Yay Matter support!
“budget-friendly light bulbs”
what the fuck man
No CRI information, which means it’s probably garbage. Nanoleaf is still better and cheaper, plus you can choose between Matter/WIFI or Matter/Thread versions.
I have both nanoleaf and hue. I can confidently say the hue bulbs are superior in every way except their usurious price.
Better how? I define good light by its CRI. The expensive Hue (which isn’t even the topic of this thread) lists >80, the essentials version doesn’t even list it. Nanoleaf lists >90. Also, Hue lights don’t offer a Matter over WIFI version, only Thread.
For me it’s the performance of the bulbs, nuance of the different colors, sync abilities, and the massive Hue library of lighting scenes, which no one else comes close to.
I found a nanoleaf string lights and wanted to set it up. I stumbled upon some negative reviews, tho… how well does nanoleaf work offline with e.g. home assistant?
Never tried the string lights, just the bulbs over WIFI.
And I just bought 8 for my all my apartment ceiling lights two months ago lol. Still great to hear!
I buy Ikea bulbs, the 1850lm ones and then taking adjustable pliers and move the plastic bulb part off. I then drill a couple of holes on the sides for additional ventilation and cooling.
I haven’t had one die yet and it’s been a few years where as previously then bulbs would die in about a year.
These bulbs are used indoors and inside recess lighting.
For the bulbs that are used in lamps, I just drill the holes and leave the bulb part for the refraction. I only started doing this 2 years ago so I can’t tell you if it’s effective.
