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Thoughts on Philips Hue Lights (midwest.social)
submitted 1 week ago by dumples@midwest.social to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
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I am a dabbler in home automation and thinking about starting to get into lighting. I have heard mostly good things about the Philip Hue line and wanted to see what peoples thoughts are about it.

Our main current automation are a large number of Google Smart Speaker and Arlo video doorbells. Everything is working now on the Google ecosystem which I think Philip Hue will connect with. Our house is 100 years old which means that our possibilities to automate are lower than a new home since we have very few overhead lights, power outlets are at a premium (we have lots of power strips running through the house).

We are thinking about doing smart bulbs in some lamps which we can leave on and a chandalier. I think the biggest issue will leaving things always powered on.

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[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I just realized that you are not using Home Assistant as your "hub", I assumed you were due to the community. In that case I guess you would need the IKEA hub. I've never used an IKEA hub so I have no idea how well they work. If you plan to continue to use Google Home as your "hub" then my advice is less useful since I've no experience here. I would defer to someone else who is more experienced with the Philips Hue/Ikea hubs.