are having fun!

[@tempooooo]

It's not like he's doing rocket science man, you won't get 80/hr for something like that. But sure, your point is semi-valid.

[@bigthot1077]

Paretozen They only make $36/hour you dummy

[@Invenitive]

@@bigthot1077 depends where at and at what skill level. The guy's who did IT for my high school were paid $100/hr, but only actually got paid $30/hr because they were part of a company that took the other $70. independent IT at my workplace gets $90/hr all to himself, but he also needed a good bit of experience, along with military clearance to get the position

[@bigthot1077]

Invenitive Oh so makes as much as people in the medical field? Ok buddy.

[@pulsar7632]

The only reason why I use Philips Hue is that it has Hue Sync. Show me another company that does that and I'll switch in an instant. Also, Philips Hue has zones now, for global scenes.

[@TheN8ism]

Have you tried it with music? I have 16 hue bulbs in my basement and syncing it with music is CRAAZY!

[@nissanjon97]

Geeni does all that.

[@AstoundingAmelia]

@@nissanjon97 yes but with same speed as hue? I did a comparison between my LIFX and hue bulbs and hue were instant and very smooth with reacting to my Audio where as lifx weren't fluid or realtime at all, I used the same app and same everything else

[@northwiebesick7136]

@@nissanjon97 geeni sucks unless you live in a town... I know because I bought a set of 2 "Wi-Fi" lights, and was dismayed that I had to use them with the internet, and I'm in the boonies, so... Yeah... Also, to clarify, I don't have Wi-Fi at our house, so I had to use my cellular hotspot, which took around 8 hours to get to pair up with the lights... And no I wasn't using a 20$ phone but a 450$ phone, specifically a Google pixel 3a, and the boonies, means 1 bar of 4g, so basically only working on that app at night...

[@robertsivonjic5080]

You mean it syncs with the TV?

[@J4CK4LFUL]

1:49 ultimate in unscripted scenes

[@milagrosjereza9354]

Nutshot 👌👌

[@unbelievableflyingdrunkenp755]

_All those dislikes came from moths._

[@albinfiskare]

Moths actually like led. Green blue uv spectrum

[@HimalayanSnow-]

lol, I disliked coz he was vague ad just skimmed the surface and yes I am a moth.

[@_yuri]

@@HimalayanSnow- i cannot agree more as a moth

[@francissalvator8729]

unbelievableflyingdrunkenpotatowithnolife that meme is dead

[@_yuri]

@@francissalvator8729 can i have lamp bröther

[@hatrer2244]

Why don't you mention IKEA TRÅDFRI? They're at around 20$ each

[@theking-wv7dp]

But they're not fully rgb, u can only choose at best one color out of 9, instead of the entire 16.8 M colors spectrum

[@Bluesourboy]

Because #ee1166 color light is soooo A E S T H E T I C

[@greenidguy9292]

Because he isn’t being sponsored by them...duh

[@ezrato]

I use another one - 'Wiz'. I much prefer it over Lifx and Hue and it's cheaper than both.

[@ericedlund3140]

linus: or you could switch to android evil smile that they cut out

[@tls5870]

I imagine wired light switches are going to be a thing of the past sometime soon, and will be replaced by surface mounted switches without limitations in location. Want a light switch next to your bed? No problem.

[@m1ekshreds]

Personally I recommend tp-link's smart lights. Pretty much anything in the LB100/KL100 series. They're cheap, work great, do not require a hub, and the set up with tp-link's kasa app is pretty much seamless. I recommend them to pretty much anyone who wants to buy smart bulbs.

[@jasiekpor92]

One thing that is awesome about Yeelight is that it has a developer mode with exposed API so you can write an app to control it in your local network. For example, you can sync your Windows theme colour with your light.

[@therealsechs]

Philips can sync directly to your monitor. If you have lights on both sides it will match the colors on the scene giving you ambient lights that match no matter the scene. I use it for doom and Skyrim. Def improves the immersion

[@MattJasa]

I've spent a lot of time convincing the older generation to switch from incandescent bulbs, I told them LED Technology isn't just a fancy marketing gimmick. Now with these 'Smart Bulbs' Phillips your making things very difficult for me..

[@whodahellru8124]

After my father passed away and my mother was faced with being alone after 50 years she surprisingly was accepting of the hue setup I installed in her home. She learned to control them with her smart phone and home automation was a plus that made her feel more confident. Installing motion sensors in dark areas of the home with switches difficult to reach (older home) made her ask me why didn’t I she have this years ago?! Surprisingly I’ve found more millennial aged individuals that were against it, which had me shocked. So this is one of those things, you don’t know unless you ask or get them to try.

