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Have you looked at IKEA's offerings? I have 5 bulbs and 3 dimmers switches + Home Assistant and am very satisfied. https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/t

• rorykoehler 7y ago
  I was curious about those. How do they compare to Philips Hue in terms of colour spectrum and bulb quality? They are much cheaper and it would be great to be able to mix and match.
  • dividedbyzero 7y ago
    I non-scientifically feel like they are actually a shade more accurate and pleasing than the Hue bulbs. No idea what the actual numbers are, but at equivalent settings, the Ikea ones make the room feel a bit more like I want it to. I have a suspicion they have the better spectrum as well, but I may be wrong on that. The Trådfri bridge is a complete disaster though; color temperature can only be set to 3-ish presets that cannot be changed, even though the bulbs can do the whole spectrum, switches are very limited in what they can be programmed to do, etc., wayy behind Hue. I use their bulbs with a Dresden Electronic Conbee Stick on a Raspberry Pi and their software, works very well. The Ikea bulbs very occasionally flicker off and on again for a millisecond when paired to a Hue bridge; it's not frequent (every few days?) or very noticeable, but it's there.
  • mockie 7y ago
    I don't have any Philips Hue to compare and I also haven't tried their color bulbs. If you're still curious, I'd recommend getting a bulb that comes with a dimmer switch and try it out. It can then always be paired with the gateway if you want to go further. I like that I can use the IKEA mobile app AND Home Assistant AND their control devices (dimmer switch, motion sensor, etc). The IKEA app allows for quick changes on the fly while Home Assistant handles automated tasks throughout the day while the control devices provide control over the bulbs when the software is too far from reach or potentially out of service. I also like the shape of the IKEA bulbs as they're more traditional and fit some old lamp shades. Cheers!