Lol, I'll wait a while to "smart" my house until they're more reasonably priced. I'll stick to getting up off my lazy arse and flicking the switch. Can't justify that amount just for lazy lights and I think we're sedentary enough as it is 
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I started a thread in the photography section,regarding camera deals I have seen so far:
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/black-friday-camera-deals-list.18801278/
Some not bad ones,especially for the Sony RX100 and the RX100 III.
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/black-friday-camera-deals-list.18801278/
Some not bad ones,especially for the Sony RX100 and the RX100 III.
True they're not cheap... But I think the implementation is better (even if the app isn't as swish). But you do already have the bulbs of course too, as you just use any bulbs which you likely already have installed
I agree that lightwave is a better option but not all bulbs are compatible.
Plus Hue eco system is so much bigger with sensors, switches, Lamps, light strips and you can add to it as you go.
Each to their own I guess. Before long I think everything in the home will be smart
You've spent £1200 so you can turn lights on and off with an app?!
No. The last 15 pages have been about how that's not the case.
Apart from most of the residents
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Xbox One S 500GB + Fallout 4, Doom, Forza Horizon 3, Forza Motorsport 7.
£158.10 with TopCashBack and CreditCard cashback
£158.10 with TopCashBack and CreditCard cashback
No! I've saved 33-40% during the last week in sales. I've spent £500 on hue bulbs and that's the whole house (35 bulbs).
But at the same time I've spent £200 on 4 bottles of aftershave for myself so all relative.
Who no doubt spent most of their time on a SMART phone
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Do you bathe in aftershave or something? 1 bottle lasts me like 2-3 years lol
It's early days but for the price, hugely impressed. I was worried that the 10 would be cumbersome both in shape and weight. For my purposes and watching video's its great, as long as you have realistic expectations (e.g. thinking a Fire will match Apple) nevertheless iPlayer and the like are perfectly watchable. During testing I noticed there was a slight bit of backlight bleed on mine, I just applied gentle pressure and the image is now consistent.
I was not sure about the 'widescreen' shape of the 10, however, both in portrait and landscape - feel fine when holding. I do like that when watching films it fills the whole screen; Whereas with an iPad, a lot of screen estate was wasted - unless you zoomed in. Still early days with Alexa and I have not really delved into its usage possibilities. Out of the box, I asked Alexa when the F1 qualifying was on and it came back with a correct answer. No voice training and out of the box is pretty impressive!
Thanks for your detailed reply! I think I’m sold on the kindle fire HD over the galaxy tab due to the price.
A bottle lasts me around a year. Just like to have a few for different occasions. Think I've got 18 bottles in total.
If you think that's bad you should see my sneaker collection....
I switched from a slow iPad 2 last year and I've never looked back. I upgraded iOS because it kept nagging me, and it totally broke my iPad. I didn't even use it for any intense use but it ran like rubbish in the end. I chose the Fire HD8 and it's brilliant for what I use it for. I watch Netflix, SkyGo, Amazon Video and browse the Internet. My little boy plays Farming Simulator 17 and Minecraft, and I'm happy for him to use it because it cost me £80. I don't think I'll ever buy an iPad again. The Fire tablet is quick and responsive, and I can add an SD card for more storage. I can read my Kindle books if I don't have my Kindle with me, and the books look ok on the screen. If it breaks out of warranty, I'll just replace it. And at the moment they're £50 which is even better!
Getting mildly hacked off now, there seems to be a lot of 'deals' doing the rounds with very limited shelflife so they are gone within hours of going live. I'm sure part of that is just retailers looking to post a headline-grabbing deal to drive traffic to their sites and then hope people buy something else.
Still haven't found an acceptable in stock deal at lowest ever price on a couple of my key hit list items, 4k >55" TV and Fridge Freezer. I've seen a couple of decent offers but they are either OOS or gone up in price now.
Still haven't found an acceptable in stock deal at lowest ever price on a couple of my key hit list items, 4k >55" TV and Fridge Freezer. I've seen a couple of decent offers but they are either OOS or gone up in price now.
Your best off using an app like HDUK and then setting keywords so you get instant alerts when deals pop up. That's the only way. Like you said, deals are only around for a few hours and once it's on HUKD then you can bet it's out of stock with in an hour or two as People rush to buy. You have to be savvy the days.
