Philips Hue is a RIPOFF
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- Опубліковано 20 лис 2018
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Finally a competitor for both LIFX and Philips Hue bulbs that isn't going to break the bank - Yeelight
CORRECTION: The newer generation LIFX bulbs no longer make use of a mesh network, instead they all connect directly to the router.
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Do you use smart bulbs in your home?
buttplugs
Nope sadly not
I never knew those existed until I watched the video.
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.
Nah,but I may start to
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.
Badwith Names Oh man. You should get those trademarked before they steal your idea.
How do you change the color?
Gadget Addict coloured cellophane
Those sound too expensive
WOW!
Me: *buys a Philips hue bulb*
1 day later
Linus: RIPOFF
this video was uploaded in 2018 lol
Hue's are the best! Only ones you can sync with gaming as far as i know.
I would still stick with PHILIPS. Because I'm Dutch. Every light bulb I buy is made by Philips.
Look up Yee Lights, they are 38-40 per bulb now. They raised their price.
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.
like the features, setup was difficult for some of my devices (August Door lock, ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxhB5YOMNj04GuoAosExygP4cH-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....
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”.
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.
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
and they can sync to your music or games with PC app, they're cool af
yeelight have gone up 30%, thanks linus
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
If I'm going to support tyranny, it better be extremely cheap lol
@@coolineho Nah Merkury Innovations sell LED multicolor bulbs that require no hub just Wifi. $13 at Walmart. 11w LED and 1050 lumens
Here ya go, 17.95$:
www.alibaba.com/product-detail/xiaomi-yeelight-E26-E27-10W-indoor_60785861525.html?spm=a2700.7724857.normalList.6.e6f011fapL28QG
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.
Linus discovered that chinese knockoffs cost less? mind blown
Lol
House under observation by Chinese governement?
@Steve honestly I just want to turn off and on with my smartphone so a 5 dollar sonoff is better imo.
linus: woah, china!
fbi: wants to know linus' location
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.
have my hue connected to my pc. goddamn do the flashbangs look real **.**
Retina damage and early blindness is a small price to pay for that level of immersion.
@@mattt180 Immersion? more like horrible fucking annoyance.
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.
Yea second hand on Facebook marketplace
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.
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.
@@cory6294 X Doubt
Indeed, must say I'm very happy with my Hues..
It's nice to see that the "rgb" lights in the backround are in the correct order.
red green burple
Yee.
Krenon - Y eE
Krenon - a video of the dinosaur saying yee accompanied by a soundtrack
Yee is the future! Xiaomi is the answer!
@@Nagria2112 bu du bu du du du du du dudu bu du du du du dudu
YEE
I was looking for this commrnt
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.
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.
@@JoseRodriguez-lo9wi 3 hours?
@@NoThankUBeQuiet it was yrs but it auto corrected to hrs, didn't catch it when it posted
Same
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.
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.
I have my hue lights, connected to my Razer PC app, and having the lights change as you play games is pretty amazing,
That sounds awesome! I have razer and hue but did not know that was possible lol feelsbadman
@ Bobby Miller how do you do it boss?
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.
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
Toutakhomoun Jack van believe the new generation philips smart tv’s can connect to the hue lights on there own
As a security focused person by profession and hobby, the fact that the YeeLight bulbs require an account for *local* connections to the phone is a HUGE red flag for me. Allowing it for convenience is fine in its own right, but there is zero excuse to ship a product and require the end user to make an online account for a device that will almost never need a connection to the open web. Think about it - this is in your home, permanently installed to the socket - are we going to start requiring accounts before we can use our "Smart Toaster?" Of course not. That would be ridiculous.
In addition to that, the fact that the product comes from China, and that the devices themselves are so much cheaper than the competition (sort of, I'll get to that), really makes my hairs stand on end. Requiring an account at all suggests that they need API keys to perform basic functions, even if the connection from the phone to the bulbs are *mostly* local. If this is true, it ultimately means they're constantly phoning home. Huge no-no. I've worked on developing products like this, and you can actually set up a sort of "cloud hub" to serve the purpose of the physical hub like the hue bridge. I think that's what they're doing here - likely with the same server software I worked with. Mind you, this approach is STUPID, and certainly not the kind of architecture I would design and ship in a product, but it does exist. This begs a few questions:
1. Where is the main server? In China? How much latency would that cause? How much info on home networks could potentially be sniffed and sent to the Chinese government? You can learn a LOT about a network by simply being connected to it.
