Installing Dimmer or GE Link Lights?

[joshua_lyon (Josh, SharpTools.io Dashboard)]

Here’s one:

Smart bulbs for a dumb guy

Are you against the idea of using light switches rather than bulbs? The bulbs are easier to install, but I prefer the functionality of light switches over individual bulbs. With bulbs, you have to have the power source for the light bulbs on… and in many cases this means leaving the original light switch turned on. The challenge with this is if you have other people living in the home, they will often turn off the lights using the switch and then you can’t control the bulbs remotely since their power source is turned off. The benefit of switches is other people living in the house can turn the switch off like normal and you can still remotely control the light.

I generally prefer switches/dimmers over bulbs for the reasons mentioned in the linked thread.