You don't need to buy Hue... Their 8W 800lm bulbs are €4 a piece in Europe, and a lot less in bulk. So 4x more expensive at worst. Philips' discount brand (Att

You don't need to buy Hue... Their 8W 800lm bulbs are €4 a piece in Europe, and a lot less in bulk. So 4x more expensive at worst. Philips' discount brand (Attralux) is even cheaper, I recently bought more of these 8W 800lm for less than €1 a piece. For now I cannot tell the difference.