Looking for Smart Bulbs - Controllable via iOS and Android

tobi on 05/03/2024 - 23:58
Last edited 06/03/2024 - 00:16

My rental came with some atrocious downlight fixtures and CFL bulbs in them and my eyes water at night time just trying to see my nose. - https://www.bunnings.com.au/osram-15w-daylight-mini-twist-sp…

The downlight fixtures allow for bulbs about 45mm wide and about 105mm long, and I'm having some difficulty trying to find something bright enough and small enough.

I want to bin all the old lights and add some smart lights to my house. Due to the size of the fixtures, I was thinking of grabbing a bunch of these T36 style lights -https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004723790766.html but upon doing a bit of googling they are pretty dim at 6W (I could be wrong)

Is anyone able to help me out? I'm a bit lost.

EDIT - please no warm lights

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  • sumyungguy on 06/03/2024 - 00:14
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    A low-cost option: LIFX Mini White $9 60x60x105, works via Wi-Fi, no hub required, 800lm, 2700K, possibly too much girth?

    • tobi on 06/03/2024 - 00:17

      That is a pretty damn good deal!!! I wish I liked the warm lights, but they just make me tired. I just looked through their range, seems like the cool white lights are all pricey as hell

      • sumyungguy on 06/03/2024 - 00:29
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        What colour temperature do you prefer? Spend more and you can get adaptive lights that change colour depending on the time of day.

        • tobi on 06/03/2024 - 00:39

          My partner and I prefer light around 5000K maybe even up to 6500K range.

          Are these E27 to E27 extension things safe to use here in Australia? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003578088876.html

          could pair that up with some of these https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005691821067.html

          It's not my house, I don't particularly want to spend LIFX bulb money on it.

          • sumyungguy on 06/03/2024 - 01:08

            @tobi: White to Warm does up to 9000K, $44.99 for a 2-pack. Not terrible compared with Philips Hue or Ikea Tradfri which require a hub. You can at least take them with you when you relocate. BTW your lessor may not allow non-approved electrical fittings. I'm unsure about having both iOS & Android smart home apps running in parallel so expect others will comment on this.

  • bargaino on 06/03/2024 - 12:00
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    Most E27 bulbs are 60mm, so the extenders sounds like a good idea for a rental. Photos would help.

    You want the variable colour-temp bulbs, as I've not seen cool-only smart bulbs.
    e.g. https://connectsmarthome.com.au/product/connect-10w-smart-wh…

    How many bulbs are you talking about? Wifi is OK for just a few, but everything will be controlled from a server in China.
    Local control and not wifi is better, usually Zigbee but new standards are emerging.

    $16 https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/tradfri-led-bulb-e27-1055-lumen…

    I started out using my Amazon Echo as gateway to control a couple of bulbs. You can use any Zigbee gateway, like Hue, Ikea, a cheap one from Aliexpress.

  • jv on 06/03/2024 - 12:04
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    I replaced all of my lights with Philips Hue. They are great.

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