2. What happens when my internet gets knocked out? Do my bulbs work?
3. What happens when they discontinue their cloud service?
4. What the hell is this thing *doing* on the network? How "chatty" is it?
This isn't the first time I've seen LTT glaze over very glaring concerns like this. It's as though not a single one of your writers or editors know a thing about basic home network security - I wouldn't trust this thing on my network, and yet you're not only recommending it to us, but going further and saying the main competing product is a "ripoff." Did you even do any security tests on this thing? I doubt it, since you'd have mentioned it if you had. You typically get what you pay for with IoT products, and the security of these products certainly follow the same rule.
I'm sure I'm not the only member of your audience who would like to get more security insight into gadgets like this, especially if you're going to recommend people to put this on a home network, where the most sensitive of people's data is. While it would be very "tinfoil hat" of me to suggest that EVERY device like this would be intentionally malicious, stuff like this tends to be inherently insecure. It could very well be "punching holes" in your network, or be vulnerable to an exploit that leaves the rest of your network at risk.
If you're reading this, please consider hiring a consultant or writer with a heavy security background. Someone who knows what they are doing and can quickly research and/or pentest devices like this before they show up on the channel - someone who would be horrified that this video was produced and released as it currently is.
I would like to see more security-minded product tests and data in the future.
Back to the pricing. The only prices you seem to quote in your video is the AliExpress ones, which doesn't at all account for overseas shipping costs. Yes, stuff from China will be cheaper, but the customer either fronts the bill for the shipping, or pays no shipping and has to wait 2 weeks to a month to receive the product. That's unrealistic. Meanwhile, on Amazon, the price for a colored bulb is $30. Still cheaper than Hue, but not by much. Why? Shipping and storage costs to stock and ship the product from the U.S. and Canada. You didn't even cover this at all, likely to give false credence to your whole "pHilIpS hUe Is a RiPoFf!!1!1!1" nonsense. At that price point, if Hue is a ripoff, so are the YeeLights.
I'm overall pretty disappointed in this video. To call Hue lights a "ripoff" and completely glaze over everything I've mentioned is entirely uncharacteristic of the LTT I've been following for years. I've always known you guys to have a little more integrity than this. I hope this isn't the beginning of a never ending downward trend in quality.
I very much look forward to your videos, and I love everything LTT has done and accomplished over the years. You guys are awesome. I hope I haven't come off as someone who wants to see you fail - I don't.
All the best.
I got a very uncomfortable feeling after installing their smart switches for that very reason and given some of the press in the business periodicals about suspicious and very hard to find chips being found on american tech built in china - I'm glad I returned it.
The need for an account is really weird. My guess would be that the hubless architecture requires a soft hub out in the cloud somewhere. I prefer Hue for this reason. First, the individual lights are not directly on my network so they're less of a concern. Second, if Philips gives up on them, I expect someone will come up with a third party Zigbee hub that will do it (if they haven't already; I hear the Hue bridge can control other Zigbee products like the Ikea lights).
I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars on lights that rely on some company's servers to keep running.
how else will they mine your usage data so they can better target ads to you
Personally, still contemplating using normal lights and setting up a couple of Pi devices in the wall to manage it all.
Might even end up cheaper as it would be ~5 devices for the entire house and I could just keep all the normal bulbs, no worry that if one ecosystem becomes more expensive I'd have to pay for that one.
I have set it up in two rooms so far, each gets their own, so far I've spent about $20 on it (basically I get second hand Raspberry Pi's that people don't know what to do with anymore, any version is fine as long as it has WiFi, though I did set up a separate SSID for it on a different channel to reduce interference) and ~15 hours in software (inc. of a local web page to set it up, no internet access to it), and about 3 hours for each device.
The time spent is probably a lot more costly than the devices, lol, but it's an enjoyable side project.
