Hi, I realise there have been a lot of posts and discussions on the smart bulb Vs smart switch topic over recent times but I wondered if there is now a preference for smart bulbs over smart switches. The cost of smart bulbs continues to reduce, manufacturers are beginning to offer wireless switche…

[image] JDRoberts: @bamarayne , for example, has about 12 kids That’s all?

[image] andrewdcaudle: WAF this x 10!

[image] JDRoberts: Hearing someone else talk to it is no different than hearing my housemate and his friend down the hall yelling at the TV as they’re gaming. :wink: I’ll bet the relative saltiness of the language used in those two cases is significantly different.

[image] destructure00: Two small but very important words… My two words are: “No Neutrals”. Smart bulbs have been an incredibly flexible, valuable, and easy option for folks in old houses like mine.

[image] raidflex: The whole RGB lights always seemed gimmicky to me. I guess for a different ambiance it would make sense. Plenty of reasons to have color changing light bulbs beyond a “gimmick” or ambiance (plus as @DParker points out, the fact that you consider color mood lighting to be a g…

And there’s a thread for that… :wink: [image] Use cases for color smart bulbs? Projects & Stories I recently bought some LIFX 1000 color smart bulbs. They’re bright, they’re beautiful, they make my toddler giggle. But what should I actually do with them? What are your u…

[image] JDRoberts: And there’s a thread for that Amazing what’s possible when one enters a few keywords into the forum search bar :thinking:

[image] marktheknife: [image] JDRoberts: And there’s a thread for that Amazing what’s possible when one enters a few keywords into the forum search bar :thinking: The forum search bar is pretty hopeless, in my experience. :disappointed_relieved: However, the quick browse lists in the…

[image] tgauchat: [image] destructure00: Two small but very important words… My two words are: “No Neutrals”. Smart bulbs have been an incredibly flexible, valuable, and easy option for folks in old houses like mine. This. If I had neutrals, the switches/outlets would have been my ro…

[image] Glen_King: Smart bulbs do turn on/off at the switch, in expected fashion. From what I’ve read around here, flipping the switches regularly on a circuit with smart bulbs may not be a good idea. Every time the switch is flipped on, an initial rush of current can damage the radio in the …

Have smart bulbs won the battle over smart switches?

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And there’s a thread for that…

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Have smart bulbs won the battle over smart switches?

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