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Buying advice (Zigbee) (self.homeassistant)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by p5f20w18k to c/homeassistant

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I’m planning to put HA on a pi, with a usb antenna

I can’t decide which bulbs to use, Philips hue looks great but it’s pricey and I’m pretty sure it’s got too much “phone home” crap. I don’t want anything to leave my network. If I can use Hue bulbs without the hub, or block the hub from phoning home I would consider it?

I found some Sengled bulbs that look fine, but I don’t know if they are any good.

Can someone recommend some decent bulbs? Colour ones preferably, but white is OK too.

Any other advice? Got a home server, so can host just about anything to get this working together.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve switched from LIFX to IKEA bulbs, I’ve found them to be cheaper and more reliable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did the LIFX globes cause you problems? I’ve heard quite a few people talk about issues with them, but I seem to have no, or very few problems with them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Five of them failed and I had to throw them out. I’ve still got some that are working fine but I’m not buying any more.

I’ve actually replaced most of them with Shelly 1L smart relays so I can control the lights regardless of the switch status. This way it doesn’t matter whether I use smart globes or not I can still turn the lights on/off from my Home Assistant dashboard.