Philips - Hue White and Color Ambiance A19 LED Starter Kit - Multicolor
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Description
Features
Hue is your personal, customizable wireless lighting system
Bathe your home in millions of colors (with improved, richer cyan, green, and blue) and shades of white light, tailored to your mood or need, controlled wirelessly via a smart device.
Smart lighting, made simple
Controllable whether you are home or away, this starter kit adds four White and Color Ambiance A19 LED smart light bulbs (fits standard-size table lamps) with a Hue Bridge that manages up to 50 lights.
Create custom schedules
Program your lights to match your routine. The Hue system can wake you to your own gradual sunrise every morning or automatically illuminate your lights at sundown.
Quick, easy installation
Install the lights as you would install ordinary bulbs, pairing them with the Hue Bridge, which allows you to control smart-bulb-equipped lamps and overhead lights via the Philips Hue App.
LED bulb technology
Provides longer, more energy-efficient illumination.
Add Hue products to unlock enhanced lighting experiences
Easily expand your lighting system with accessories (sold separately), such as a Hue Dimmer Switch, Hue Tap, or Hue Motion Sensor.
Pair it for automation with your existing Nest or SmartThings system.
What's inside
Voice control-capable with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, or Google Assistant, each kit includes four Hue White and Color Ambiance A19 bulbs, one Hue Bridge, ethernet cable, power adapter, manual, and three-year warranty.
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What's Included
- Hue Bridge
- Hue A19 LED bulb (4 pcs)
- Power adapter
- Ethernet network cable
Manuals & Guides
- Product Datasheet/Brochure (PDF)
Key Specs
- Bulb TypeA19
- Bulb Wattage10 watts
- Light Output806 lumens
- DimmableYes
- Works WithAmazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Cortana, Google Assistant, Nest, SmartThings, Wink
- Voice Assistant Built-inNo
- Indoor Or Outdoor UseIndoor
General
- Product NameHue White and Color Ambiance A19 LED Starter Kit
- BrandPhilips
- Model Number471960
- ColorMulticolor
- Color CategoryMulti
Lighting
- Bulb TypeA19
- Bulb Wattage10 watts
- Light Output806 lumens
- Color TemperatureAdjustable white, Multicolor
- Number Of Bulbs Included4
- Base TypeScrew-in
- DimmableYes
Compatibility
- Works WithAmazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Cortana, Google Assistant, Nest, SmartThings, Wink
- Voice Assistant Built-inNo
- Diameter2.4 inches
Performance
- Maximum Life Hours25000 hours
- Indoor Or Outdoor UseIndoor
- Weather ResistantNo
Certifications & Listings
- ENERGY STAR CertifiedNo
Dimension
- Product Height21 inches
- Product Width13 inches
- Product Length40 inches
- Product Weight1.2 pounds
Warranty
- Manufacturer's Warranty - PartsCambio y/o Devolución a Consideración
- Manufacturer's Warranty - LaborCambio y/o Devolución a Consideración
Other
- UPC046677471965
Customer reviews
Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 2709 reviews
(2,709 customer reviews)to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Starter and Easy Automation Lighting Kit
||Posted .Before purchasing this item, I had bought the google home and thought I would like to home automate other parts of my home. The guys were great with showing me several products and I had finally chose the Phillips Hue "starter" kit. It came with a hub and 4 smart lights. The setup was easy and integrated with the google home within minutes ( I do not know about Alexa or Apple integration). The instructions for setup were a little lackluster but did not impair the setup to prevent it from being effective and quick. It was as simple as downloading the Hue app, removing the old light bulbs, putting the Hue bulbs in and clicking on the hub. Having it connect through google home appeared seamless and easy. The longest part for me was deciding what to name each light. The one challenge I did have was creating “voice shortcuts” in google home to work with the Hue system but that is not Phillip’s Hue fault. I would have like to see a little more instruction/detail of what types of color names that the hue system bulbs could be set at so I would not have to research all the varieties of color. However, that was not enough to change my rating from an excellent product and I would buy it again.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Expensive But Worth It
||Posted .I have been considering some form of 'smart' lighting for a while. Phillips Hue is the top tier, but I spent time investigating cheaper alternatives before deciding to take the plunge - all in with the Hue. It has been well worth it! It took a bit to figure out the bulb naming schemes, but once I had the Bridge installed and the bulbs named, connection with my Google Home was a breeze, and now the lights are integrated with my daily routines. Wowing friends with fun colors is always a plus. Middle of the night bathroom visits no longer involve getting blinded. I wake up more naturally with the "sunrise" routine - versus a jarring alarm. I've barely scratched the surface as to all the things these lights can do, and am looking forward to seeing what else they have in store. I am sold, and I highly recommend them!
