Smart Bulbs

K.C. Leblanc · 22 Dec 2023 at 08:30

My parents are convinced they want smart lamps in their living/dinning room. I think I'm going to be sorting this out as their Christmas present.

I'm going to need switches as well as lamps. What systems are people using?

K.C. Leblanc · 22 Dec 2023 at 09:56

It's for ceiling lights so it'll be smart bulbs. To be honest I don't know 100% what they want to achieve.

I just want to get an idea what systems work well since I'll be the one they'll call when they start playing up.

K.C. Leblanc · 24 Dec 2023 at 16:42

mrgubby said:
How are they going to control the lighting, voice or switches ?

I run our house using a Hubitat hub, even my wife is happy with it.

This is probably the stumbling block. I can't see them managing without smart switches. They do have a Sonos that can run Alexa but I don't think my mum will grasp that if she turns them off with the regular wall switch she can't turn them back on with the Alexa and vice versa.

K.C. Leblanc · 25 Dec 2023 at 11:00

Thanks for all the replies guys. I'll have a look look through once I've got the Christmas dinner out of the way.

K.C. Leblanc · 26 Dec 2023 at 10:09

Begbie said:
I got cheap stuff from Amazon, once it's setup on Google home it's all irrelevant anyway.

Does Google home need any sort of subscription?