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I've been doing this for years, originally using separate lamps with bright full spectrum fluorescents in the morning and dim and warm incandescent bulbs for evening, with an old halogen wake up light as an alarm. Switching to smart lights with automations (wyze) drastically reduced the number of lamps and cable clutter and has noticeably improved my life. My neighbors jokingly call my house "the red light district" because of the red glow after it gets dark!
I love my Philips Hue lights. I currently have around 140 lights spanning across 4 Hue bridges, each bridge controlling a dedicated section of the house. Main Floor, Second Floor, Master Rooms, and Basement/Outdoors. Using them with Apple HomeKit.
My whole house is Philips Hue but I'm doing the most custom stuff on my Apple Home because of the big bottleneck that is the Hue Bridge. Every button on my switches or scene I make is too much for my bridge, and adding extra bridges is a half-baked solution to a problem that should not exist.
If Hue's an option, that's still the one I'd choose today - while a bit more expensive, its incredibly reliable, responsive, and there are so many accessories for it. - Josh
Is there a one-touch way to trigger a sunset on demand, so a light will change to warm red and fade out over a set time, or do sunsets always have to be scheduled?
Through Philips Hue, you'd need to schedule fades. However, you can quickly build that type of automation through a smart home platform like Home Assistant, Apple Home, etc. You'd just set the automation to trigger with a specific button or switch, and it turns on the sunset scene and then slowly fades out over a set time. I'd probably use Home Assistant Green personally to try to do this. We covered their new $99 smart home hub which runs all of these automation locally: ruclips.net/video/3V3Jestsoq0/видео.html - Josh
Purchase Links, Newsletter, and Social Links:
🛒 Purchase Links (Affiliate Links):
👉 Philips Hue Starter Kit: amzn.to/43XTded
👉 Philips Hue Bulbs: amzn.to/43TwMH1
👉 Philips Hue Accessories: amzn.to/43QCyZT
👉 Lifx Smart Lighting: Google Nest Hub Max
👉 Govee Smart Lighting: amzn.to/3s1vhcM
👉 Sengled Smart Lighting: amzn.to/3YndyZ5
👉 Nanoleaf Smart Lighting: amzn.to/3s2p9AI
👉 Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, PHD: amzn.to/3OgAB3g
👉 View all of our favorite products: www.amazon.com/shop/6monthslaterreviews
🔗 Video Links:
👉 Philips Hue Lighting System Review - 6 Months Later:
• Philips Hue Smart Lights Review - 6 M...
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• How to start a SMART HOME in 2023
👉 Smart Home Playlist:
• How to start a SMART HOME in 2022
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i can’t do red and dark orange lights when i’m tryna sleep, feel like i’m in hell lmao
you actually are, world is a hell :’)
Lmaoo me too but my daughter likes it
I've been doing this for years, originally using separate lamps with bright full spectrum fluorescents in the morning and dim and warm incandescent bulbs for evening, with an old halogen wake up light as an alarm. Switching to smart lights with automations (wyze) drastically reduced the number of lamps and cable clutter and has noticeably improved my life. My neighbors jokingly call my house "the red light district" because of the red glow after it gets dark!
I love my Philips Hue lights. I currently have around 140 lights spanning across 4 Hue bridges, each bridge controlling a dedicated section of the house. Main Floor, Second Floor, Master Rooms, and Basement/Outdoors. Using them with Apple HomeKit.
Sounds like an expensive light system!
Thank you very much!
Great video, thank you!
My whole house is Philips Hue but I'm doing the most custom stuff on my Apple Home because of the big bottleneck that is the Hue Bridge. Every button on my switches or scene I make is too much for my bridge, and adding extra bridges is a half-baked solution to a problem that should not exist.
Any recomendations for UK Apple HomeKit Lighting? I know there is Hue, Meross on the UK Amazon etc
If Hue's an option, that's still the one I'd choose today - while a bit more expensive, its incredibly reliable, responsive, and there are so many accessories for it. - Josh
I love your videos
Glad you enjoy them!
Is there a one-touch way to trigger a sunset on demand, so a light will change to warm red and fade out over a set time, or do sunsets always have to be scheduled?
Through Philips Hue, you'd need to schedule fades. However, you can quickly build that type of automation through a smart home platform like Home Assistant, Apple Home, etc. You'd just set the automation to trigger with a specific button or switch, and it turns on the sunset scene and then slowly fades out over a set time. I'd probably use Home Assistant Green personally to try to do this. We covered their new $99 smart home hub which runs all of these automation locally: ruclips.net/video/3V3Jestsoq0/видео.html - Josh
Does this work with other brands ?
Yes
I noticed that there are three smartphones appearing in this video
Gotta represent as many phones as we can! :D