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Can't speak about the quality of the "smart" parts in particular, but the Ikea LED bulbs have proven to be of generally high quality for a good price. I have a

Can't speak about the quality of the "smart" parts in particular, but the Ikea LED bulbs have proven to be of generally high quality for a good price. I have a bunch of them in operation, and had some in permanent use (powered 24/7) for years now. Only a single bulb has failed on me after 4.5 years of continuous use, and even that bulb failed gracefully (it became darker and darker over time, while getting hotter and hotter, obviously converting more energy to heat than light). Hence I would not hesitate to give their smart bulbs a try as well, assuming they use the same circuitry and LEDs for the "non-smarts" of the bulbs as for all the others.

rootusrootus 7y ago
One thing to consider with the Tradfri bulbs is that some people (myself included) have experienced them turning on randomly. Internet says it might have something to do with automatic software update, but that is hearsay. Also, for a smart bulb I find their control requirements to be weird. Pair with this device first, but only up to X devices, then pair that with the hub. Everything else I have is Z-wave so maybe this is par for the course for smart bulbs and I'm just not used to it.
- stordoff 7y ago
  I think there's a way to pair them directly with the hub. I did it recently when I only bought a hub and outlet (no remote)[1], and it worked fine. One rumour I've seen a few times is that the Hub was an afterthought[2], which is why it is designed around pairing with the remote, but it's definitely a weird setup (they're ZigBee, so should work without the remote - they do when using the Hue hub). [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/tradfri/comments/bddyjt/connect_tr%C3%A5drfi_outlet_possibly_other_products_to/ https://www.reddit.com/r/tradfri/comments/bddyjt/connect_tr%... [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/tradfri/comments/aq0161/pairing_without_remote_still_possible/egh47m8/ https://www.reddit.com/r/tradfri/comments/aq0161/pairing_wit...

rootusrootus 7y ago

One thing to consider with the Tradfri bulbs is that some people (myself included) have experienced them turning on randomly. Internet says it might have something to do with automatic software update, but that is hearsay. Also, for a smart bulb I find their control requirements to be weird. Pair with this device first, but only up to X devices, then pair that with the hub. Everything else I have is Z-wave so maybe this is par for the course for smart bulbs and I'm just not used to it.

stordoff 7y ago
I think there's a way to pair them directly with the hub. I did it recently when I only bought a hub and outlet (no remote)[1], and it worked fine. One rumour I've seen a few times is that the Hub was an afterthought[2], which is why it is designed around pairing with the remote, but it's definitely a weird setup (they're ZigBee, so should work without the remote - they do when using the Hue hub). [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/tradfri/comments/bddyjt/connect_tr%C3%A5drfi_outlet_possibly_other_products_to/ https://www.reddit.com/r/tradfri/comments/bddyjt/connect_tr%... [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/tradfri/comments/aq0161/pairing_without_remote_still_possible/egh47m8/ https://www.reddit.com/r/tradfri/comments/aq0161/pairing_wit...