The start of creating a Smart Home involves selecting the right Smart Light Bulbs. There are many things to consider, different sizes, brightness, colors and shades. How you prefer to control the lights and how much you are willing to spend are all things you need to think about. Here we have selected 5 Smart Light Bulbs that we considered to be the best of value.
1. Philips Lighting Hue White and Color Ambiance A19 Bulb Starter Kit (Hub and 4 Bulbs)
Color LED smart bulb
Philips is one of the first players to release their smart LED’s line up in the market. Philips has mastered the art of manufacturing innovative smart bulbs. Their most popular smart bulb line up is certainly Philips Hue, which has an incredible synergy with other smart platforms.
Why should you get this Smart Light Bulb?
These Hue lights come with a lot of great features. But you would certainly have a hard time differentiating them with their first generation models. So what’s new? This new bulb features an upgraded processor with more than 500 times memory as compared to the previous generation and is now square in shape. This allows the user to run multiple applications at the same time like Hue system and Apple HomeKit.
Key Features
- Lumen output is now increased from 600 to 800 lumens which is equivalent to a rise in 40W to about 60W
- Now, the life of a bulb is estimated to be around 25,000 hours or 22 years
- The color gamut of these bulbs covers 16 million different colors
Philips Lighting Hue White and Color Ambiance A19 Bulb Starter Kit
Our thoughts
These light bulbs are a very incredible piece of technology in my opinion as they are highly customizable, with improved color consistency, brightness, and their life as compared to previous generation bulbs, but they are quite expensive. At nearly $200 Philips is offering Color Ambiance A19 Starter Kit and $50 per additional bulb which is literally expensive for an average consumer. Despite their very high cost, they surely set a datum of what smart light bulbs should be.
2. Kasa Smart Wi-Fi LED Light Bulb
Smart bulbs for an attractive price
TP-Link is a company who makes computer components, they were mainly recognized by their routers and IP cameras. They recently took a step towards smart LEDs. So, here it is their first smart bulb which is the simplest smart LED on this list, no fancy million colors support or no extra frills, just a simple dimmable soft white light LED which delivers its purpose incredibly, at a very nominal cost.
Why should you get this Smart Light Bulb?
If you are the kind of person who really just want a bulb for just lighting purpose, and which can be controllable by any smart device platform you can think of, then it is the right choice for you. This LED bulb literally can be managed remotely via your phone or tablet, as well as Google Assistant, Cortana, Alexa devices, making it the most pragmatic one.
Key Features
- Lumen output is 800 lumens which are equivalent to about 60W.
- Now, the life of a bulb is estimated is around 22.8 years.
- iOS and Android supported apps with a group control feature for multiple light adjustments.
Kasa Smart Wi-Fi LED Light Bulb
Our thoughts
In our opinion, we think this Kasa Smart LED truly delivers what it offers at such a low cost. This soft white light is greatc for night reading, and will not cause any strain on your eyes. It doesn't require any kind of hub or a bridge as other smart LEDs do; it can be easily added to your existing Wi-Fi network with very little hassle and you are good to go.
3. Cree Connected LED Bulb
Classic Light Bulb & Energy-efficient Design
Cree is a company focused on the manufacturing of LED lighting and semiconductor solutions for wireless and other power applications.
Why should you get this Smart Light Bulb?
These LED bulbs are compatible with various devices like, Amazon Echo, Wink, and WeMo which makes it very good to buy at such a low price point. It can be also scheduled to turn on and off at certain times of the day.
Key Features
- Relatively inexpensive compared to other LEDs on this list
- It has a very simple design like classic light bulb shape and look
- Due to its shape, it diffuses light in an omni-directional way and consume less energy
Cree Connected LED Bulb
Our thoughts
We think Cree Connected LED bulbs bring smart lighting solutions to the masses with an affordable price which is very simple to set up and control and casts a very pleasant white light with less consumption of energy.
4. IKEA TRÅDFRI Gateway Kit
Smart Lighting System with Furniture
IKEA is a giant manufacturer of furniture decor and home accessories which are practical, well designed and affordable. They also started making smart lighting systems recently, one of which is IKEA TRÅDFRI Gateway Kit.
Why should you get this Smart Light Bulb?
People who aren’t interested in building a whole smart home ecosystem can go for this IKEA TRÅDFRI Gateway Kit as it comes with two smart white-tunable bulbs; a wired hub that supports their own app and a wireless remote control.
Key Features
- Lumen output is 980 lumens with three color temperature settings
- They are relatively more affordable than Philips Hue System
- It comes with remote control and a hub which hides the cord effortlessly
IKEA TRÅDFRI Gateway Kit
Our thoughts
IKEA's TRÅDFRI Gateway Kit is an incredible smart lighting solution for people who are not real smart home enthusiast as it lacks some of the integration and convenience you get with other smart bulbs. As of now these bulbs can be only be controlled when on the same Wi-Fi network. No integration with other smart home platforms yet.
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