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It's worth it to me. I like having my lights automated to respond to my schedule and coordinate with other sensors so that the lights come on and off automatica
by gh02t 9y ago
It's worth it to me. I like having my lights automated to respond to my schedule and coordinate with other sensors so that the lights come on and off automatically, fade to keep light levels constant, adjust color temperature to reduce blue light in the evening. For me, the real killer app is using them as an alarm in the morning. I'm not a very good morning person and have trouble waking up abruptly from an alarm, but I can use my lights to slowly fade on and wake me up gently (I'm super sensitive to light so just the slow fade in over 30 minutes is plenty to wake me up). I don't feel nearly as groggy in the mornings waking up like that.
It's a luxury for sure, but it's one that appeals to some people. Smart lights are definitely over-hyped however, they are far from essential.
- lev99 9y ago> For me, the real killer app is using them as an alarm in the morning. I use a window for that. If I didn't have access to sunlight I would consider using bright dimmable programmable leds in my bedroom. Very good point.
- gh02t 9y agoFor me it's more of a time issue. I'm really light sensitive, if I didn't have the window blacked out I'd be woken up at dawn every day. I don't have to get up that early for work, so instead the lamp does its thing. You can get alarm clocks that do basically the same thing, but they're more expensive than a smart bulb.
- lev99 9y agoI wake up at dawn everyday. The only bad part is that I live on the 47th parallel, so sunrise changes from 5am - 8am every year. Luckily my schedule is flexible enough to accommodate this.
- astura 9y agoInteresting. So you get up at different times per season? The sun doesn't come up at the same time every day. In the winter I'm out of the house before sunrise.