Current Events > I'm thinking about trying LIFX light bulbs instead of Philips HUE

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LIFX has these bulbs that also help illuminate vision for security cameras, which seems pretty cool. Still trying to decide if I want to do network controlled lights in my new place or not.
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Lifx, imo, is the best of the smart bulbs but with a caveat of high costs.

They dont need a bridge, they work fluently with apple and android and can be controlled through Google easily along with IFTTT, Alexa and Nest.

I have the color changing LEDs on my front porch and above the garage. I haven't used the infrared bulbs yet.

I want to use them throughout my home but its ridiculously expensive.

I got mine on sale for $30 during black friday.
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Yeah, if I choose to do all of the bulbs in my new apartment, it'll cost about $900 - $1500 depending on what kind I get.

If I do it, I'll probably just do one room at a time instead of trying to purchase all of them at once.
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Or I could possibly just do smart light switches instead of trying to replace all the bulbs...
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Wemo works well as far as smart switches go.

I use them as time clocks for my front lights and during xmas time for decorations and lights.

I wouldn't do the lifx unless you want the infrared or the LED colors. For regular warm white light just get some cheap LED bulbs and get smart switches.
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