It’s time we stopped paying Philips Hue’s extortionate prices. I’ve owned Philips Hue lights since before Alexa and Google Home existed, and I’ve always felt that despite the price of Philip’s Hue’s products they were a trusted brand and the best quality smart bulb on the market. I decided to challenge my own beliefs and do a side by side comparison with the far cheaper Novostella bulbs which use the Tuya Smart Life eco-system and don’t require a hub. I did some digging on Tuya to see whether the Smart Life platform is likely to have the same longevity and the same reliability as the much bigger Philips Hue brand, and whether we could trust this platform to keep delivering for our smart home. You will be surprised at what I’ve discovered. This video gives a side by side comparison on colour reproduction, response time, price, ease of use, and explores integration with other smart home products. This video explains everything that both products can do from IFTTT, to Google Assistant to Amazon Alexa. It will also explain how Philips Hue works, who Tuya are and how their business model operates. I’ve explored the advantages and disadvantages to a system that doesn’t require a hub, and given thought to the real world impact of a cloud based service and have concluded that spending the extra on Hue is just a massive waste of money. I think the facts are pretty compelling but what are your thoughts on my findings? Do you agree or disagree? If so why? If you’re looking for a Philips Hue alternative or you’re looking for a Novostella Smart Light Bulb Review then look no further, I’ve got you covered 😉 Novostella produce both B22 LED RGB Alexa Light Bulbs and E27 variants. Both also work with Google Home and IFTTT. Buy the Novostella bulbs featured in this video: US – amzn.to/2WK2DLZ UK – amzn.to/2KxMW3P Germany – amzn.to/2DyuiEz France – amzn.to/2XFPy2Q Italy – amzn.to/2L0xkYz Spain – amzn.to/2vm7SSC Tuya Zigbee hub that I mentioned in the video: AMAZON UK: amzn.to/31bPjPP US: amzn.to/2K35klO ALIEXPRESS bit.ly/2QZsuKw ZEMISMART OFFICIAL STORE bit.ly/2WuCK3r ================== FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram a brother: www.instagram.com/hibberthometech Twitter me up: www.twitter.com/hibberthometech Facebook the heck out of me: www.facebook.com/hibberthometech BUY ME A BEER Donate to the channel: paypal.me/PaulHibbert Become a monthly contributor on Patreon: www.patreon.com/paulhibbert 🙂 UK: amzn.to/2Oqdgfg US: amzn.to/2xkT1ID Use my affiliate link to sign up for Ivacy VPN (who are awesome) here and I will get a kick back at no cost to you 🙂 : bit.ly/2vUnWet ==================== BUY A RELATED SMART HOME PRODUCT: AISIRER WIFI PLUG SOCKET (Tuya Wifi) UK: amzn.to/2MzlYWK US: amzn.to/2xkWSWg CURTAIN TRACK MOTOR (Tuya Wifi) Amazon UK: amzn.to/2KaaY2A DE: www.amazon.de/dp/B07HJ1LWZ8 FR: www.amazon.fr/dp/B07HJ1BYKM IT: www.amazon.it/dp/B07HHZJ3FB ALEXA AND GOOGLE HOME ENABLED LED LIGHT STRIP (Tuya Wifi) UK: amzn.to/2qOQrYl US: zemismart.com/led-strip_p0045.html AMAZON Echo dot UK: amzn.to/2PSyNSE US: amzn.to/2BuN3YQ Echo: UK: amzn.to/2PSyNSE US: amzn.to/2BuN3YQ BROADLINK RM Pro (And RF plugs) Broadlink RM pro UK: amzn.to/2fBFyrg Broadlink RM pro US: amzn.to/2LZF1d1 RF Plug sockets UK: amzn.to/2QBWT3K RF Plug sockets US: amzn.to/2PqU4xB CONTROL YOUR TV AND INFRARED DEVICES CHEAP! Broadlink RM Mini 3 UK: amzn.to/2nFelnq Broadlink RM mini 3 US: amzn.to/2JOJAdx Soma Smarthome Blind motor: www.somasmarthome.com ROBOVAC VACUUM CLEANER AND MOP Proscenic Robovac: UK: amzn.to/2OJkfjU US: amzn.to/2MgGEUk ECHO DOT DESK STAND: UK: amzn.to/2HJMpKV US: amzn.to/2ObCjDH ECHO DOT WALL MOUNT UK: amzn.to/2CB55Jt US: amzn.to/2OglB6c As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. By buying through any of the links above I will earn commission at no extra cost to you 🙂 🙂 |