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degsie · 20-10-2017 04:52PM

adox wrote: »

Tempted to pull the treasure on this. Been looking at it since sending my Canary back.

Arlo Q is down from £149 to £119. Cheapest its been in a while. It has been down as far as £100 and may get down that far on Black Friday but I think I may go with it at this price:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Arlo-Security-Camera-NETGEAR-VMC3040-100UKS/dp/B01AWADR4S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1508486292&sr=8-2&keywords=arlo+q

How exactly does this integrate with Alexa? Can't see any useful voice commands to use with it. Maybe with echo show only?

adox · 20-10-2017 05:23PM

degsie wrote: »

How exactly does this integrate with Alexa? Can't see any useful voice commands to use with it. Maybe with echo show only?

I honestly don’t know, I didn’t even look at that feature. The generous free cloud storage for the life of the product was one of the main selling points for me.

Anyway, I ordered it earlier so will report back when I have it up and running.

BofaDeezNuhtz · 21-10-2017 11:50AM

adox wrote: »

Tempted to pull the treasure on this. Been looking at it since sending my Canary back.

Arlo Q is down from to . Cheapest its been in a while. It has been down as far as and may get down that far on Black Friday but I think I may go with it at this price:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Arlo-Security-Camera-NETGEAR-VMC3040-100UKS/dp/B01AWADR4S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1508486292&sr=8-2&keywords=arlo+q

25% are 1 Star reviews tho, all the Arlo stuff is like this.
That's fukkin' terrible loike! :eek:

adox · 21-10-2017 01:30PM

Suzuki_TL1000R wrote: »

25% are 1 Star reviews tho, all the Arlo stuff is like this.
That's fukkin' terrible loike! :eek:

All the reviews are lumped into one. A lot of the negatives are for the wireless Arlo.

Plus I always take Amazon reviews with a pinch of salt and look elsewhere to research. Worst comes to the worst Amazon have great customer service.

skerry · 22-10-2017 02:55PM

Shlippery wrote: »

I'd actually got onto them on chat about it and they said to wait until today even though I knew well it wouldn't be dispatched in time for todays expected delivery. Still happy to wait it out. It'll be a nice surprise if they honour the price.

Don't suppose you heard anything further on this?
I got an email today with a revised delivery date of sometime in November. Checked and they have them in stock so not sure why they can't send them out.

AndyBoBandy · 22-10-2017 04:43PM

I can live with the new delivery date, I’m in no hurry to get the 2 I ordered.
It’s too good a price to pass up on.

Shlippery · 22-10-2017 06:22PM

skerry wrote: »

Don't suppose you heard anything further on this?
I got an email today with a revised delivery date of sometime in November. Checked and they have them in stock so not sure why they can't send them out.

New update for November too, could be a potential Black Friday offer they were stalling on ? Let’s hope for the best !

skerry · 22-10-2017 07:54PM

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

I can live with the new delivery date, I’m in no hurry to get the 2 I ordered.
It’s too good a price to pass up on.

Same as that. Definitely not cancelling at that price. In the process of moving house in the next few weeks and would be nice to have it for the latest delivery date for behind the TV.

Shlippery · 23-10-2017 12:55PM

Hello,

We are pleased to report that the following item will dispatch sooner than expected:

"Philips Hue Personal Lighting Bloom Colour Changing Mood Light (8 W LED Colour Changing Table Light) - White, Works with Alexa"
Previous estimated arrival date: November 10 2017 - November 27 2017
New estimated arrival date: October 30 2017 - October 31 2017

morritty · 23-10-2017 01:01PM

Shlippery wrote: »

Hello,

We are pleased to report that the following item will dispatch sooner than expected:

"Philips Hue Personal Lighting Bloom Colour Changing Mood Light (8 W LED Colour Changing Table Light) - White, Works with Alexa"
Previous estimated arrival date: November 10 2017 - November 27 2017
New estimated arrival date: October 30 2017 - October 31 2017

Damn, i didnt get that email

AndyBoBandy · 23-10-2017 01:02PM

morritty wrote: »

Damn, i didnt get that email

He must be ahead of us in the queue

skerry · 23-10-2017 01:20PM

Didn't get it either but sounds promising

Shlippery · 23-10-2017 02:46PM

aaand they've taken my money. So think we're safe enough on that bargain lads.

Savour the moment!

edit: delivered

flangemeistro · 23-10-2017 10:20PM

Shlippery wrote: »

aaand they've taken my money. So think we're safe enough on that bargain lads.

Savour the moment!

What was this bargain sorry? I've gone back three pages but can't find it. Thanks.

Optimus Prime · 23-10-2017 10:26PM

flangemeistro wrote: »

What was this bargain sorry? I've gone back three pages but can't find it. Thanks.

28 sterling for a hue iris on amazon. I’ve three on the way !

flangemeistro · 23-10-2017 10:30PM

Optimus Prime wrote: »

28 sterling for a hue iris on amazon. I’ve three on the way !

Cheers, pity I missed it.

Yamanoto · 23-10-2017 10:31PM

Optimus Prime wrote: »

28 sterling for a hue iris on amazon. I’ve three on the way !

Bloom

I ordered Aug 30th @ 13:45pm & latest mail from Amazon mentions a November dispatch.

flangemeistro · 23-10-2017 10:43PM

Thanks for the heads up I found them on Amazon Italy for €32 so I ordered 2. Cheers
https://www.amazon.it/gp/aw/d/B009567RE2/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=A11IL2PNWYJU7H&psc=1

Optimus Prime · 23-10-2017 11:23PM

Nice , those ones will have different plugs though and that’s the old gen hub in the image. Is their different gen blooms ?