[@LewisBrain]

@@samuelcooper5431 I agree I went with Hive as they seemed cheaper and have more offers. But my main reason was I had a Phillips digital photo frame 8 years ago. I had not had it more than 2 years at the time. We moved house it was all wrapped up. I got it out and it would not even turn on. Completely broken. Since then I have never brought a thing off Phillips.

[@HimalayanSnow-]

Linus being a PC guy I was wondering, why you did not talk about Hue Sync, you can sync to video, music and games. How did you leave that out ?!

[@companyoflosers]

because anyone who has used it will tell you its a pointless feature that isnt nearly as well implemented as they try to make it seem.

[@HimalayanSnow-]

@@companyoflosers have you used it ?

[@companyoflosers]

@@HimalayanSnow- i used it for both movies and video games. neither worked well. the lights were always lagging a noticeable amount of time behind what was on screen and there is no way to map out the lights to your screen based on position or placement. for example if i had two lights aimed at the wall on either side of my screen, theres no way to tell hue, light A is on the left and light B is on the right and there is a lightstrip on the back of the panel. its just here are the lights i want to react and hue does what it wills with them.

[@xXJoshubusXx]

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. The Overwatch incorporation with all my razer products alone makes hue worth the price. I switch characters and my whole room changes to reflect their colors and ultimate abilities.

[@nexxusty]

@@xXJoshubusXx yup. This I why I want it. Works well I guess? I have all the overwatch razer gear, are you using the LED Strips or the Bulbs? Either way, how many of each? Thanks for the reply in advance brother.

[@yuvaff8322]

yeet light i'm sorry

[@1mSeal]

it's fine, you only Yeeted Lightly.

[@SirFridge]

Huehuehuehue

[@skulcandykid]

@@1mSeal That's making it even better. I lol'd!

[@TrueMathSquare]

Huh?

[@Vayneism]

Gotta say, as a Belgian myself I like that you put Eddy Wally's "wauw" in there xD.

[@TP.Tripje]

Fakka belgje

[@superslammer]

I love it how people who are watching a tech channel can't seem to handle people buying home lighting technology. You people spend thousands of dollars on special chairs and keyboards and mice and displays for your computer but can't understand someone spending some money to make their home feel more comfortable or convenient :) Sounds like a bunch of old people griping because the youngsters dont do it the old way anymore. Love my philips hue. I'd rather pay more and get solid products than risk getting something from china. And I can get my stuff way faster. My last orders from china took 2 months.

[@jonathanodude6660]

most people do not do that and the people who do are doing it because if theyre going to sit still for hours, they want to be comfortable and not get cramps and back issues.

[@HimalayanSnow-]

@@jonathanodude6660 same with lights, people spend their whole time sitting in lit rooms. These make it more comfortable for your eyes and mood plus more immersion for the media we consume !

[@HimalayanSnow-]

China makes Iphone duplicates too, why don't we buy them ? we need innovators not copycats ! Hue is the best with pc integration for games, videos, music and overall vibe

[@Defenestrationflight]

I watch tech review channels for the same reason i watch Ashens and mikeJ infomercial product reviews.

[@LittleWhole]

@@HimalayanSnow- @Bill Sargent It's not China that makes iPhone duplicates and copies, it's brands in China. Legitimate Chinese brands get bad merit just because they're from China. The people making copies ruin it for Chinese people who actually want to make real products.

[@DjDanny44]

You did not mention the powerusage of the bulbs. Yeelight consumes much more power, when in idle. I don't know the exact numbers but it is not that little. This is because the alsways on WIFI connection uses much more power than the Phillips HUE connection. So if you turn off your lights (via your lightswitches) Yeelight will be cheaper. But if you only use the idle mode you should DEFINITELY consider Phillips HUE. You could also implement the xiaomi smart light switches to controll your yeelights 100% wirelessly.

[@MURTOE42]

​@hedronic_octa Actually this is not true. There is a german reviewer who measured the power consumption of Hue and Yeelight lamps. If you use more than 3 lamps, Hue becomes way more power saving than Yeelight. Here´s the vid with the calculations at 3:06: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHa9mKyvbLOKlck

[@MURTOE42]

@hedronic_octa Hmm, I don't want to be a smart ass, but the power consumption doesn't differ from country to country, so no matter where you live, the costs are higher. I think the Hues will be cheaper in the long run, since you don't have to change the bulbs that frequently. Canada rocks btw! Have been there twice and love it! ;-)

[@MURTOE42]

@hedronic_octa Nice maths! Ok I'm with you now.

