Protect Your Home with New Security Devices From Philips Hue

[@MongooseReflexes]

It's insane for a brand new security camera coming out by, a huge company, in almost 2024, not being 4K! That's completely unacceptable!

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

I agree!…Or at the very least 2k.

[@herrehenna32]

forget 4k, why no homekit?

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

I’m currently testing one of the cameras. Video soon to come.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

@herrehenna32 That’s the million question.

[@welpseeyoulater]

Any updates to this video? Were you able to test them? Looking into these but am not 100% sold on it. Great content! Thanks!

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

These cameras were a pretty big disappointment and not even worth my time (as far as doing a review). I wouldn’t bother.

[@Borissvip]

@@GeorgeLangabeer Hello. What's wrong with HUE? Now I want to buy them and your categorical answer is scary. What's wrong with HUE cameras? Tell me, please.

[@JKK_85]

They really need a separate audio alarm, just having it in the cameras is annoying. I've already got a few Hue motion sensors so I've already set it up but right now all it can do is flash the lights.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

I agree. A separate alarm would be great.

[@manu144x]

I've already ordered a 2 pack for my front/backdoor, I'm curious how they work. I do have an issue with the fact that I am basically maxed out with my hub, I may need a secondary one. My entire house, every single light and switch is Hue For cameras I don't know if it's worth it, I went with Tp-link and their commercial line because of the simplicity of POE.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Yeah, we”ll see. I also have a couple on the way for testing.

[@chekdiabatercazzare3346]

How far away does the camera detect your presence ?

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

I don’t have one yet. I preordered one, but don’t have it yet. So unfortunately I can’t tell you until I have one.

[@andyhermoso1746]

Great job!!! God bless you. I am looking for a Apple homekit compatible outdoor camara, would you recommend me any?

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Thank you! There are really only 3 options: Logitech CircleView, The Eufy 2C or the Eve Floodlight Camera. All 3 have their pros & cons.

[@BigFourHead]

how do you feel about the new policy's they are bring in and forcing users to create a account and all your data is uploaded to there cloud. And there T&C says they can share that data with third party?

[@raymondbailey2142]

Absolutely love Philip Hue lights. Tried another brand once. Big mistake. As for the security stand point I found I'm not impressed with their motion sensors because as with most (if not all) motion/presence sensors they're lacking the ability to differentiate between human and animal. So I tend not to use them (I believe I have a couple laying in a drawer somewhere). And being in the security industry for over 30 years I tend to agree that if it's not bolted down it can (and likely will be) stolen. Same with exposed wires being way to easy to cut.

[@UnbiasedPoliticsX]

Makes no sense. Burglars would then just walk like a dog to bypass your security LOL

[@Borissvip]

Crazy price. Nest is winning right now in my opinion.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Nest is definitely a better value as it stands now.

[@jhk88rph]

One step forward two steps back. Good start though. Great video and content, George!

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Yeah, exactly….thank you!

[@CeciliaCarleen_Stories]

I got Ring maybe changing soon. Thanks for the lessons. Cheers Champ

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

You’re welcome and thanks as always for the continued support! 🙏🏻❤️

[@CeciliaCarleen_Stories]

@@GeorgeLangabeer forever

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

You’re sweet. ✌🏻❤️

[@cfam117]

The notifications on phone do not work yet with my motion sensors. I have all the notifications on and restarted by bridge. How to fix this?

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

I don’t have the sensors yet. Should have them today. I’d be able to tell you more after trying them myself.

[@cfam117]

Notifications from the motion sensor started working on my newer iPad 1 day after "arming" the security alerts. However, notifications still don't work on my iPhone 7 yet.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

@coelenfamily Weird. We’ll see how it goes for me. I received mine today and I’ll be installing them tomorrow.

[@Naqeeb2002]

Have you made another in depth video of this yet?

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

I tested the cameras & hated them. Not even worth my time to review them.

[@Naqeeb2002]

@@GeorgeLangabeer wow, it’s that bad.. I was really hoping for a review. You seem to be the only KZbinr that has even made a video on this.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

@Naqeeb2002 Probably for the same reason. They are terrible. It’s really unfortunate. I had high hopes.