It will still probably take me years, as beyond the study and living room, I don't really see the point. I have like 2 lights a room outside of those, and usually the light switch is conveniently located, so no point in setting up a "smart version", especially don't see the point of different colored lights. I hate the RGB craze.
Why is this UA-cam channel so hellbent on hustling these things?
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.
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
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.
You forgot the TRÅDFRI line from IKEA, similar prices to Yeelight AND HomeKit integration. And much better support from popular home automation software suites.
AND compatible to Hue.
And also gerade Line-Up with Lightpanels for example
Last time I checked they didn't have Google Home integration though. Has that changed?
@@elfensky I am using google home and ikea lights together! Works fine!
@@elfensky trådfri works with Google home now
5:02 why is Linus's WiFi named _no u_ lmao
who doesn't name their WiFi weird things?
Watch the password be "yourmomgay" 😂😂
It's not Linus. Jake recorded the brolls. Pretty sure it's an emulator. Probably a virtual interface.
@@maruftim Survelliance van 17
@@jameswatsonatheistgamer mine's "Federal Bureau of Investigation"
1:50 oof. Right in the tech tips.
right on the tech tip
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.
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
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
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.
Yes, my bank account was hacked by my lightbulb the other day!
Makaros Makiss Yeah and I found out that my lightbulbs were sending audio recordings to the Chinese government!
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.
Experian lost our credit files too...
I guess you could say it's a HUEge ripoff
Nice one fam
"Yuge"
YEEt
i honestly thoght thats what it would be
Yee rite!
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.
Everything is a ripoff when you compare the price to Chinese knockoffs.
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.
@@Zaptosis I pity you.
@@legendfpv same
Yee... Light?
it is chinese
Yee
yeet light
YEET😂LIGHTS👌
@@ImaginaryPrime YEET
I didn't know Kanye made light bulbs
Gotta get out of that debt somehow I guess
I'll wait for the Soulja bulbs.
@@usasmartlight6713 Stop scamming
Under the hood, Yeelight runs on the Tuya platform , thats basicly an open invitation into your digital life for the Chinese government.
noooo you can't just say that
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.
well the american government already watches us so who cares lmao
@@JackSisniftee could you link any tutorials for how to do this?
I dunno if Chinese gov really wants to know when i turn my light on
You should check the price of yeelights right now. More expensive than Phillips 😂
3:43 The corners are cut off on the phone, seriously Linus!
lol i think they recorded on different model of iPhone
it's just a mockup who cares?
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
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.
@@driesen80 Linus possibly wanted to show how stupid notches are, without saying a word. Clever dude :P
Smart lightbulb? Nah man, just install a clapper
I member
Clapper sounds oddly sexual.
AFFE NOWU Ima clap u boi
What if you have no hands?
@@johnhoogstra8310 slap your arse together, makes a satisfying clap similar to hands
I'd love a smart bulb round-up like they did with wireless earbuds. I've been using C by GE stuff and while the Android app acts weird and requires an account, the hardware is excellent for the price.
If I use the app to shut off a GE smart bulb (CYNC?) then my house guests can not turn the light on? Hue has boxes to go behind wired switches to remedy this. Sounds cool….
I have the same bulbs I bought over 4 years ago. I haven't bought a single CFC or filament bulb in 4 years since I had my Hue. Moreover, it's really easy to write your own manager that interacts with the Hue Hub using a Rest interface. That means it can easily be integrated with custom home systems using something as simple as an Arduino.
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.
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.
@@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.
Feit bulbs are even cheaper, and the app offers what you speak of.
@@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..
@@silentKeys20 I prefer HSL.
I love my Hue lights. I have them in nearly every fixture. It is great to be able to control everything from an app. I know knock-off lamps have quality and reliability problems. I've not had any lamps fail since converting my old leds three years ago. You should do an update on this.
My cheap alternative smart lights always disconnect and have to be reconnected and i have no nerves for That. Is it better with Hue?
where is the color comparison between the different lights??? this should have been in the video! is one of the most important points...
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 :/
These are just rgb lights, not monitors, they'd be quite identical, and easily changeable.
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 ua-cam.com/video/bjBUvdcwiaI/v-deo.html (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.
@@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)
The new gen of Yeelights recently released are very comparable to current gen Hue lights
Yeelight also has an ecosystem of motion sensors and stuff.