Two of mine are arriving on the 25th of October and one mid November.

J.pilkington · 24-10-2017 09:04AM

A word of warning on Eu plugs and hue, I bought an led light strip on amazon.es and after using a bulky travel converter decided to do a plug conversion so bought a uk/irl plug and chopped the wire thinking it world be a straightforward rewire (as earth not required). However the wires are really thin (as in maybe 10% thickness of a normal blue / red wire) and I haven’t managed to get it working yet on the uk / irl plug and as the Eu plug is a sealed one I can’t reconnect.

I’m sure there is a simple solution (which I haven’t figured out) but just wanted to let people be aware that a €5 saving to buy of non uk Amazon may end up costing a little more

AndyBoBandy · 24-10-2017 09:08AM

Optimus Prime wrote: »

that’s the old gen hub in the image. Is their different gen blooms ?

Thats actually not a bridge, that bloom light linked from Italy is pre hue, and came with a physical controller, so technically it's not a Hue light, but apparently its an easy enough hack to get it to work with hue and be added as a hue light.

All they did when Hue came out was ditched the controller, tweaked the software, and tripled the price of it.

deezell · 24-10-2017 09:14AM

J.pilkington wrote: »

A word of warning on Eu plugs and hue, I bought an led light strip on amazon.es and after using a bulky travel converter decided to do a plug conversion so bought a uk/irl plug and chopped the wire thinking it world be a straightforward rewire (as earth not required). However the wires are really thin (as in maybe 10% thickness of a normal blue / red wire) and I haven’t managed to get it working yet on the uk / irl plug and as the Eu plug is a sealed one I can’t reconnect.

I’m sure there is a simple solution (which I haven’t figured out) but just wanted to let people be aware that a €5 saving to buy of non uk Amazon may end up costing a little more

Are you sure the 'plug' you cut off isn't also a power adapter feeding lower voltage or dc or both to the strip? If so your strip is toast if you put the mains across it.

AndyBoBandy · 24-10-2017 09:14AM

flangemeistro wrote: »

Thanks for the heads up I found them on Amazon Italy for €32 so I ordered 2. Cheers
https://www.amazon.it/gp/aw/d/B009567RE2/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=A11IL2PNWYJU7H&psc=1

I believe you'll need a few tweaks to get these lights to work with Hue,
(or possibly use the iConnect Hue app)

This is what Philips themselves say;

Are existing Living Colors products and Hue bloom compatible with each other?

No, Living Colors and Hue bloom work on different protocols, we cannot guarantee this. This is the reason we developed the Hue range to ensure seamless compatibility via software updates.

flangemeistro · 24-10-2017 09:19AM

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

I believe you'll need a few tweaks to get these lights to work with Hue,
(or possibly use the iConnect Hue app)

This is what Philips themselves say;

Are existing Living Colors products and Hue bloom compatible with each other?

No, Living Colors and Hue bloom work on different protocols, we cannot guarantee this. This is the reason we developed the Hue range to ensure seamless compatibility via software updates.

Oh balls, I'm a small bit clued in tech wise so how many hoops will I have to jump trough to get it operating with my hue bridge?

J.pilkington · 24-10-2017 09:21AM

deezell wrote: »

Are you sure the 'plug' you cut off isn't also a power adapter feeding lower voltage or dc or both to the strip? If so your strip is toast if you put the mains across it.

Could possibly be. It was only €20 (doesn’t have hue connectivity) so not the end of the world (I could bodge the bodge and reconnect the wires but not the end of the world if my stupidity only ends up costing €20)

But my point still stands that Eu plugs are a pain the ass due to adaptors and not always worth the hassle to save a few €s

AndyBoBandy · 24-10-2017 09:29AM

flangemeistro wrote: »

Oh balls, I'm a small bit clued in tech wise so how many hoops will I have to jump trough to get it operating with my hue bridge?

I think that iConnectHue app will do it, however I don't have it, or one of those particular lights.

The app might be €5, but people here say its very good.

irelandrover · 24-10-2017 09:43AM

flangemeistro wrote: »

Oh balls, I'm a small bit clued in tech wise so how many hoops will I have to jump trough to get it operating with my hue bridge?

Its not that hard to get them to connect. I have the Aura that the hue bridge found when i put in the serial number.

Philips dont guarantee that they will work but for now they do easily enough.

bk · 24-10-2017 11:16AM

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

I think that iConnectHue app will do it, however I don't have it, or one of those particular lights.

The app might be €5, but people here say its very good.

Absolutely worth it, most have for any Hue owner and a steal compared to what many of us are spending on Hue.

I don't use it day to day, but it is very powerful when it comes to configuring and setting up devices.

BTW I've a couple of pre-hue lamps (Auris, etc.) and I've gotten them to work just from with the Hue hub with this app.

flangemeistro · 24-10-2017 11:41AM

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

I think that iConnectHue app will do it, however I don't have it, or one of those particular lights.

The app might be €5, but people here say its very good.

Any Android equivalent?

irelandrover · 24-10-2017 11:52AM

flangemeistro wrote: »

Any Android equivalent?

Ive never used iConnect but All4Hue seems to be the android equivalent. Its not as extensive but still gives a lot more options than the official Hue app

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