Lidl Zigbee 3.0 smart devices coming soon

JethroC

Seems Lidl will be selling some rebranded Zigbee 3.0 smart devices soon under the Silvercrest name


Shows a list of them here
https://zigbeealliance.org/classic-product-search/#zigbeecertifiedproducts/?view_30_search=lidl&view_30_page=1

No word of them on the Irish lidl site yet but seems to be coming soon to Lidl in germany, spain and netherlands as there are mentions on those websites

DeadSkin

JethroC wrote: »

Seems Lidl will be selling some rebranded Zigbee 3.0 smart devices soon under the Silvercrest name


Shows a list of them here
https://zigbeealliance.org/classic-product-search/#zigbeecertifiedproducts/?view_30_search=lidl&view_30_page=1

No word of them on the Irish lidl site yet but seems to be coming soon to Lidl in germany, spain and netherlands as there are mentions on those websites

Was in Lidl the other day and seen quite a bit of Silvercrest products (not all smart devices), but could have sworn I seen a set of smart plugs.

Valhallapt

They are out in the UK next week

https://www.lidl.co.uk/our-products/smart-home

acalmenvoy

Colour light strip for 15 quid and works with hue.... Interesting :cool:

corcadorcha

Anyone know where you need to purchase the lidl hub or will the bulbs etc integrate into the Samsung smartthings hub for example?
Don really want to plug in another hub... Have smartthings and hue hubs already...
Cheers

wexfordman2

Any sign of them going in sale down here ?

2011

corcadorcha wrote: »

Anyone know where you need to purchase the lidl hub or will the bulbs etc integrate into the Samsung smartthings hub for example?
Don really want to plug in another hub... Have smartthings and hue hubs already...
Cheers

As they are Zigbee I would expect them to work with the Philips Hue hub just like the IKEA ones do.

SierraTango

Lidl tweeted me saying they'll be in stock on the 10th December.

Will these work with the hue hub?

Thephantomsmask

People on the philips UK Facebook group are saying that the smart socket works with the hub but it listed as a light, I am not sure if it is possible to manually change that or whether that would make a difference to a Google home command.

JethroC

Seems they're now listed on the lidl.ie site

https://www.lidl.ie/en/c/smart-home/c1363/w2

There's also someone on reddit in the UK who's bought them already

https://www.reddit.com/r/Hue/comments/k7vqx8/picked_up_a_selection_of_the_lidl_smart_home/

Gregor Samsa

Thephantomsmask wrote: »

People on the philips UK Facebook group are saying that the smart socket works with the hub but it listed as a light, I am not sure if it is possible to manually change that or whether that would make a difference to a Google home command.

Even the official Hue smart plugs are listed as “lights” in the Hue app. It doesn’t make any difference to their operation. You can assign a plug icon and a custom name to anything as a visual reminder.

Stoner

These might also work on amazon echo studio too.

It has a built-in zigbee hub

I'm not confirming this though. I'll get one and test it when they arrive here

stesaurus

acalmenvoy wrote: »

Colour light strip for 15 quid and works with hue.... Interesting :cool:

I wonder is it compatible with current hue lightstrips as an extension? 1M Hue for £20 or 2M Lidl for £15

acalmenvoy

stesaurus wrote: »

I wonder is it compatible with current hue lightstrips as an extension? 1M Hue for £20 or 2M Lidl for £15

Highly unlikely.

kaerobe

Bulbs and individual plugs seem to link with Hue Hub but dont appear in homekit app.

Im interested in the motion sensor and remote control integration too

kaerobe

Stoner wrote: »

These might also work on amazon echo studio too.

It has a built-in zigbee hub

I'm not confirming this though. I'll get one and test it when they arrive here

It says it wont work with Alexa. No skill, even with Zigbee but reports that some people have got it to work with SmartThings

joecoie

Initially noted the difference in the UK pricing -including + 40% on Smart socket £8 to €13 & +70% on LED strip £15 to €30 thought I was making some mistake but the Spanish pricing seems to confirm Lidl have very special 'Irish' pricing.

https://www.lidl.es/es/smart-home/c3267

stesaurus

joecoie wrote: »

Initially noted the difference in the UK pricing -including + 40% on Smart socket £8 to €13 & +70% on LED strip £15 to €30 thought I was making some mistake but the Spanish pricing seems to confirm Lidl have very special 'Irish' pricing.

https://www.lidl.es/es/smart-home/c3267

Tweet them?