I'm a subscriber of yours.. Will Xiaomi ever launch the Yeelights in India officially??
Also compatible with Alexa, Google assistant and every kind of automation thanks to Home automation on rpi
Yeetlight. Nuff said
Everyone has an ecosystem of stuff at home.
Yeetlight?
Question - I have a single lamp I use to light my full bedroom with a standard bulb. It works great, and provides good light for the entire room. Will one Yeelight provide equal lighting to a bog standard bulb, and light my full room, or is that Hue territory with bulbs that emit all around?
"Cheap Chinese Yee light requires an account"
Hue it is then.
Huehuehuehue.
Do you not own WIFI lights?
You know what else is a ripoff a cheap circumcision.
dude seriously?
Now that's a literal ripoff
Punctuation is important
Opa!!
Ffs. I was having my ceral, milk everywhere.
As a lighting professional I have to caution you, Linus. There are other factors than just efficiency and promised lifetime that is just a promise either from a reputable company or not. Three of which are very important for your kids eyes: Flicker index(mainly a problem while dimmed), the blue peak issue, that affects your night sleep and color rendering index CRI, (or nowadays we have CQS for LEDs or even TM-30. There is alot of knowledge about these available on Asensetek website, it is a really good light diagnostics device that connects to your phone. Don't be fooled by Chinese marketing. Hue can also connect to Logitech Harmony One set. Also, Philips lamps really outlive any promises they give. Others sadly struggle to stay in one piece after half of the promised time. In every two years there is the worlds largest lighting fair at Frankfurt. At that fair, Chinese have their own houses, and last time there was thousands of manufacturers, each having their own smart home system with bulbs and stuff.
pretty sure Philips make the led bulbs for Xiaomi.
@Anon 1 That is clearly a typo.
+Anon 1 I fucking hate people like you, why do you even draw air being such a petty little tool..
@@VanSanProductions this is true or xiaomi made some of Phillips hue bulbs
nice try philips fangai
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.
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!
This is the reason why I bought it
Personally I use the govee ecosystem and it’s really cheap and offers independent control, white support and a microphone for crazy lights and it has its own themes with diy lights customization. It has stuff like Alexa strip lights normal light,bulbs and water proof car strips. And they also sell more obscure things like thermostats etc. but I really enjoy them!
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.
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.
AMEN to that bruther!
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
And should YEET as you leave
Do check ikea trådfri as well. Not expensive and homekit support
I have been using smart bulbs in my apartment for a couple years now, and had several brands until last month. I had LIFX and a couple value brands from Amazon. It was fine until I had to change my router password and had to reprogram all 21 of my bulbs. If was frustrating enough that I bought Hue lights to replace all of the bulbs.
To save some money, I went with all white bulbs since the functionality of the RGB was never utilized on the LIFX bulbs. The software compatibility is what is now a high priority and Phillips Hue works pretty well with Alexa for voice control.
After spending 450 bucks, lighting has been finished and I am pretty satisfied.
Recently bought the Hue HUB, should’ve done that much sooner. Anything else is actually crap. More and more brands start to sell compatible Hue products, yes all Zigbee, but the “Friend of Hue” gives guarantee it will work. Now I convert my house slowly from a unknown brand to Hue compatible light bulbs etc etc…
>Phillip's Hue is a ripoff
>works with RAZER
It all makes sense now.
Razor makes amazing products tho
@@RavenFrFx No they don't?
@@RavenFrFx razer razor products are so bad lmaoo
@@osiritis1701 how? Blade 15 is so much better than other laptops. They are a bit expensive tho
Vahki yes they do
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.
Three?
@@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. :)
The Ikea lights weren't even announced yet when this video was made, so that's why
@@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!
IKEA’s might have trouble working with voice assistants.
Would love to see an updated version of this with more brands like the Govee and Kasa smart bulbs.
Best moment in this video 01:49
You watch linus too!Love your channel
8:36 is a close second
heyyy love ur work
Ooh! I'm reading the comments during the sponsored message at 1:21, can't wait for 1:49!
Huh
4:45 How can you mess up an iPhone THAT bad?
