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Optimus Prime · 27-11-2017 10:20AM

Its been a bad year for Hue customers that already have a rake of hue stuff and are just looking for individual bits. I only need 1 bulb and a sensor and didnt pull the trigger on any bundles as i dont need the extra lights.

AndyBoBandy · 27-11-2017 10:42AM

Optimus Prime wrote: »

Its been a bad year for Hue customers that already have a rake of hue stuff and are just looking for individual bits. I only need 1 bulb and a sensor and didnt pull the trigger on any bundles as i dont need the extra lights.

I got the B22 starter kit, as I needed a B22 to replace a colour E27 in my office (thats in an adaptor), and a B22 White Ambiance thats in the master bedroom centre light. the old office colour will then replace a white only in the bathroom, and the old white ambiance become a spare.

I'm sure I'll find somewhere for the spare colour bulb, though it's actually getting harder to find lights that take B22 bulbs.

bk · 27-11-2017 11:00AM

ninjasurfer1 wrote: »

2 philips motion sensors and a philips switch for €75.14 delivered from Amazon Spain. Not bad!

https://www.amazon.es/Philips-Hue-movimiento-controlables-compatible/dp/B075LSQGHV/ref=sr_1_8?s=cyber-monday&psr=EY17&ie=UTF8&qid=1511747615&sr=1-8&keywords=philips+hue

Actually a really good deal, I needed all these, thanks

BoardAtWork · 27-11-2017 11:54AM

Hue bulbs are 3 for 2 on Amazon at the moment. No real deals though.

AndyBoBandy · 27-11-2017 12:07PM

BoardAtWork wrote: »

Hue bulbs are 3 for 2 on Amazon at the moment. No real deals though.

Its worth while for the bulbs that weren't available in the starter kits on Friday i.e E14's and White Only etc..

3 white only's for £25 works out just over £8 per bulb. Great price for anyone wanting to expand their set up cheaply.

mloc123 · 27-11-2017 12:08PM

https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B076H4PTTV/ref=twister_B077MNF9XR?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

3 hue e27 colour for 99e... looks decent to me

AndyBoBandy · 27-11-2017 12:17PM

mloc123 wrote: »

https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B076H4PTTV/ref=twister_B077MNF9XR?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

3 hue e27 colour for 99e... looks decent to me

same with the 3 for 2 promotion now on Amazon U.K. , just in £, and only £10 more than the starter kits were on Friday, but now you can mix the bulb types to get what you need/want.

mloc123 · 27-11-2017 12:23PM

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

same with the 3 for 2 promotion now on Amazon U.K. , just in £, and only £10 more than the starter kits were on Friday, but now you can mix the bulb types to get what you need/want.

Hoping es or fr kick off the 3 for 2 deal later today... base prices are better compared to UK

wexfordman2 · 27-11-2017 12:28PM

druss wrote: »

49 Euro on Amazon France. Just south of 60 delivered to Ireland.

Feck!!

Got two of them in arnots this morning, too late to cancel!

Atomic Pineapple · 27-11-2017 12:36PM

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

same with the 3 for 2 promotion now on Amazon U.K. , just in £, and only £10 more than the starter kits were on Friday, but now you can mix the bulb types to get what you need/want.

3 for 2 on Hue Products? I can't see that on Amazon UK, do you have a link?

AndyBoBandy · 27-11-2017 12:51PM

Atomic Pineapple wrote: »

3 for 2 on Hue Products? I can't see that on Amazon UK, do you have a link?

click on one of the bulbs, and in the description, there should be a little note saying they are part of a promotion

6 Colour E27/B22 bulbs for £170.

now theres a thought!!

Atomic Pineapple · 27-11-2017 01:02PM

Thanks not valid for the light strips or the motion sensor it looks like which is what I'm after.

TitianGerm · 27-11-2017 01:05PM

Atomic Pineapple wrote: »

Thanks not valid for the light strips or the motion sensor it looks like which is what I'm after.

Two motion sensors and a switch for €78ish on Amazon.es

mloc123 · 27-11-2017 01:20PM

https://www.amazon.es/Philips-Hue-White-Color-Ambiance/dp/B075M7MJ87/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511785153&sr=8-1&keywords=philips%2Bhue%2Be27&th=1

Decent value also.. bulbs at say 37e each and a free dimmer

AndyBoBandy · 27-11-2017 01:37PM

Anyone else have Black Friday purchases already shipped, but with no tracking details (apart from the standard Amazon ordered-dispatched-out for delivery tracker?

And in the last 15-20 Amazon deliveries I've received, none had Royal Mail as the carrier.

mairbu · 27-11-2017 01:39PM

Wemo Insight switch down to 29.99gbp - cheapest they've been in a while
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Insight-Switch-Control-Lights-Appliances/dp/B00H51XYLY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1511786066&sr=8-3&keywords=wemo+switch

paulbok · 27-11-2017 02:24PM

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Anyone else have Black Friday purchases already shipped, but with no tracking details (apart from the standard Amazon ordered-dispatched-out for delivery tracker?

And in the last 15-20 Amazon deliveries I've received, none had Royal Mail as the carrier.

Yep,

A record I ordered shipped on Saturday, but no tracking info, expected delivery Dec 13-22nd. gonna be tight for Xmas.
Everything else will be with address pal for this Friday.

WeleaseWoderick · 27-11-2017 02:29PM

In the space of the last 10 days, I've gone from having the Hue stater kit (3 colour bulbs) as my only real home automation equipment to buying a second starter kit, 6 GU10's, a Logitech Harmony Elite remote and a Google Home mini!