[@OGSiX33]

Why do you have an e92 BMW as your wallpaper? Innovation. Design. Quality. Linus, this reviews isn't up to your usual par. Durability wasn't factored in to this test, nor was the fact that the Chinese knockoff Yeelights basically copied the R&D work Philips did, built a dodgy app, uses a dodgy WIFI connection, forces you to use an account, doesn't work with Apple Home, etc, etc.. How is the slighty pricier Philips the "RIPOFF" again?

[@thecaptain5026]

Fanboy alert

[@mrarmaan999]

Philips CEO disguised as OGSiX33 here. And slightly pricier? 35$ is not slight sir. Get outta here.

[@OGSiX33]

@@mrarmaan999 As it includes the hub, the difference is smaller, but even still, if 35 bucks were too great an investment for me, I wouldn't buy hues. I wouldn't buy their Chinese knockoffs either, I'd buy IKEA's for half of the prices of Yeelights. Shit, I'd probably buy the cheapest old-school bulbs I could find. Just saying, saying "Philips Hue is a RIPOFF" is like saying a Mercedes Benz E class is a "RIPOFF" because you can get a Korean Knockoff Benz for half the price. One company did all the work, and you say, we did what they did, but cheaper. There's reasons to get behind that, I'm not one to judge, but to call the innovators "RIPOFFS" isn't painting a complete picture, which is what Linus usually tries to do.

[@AndreasFeldschmid]

Totally agree. WiFi usually has higher power consumption, too. I use a combination of hue bulbs for main areas and entertainment while using Osram / other cheaper zigbee controllers for lighting the bedroom or bathroom. I'm usually a very thrifty person, but for some things you want to choose high quality over compromises..

[@camdenpike]

I'd be interested in seeing an update on this one. I use the basic Phillips Wiz bulbs, I think I paid maybe $10-$15 each a few months ago, w/ no hub required. Not as bright, but gets the job done for me using just an app and Wifi.

[@linnsoltwedel]

What about IKEA? I have IKEA lights, or spot lights, because I have 40 in my house, so I got them and programed them to work with the Hue :) Great!

[@AyLeo]

Ikea lights work with the Hue? Awesome.

[@kvlejohnson7411]

You have my attention, do explain how.

[@Catnugget76]

Got the Ikeas too. They're cheap and works fine for my applications

[@bradkyrish8058]

I've got a few of the Ikea lights with my hue lights and they are fine. It depends on the light fw though.. I bought one that was at the wrong fw version (didn't work to hue) and because I didn't have the Ikea hub I couldn't flash the fw to whatever the newer version was. It still works as a dumb light though..

[@kopkraft]

Not yet sponsored by IKEA perhaps

[@kiar007]

I'm happy for once about living in South Africa. By the time we actually start using smart lighting and general smart home products there will be clear cut options. (We do actually have smart light and smart home product but they are not as easily accessible as just going to Wal-Mart )

[@elbaekk]

If Ikea is in your area they have some quite good smart home products. I only use their lights but I expect to expand.

[@piotrkrolikowski9335]

I live in the states and still see no real point in it all. Oh no i had to get up to switch the light on, what a travesty. I love tech but this is a trend i just can't get behind.

[@HimalayanSnow-]

making the best out of a bad situation, kudos to you sir !

[@Blackmetal699]

I really find this kind of product pretty dumb... I don't need my lights to be RGB... It's really not a problem to get up and turn them on/off... It's easy to install a light switch that can dim lights as well. And ultimately... There are much more useful appliances that I would be willing to spend my money on than RGB wireless lighting for my home xD

[@shawnpitman876]

@@piotrkrolikowski9335 right? and people wonder why america is becoming so obese.... can't even get up to turn a light on or off.

[@hschokker86]

Got Philips hue all throughout my house and it was completely worth it. Buy the startersets including the hub when they are at a discount and sell the hub. The price per bulb is very low that way and I also bought some white lights for places like bathrooms where I don't need a disco effect. I have all my lights powered 24/7 and I connected all wall switches to a z-uno that passes the wall switch signal through z-wave to my domotica setup. (home assistant on a synology, also using z-wave motion detectors) It's also great how the philips hue is integrated in everything. My domotica system can control them very well as well as google home (voice) and from apps such as plex. (lights go out when a movie starts and they go on again on pause or stop) All in all I will not switch easily from Philips hue to something else, the only thing I miss is ps4 integration so that the color matches the game/video I'm playing. That does work in windows with an app which is a really nice feature.

[@joel_real]

thats useless

[@hschokker86]

@@joel_real what is useless? What should I do different?

