![]() ![]() Whilst the cases are easy to clean with a hose or damp cloth, the lenses are a bit more tough due to their lightly pitted texture. I have several of these lights entirely exposed to the elements, including Lily and Lily XL facing directly upwards and there has been no discolouration at all. With this in mind, I have been regularly checking them, especially when I have a new light with which I can compare. I have seen reports, especially for Calla, that the clear plastic lenses tend to colour yellow in direct sunlight. All of them are functioning well, still have the same amount of light output and interestingly, no discolouration of the lenses. In the one year I have had these lights deployed (including the original fixtures noted in the introduction) I have had no issues with the fixtures themselves. Many 2.5/5m extensions and T-Connectors, including custom made extensions.2x Hue Bridge 2.0 (3x in entire home system).In addition, I have 4x Hue Lily lights which were bought on their debut (3+ years old) and 2x Hue Lily XL also bought at their debut (2+ years old) still operating perfectly with no degradation at another site.Įverything discussed in this review can be accessed on Imgur at this link: None of these factors have impacted upon the operation of any of the Hue products. Of note, I am not sponsored nor affiliated with Philips Hue/Signify etc, so this review and commentary is from a genuine end-user perspective.įor some context, I am living in Sydney, Australia and over the last year we have experienced 40✬+ heat, weeks of torrential flooding rain and an explosion of spiders and their webs. From this conversation, I thought there may be interest in sharing my experience of the Hue outdoor range with the Hue Reddit Community especially as I haven’t noticed too much discussion on this aspect of the Hue product line. The background tracks provide a great ambient backdrop while you can concentrate on manually triggering the really scary effects at the right moment.Recently I shared a picture of how the Philips Hue Lily light now comes packaged without plastic and it sparked a conversation with a member in Singapore who is also keen to upgrade their outdoor lighting to Philips Hue. The pack consists of 16 one-off effects sound like a creaking door or howling wolf, as well as 4 background mood sounds. Just connect your iOS device to your speakers, and you'll find a total of 20 sounds to use in your haunted house. This isn't strictly for syncing to music, but it does give you a soundboard of scary Halloween sounds that sync up to your lights, and the effect is brilliant. You'll need to dedicate a mobile to the task of running the light show.ĭownload - iTunes | Google Play Hue Halloween (iOS and Android, $1.99)įrom the developer of Hue Disco comes this nifty little Halloween specific app.Can work with any audio with no setup, since it listens on the microphone.When you're bored of music synced lights, Hue Disco has a special "mood mode" for gradually changing mood lighting, again with selectable color themes and transition times. It's ridiculous fun, and can be used to great effect in a hallway, with each light flickering randomly. In addition, there's a strobe only mode, enabling you to interrupt the musically synced transitions and just fire off a burst of strobe lighting. Color schemes can also be adjusted, if you want to restrict the display to only Halloween-esque hues. ![]() You can choose between a faster effect with more strobing, smooth transitions, or a mix of both. Just place it near the audio source, launch the app, select the lights to use in the display, and hit run. This means no complex setup or audio routing. Hue Disco runs on a mobile device and uses the microphone to listen to audio. ![]() The Hue Go ( CA/ UK) is completely wireless with three hours of battery life, perfect for hiding inside a pumpkin! Hue Disco (iOS and Android, $3.99) Remember, there are a variety of Hue lighting fixtures available - not just standard plug-in bulbs. I've even shown you how to interact with your bulbs from an Arduino before, but there are a couple of great apps for Hue that'll sync in time to music and more. There's a reason why Philips Hue smart bulbs are the leading brand of smart home lighting: their API is great, and they have a huge number of third party apps and even voice control from any iOS device. ![]()
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