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I bought some "Kauf" model light bulbs about a year and a half ago in a direct quest to get something "HomeAssistant Only" The "RGB" color reproduction is...po
by IntelMiner 3y ago
I bought some "Kauf" model light bulbs about a year and a half ago in a direct quest to get something "HomeAssistant Only"
The "RGB" color reproduction is...poor and the illumination they offer is a bit middling. But the biggest issue I had was the things would simply die after a while! I'd get maybe 3-4 months before they'd start flickering, then eventually stop entirely
Thankfully since you can only buy either 1 or 4 packs I had plenty of spares, but I have to admit I've since retreated from the idea of "smart bulbs" for now
- monocasa 3y agoYeah, there's a lot of awful bulbs out there at the moment. Poor heat dissipation really does a number on the LEDs and smoothing capacitors.
- bombcar 3y agoGiven how frequently even high end LEDs die I’m sure the cheap ones have to be really overdriven.
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- sprobertson 3y agoOn the other end of the price/quality spectrum, I have Hues that are still going strong after 6+ years of daily use. You can use them hub-free in HA using a ZigBee dongle.