New bulb from Philips. Ceiling fan users rejoice!

Havent seen this posted any where. Forgive me if it was.

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Unfortunately itā€™s too ugly for a chandelier, anything where the bulb is hidden will look great though.

Not in the U.S. yetā€¦and at nearly US$40/copy for the European version (at current exchange rates). I donā€™t think Iā€™d be too excited about the idea of spending $120-$200 (or more) to populate a ceiling fixture, even if I were inclined to want to do so with multi-color lights.

They say they are also doing white light bulbs - and if they are around $15 per bulb, I have a number of fixtures that will be getting them. Better IMO than having to pull new wiring in my old house in order to use smart dimmer switches. I would then dispose of the old dimmers, and put in simple toggle switchesā€¦ itā€™s a practical and economical solution

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You could also go with the Lutron Caseta switches/dimmers which donā€™t require a neutral and now work with SmartThings (you need to get the Lutron hub for the integration).

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And that is the sticking point. I already have a myriad of hubs; I donā€™t want yet another. Only reason I went with Hue was it was a gift, else I would not have that eitherā€¦ so since Hue is what I have, I am willing to wait. It was only a question of time until Hue came out with this stuff. And then I will wait til my Bday, and when folks ask what they can get me Iā€™ll tell them ā€œlight bulbsā€ lol

I guess the difference is it would be $50 using a switch for a 5-bulb chandelier rather than $200 for the hue bulbsā€¦

Except that you also need the $90 (from Amazon, at the moment) Lutron bridge.

Finally. I replaced a ceiling fan because it used these bulbs. I wanted to use smart bulbs and the fan was never bright enough for the living room, anyway.

only $99 for a Dimmer, Pico Remote and hub if you get the package deal.

And again, thatā€™s if you are using the color bulbs. If the white bulbs are priced in the same range as their other current white bulbs, the 5-bulb chandelier comes to less than a hundred bucksā€¦ with no need for an additional hub.

I hope they have a decent max brightness. I changed a few GU10 to Hue only to find theyā€™re not bright enough :frowning: