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>>pictur+(OP)
I'm gonna be honest, I've never understood the appeal of a smart bulb. I installed dimmer switches in each room of my house and bought LED bulbs that get redder when dimmed (like incandescent bulbs naturally do). I turn on the lights when I walk into a room, turn them down when it gets dark outside, and turn them off when I leave or go to sleep.

To those who do find value in WiFi-connected bulbs: what makes them worth it to you? I'm genuinely curious, because if Home Depot's lightbulb aisle is any indication I'm the odd one.

>>lolind+1u
I use zigbee devices, not WiFi, but the principle is the same.

Some of my smart bulbs support multiple colors. I can use the Daylight setting during the day, Sunset setting in the evening (for a warmer light) and Red for late night so I don't kill my night vision.

Also it's just fun to play with the colors.

As for the rest of my lights it's nice to be able to turn everything off and on all at once. Sometimes my kids leave lights on when they go to bed, I don't have to wander around turning them off (no, I'm not going to wake them up to do it). I can turn on my outside lights and scare off any skunks really quickly when one of my dogs needs to go out at night.

So on and so forth.

>>redund+8v
Thanks for sharing! Zigbee is way more interesting to me than WiFi-based. I can see the appeal of being able to turn all the lights off at once—do you use an app for that, or is it a physical device somewhere?

>>lolind+cw
Can do it with a physical switch, an automation or voice. I have all 3 enabled.