I love the Philips Hue light system. I have these bulbs all around my house for ambient lighting. If I’m working from home and need brighter white light for concentration, I can make it happen. If it’s Saturday evening and I want just enough light to relax, I can make it happen. If I want to open my window curtains and turn on some festive holiday colors, I can make it happen. The system is fairly simple to set up. Occasionally I do have a bulb that disconnects and won’t reconnect, which is upsetting but rare. It works well with Google Home virtual assistant.

I've always had Phillips Hue lights since they were carried by Best Buy and almost never had issues with them. Only time so far is 1 bulb that keeps flickering randomly but all I do is disconnect and reconnect it by using the app and its fixed. Thats saying quite a bit because I've tried other lights and they didnt last nearly as long or have the simplicity of setup and control.

I was originally super hesitant to make the move to Hue because I didn't want to fool with a hub, but after how much time I probably spent collectively on fighting with the cheaper, non-hub, WiFi-connected bulbs, which failed to connect and required resetting constantly, I decided it was worth it to switch to a Hue hub and replace all my cheap smart bulbs with Hue bulbs. Honestly, it wasn't cheap, but I've not had a single issue with them staying connected since I made the switch. If you can afford it, it's worth it. At some point, I had to ask myself how much my time was worth, and ultimately, my time is worth more to me than the cost of the Hue hub and bulbs.

Bought these to add to my hue collection. Super easy to set up and add to my system. Hue is totally worth the investment. Don’t buy the knockoffs.

Overall I love these lights they are great with my Alexa. I got them for my mom. We’ve been trying to make her house smarter over the years. The installation process with the hub is a little bit difficult if all of the lights don’t work. We had to delete the app the Hue app and the Alexa app and start all over several times. They work even if you accidentally touch the light switches which was a big issue for me because we’ve lived in this house for 15 years. The necessary supports for tuning the lights to your TV is absolutely ridiculously priced. It’s an unnecessary evil. I’m very upset with that.