The screen recording is not even on a notched iPhone.
iApplePro That phone from 2021 ma dude
They could have used a Galaxy Infinity display image rather than that shitty notch(?
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.
They didn't even manage to use an image of a real iPhone... Lazy!
People still use iPhones? In 2018?? App$e needs to end...
what about third party Philips hue compatible bulbs? Innr or IKEA bulbs are a great example
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! ;-)
2 years later and Still a solid video thank u linus and production for ur service o7
Whenever I want to add some color in my living room I just drop my disco ball from the ceiling. Weird dancing is optional
No! It isn't! It's mandatory!
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.
Automatic subtitles think you're speaking in Dutch 🤔🤔🤔
Benito Llan Matos im Dutch but none of this makes sense.
@@upicx1925 *G E K O L O N I S E E R D*
@@VincentJanssen123 0:04 and finally i'm toy *boy oh boy
oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh ze*
Probably he set it like that
for me subtitles is niederlande.
I have 8 Hue color bulbs, 1 White Bulb, a Motion Sensor, a Switch, and a HueGo. I LOVE the whole architecture. Got the bundle on Xmas for $140 which included the hub. Had had them for over 3 years and still love them.
PS with that Hue app, cant you make a setup with all those lights in the same group. It does need an extra group, but will allow you to controlled multiple areas
YEETLight
I was pretty much doing that the whole video. :D
I'm glad someone else picked up on this xD Yeet
Yee yeettt....
@@OnlyToComment99 YEET ON!!!
YEE > YEET
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.
as long as you enjoy it = its worth it
Youll care when youre 800 dollars in debt
Axtra not when I have the disposable income to afford it?
@@CosmicRichy but you will never have the most priceless thing, happiness
Undead Freak420 but my hue lights give me happiness 😂
We use Kasa bulbs for our outdoor lights. It's nice to have an auto schedule for the dogs since the switch is inside the detached garage. Plus you can change colors for the holidays. Not bad for $16 before our utility rebates.
Gotta say, as a Belgian myself I like that you put Eddy Wally's "wauw" in there xD.
Fakka belgje
No mention of colour quality, variability of bulb styles, the enhanced security aspects of having a single hub, alternative very well supported apps and regular offers on bulbs. The Hue system can be expensive but if bought carefully the cost is much lower than you think. Also you can install a PC app that will adjust lights based on video output on the PC screen.
4 bulbs and hub for $60 at Home Depot. Plus Hue has the best Echo integration out of all of them imo.
Exactly the Hue is unrivaled when it comes to inter-compatibility with different apps and ecosystems. Having my lighting reflect games, movies and music natively is what made me swing for the hue. Not to mention the colors look better than the lifx outside of sheer brightness.
@@RavenFrFx Yeah... retards because we like well supported lights and features. Go figure.
Guys, you can also get the yeelight toolbox app on PC and get the same results while still maintaining the very cheap price of yeelight, I got mine for like 8 bucks on AliExpress a while ago
Plus its largely open source, anyone can make an app or program for it so if you don't like the original there are others to choose from.
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.
You can perfectly have smart home only from xiaomi product without any language issues AT ALL.
5:40 That has changed as of current, You can now add "Zones" that combine lights from multiple rooms. (for ex "whole house zone" you can put all lights in and make scenes that occur with the whole house, or "just my lamps" scene eat.)
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.
Me: Wait, where was the bit about the spons-
Linus: *SURPRISE SPONSOR WITH NO TRANSITION*
Teacher: Why are you laughing?
Me: nothing
Also me, thinking: *YEETLIGHT*
Simon nothing is not a valid response.
Give me a yet
*YEE*
Can we get an update video to this? The landscape on this has changed alot in just 2 years, and I would love to hear your new opinions on it.
as long as it gets traffic he does not seem to care. Negative bullsh*t is selling even if things have changed. Long live the internet.
Great (and funny) video! My house has many hue lights and the hue bridge, but I'm looking to add more lights that are more affordable. Can you give me a short synopsis on the prospects of mixing my Hue system with a bunch of new Yee lights?
I just ordered a clapper on Amazon for $17
ha u got 17 likes too!!!