KilOit

joecoie wrote: »

Initially noted the difference in the UK pricing -including + 40% on Smart socket £8 to €13 & +70% on LED strip £15 to €30 thought I was making some mistake but the Spanish pricing seems to confirm Lidl have very special 'Irish' pricing.

https://www.lidl.es/es/smart-home/c3267

What a joke, rip off Ireland as per usual

acalmenvoy

That's taking the paddy tax to a whole new level.

wexfordman2

Just checking the german site and the led strip is 34 euro!!

https://www.lidl.de/de/smart-home-beleuchtung/c21974

stesaurus

stesaurus wrote: »

I wonder is it compatible with current hue lightstrips as an extension? 1M Hue for £20 or 2M Lidl for £15

So it is compatible with the Hue strips. I just rigged up a very basic cable matching the 6 pins.
Hue seems to be brighter for most settings but the Lidl ones respond just as quick without issue.
€30 for 2M as apposed to 1M for £20 from Philips isn't a huge deal cheaper

stesaurus

stesaurus wrote: »

So it is compatible with the Hue strips. I just rigged up a very basic cable matching the 6 pins.
Hue seems to be brighter for most settings but the Lidl ones respond just as quick without issue.
€30 for 2M as apposed to 1M for £20 from Philips isn't a huge deal cheaper

Oddly enough while both strips work with the Hue controller only the Lidl ones work with their controller.

Balmed Out

I bought the smart USB extension lead but cant get my hue to see it, anyone managed to?

DeadSkin

Balmed Out wrote: »

I bought the smart USB extension lead but cant get my hue to see it, anyone managed to?

Ah dang, was about to head over to Lidl there and grab one to see if it works with the hue.

KilOit

Strip light works with Hue no problem, still pricey in my opinion but wanted a colour strip with out playing over €50

kaerobe

The extension lead cant be added to the hue app. The individual plug can.

I picked up a Spotlight for a light that I dont use often to see how it would integrate. Added to hue very easily. Alexa detected as a result, it but doesnt seem to be able to change colour.
Homekit obviously/unfortunately didnt pick it up. Id have loved to filled the blind spots in the house, main lights that are never used with cheaper smart bulbs.

2011

I went to Lydl and purchased and E27 "Smart colour-change LED light bult" for €14.99

Pros:
- Very easy & quick to pair with Philips Hue Bridge
- Works seamlessly with Philips Hue app
- Relatively bright white light

Cons:
- All colours are quite dim

davegilly

KilOit wrote: »

Strip light works with Hue no problem, still pricey in my opinion but wanted a colour strip with out playing over €50

Have you tried it with Google Home or Smartthings? I have it working woth both but the colours dont seem to work, only various shades of white, on/off and dimming.

All works fine with Hue but not with Home and Smartthings. Any ideas what might be wrong?

Alkers

Picked up a lightstrip, as with the others paired perfectly with hue and works with scenes etc. I think there are way less LEDs per m than with the hue ones as you can clearly see hotspots on the wall it's facing, particularly on some of the whites. Anyone recommend a diffuser it would fit in? Otherwise may put it on a length of trunking so it's facing upright rather than towards the wall.
Was initially very impressed but a bit put out now that I've installed it

stesaurus

Alkers wrote: »

Picked up a lightstrip, as with the others paired perfectly with hue and works with scenes etc. I think there are way less LEDs per m than with the hue ones as you can clearly see hotspots on the wall it's facing, particularly on some of the whites. Anyone recommend a diffuser it would fit in? Otherwise may put it on a length of trunking so it's facing upright rather than towards the wall.
Was initially very impressed but a bit put out now that I've installed it

I just compared the two side by side. Exact same location and number of LEDs. Even the cut points are the same.

Alkers

stesaurus wrote: »

I just compared the two side by side. Exact same location and number of LEDs. Even the cut points are the same.

No way, I must have just done a poor job installing it so! Is it noticeable when they're on the various hue whites - relax, etc?

stesaurus

Whites are fairly bright but don't seem to offer the same spread of light as Hue.
Colours are definitely not as bright as the Hue.
Blue and Green shades seem quite similar. Red on its own is fine but any shade of red like pink, violet, purple etc. Is terrible on the Lidl.

2011

stesaurus wrote: »

I just compared the two side by side. Exact same location and number of LEDs. Even the cut points are the same.

Yes, but the LEDs do not shine as brightly.

ted1

2011 wrote: »

Yes, but the LEDs do not shine as brightly.

Has the power supply the same rating ?

ike

Got a Lidl light strip works perfectly no issues connecting to Hue bridge and good output brightness etc, but the colors are definitely different.

No really an issue if you are just using it as a single light source in one room, but if you're trying to color/scence match it to a Hue in the same room there will be a noticeable difference.

