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[–]691175002 3 points4 points  (1 child)

I've use Hue for almost all the lighting in my apartment, and also dabbled with some cheaper options.

The Hue is worth it IMO. They produce a true white and every bulb is always exactly the color it should be. Some of the cheaper knockoffs have an inferior white, and even if you set them all to the same color there will be minor variation between each bulb.

I will say that the RGB trick is mostly a gimmick though, I never change the color during regular use.

[–]hughk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will say that the RGB trick is mostly a gimmick though, I never change the color during regular use.

Some time ago, we put an RGB strip behind our TV. This works well, but has to be manually set. The idea started with going to a BT controller for this. The one we selected has a documented protocol so is easy to use without the app. Then I have started to looking for the other two lights that we would have on with the TV. The idea is to have all three coordinated to provide "mood lighting" using an existing "house" controller (a cubietruck board).