• Reviews around bulb (3.69 of 5)

    Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance A19 10W Equivalent LED Smart Light Bulb Starter Kit, 2 A19 Bulbs and 1 Bridge, Works with Alexa, Apple HomeKit and Google Assistant

    • In any case your bulb cracks on it's own like mine did [because of cold temperatures] their only solution is to "buy a new one
    • These bulbs are super durable and bright
    • These were my first smart light bulbs.
    • Freakin love these bulbs
    • The other three bulbs are in the computer room and I love using them in conjunction with my gaming.
    • This shortfall becomes problematic as soon as, like me, you come across a situation in which there is no Hue bulb available that fits a socket
    • The bulbs are a bit too dim and there is no way to change their default on settings when coming back on from power loss
    • These are rather expensive bulbs to only last 1 month.
    • Also, the LED bulbs last years, so the price difference becomes negligible if you realize that you are going to use this for years or even decades (hopefully).
    • The bulbs are brighter than I expected, but they could still be brighter
    • All bulbs are compatible across gens so make sure you know what you are getting
    • First Philips Hue light bulbs or any smart bulbs of any kind
    • I love you light bulbs, i love you.
    • I received two non Phillips LED bulbs and a bridge that didn't connect to anything except power
    • Equivalent Smart Bulb Starter Kit (Compatible with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, and Google
    • The Flux app has similar features but is clunky and not intuitive, the bulbs have connectivity issues and sometimes didn't work, and the bulbs weren't very "smart" - if I turned them off/on outside of their programmed times to turn off/on, they would do weird things and not work properly
    • The bulbs are very capable and have good flexibility, the weakness is in the software.
    • Not sure I would bother with the white ones as I could just use smart switches and standard bulbs
    • Love these bulbs
    • Nice bulbs, colors little off when telling Alexa, but will be buying more
    • Bulb is not bright enough
    • These are amazing light bulbs
    • Love these bulbs
    • Love this, will be getting more bulbs soon to control all lights in the house
    • In the end, it appears that It is easier to return the product rather than have a defective bulb replaced by the manufacturer.
    • I got these for Christmas and the bulbs are awesome!
    • These bulbs are awesome
    • Bright bulbs, but it's just a party trick
    • Useless and overpriced "smart light bulb"
    • These are very expensive bulbs to replace; why should the burden be on the customer who paid a substantial amount for them to have to jump through hoops to receive a replacement for a defective product as determined by the manufacturer?
    • Love these light bulbs
    • I love these bulbs!
    • These smart bulbs can be compared to incandescent bulbs that have a wattage of 60 watts and only last around 1,500 hours
    • Equivalent Smart Bulb Starter Kit (Compatible with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, and Google Assistant)The Hue Lights and the Hub itself are easy to setup
    • Wi-Fi Smart LED Light Bulb, Adjustable, Multicolor, Dimmable, No Hub Required, Works with Alexa, Apple HomeKit and the Google Assistant, Pack of 4 and was much happier with the color accuracy and brightness.
    • Hue lights are by far the best smart bulb system on the market today
    • Amazing, just bought 8 more bulbs !!
    • And if you don't care about color... honestly using smart switches instead of bulbs makes for a much more seamless transition into "smart" lighting.
    • The bulbs themselves are shaped a bit different than traditional bulbs, having a mostly covered base with a small frosted window at the top (opposed to a fully frosted design like a typical light bulb)
    • Useless and overpriced "smart light bulb"
    • They required that I find a box of my own, package up the defective bulb and return it to them using their prepaid Fed Ex account and then wait 7-10 days while they test the defective bulb and send a replacement bulb.
    • We really like these bulbs
    • The light bulbs are very expensive and if you need to use the warranty Philips Hue makes it almost impossible to do so
    • Keep in mind, the bulbs are already set up to work with each hub
    • The bulbs are responsive and I haven't had any problems with non responsiveness
    • Works great I love these bulbs so much
    • The bulbs and colors are awesome
    • I prefer TP-Link smart plugs and bulbs.
    • It’s true you have to leave the lights powered on & allow the app or Alexa to turn the bulbs off or dim them
    • Love these light bulbs.
    • And, I recommend having a mix of regular bulbs and these -- going all smart bulbs seems like a bad idea (although, you can always turn on/off the Hue bulbs by using the regular light switch...it just turns them on white and to full brightness).
    • The Flux app has similar features but is clunky and not intuitive, the bulbs have connectivity issues and sometimes didn't work, and the bulbs weren't very "smart" - if I turned them off/on outside of their programmed times to turn off/on, they would do weird things and not work properly
    • Best bulbs.
    • These are just as bright as our regular bulbs were (in the
    • I had to go through to get a new bulb were ridiculous.
    • Just consider before replacing ceiling lights with Hues (or any other smart bulb) that the experience isn't complete unless you do something about your wall switches too
    • These Hue Colored bulbs get worse over time, they now minds of their own after 8+ months
    • I love these light bulbs so much
    • the bulbs themselves are great
    • Love the color bulbs
    • These are great light bulbs, but be sure you need something like this
    • 800 lm is not a lot of brightness and sadly Phillips doesn't make a brighter Hue bulb yet.
    • Hub has and bulbs have been working great for over a week now
    • Additional bulbs are silly expensive.
    • We love these bulbs
    • The bulbs work most of the time, but the Philips Hue app is not consistent.
    • and they have some very useful features like turning your bulbs on when you arrive home from work, either by timer or proximity (of your phone) to home.
    • The bulbs are a little expensive but the features are really nice
    • my package arrived with no appearance of damage but when I opened it 2 or the 4 bulbs were shattered - still held firmly by the hard plastic packaging
    • That said, these bulbs are pretty cool
    • I love these bulbs!
    • Looks like Philips has updated the bulbs to use a plastic housing, the bulbs in the starter kit are unfortunately glass and tend to break very easily
    • Look great and gen 3 bulbs are really good
    • Great bulbs
    • It is not quite as bright as a 60 watt bulb, but enough for a lamp or back ground
    • After two, 45-minute long trouble shooting sessions with Philips customer service; they agreed that the bulb was bad and needed to be replaced under warranty
    • It is much brighter and more vibrant and has the same capability as the light bulbs
    • I have had to buy enough bulbs to daisy chain them from one room to the next just to get these to work in my
    • Well, I like the product actually but the reason for the two star is that one bulb came broken..like, shattered
    • They're a bit dimmer than other LED bulbs, and the colors in the blues are lacking
    • After getting connected recently, I finally installed it and found out that 1 of 4 bulbs was dimmer than the rest
    • So my first idea was to contact Twitter support, who told me "We think the bulbs are most probably faulty
    • With how fast Philips has been replacing these with newer/better models though, it hurts to know that all of your expensive lights become outdated in a short amount of time as brighter/better bulbs get released
    • The light bulbs work great with Alexa
    • The correct bulbs should be