Soarer

ike wrote: »

Got a Lidl light strip works perfectly no issues connecting to Hue bridge and good output brightness etc, but the colors are definitely different.

No really an issue if you are just using it as a single light source in one room, but if you're trying to color/scence match it to a Hue in the same room there will be a noticeable difference.

Agree.

Just tried one of the e14 in a lamp there. It's within 6 feet of another lamp with a Hue B22 in it. Couldn't for the life of me get the colours to match.
Also, it's default to a cool white, which isn't great.

Now maybe the silverCrest bridge/app would solve some of those issues, but I've too much invested in the Hue ecosystem at this stage.

So they're all going back this afternoon.

But for someone starting out with no frame of reference, they're terrific value.

copacetic

Balmed Out wrote: »

I bought the smart USB extension lead but cant get my hue to see it, anyone managed to?

Was going to buy it, but listing has no mention of zigbee like the single plug does and it mentions ‘smart charging’ for the USB ports, it’s just a stock extension lead I think.

Going to pick up a few of the single ones though for Christmas lights and tree etc.

wexfordman2

Got the led strip and linked it to hue with no issues, happy enough with it, using it above a pelmut and not near any other hue stuff so looks great.

AirBiscuit

Ikea gateway and a lidl extension lead, they pair but only 1 of 3 the sockets is detected. Any solutions?

donalh087

Bought a smart plug today from Lidl for 13 Euros. Tried to connect to Kasa and Alexa but apparently I need a Zigbee Gateway. Why would I bother when I can get 2 smart plugs for 15 euros on Amazon? I don't get it. is there any work-around before I return it?

FastFullBack

donalh087 wrote: »

Bought a smart plug today from Lidl for 13 Euros. Tried to connect to Kasa and Alexa but apparently I need a Zigbee Gateway. Why would I bother when I can get 2 smart plugs for 15 euros on Amazon? I don't get it. is there any work-around before I return it?

Well if you already invested in the Hue eco-system they are great. €13 for zigbee plugs is great and they seem to work great

donalh087

FastFullBack wrote: »

Well if you already invested in the Hue eco-system they are great.

Well I haven't.

Also the same plugs are 12 euros on Amazon with free delivery so, no, it's not a great deal.

niallb

copacetic wrote: »

...listing has no mention of zigbee like the single plug does and it mentions ‘smart charging’ for the USB ports, it’s just a stock extension lead I think...

It's listed here as supporting Zigbee https://zigbeealliance.org/zigbee_products/lidl-home-usb-power-strip-2/

The number matches whats written on the back of the one I bought last week.
I can't get it to pair with either Hue or Tradfri hubs.
No problems pairing the single plug socket one.

niallb

AirBiscuit wrote: »

Ikea gateway and a lidl extension lead, they pair but only 1 of 3 the sockets is detected. Any solutions?

How did you get it to pair?
I can see the light flashing after holding down the button for 5 seconds, but it doesn't resond to the pairing button on the IKEA remote - or to the Search on Philips Hue which found the single plug unit immediately.

AirBiscuit

niallb wrote: »

How did you get it to pair?
I can see the light flashing after holding down the button for 5 seconds, but it doesn't resond to the pairing button on the IKEA remote - or to the Search on Philips Hue which found the single plug unit immediately.

Try starting the pairing right next to the gateway rather than the remotes, they're fairly dodgy at pairing anything. Might take a few tries, and you might have to press the pairing button under the cover of the gateway

FastFullBack

donalh087 wrote: »

Also the same plugs are 12 euros on Amazon with free delivery so, no, it's not a great deal.

Link? I searched a lot a couple of months back for zigbee smart plugs and there arent many options out there.

niallb

AirBiscuit wrote: »

...they're fairly dodgy at pairing anything. Might take a few tries...

I've managed to pair most things with the IKEA remotes and even have a spare for bulbs that I don't want attached to an active switch. This plugboard failed completely, though I did accidentally re-pair every other light in the house, so the range of the IKEA round remote is much farther than I had previously known!

Pairing directly even using touchlink didn't work - and unfortunately the serial number wasn't printed on the plugboard.

I did finally locate it though - we have an Echo Show in the kitchen and I asked it to discover devices - it came straight up as "First Plug" .

Still no sign of "Second Plug" or "Third Plug", but it's a start.
Thanks for the encouragement!

Raoul

Another one here that has paired the Lidl extension lead to ikea but it appears as a single socket unfortunately. If anyone figures it out. Let me know please.

BoardsMember

donalh087 wrote: »

Well I haven't.

Also the same plugs are 12 euros on Amazon with free delivery so, no, it's not a great deal.

Can u link me to those Zigbee/Hue plugs on Amazon pls?