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Lidl Zigbee 3.0 smart devices coming soon

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    DeadSkin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,903 ✭✭✭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.


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    Valhallapt
    Registered Users Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭Valhallapt


    They are out in the UK next week

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


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    acalmenvoy
    Registered Users Posts: 882 ✭✭✭acalmenvoy


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


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    corcadorcha
    Registered Users Posts: 212 ✭✭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


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    wexfordman2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,541 ✭✭✭wexfordman2


    Any sign of them going in sale down here ?


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    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,532 Mod ✭✭✭✭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.


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    SierraTango
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭SierraTango


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


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    SouthWesterly
    Registered Users Posts: 6,456 ✭✭✭SouthWesterly


    Will these work with the hue hub?


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    Thephantomsmask
    Registered Users Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭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.


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    JethroC
    Registered Users Posts: 165 ✭✭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/


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    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users Posts: 8,907 ✭✭✭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.


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    Stoner
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 10,952 Mod ✭✭✭✭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


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    stesaurus
    Registered Users Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭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


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    acalmenvoy
    Registered Users Posts: 882 ✭✭✭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.


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    kaerobe
    Registered Users Posts: 373 ✭✭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


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    kaerobe
    Registered Users Posts: 373 ✭✭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


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    joecoie
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭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


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    stesaurus
    Registered Users Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭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?


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    KilOit
    Registered Users Posts: 2,983 ✭✭✭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


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    acalmenvoy
    Registered Users Posts: 882 ✭✭✭acalmenvoy


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


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    wexfordman2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,541 ✭✭✭wexfordman2


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

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


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    stesaurus
    Registered Users Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭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


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    stesaurus
    Registered Users Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭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.


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    Balmed Out
    Registered Users Posts: 4,713 ✭✭✭Balmed Out


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


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    DeadSkin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,903 ✭✭✭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.


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    KilOit
    Registered Users Posts: 2,983 ✭✭✭KilOit


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


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    kaerobe
    Registered Users Posts: 373 ✭✭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.


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    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,532 Mod ✭✭✭✭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


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    davegilly
    Registered Users Posts: 677 ✭✭✭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?


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    Alkers
    Registered Users Posts: 6,811 ✭✭✭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


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