[@phyllisgarrison2887]

Love your sign and background!

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Thanks Ma!

[@phuckinggraphicdripdotcom]

I love you, and your content my brother. BUT it's highly overpriced too. TBH i have the lights because they are dependable even when the ISP starts hiccuping my internet service. THe lack of compatibility, storage, etc... naw ty, I will stick with what I got

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

I 100% agree. I’m going to try them because as a KZbinr, I feel I should. If I wasn’t, I’d be on the fence, even as a OG lover of Hue. I’ll reserve judgement until I get my hands on them, but they are going to have to be pretty special for the price & lack of compatibility.

[@phuckinggraphicdripdotcom]

@@GeorgeLangabeer and that’s why I appreciate your content so much. If I have question about a new product I consult your channel among a few others to see what you have to say about it. I have found we have similar opinions on the smart home world. The only thing I look for is the versatility of home bridge or like products to become an “on a store shelf” setting to be able to add more variables of how and when a routine is ran. I believe this is the biggest part missing in smart home tech, besides full cross compatibility. Among all the products like “matter” is suppose to be doing.

[@ColorAlterno]

I'm surprised it has no Apple HomeKit from start, since Hue has had it for a while, maybe even their beginning. I also have Hue lights and I've been happy with them for years, since they work excellent with my Apple HomeKit environment home.. so I think this would be a hard pass for now until full integration possible. Too bad, because I am now finally (seriously) considering getting home surveillance and I want something that will work well with my "smart" home system.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

I’m surprised too & I’m with you. But in their defense, they at least have it in mind with the MATTER integration. It’s not Hue’s fault cameras aren’t an included MATTER category….YET. Let’s hope they know something we don’t & that will be changing soon.

[@M3FortiZay]

Yeah I was waiting for some different HomeKit cameras but I just gave up. I got Reolink cameras which are better anyway, 4k etc. I’ll just go the unsupported route and use scrypted to get them in HomeKit. Just sucks cuz I’m tired of tinkering and was hoping for a native option soon.

[@jon_G75]

It needs an auto alarm function. Not the take action step. Also should auto arm when you leave using the location function

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Auto arm would definitely be a nice feature

[@Borissvip]

Автоматическое включение сигнализации есть в nest. 😊

[@snoogcity]

Great video brother 🎉

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Thanks! Appreciate you as always!

[@RedicL]

This is CRAZY and I’m very excited to give it a try! Yeah there will definitely be some cons such as the power cable, 1080p, and no HomeKit, but I think it working well in the Philips Hue ecosystem will be a major win! Philips Hue has always been my go to since day one. I used to have their lights work with my OG nest secure alarm and flash red upon activation. Cool stuff as always from Philips Hue.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

I’m looking forward to it as well. I have faith they will make up for some of the cons, with quality & attention to detail. We’ll know in a couple weeks!

[@explosev6513]

Hugeeee miss not being compatible with HomeKit.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

They will be as soon as Matter supports cameras (which is coming eventually).

[@Mark-eb2vt]

Yeah lost me right there. Could have back doored it through the hue bridge but oh well. Thought I could finally replace these nest cameras. Google is the worst.

[@MorbidGod391]

4:23 one thing… NEVER buy something with the promise that down the line it’ll support something. We currently don’t know the requirements for camera matter support. It may not even be possible to bring those new cameras into that protocol.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

I agree with you…but I will say, Hue has 100% confirmed that MATTER compatibility is coming to the Hue Bridge later this month. The key features for these cameras require the Hue Bridge. So once cameras are a MATTER category (and they will be sooner than later), they will be compatible. But again, just to clarify, the cameras will be “HomeKit Compatible”, not HomeKit Secure Video compatible. So they will gain the Apple TV & HomePod features HomeKit compatibility provides, but they won’t have the recording options HKSV provides.

[@Andre-zd8ke]

Absolutely correct. In anything IT, anything to do with technology, show me the support first, don't give me promises.

[@Reviews4fun1]

No HomeKit camera integration is a hard pass. Too many other options available at this time. Too little, too late. I may buy some motion sensors and light integration if it works with HomeKit.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Yeah, I don’t blame you.

