I've Known About Smart Bulbs and RGB Lighting for a While

I've known about smart bulbs and RGB lighting for a while, but I've never taken the plunge to actually install them in my own home. When Philips Lighting got in touch and asked if I wanted to try a range of their Hue lights from their starter kit to their bulbs to their light strips to their Hugo bulbs, I thought absolutely - let's try it out and see what it can do.

I've Kissed Up My Living Room with Smart Bulbs

I've kissed up my living room in a range of Philips Hue smart bulbs. Using the app or your Google Home or Amazon Echo, you can control your lighting in any way you like. You can also set off different room profiles and lighting profiles. If you're like me, who's into smart home tech, this is definitely a must-have.

Currently, I've got my living room on "off", but I can turn it on by saying Alexa to do so. I can also turn on just the light strip behind the TV, which is perfect for movie nights when I've even got the popcorn ready. I'd like to have a bit of ambient light behind the TV, and that's what this smart lighting does - it seriously makes me happy.

Full RGB Color Profiles at Your Fingertips

You've also got full RGB color profiles on the app. You can select different recipes, such as relaxing, and turn them on with the app or say Alexa to do so. This is seriously cool. If you have a house party with your home kits out in these, it's crazy, and you can actually set it to go through a color wheel - basically, you can have a rave in your own living room who wouldn't want that?

Smart Lighting for Atmosphere and Ambience

Whether you're playing games or watching movies, having a range of Hue lighting could really make a difference to the atmosphere and ambience. It's not just about being able to control your lighting; it's about creating an immersive experience. If you're a massive nerd like me, who thinks this is pretty cool, where did you get started?

Getting Started with Philips Hue

Well, as it says on the tin, conveniently, the Philips Hue starter pack is your best bet. You get three full RGB bulbs and the Philips Hue bridge, which is crucial because that's what connects all the bulbs together. The bridge plugs into the wall and then gets connected to your router. From there, you can use the app to find all the smart tech you've installed - it's a great place to start.

You can then invest in more bulbs or maybe even a light strip like I have behind my TV. Philips Hue has also got battery-powered Hugo bulbs that are actually battery-powered and can be wirelessly turned on and off. And if you're not averse to flicking a switch, there's the Hue Switch Lighting available - it's got tap switches and motion detector accessories.

Tips for Customizing Your Smart Lighting

So, what do you get out of smart lighting? You get to really tinker with it, customize it, and make it exactly the way you want. It's not just about turning lights on and off; it's about creating an experience that fits your mood and style.

What Color Would You Have Your Room at All Times If You Had This Setup?

Finally, I'd love to hear from you - what color would you have your room at all times if you had this setup? Let us know in the comments below. And a big thank you to Philips Lighting for sponsoring this video. Don't forget to Like and subscribe!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enI've known about smart bulbs and RGB lighting for a while but I've never taken the plunge to actually kiss out in my own home in them so when philips Lighting got in touch and asked if I wanted to try a range of their hue lights from their starter kit to their bulbs to their light strips to their hugo bulbs I thought absolutely let's try it out see what it can do and well let me show you the result pretty cool I've kissed up my living room in a range of they're smart bulbs and using the app or your Google home or your Amazon echo you can control your lighting in any way you like you can also set off different room profiles different lighting profiles and if you went to your smart home tech like I am this is like a must-have so currently I've got my living room on I could turn it off I could turn on maybe just the light strip behind the TV because if I'm watching movies if it's movie night I've even got the popcorn ready I'd like to have a bit of ambient light behind the TV so I could just turn that on it's seriously seriously cool you've got full RGB color profiles on the app you can select different recipes like relaxing so I could turn it on with the app or I could say Alexa turn the lights purple that's so cool honestly if you have a house party with your home kits out in these it's crazy and you can actually set it to go through a color wheel so basically you can have a rave in your own living room who wouldn't want that so whether you're playing games or you're watching movies having a range of hue lighting could really make a difference to the atmosphere and ambience if we're being posh and really hope you get immersed into what you're watching or what you're playing so if you're a massive nerd like me and you think this is pretty cool where'd you get started well as it says on the tin conveniently the Philips hue starter pack is your best bet you get three full RGB bulbs and the Philips hue bridge now the bridge is crucial because that's what connects all the bulbs together you plug it into the wall and then connected to your router and then you can use the app to find all the smart tech you've installed and that's a great place to start and then as you go you can invest in some more bulbs or maybe a light strip like I've got behind my TV or even maybe one of the philips hugo bulbs which are actually battery-powered or you can plug them in and even wirelessly turn on and off you can of course also just turn lights on individually like that you can use the philips hue app or you can control it through the amazon Lex or Apple the Google home app or use your voice or even integrate any number of the third-party apps that work together with you so you can really tinker with it customize it and make it exactly the way you want and if you're not averse to flicking a switch you could always get the hue switch lighting where you could use their tap switch or even their motion detector accessories so if you want to make your movie and gaming nights even more awesome check out the links in the description and get started with philips hue let me know where you make of smart lighting and also what color you'd have your room at all times if you had this setup in the comments below so a big thanks to philips Lighting for sponsoring this video don't forget to Like and subscribe I'll see you guys next time on the tech chureI've known about smart bulbs and RGB lighting for a while but I've never taken the plunge to actually kiss out in my own home in them so when philips Lighting got in touch and asked if I wanted to try a range of their hue lights from their starter kit to their bulbs to their light strips to their hugo bulbs I thought absolutely let's try it out see what it can do and well let me show you the result pretty cool I've kissed up my living room in a range of they're smart bulbs and using the app or your Google home or your Amazon echo you can control your lighting in any way you like you can also set off different room profiles different lighting profiles and if you went to your smart home tech like I am this is like a must-have so currently I've got my living room on I could turn it off I could turn on maybe just the light strip behind the TV because if I'm watching movies if it's movie night I've even got the popcorn ready I'd like to have a bit of ambient light behind the TV so I could just turn that on it's seriously seriously cool you've got full RGB color profiles on the app you can select different recipes like relaxing so I could turn it on with the app or I could say Alexa turn the lights purple that's so cool honestly if you have a house party with your home kits out in these it's crazy and you can actually set it to go through a color wheel so basically you can have a rave in your own living room who wouldn't want that so whether you're playing games or you're watching movies having a range of hue lighting could really make a difference to the atmosphere and ambience if we're being posh and really hope you get immersed into what you're watching or what you're playing so if you're a massive nerd like me and you think this is pretty cool where'd you get started well as it says on the tin conveniently the Philips hue starter pack is your best bet you get three full RGB bulbs and the Philips hue bridge now the bridge is crucial because that's what connects all the bulbs together you plug it into the wall and then connected to your router and then you can use the app to find all the smart tech you've installed and that's a great place to start and then as you go you can invest in some more bulbs or maybe a light strip like I've got behind my TV or even maybe one of the philips hugo bulbs which are actually battery-powered or you can plug them in and even wirelessly turn on and off you can of course also just turn lights on individually like that you can use the philips hue app or you can control it through the amazon Lex or Apple the Google home app or use your voice or even integrate any number of the third-party apps that work together with you so you can really tinker with it customize it and make it exactly the way you want and if you're not averse to flicking a switch you could always get the hue switch lighting where you could use their tap switch or even their motion detector accessories so if you want to make your movie and gaming nights even more awesome check out the links in the description and get started with philips hue let me know where you make of smart lighting and also what color you'd have your room at all times if you had this setup in the comments below so a big thanks to philips Lighting for sponsoring this video don't forget to Like and subscribe I'll see you guys next time on the tech chure\n"