Recommendations for Zigbee Bulbs (lemmy.world)

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I realized I have some old hue bulbs laying around, and they're working well enough with my Zigbee controller (no bridge), but if I decide to scale up I definitely don't want to pay the Hue premium.

Anyone have a Zigbee bulb brand they recommend? I hear Third Reality is nice?

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Reading this thread as I'm beginning my home. automation journey. When I first asked most people. also said focus on switches / plugs as your smart source.

Would a smart switch be able to do color FX with bulbs? what kind of bulbs would I have to get if this can work?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not as far as know. The bulbs would have to be smart themselves and connect to HA directly. Switches are more useful when you want to switch a few lamps and don't want anything but dimming. They can make that cheaper, especially when switching 6+ bulbs. I use Z-Wave (a coincidence, ZigBee works just as well) dimmers for three such fixtures. For smaller 1-2 fixtures or when I need color I use smart bulbs.

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