[@steviecoleman9260]

Quite expensive for only getting 1080p, and you still have to buy a hub, plus you still have to pay for cloud storage? Yeah that's an easy pass for me. I am looking to get passed all these subscriptions base cameras so not worth it to me.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

I don’t blame you. I’m hoping something about these cameras will really set them apart for that price, but I’m not sure what that would be, after watching their presentation. Seems like they are just really proud of the Hue name & think they can charge you based on that…but I guess we’ll find out in a couple weeks. As a KZbinr, I’m going to have to at least try one.

[@dannyvdmoo]

slecht product nachtzicht waardeloos... de app helemaal ... ondanks alle opties geluid van camera staat altijd uit... je moet drie keer klikken eer dat je bij camera bent geen hue kwaliteit voor zoveel geld

[@JonGustafsonJR]

-5 in Minnesota; 4 months battery lasted 14 hours lmao, camera will not function under 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Not an all weather camera, more like an indoor camera. Disappointed so far, took a step to the side out of my home kit video for the name. Wrong choice for me. Alarms I can make automations for, no facial recognition, they should stick to lights. I’m gonna put my cam in a box and tuck it away cause at the price point and lack of ability in the camera it would last long

[@JonGustafsonJR]

It won’t last- they will discontinue it watch

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Sorry to hear you’ve had such a negative experience. I’ve heard a lot of the same from others too. I’ve got one sitting here to test and at this point I don’t think it’s even worth it. It’s a real shame. They do lights so well, they surely could have done better with these cameras.

[@munalemj]

oh look someone's breaking in.. Yoink! They stole the camera too

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

This design definitely makes it easy to steal.

[@cosmicquasar1747]

For a lowly 1080p camera, they are way over priced. Eufy makes a 2K HomeKit camera for $60 and they are reliable and work fine.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

These cameras will definitely have to make up for the 1080p resolution with features and build quality, but we’ll see. Eufy’s $60 2k camera is indoor only and very cheaply made, not to mention the privacy concerns. Eufy could care less about you as a human being, at least Hue has privacy top-of-mind.

[@tonep3168]

Way too many downsides to these. Price, 1080p, no local storage, no HomeKit video, wired, mag mount only, monthly subscription, thief can cut the power cable easily, Next.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

I agree with all the above.

[@Stinktierchen]

The price for the camera is an absolute insulting joke and rip off. I am totally shocked. Philips can go and f themselves, seriously. 200€ for a camera of this quality. Philips Hue is expensive but the camera... just WOW! Cameras for other systems cost 50€ and Philips? -> 200€ They cannot be serious, what a rip off company.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Tell us how you really feel. 😬

[@coreywalker2020]

1080p is a big bummer

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

I 100% agree. Entering the security camera game in 2023, at 1080p, is a big bummer indeed. The other features, build quality & overall performance are all going to have to blow me away to truly make these worth it.

[@BrandonDoyleMN]

Very ring like of them

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Indeed.

[@Andre-zd8ke]

No Apple Homekit Secure Video = No Buy for me.

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Yeah, it’s a bummer for sure.

[@MrLenny7777]

no auto arm when leaving home?

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Unfortunately not.

[@Jayknowstools]

This is TERRIBLE, 1080p in 2023. Definitely OUT OF TOUCH which the market Theyre supposed to serve 😢 awful lineup

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Definitely a questionable decision.

[@ksavprogm5241]

VERY OVERPRICED CAMERAS WITH NO LOCAL STORAGE MEMORY AND NEED TO PAY MONEY EVERYMONTH. ALSO SO SO MID PIC AND SOUND QUALITY, SO I SEARCH THIRD PARTY CAMERA FOR HUE SYSTEM

[@GeorgeLangabeer]

Have you actually tried one?

[@ksavprogm5241]

You can see video here - Philips Hue Secure Camera vs. Eve Cam vs. Ring Stick Up Cam Pro i try to put direct link but i see that it automatically deleted@@GeorgeLangabeer

[@ksavprogm5241]

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[@ksavprogm5241]

do you know other (not philips) but HUE compatible cameras with local storage ? @@GeorgeLangabeer