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by Broken_Hippo 1658 days ago
One of the folks I play board games with has this installed. Great for when they want reminders to go to bed: Not so great when we need the lighting to better see the table. So much fiddling with the light - I generally wish there were a simple override for stuff like that and honestly, it has turned me off such a system.
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Its a tradeoff. The automatic fade / transition of Hue is really well done. Its where the system shines IMO. But if you want to be able to interrupt the process, you lose the previously sent transition. You have to do all the logic manually if you want to be able to bounce between the two.
I just started using the newer Phillips Wiz. It’s trivial to override the automated rhythm in the app. Normally $12-15. Black Friday sale $7/bulb but still might be available at Home Depot for $10/bulb.