I forgot to mention, one other very important decision is what do you want to be able to do with lighting? Turn on/off? Probably. Dim? Probably. How about set colors? That changes the solution entirely. Now you are considering controllable bulbs rather than controllable switches/dimmers. A big difference.
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Currently have no color changing bulbs, never saw a need, but now looking for something new to play with since my system seems to have finally hit steady state. I've read a little bit about Hue and Lightify, but it sounds like these cause problems as repeaters. Is there anything out there that will connect directly to HE without an additional hub, and not cause problems?
I'd also like to find something outdoor rated if possible, my first potential use for these would be garage sconce lights. Th…
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Just getting into implementing a smart bulb solution for my living room. Some questions:
Seems the most popular ones are the hue and lifx. I'd love to use one of those except they aren't zwave. I am looking to stay with just zwave if possible to minimize network congestion on my 2.4 ghz network. Is that a reasonable thing to do? What are your experiences with hue and/or lifx on your home wifi network?
I have also come across the following:
Aeotec Z-Wave Plus LED Bulb
Zipato Z-Wave Plus…