Rofl
Ian Mayer 😂😂😂
Now it’s 117 lol
Lol hard sex makes turns the room into a rave
IKEA Tradfri also uses ZigBee and are interchangeable with hue. IKEA also have motion sensors that link well.
Have you tested the tradfri with a hue bridge before?
@@imraneo the new ones work perfectly
@@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.
@@janhildebrand2787 Awesome thanks. I always thought Philips uses Zigbee Light link which may not be compatible with other Zigbee products.
thanks for that :D i'll check it out
The Kasa/TP Link bulbs are an awesome alternative. They are often on sale for like $15-$20 each and don’t need a hub, just a WiFi connection. App works well, Google/Alexa compatible, consistent and bright. I use the scheduled lighting every day to turn all my lights on with my alarm to help me wake up. Lights turn off automatically twice a day just in case I leave them on. I’ve bought a few over the last 2-3 years and love them. Solid recommend.
With HUE the hub and zigbee is a pretty cool thing, that avoid overloading your router with tons of bulbs connected and there are many more advantages like reach that is determined by the mesh network that the lamps end up creating.
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.
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.
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
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. ;-)
@@compunerd you're just mad you couldn't afford anything other than the cheapest lights
You know what isn't a ripoff?
That's right, it's bookworm adventures deluxe
BEEF STEW WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE GET THE FUCK OUT
Well, bookworm was a fairly good game, but I really want a real Plants versus Zombies sequel...
HOLY SHIT ITS BEEW STEW
Beef Stew ive seen you on like 5 dunkey videos now here stop stalking me
Book worm adventures 2 was
I have the Yeelight bulb and I will say I had a lot of problems with the yeelight app, especially with Amazon Alexa. I would recommend using the Mi Home app and setting up the light there, it is SO much easier!
I came back to this after testing every other brand. Hue by far was the easiest to setup and use. Every other brand always ended in frustration and headaches.
I tested all the stuff even linus beloved zwave crap. Never had a broken hue device. I got 40+ devices (bulbs sensors switches etc.)
Of my zwave stuff half of it is broken after 3 years. Go Hue , save headaches and money
why Why WHYYYY ????!!!! did you have to put a notch in your virtual smartphone!!!!??? WHY!??!! 😠😭 😂
Yeah I thought the same becuase the battery is cut away, so it actually shows how stupid it is ...
Are you angry, desperate or happy? It's impossible to understand.
Because apple infects everything.
🤣🤣😂👌👌👌😂😂🤣🤣👌👌❤❤💕🤣🤣😂😂👌👌👌
I'm pretty sure it does not even have a headphone jack!
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.
@@00O3O1B That's why i specify the "W" of RGBW in my comment ;-)
@@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?
@@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 ;-)
Yeah this yee light is for sure no where near the same quality as philips.
Hello. Will the yee light bulb work in place of a Phillips hue light bulb with the Phillips hue app? Thanks.
It’s so cool how far we’ve come in only three years; I just bought two LED lightbulbs from Philips for only $30. They don’t need a hub, they don’t need an account, and it works over WiFi.
I guess you could say it's a huege ripoff...
You really want to give your home access to a Chinese company?
@@scottwilkins its literally just rgb lights
"Ralated to Xiaomi"
Alright everyone, looks like Linus is trying to sell us some cheap microphones that happen to glow
Also, while you're at it, why not compare the GE C lights? 30 dollars, no hub required, quality products
True true
You are thinking of huawei + it's not like echo or other voice assistants aren't as or more scary
the difference is your government vs chinese government.
@@longraptorjesus i'm not american
So it's all same shit to me
+ they all use the info in the same way anyways
The thing is, Hue builds on decades of lighting experience. The colours and quality are above many of the others.
That, and since I switched to Hue they haven't disconnected once!
The only reason why I use Philips Hue is that it has Hue Sync. Show me another company that does that and I'll switch in an instant.
Also, Philips Hue has zones now, for global scenes.
Have you tried it with music? I have 16 hue bulbs in my basement and syncing it with music is CRAAZY!
Geeni does all that.