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Great addition to our theater room
||Posted .It’s pretty rad to walk into your theater room and say “Hey Siri, turn the Animus on” and then let there be light! Animus is the name I gave my theater room so the voice commands are pretty neat and the name of your lights are customizable. I was concerned that if I wasn’t home someone may have trouble figuring out the lights. That concern was put to rest when I flipped the light switch off and back on the lights default to a really nice white. This is a really fun toy to have I throughly enjoy it. I’m a big gamer and movie watcher so I can theme the color of my entire room to match my entertainment. Pictures absolutely cannot do this justice. Just FYI in the pic the TV lights are hue but aren’t in this kit but to save time if your tv is 75 inches like mine this took one hue strip and 3 extensions to get the complete wrap around. Love Hue and am very happy with all of my hue purchases.
I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Value5 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Ease of Use3 out of 5Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Lights, Colour, Action
||Posted .Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.Lights, Colours, Action action action..... thata all you’ll get with these lights.... action.... After I had a $3300 Phillips Ambilight Tv explode on me in 2007 I vowed never to by a light from them again..... i also divirced my wife because I blamed her for the TV blowing up... anyways the Hue lights are hot and hot attracts hot... many mood settings, great investment, Apple Home compatible
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Value5 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Ease of Use3 out of 5I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Value3 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Apps could be better but lights great
||Posted .Bought for my business it really makes up for the lack of decoration. I use the Thor light app to change colors but they will stall animating after a while. Apps could be better
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Value3 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I would recommend this to a friendRated 4 out of 5 stars
Fun, cool, some minor complaints.
||Posted .1. The required bridge seems like overkill and the sooner they connect to Google and Amazon directly, the better 2. If you're using Echo or Google home you'll have redundant apps with differing and inconsistent functionality from the Hue app 3. You'll spend an hour or two upgrading the firmware on individual bulbs which is silly and annoying... 4. One of my bulbs gets out of sync with the others from time to time and will occasionally be the odd one out in a color scheme 5. Like some other "dimmable" led bulbs they might be incompatible with some older dimmer switches. That's the bad stuff but I got a reasonable discount and they really can change the appearance of a room as well as the benefits of voice activation and remote control. Here's a simple "warm" setting in the kitchen. The Hues are in the lightshades.
I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Value4 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product
||Posted .Owned for 1 month when reviewed.Easy to set up and schedule. Made the purchase before a family vacation and set a lighting schedule to simulate that someone was home. Worked like a charm.... The colors and controls are amazing. I purchased additional color bulbs, outdoor floodlights (white) and a discover color changing floodlight. Highly recommend, worth the money!
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Value4 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Absolutely love it
||Posted .Great product that helped me enhance my entertainment room. I also added a light strip behind our media cabinet. The lights can be controlled via mobile device and I also setup with Alexa to voice command different scenes.
I would recommend this to a friend
Q: QuestionDo I need to use all 4 bulbs or can I use just one? My daughter's room only has 1 socket but she really wants this item. Thanks
Asked by ynoT513.
- A:Answer You can just use one bulb in her room. You can connect just that bulb, however the one hub would control any of the other bulbs anywhere on your network if you wanted add them in the future. I have 5 color and 6 whites throughout my house. You can can control them individually or in groups.
Answered by Saldo
Q: QuestionCan I still use a light switch to turn these lights on/off or do I have to use the voice control or app to turn them on/off?
Asked by calman848.
- A:Answer Technically yes, however very time you use the switch to turn them off they lose connection to the bridge and reset. Think of it like an alarm clock, you can turn off the alarm with the designated button or by unplugging the whole clock - you would never unplug the whole clock though because then you would have to reset the time each time.
Answered by OnlyOneAbs
Q: QuestionAre these bulbs safe to use as lightbulbs that are currently on a dimmer switch? As in, my living room lights are dimmable can I use these bulbs?
