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Review on πŸ’‘ Intelligent LED Bulb by Todd Phillips

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Works with Tuya Convert and ESPHome

So on a whim after reading about so many smart bulbs coming from the same area with the same software I decided to give it a try. I am happy to report that at the time of writing they can be converted to ESPHome using Tuya Convert. It was a bit painful to realize that the conversion program has problems and only works once and then refuses to work. It is enough to unzip the ZIP file again and run it again. Why is it important. Well, I prefer to have local control over things rather than internet control. I can run the same functions in the same place on different devices and brands and not have to worry that they won't work the way I want when the internet is down and I'm at home. Anyway, my server is running 24/7 and I don't have to worry about DDOS attack anywhere on the internet. I can still integrate with smart speakers if I want and still control my devices if I want, but I can tweak thousands of different configuration options and let them do what I want, whenever I want, with no limitations . I can also do it based on my location, based on sunrise or sunset, based on random triggers etc. I can turn it on in the morning and it will be light blue when it's raining, green when sunny and red when it's good it's bad weather, orange when it's sunny and hot etc. The sky is literally the limit. I'm pretty sure I can set the system to receive emails from the NWS when there's a big storm and flash the light a few times. As for the software available from the manufacturer, I can't help, I've never installed it. The lamp was easy to screw into the socket and it was enough to take it and switch it on and off three times to put it in the mode required for its flash. I'm SUPER happy to have found these and they work great as do other Thuja bulbs.

Cons
  • Very expensive