@@nissanjon97 yes but with same speed as hue? I did a comparison between my LIFX and hue bulbs and hue were instant and very smooth with reacting to my Audio where as lifx weren't fluid or realtime at all, I used the same app and same everything else
@@nissanjon97 geeni sucks unless you live in a town... I know because I bought a set of 2 "Wi-Fi" lights, and was dismayed that I had to use them with the internet, and I'm in the boonies, so... Yeah... Also, to clarify, I don't have Wi-Fi at our house, so I had to use my cellular hotspot, which took around 8 hours to get to pair up with the lights... And no I wasn't using a 20$ 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...
You mean it syncs with the TV?
thumbs up for the nads shot alone
HueHueHue
This is Brazilian huehuehuehue
One thing I would have liked to see is a comparison of the colours. I own hue lightbulbs and have always been a bit disappointed with the richness of each colour especially the green. In saying that, I know Philips have dedicated white an amber LED’s to give the best whites possible even in their RGB lights. I would assume the cheaper lights use a mixture of RGB to achieve the same result which isn’t as natural.
Maybe worth an update? Yeelight (and Mi) have new SKUs (and HomeKit support as of August 2019)? I would bother a lot less about their apps when using the OS's smart home API.
_All those dislikes came from moths._
Moths actually like led. Green blue uv spectrum
lol, I disliked coz he was vague ad just skimmed the surface and yes I am a moth.
@@HimalayanSnow- i cannot agree more as a moth
unbelievableflyingdrunkenpotatowithnolife that meme is dead
@@francissalvator8729 can i have lamp bröther
I have an alternate brand, after 6 months the bulbs didn’t work the same. None of them can hit their max brightness setting. There’s a preset apart from the regular colors for like a florescent type glow or a standard glow, both presets are broken, the florescent is not bright and comes off more purple, and the standard one, which was the brightest, almost turns off the bulb it produces virtually no light and habitually flickers. Other colors still work fine, but just thought I would mention my experience with an alternative brand
Meanwhile my first gen Hue bulbs from 3 years ago works great still
I have Hue and Feit. The only real difference seems to be: Hue has better color saturation, and the hub makes it more forgiving if someone accidentally turns off the wall switch. There's a longer delay on the Feit bulbs if someone turns off the wall switch to when they respond upon turning the switch back on, and I did have one or two bulbs need to be manually added back in (but that only happened once and could have been due to impatience). Considering the price is in line with that Yee brand I also consider Feit a win over Hue. I did have a non-rgb light fail from Feit and they sent me a replacement, and that process was very easy.
You should review the Philips Hue Play Box, and also compare it to the Philips Hue software on PC. You have to configure “entertainment areas” that can consist of up to 10 hue brand lights. They will reported sync with Chroma Studio on Razer Brand Accessories, and the technology has seemingly come a long way since it’s first introduction. You can also set up rooms and zones for general lighting control (ex. upstairs, downstairs, bedrooms, etc.)
How does a company this big and popular miss the most blatant points to cover in EVERY video. In this video how do you not compare the colour quality output for all the bulbs. Sure yeelight might be cheaper but if your white is not white and blue is not blue then what's the point? That was just an example and I'm not saying Yeelight is bad, I honestly don't know but how does that not get covered?
I find they're no longer in depth tech, its more like tech quickie everything with them as more video out == more sponsor dollars and youtube dollars, going in depth means more time spent researching and testing + longer videos == less moneys.
It's why I switched to other youtubers like GN and found some casual youtube reviewers do a far better job than LTT
guys like this ua-cam.com/video/KTiMlaT4mCM/v-deo.html&t
The color of Yeelight and Hue are very comparable, so just look at a Hue and you might as well be looking at a Yeelight
I mean, he also screwed the point that all of them work with android and iPhone but only 2 of them work with apple homekit. And makes it sound like yeelight does not work on iPhone at all...
For those not familiar with homekit, its an iPhone app that lets you control all your smart apps from a single place, even if they are different brands. You can still use their own individual apps if you want to like you would on android.
"if your white is not white and blue is not blue then what's the point?"
Who really cares about this? The majority of consumers don't care about colour quality...light is light, as long as it's decent, they're happy.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
My yeelight colour bulb is going on 3 years old and still works great thank you very much.
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. ;)
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!
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.
Paretozen They only make $36/hour you dummy
@@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
Invenitive Oh so makes as much as people in the medical field? Ok buddy.