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Philips Hue White Ambiance 4-Inch Dimmable LED Smart Retrofit Recessed Downlight - Compatible with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, and Google Assistant Review

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Description of Philips Hue White Ambiance 4-Inch Dimmable LED Smart Retrofit Recessed Downlight - Compatible with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, and Google Assistant

With wireless control on your smartphone or tablet, choose the perfect light setting for any mood or activity such as reading or relaxing, concentrating, or energizing. Requiring the Philips Hue hub (sold separately) for the full Hue experience, this light creates ambiance with warm white to cool white light. Install it anywhere you would a standard recessed downlight and pair it with the Hue Hub, allowing you to control this and other Philips Hue lights via the Philips Hue App.Color Rendering Index (CRI):80. Easily expand your lighting system with accessories (sold separately), such as a Hue Dimmer Switch, Hue Tap, or Hue Motion Sensor. Pair it for automation with your existing Nest or SmartThings system. This box includes one Philips Hue Retrofit Recessed Downlight with manual and two-year warranty , Total lumen output fixture - 700 lm.

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Revainrating 2 out of 5

Philips has dropped in price and made a lot of money!

For some reason these just didn't want to sync to the bridge, either from the auto-detection or from entering the serial number. Then 10 minutes later one connected and the other didn't. After a while, five minutes, the second is finally connected. Mechanical installation is tricky and they won't sit flush with the ceiling unless the presser foot goes through the panel on the inside and loses spring tension. Once that happens, the other two fall and the light dangles there. It really needs an…

Pros
  • Easy installation
Cons
  • There are other interesting options.

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Beware of fakes - some of them are not original Philips lamps.

We bought 9 of these lights and some of them worked well but most didn't. Once inserted into the jar, they could not be removed without destroying the jar, nor did they properly connect to the network. They turned out to be fake because they weren't identical to the ones that worked. Unfortunately, we had to delay assembly for so long that we were unable to return the defective fittings. We were able to drill into the sides of some cans to push the clips down enough to remove them. We then bent

Pros
  • Pleasant to use
Cons
  • old

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Not really thought through

They work but not in the way you would expect from a downlight. Need a smart wall switch that isn't one. The problem is you can't dim with a switch. You have to dim in the app. Not good. But okay, say you're ready to do something through the app. If someone turns off the wall switch, it won't work until the switch is turned back on. When someone leaves the room and wants to turn off the light, they press the switch instead of pulling out the app. They sell a remote switch to control them, but…

Pros
  • Great design
Cons
  • Crumpled packaging