Asked by Starlight.
- A:Answer Hi Starlight. Per the manual, it's not suggested to use the dimmer switch with these bulbs. We have ours on a dimmer switch, but we keep the dimmer on high. The woman once lowered the brightness with the switch and lights began to flicker.
Answered by ItsJustMe
Q: QuestionShould multiple bridges be used since each 4-pack comes with one, or are you better to use just 1 bridge, even if you are connecting multiple rooms and for arguments sake, hooking up 20+ bulbs in the house?
Asked by Livie.
- A:Answer you just need one hue bridge per house since you connect it to your router. I bought two kits since it was cheaper and gave one bridge and bulb as a gift and kept the rest.
Answered by Mimi
Q: QuestionI got the Echo Plus because it has a Hue-compatible hub built-in. Amaz. said it works ALL Philips Hue bulbs. However the colored bulbs in this kit with hub WON'T work with JUST the Echo Plus. Why?! I don't want to use the bridge nor should have to. :(
Asked by ItsJustMe.
- A:Answer You might try installing with the hue bridge, let the bulbs download the lastest software/firmware updates, then try installing with the built-in Echo plus bridge.
Answered by Agent99
Q: QuestionAre the light bulbs included in this kit full color spectrum?
Asked by DavidC.
- A:Answer Yes. They also support apps with animation and strobe.
Answered by dkarm
Q: QuestionDo these A19 lights look okay in a recessed BR30 fixture? Or is it better to get the BR30 flood lights instead?
Asked by Tundra.
- A:Answer A BR30 is much more efficient than an A19 lamp in a recessed fixture. An A19 lamp will fit and make light, but not efficiently. Between 4/5ths and 9/10ths of the light from an A19 lamp doesn’t shine toward the fixture’s open aperture ring and flow out of the fixture. A BR30 lamp emits all of its light in a narrow-ish cone away from its base. An A19 lamp emits light in a uniform sphere except for a narrow-ish dark cone toward its base. An A19 lamp is also an inch shorter than a BR30 lamp so the increased distance allows a narrower cone of light. An A19 is 2 inches shorter than a BR40 and correspondingly less effective. Using something like a 2 prong receptacle adapter can move the lamp toward the aperture, but if its moved out far enough to emit even 1/3 of the light from the lamp it will be a wide cone of light that gets into peoples eyes as glare, like a bare light bulb hanging down. The recessed fixtures made before reflector lamps became available had a metal reflector and a concentric ring anti-glare baffle. The baffle has to be removed to change the lamp and the reflector always needs to be cleaned. On a high ceiling it requires a ladder and 5 or 10 minutes each. Without the glare baffle the reflector lamps could be changed with a suction cup on a pole in a minute or so each. I don’t think the LED’s longevity changes the economics of lamp changing, LEDs last indefinitely, but the phosphors still wear out and they reach 1/2 brightness at 12,000 hours like the long-life fluorescent lamps made for use where they’re expensive to change. [The LED panel and trim ring conversion is both the most expensive to buy and the most labor intensive to change, so it’s never the economical choice.] The LEDs useful lifespan is less than 6x the life of the 2,000 hour long-life incandescant lamp, and the BR30 LED lamps are priced at a premium relative to the A19 lamps in the same ratio as the incandescant lamps were. Given either the huge increase in the relative cost of using a ladder in a commercial setting, or the huge increase in the value of consumer convenience now vs 1970 when the R lamps overtook reflector fixtures, the reduced maintenance cost justifies the higher price of the BR30 LED reflector lamp even more than it did 50 years ago for the incandescant R30 lamp, It does puzzle me that the BR30 is priced higher than the A19 because an LED emits light in a cone so the BR30 a simpler design with fewer parts and less assembly labor, just one flat disc of LEDs instead of at least 6 small paddles each facing a different direction. The pricing is still taking advantage of the expectation established by the more difficult to make glass envelope used by the older technology - which means even 10 years into the LED lamp era subsidies and changing mandates are still delaying a transition to competitive commodity pricing,
Answered by Oliver
Q: QuestionCan the bulbs in the starter kit be used on lamps?
Asked by Marie.
- A:Answer Yes they will work in your home lamps.
Answered by Joey