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Philips Hue vs Zooz
Philips Hue
189 positive (75%) · 46 mixed (18%) · 17 negative (7%)
Trust + time weighted: +68%
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I'd find a way to carve out a day or two for Hue if you're already going to be in the area anyway.
When I was renting I just replaced all of my lights with Philips Hue and left all the switches turned on. No need to mess with any wiring or switches and doesn’t require wifi.
The hardware (bulbs etc.) is still really high quality, the main issue with them is the locked down ecosystem.
In most rooms a double tap on will turn on all Hue lights for ambience.
Hue for example one of the most known and very user friendly. But can be pricey.
Zooz
89 positive (85%) · 10 mixed (10%) · 6 negative (6%)
Trust + time weighted: +79%
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The Zooz stuff is so frequently "half off" that it seems more like normal price, and if it is not you should wait and not buy it. Their regular prices are totally out of control!
Inovelli, Hue, Zooz, Aqara all have switches that you can put into decoupled/"smart bulb" mode and it doesn't actually switch the power, it just acts as a smart switch
Also Zooz (as an example) has a 5 year warranty on all products.
Yes, I looked at the Lutron and some other brand zooz or something. The price for one is like the price of 4 at these companies. Moreover, they also require a central hub which is an added cost!
I personally am a big fan of Zooz. Very solid and long battery life.