Any experience with cheap color bulbs? The ones I have seen so far require Hue Bridge or IFTTT integration.
bobbles
February 16, 2017, 10:00pm
3
You can integrate Hue white or Hue RGBW directly to the ST hub without a bridge.
1 Like
Can you point me to these DH? Here in the U.K. we lack GitHub integration for some reason
bobbles
February 17, 2017, 9:33am
5
Hi Paul, here is the link to the code.
/**
* Improved Zigbee Hue RGBW Bulb MultiAttribute
*
* Removed the color adjuster. Added parsers for level and hue
*
*
* Copyright 2015 SmartThings
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
* in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed
* on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
* for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
*
* Update 11/1/2015: Fixed a couple bugs and made unreachable events hidden. Thanks to Ian (mojo_333) for recognizing.
*
*/
show original
Philips Hue color are a bit priceless. Any Chinese options working?
1 Like
Glen_King
February 18, 2017, 12:49am
7
I’ve figured out how to get them for free. When family asks what I want for Bday or Xmas, I have them get me stuff like this.
2 Likes
Even the Chinese made ones are still about $25 so maybe half the cost of Hue color bulb. The problem with them may be quality control with many of them failing after a year or two. I think if you look around, you should be able to find refurbished 2nd gen Hue bulbs under $40. See this thread:
I was wondering whether there were already Chinese copies of the Philips Hue A19 Bulbs which were compatible with the Philips Hue Bridge as the current price point for ZigBee / Wi-Fi / Z-Wave Color Bulbs is still very high at USD 60 - 90 per color bulb from brands such as but not limited to Philips Hue, LIFX, Zipato, Aeotec.
I ended up with buying and trying out Color Bulbs from the brand Kudled, which is a company with operations in Shenzhen, China.
[image]
Note that I am based in Shanghai, China and was able to buy a Kudled Color Bulb for USD 23, still not cheap but significantly more affordable than the closest alternatives at the moment. I personally believe the price point needs to go to about USD 10 per color bulb for mainstream adoption and I expect that this will happen within …