[@johnd9000]

I’ve had tons of problems with LED bulbs dying after less than a year. It’s at least a 10% fail rate after 2 years. The darn things start blinking/flickering. I have not had a single Hue bulb fail. Some are 10+ years old… so you do get what you pay for it seems.

[@krakakapaul]

I don’t think philips hue is a complete rip off. Expensive yes. My apartment is fully fitted with them for nearly 5 years now. None of these bulbs failed since I bought them. I still remember the time of the legacy bulbs. A period where you had to keep bulbs in stock cause they could fail anytime. What I miss is an estimate it really cost to install hue in a house. I know Linus was only talking about the color bulbs. But are people actually putting colors in every room? Do people really want RGB in for example the toilet? What will the cost be for a actual house setup fitted with hues or lifx. My hues already returned my investment by savings on the energy bill

[@theAppleWizz]

on less you had old school light bulbs you are not saving that much

[@jayjayhooksch1]

I think I actually spend more on electrical now that my whole apartment is kitted out in hue. I find I leave the lights on longer because it's take longer to issue a voice command or pull out my phone than it does to hit a switch on the way out of a room. Mind you I only have hue switches installed in a couple of places, perhaps with hue switches all over the place I could save money on electrical.

[@PedroSombreireiro]

I have Hue also, but i already had 2 lamps failing in 1 year :(

[@kieronscully1161]

I got a bunch of the colour ones for "sleep hygiene", so if anything I want them in places like the bathroom and kitchen for before and after bed. Cost wise it wasn't too bad, the halogen spot style ones come up relatively cheap now and then. One's seemingly failed in the bathroom though, I think humidity has probably not helped there. If you want to get it a bit cheaper, usually one fitting will come up heavily reduced every so often. So a screw fitting might be a lot cheaper than a bayonet. You can then either change the fittings or get adapters fairly cheaply, but it's a bit of a hassle.

[@jeffstrains4014]

I believe the next big step in home energy savings is actually dropping lighting system to 12 volts like in a camper, then you can run all your leds of that VS stepping down the volts and converting at every bulb. Those hot bases are due to resistance that ='s watts and $$

[@d3xbot]

My one concern with the Yee Lights is security. They hook up to WiFi and call out to the internet. Knowing cheap smart home appliances, this is just asking for disaster. You could set them up on a vlan with firewall rules that restrict them to just the yeelight servers, but that’s not viable for many users.

[@TheMrVengeance]

Someone else turning your light on or off is "a disaster"?

[@d3xbot]

@@TheMrVengeance I have a friend with light-sensitive epilepsy and who comes over to my house from time to time. If someone were to maliciously flicker my lights at a high speed, it could trigger a seizure. But that's not the disaster I had in mind. I am more thinking that poorly secured lights could be a vector to attack other network devices. In the 2014 Target hack that exposed customers' credit card information, the hackers got in through the air conditioner control network. What is to say poorly secured lights couldn't do the same? Further, a number of routers and smart appliances were compromised and took part in the Mirai botnet which attacked cloud flare and crippled parts of their network. I want no part in that.

[@MrKilled1]

I started using smart lights because everyone leaves lights on in my house and I was tired of coming home to an empty house with every light on.... I figured there'd be a company like YeeLight eventually when I started buying the Hue stuff. I have 6 bulbs in total in my place and 2 LED strips and I feel like the money I invested was worth it. I haven't looked back and thought, that was a waste. I also think the Hue setup on my phone was super easy to use and once I setup a few timers, programmed the remote/switch and stuff, I haven't had to adjust it since. I think eventually the Hues stuff will get cheaper... there have been some really good sales that bring down the prices to half in most cases for me.

[@LewisBrain]

I have wanted a smart home for a while. I started November with a google home for my Birthday. I had used it 80% of the time on my phone. I got a hive hub on eBay brand new for £43.00 inc p&p. I Started off with the smart plug as I was sick of them cheap timber lights. We have a hall table lamp. But the timer kept clapping out. I would go to bed and it would either not be on coming home or it would be on till 12:30 AM when trying to sleep. I loved it so have ordered some GU10s I only order when things are on discount or and offer. I have loved been able to turn off my lights when out. I work in care and have funny hours. I set my bed table lamp on to wake me up on days off I just switch the main lamp switch off.

[@DerDudelino]

Agree. It's just amazing that it switches off automagically. With normal bulbs there was always someone forgetting to put them all out at night.

[@itsjustlukeRevive]

Yeeyee! 🤠

[@La_sagne]

lamar does not approve

[@nailgaripov]

No, no, it's Yee🦖