Hello, is it possible to Connect Philips Bulb without Philips bridge to Hubitat?
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It is, but not recommended. The Hue bulbs are fantastic on the Hue bridge due to them using an enhanced ZLL Zigbee profile. When connected to any other hub (Hubitat, SmartThings, Wink, etc) they fallback to the ZHA profile, but still try to route messages. What ends up happening is horrible Zigbee network performance and issues. With that said, if you delete the bulb from the Hue bridge using the Hue app and then run a device discovery on Hubitat, they should show up automatically. But again, this is highly not recommended if you want a reliable Zigbee mesh network.
If you are looking for good Zigbee bulbs that work well with Hubitat, take a look at Sengleds. In the US, you can get a 2 pack of white bulbs for ~$16. Color bulbs are around double that. They are fast and don't cause any problems.
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This is only a issue if you have other ZigBee devices. If the only ZigBee devices you have are LL ZigBee lamps then your fine to have them on the hub.
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