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Review on πŸ”† Milight Wireless Controller Mi Light Version: Revolutionizing Wireless Lighting Control by Mike Bray

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The light is amazing, the remote control is not very good

I bought a light and a four-zone remote together. For light I put five (out of five). On the other hand, a four-zone remote is three at best. It takes a lot of fiddling to set the light the way you want it. And useless instructions on how to pair the remote with the headlights? Zero. Getting a remote to pair with the lights can be a chore. I read the fuzzy instructions that came with the remote, scoured the internet for help - and this combined with a YouTube video - I finally figured it out and pointed me in the right direction. To pair a light to a zone (only one light per zone), you need to turn the light off for a few seconds and then when you turn it back on, press the zone (bottom four controls) you want to assign the light to multiple times ( five, I think it was a drawing I read on the site). But even then, it probably won't work until you repeat this process many times. When it finally "sticks", the light flashes. Once you have connected them all, everything is fine. I prefer an RF remote over IR as you may be farther away and not have line of sight to the light control sensor. One more thing to note, I recommend using 12 watts instead of 8 watts. In white mode (not RGB), the luminous flux is comparable to conventional LED light. But once you change the color, some shades are bigger than others, the light gets much dimmer. This is true of all RGB lights I've seen. So you definitely need more powerful ones (IMO).

Pros
  • 3) 2.4GHz high frequency technology, working distance up to 30 meters = 98 feet, which means you can control the lamps in any room, you don't need to go there room with the lamp and point the remote control at the lamp.
Cons
  • Crumpled packaging