We're doing an extension to the house in the new year, so I'm justifying all of it as being part of that cost!

There'll be a Nest thermostat added at that point too

mloc123 · 27-11-2017 04:57PM

WeleaseWoderick wrote: »

In the space of the last 10 days, I've gone from having the Hue stater kit (3 colour bulbs) as my only real home automation equipment to buying a second starter kit, 6 GU10's, a Logitech Harmony Elite remote and a Google Home mini!

We're doing an extension to the house in the new year, so I'm justifying all of it as being part of that cost!

There'll be a Nest thermostat added at that point too

We are moving house in a few weeks, a lot of my purchases for the last 2 weeks have fallen under similar category :pac:

creativedrinker · 27-11-2017 05:24PM

Ended up getting the below today
3x2 gu10 hue bulbs in the 3 for 2 offer
2mtr and 1mtr hue strip for 49.99 on amazon.es
2 motion sensors and switch amazon.es offer

now to figure out what to do with it all.....

I only needed 3 bulbs a switch and motion sensor...... ohh well

Shlippery · 27-11-2017 05:54PM

creativedrinker wrote: »

Ended up getting the below today
3x2 gu10 hue bulbs in the 3 for 2 offer
2mtr and 1mtr hue strip for 49.99 on amazon.es
2 motion sensors and switch amazon.es offer

now to figure out what to do with it all.....

I only needed 3 bulbs a switch and motion sensor...... ohh well

:P i'll take a sensor off ya, name a price!

(i bought 3 gu10s and need a sensor...)

Atomic Pineapple · 27-11-2017 05:55PM

Thanks that light strip deal dropped an extra tenner so plumped for it, I need a motion sensor too but don't really need the second one or the switch, I'm not sure I get the usefulness of the switch if I have voice activation everywhere I use the lights?

Shlippery · 27-11-2017 06:00PM

Atomic Pineapple wrote: »

Thanks that light strip deal dropped an extra tenner so plumped for it, I need a motion sensor t0o but don't really need the second one or the switch, I'm not sure I get the usefulness of the switch if I have voice activation everywhere I use the lights?

Had the switch before voice setup, sometimes it's just handy to have for guests who may be sleeping over on the couch!

bk · 27-11-2017 06:11PM

Shlippery wrote: »

Had the switch before voice setup, sometimes it's just handy to have for guests who may be sleeping over on the couch!

Yes, I have switches in all rooms, needed when granparents/baby sitters over.

Plus we actually end up using the switches a lot more then voice (which does get used too) but sometimes you just can't beat physical controls.

Atomic Pineapple · 27-11-2017 06:27PM

I'm assuming it can't dynamically change which lights it works with can it? As in you'd pretty much need a switch per room?

Optimus Prime · 27-11-2017 06:40PM

I think you can set the switch to control two rooms? but if you do the lights in both rooms come on when you press the button.. im open to be corrected on that.

I have switches in the bedrooms because the motion sensors dont really make sense there. getting up at night and the light comes on etc..

Something i noticed with the motion sensors for anyone using apple home. Now that they are listed in there they provide temperature for each room and lux levels.

Also in the apple home automations you can use the hue motion sensors to control other things than lights. eg if you have a elgato eve plug ( which is homekit compatible), you can set it to turn on when it detects motion.

bk · 27-11-2017 06:50PM

Atomic Pineapple wrote: »

I'm assuming it can't dynamically change which lights it works with can it? As in you'd pretty much need a switch per room?

Optimus Prime wrote: »

I think you can set the switch to control two rooms? but if you do the lights in both rooms come on when you press the button.. im open to be corrected on that.

If you use the iConnectHue app (iOS) you can set the switch to do all sorts of funky stuff. Such as control lights in different rooms or different groups of lights.

For instance in the bedroom, I've the top and bottom buttons turn on/off the main ceiling light, while I have the middle two "dimmer" buttons to turn on/off a pair of bedside Hue Bloom lights to a particular scene.

Don't forget you also have options on multiple button clicks, though that can get complicated.

dam099 · 27-11-2017 08:21PM

bk wrote: »

If you use the iConnectHue app (iOS) you can set the switch to do all sorts of funky stuff. Such as control lights in different rooms or different groups of lights.

For instance in the bedroom, I've the top and bottom buttons turn on/off the main ceiling light, while I have the middle two "dimmer" buttons to turn on/off a pair of bedside Hue Bloom lights to a particular scene.

Don't forget you also have options on multiple button clicks, though that can get complicated.

You can also set up each button to toggle on/off a light or group by using "Split by group on state" so potentially can control 4. I mounted one sideways to control 3 lights that way and made the 4th button all 3 off aswell.

Uriel. · 27-11-2017 08:30PM

dam099 wrote: »

You can also set up each button to toggle on/off a light or group by using "Split by group on state" so potentially can control 4. I mounted one sideways to control 3 lights that way and made the 4th button all 3 off aswell.

Is any of this doable with android?

dam099 · 27-11-2017 08:35PM

Uriel. wrote: »

Is any of this doable with android?

No idea on Android as I mostly use iConnecthue on iOS. Its also doable with a Windows app - HueDynamic which I used first on my PC (I couldn't find how to do it in the iConnecthue documentation initially).

I have seen other posters refer to All4Hue as being similar to iConnecthue so it might do but I cant confirm.

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