The BEST Smart Bulbs in 2023 (Hue, Wyze, Kasa, LiFX, Nanoleaf, Innr, Yeelight, Inovelli + more!)

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In this video I review 14 different smart bulbs that work #HomeAssistant. I show how each one works in their native app, explain #smarthome ecosystem compatibilities, and compare their brightness and color accuracy. I also show how each works in Home Assistant. Thanks for watching! I hope this video helps you decide which bulb is best for you.
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20:47 Philips Poo
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@makeitworktech 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I hope this video helps you decide which bulb is best for you. Written Version: www.makeitwork-tech.com/the-best-smart-bulbs-in-2023/ 👇Links to all products 👇 Athom: www.athom.tech/blank-1/wled-15w-color-bulb SwitchBot: amzn.to/41EqZoQ Inovelli: inovelli.com/products/z-wave-500-red-series-rgbw-smart-bulb-a19-e26 Wyze: amzn.to/3mjBiyw Yeelight: amzn.to/3ZCHTTb Wiz: amzn.to/3kEWkqX Philips Hue: amzn.to/3m7wtbl Meross: amzn.to/3EQSPoa Nanoleaf (with Matter): amzn.to/3y3ag0P LIFX: amzn.to/3SIKAju Sengled: amzn.to/3SOUGQ3 Kasa: amzn.to/41BpU13 Innr: amzn.to/41AZmwX TRÅDFRI: www.ikea.com/us/en/p/tradfri-led-bulb-e26-800-lumen-smart-wireless-dimmable-color-and-white-spectrum-globe-60439168/

@donpowers6033 11 ай бұрын

I have put many Hue bulbs back into pairing mode for moving them between Z2M and Apple Home. For example, I recently had to move my Hue bulbs from Z2M and add them back to Apple Home due to the staging of my home for sale (long story). Simply deleted them from Z2M, removed the bulb from power for abourt 10 seconds, reconnected them to power (the blinked once or twice), then added them back to Apple Home. Pretty seamless. When I originally added them Z2M just reversed the process. Again, pretty simple.

@makeitworktech 10 ай бұрын

I'll have to see if I can get it to work. It didn't work for me, but maybe I have an older version of the Hue bulb?

@javaTL 6 ай бұрын

I wish your test included which bulb can be the dimmest at 1%! I had an old Lifx Color 1000 which was perfect for an ultra-low nightlight but the new Color 1100 is much brighter at 1% so I'm trying to find an alternative. Thanks!

@BigBoii1369 4 ай бұрын

Some bulbs have minimum numbers like 5% and 10%

@BeardedTinker 11 ай бұрын

Really awesome and detailed review! And BTW - great T-Shirt! :D

@makeitworktech 11 ай бұрын

Thanks BT! I love the shirt!

@jayvarads 9 ай бұрын

Such an amazing video! Thank you for trying all the bulbs and showing the supported automation platforms.

@makeitworktech 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!! I'm glad it helps

@Omar.Mohammed1 Ай бұрын

The idea that you bought all of this to save us the time and effort, made me like and subscribe before even watching. Thank you ❤

@makeitworktech Ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

@timderks5960 10 ай бұрын

Great overview, but I really missed an overview of standby power usage. With how many bulbs you potentially have around the house, and electricity costs these days, 0,1W or 1W makes a big difference.

@makeitworktech 10 ай бұрын

Ah, that's a great idea, wish I included that! Probably would need to use a smart plug with energy monitoring

@jaredgudnason4400 11 ай бұрын

I have a small collection of various smart bulbs, including the inovelli. Another test you can look at is how well bulbs support transition times. Using something like circadian rhythm plugins to varry your light temperature, you often want to change a value with a transition time of 10 minutes or something so it's very subtle. Some bulbs support the long transition, some dont. Also color transition times are not supported on the inovelli, where as hue and some other bulbs will do that just fine.

@makeitworktech 11 ай бұрын

Ah, I wish I had looked into that! I've never really messed with transition times or circadian, but obviously this application would be perfect for the right smart bulb. Thanks for the feedback!

@nics8040 10 ай бұрын

@@makeitworktech Can you use a smart led bulb in a 3 way lamp? Thank you

@snailboy8532 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for a great video! Did you measure the lowest brightness level of the lights? Many lights that i own are a bit to bright at the lowest setting.

@GeoffHallford 5 ай бұрын

You can easily pair a Hue bulb with another system. I did it for 20+ bulbs with no issue. Turn light off, on for 5 secs, off for 2 secs, on for 8 secs, off for 2 secs, on for 8 secs, off for 2 secs, on (it should blink a few times and join any new ecosystem you want (it usually took 3 on/off cycles but sometimes it took a few more..I blame user error on those)

@iAnasazi 3 ай бұрын

"easily" LOL

@SmartHomeJunkie 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Aaron! What a huge amount of work...

@makeitworktech 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! It took forever to finish. Thanks for commenting!

@jacquestertulien 5 ай бұрын

This is exactly what I needed!

@makeitworktech 5 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@PeerlessUtopian 9 ай бұрын

The love the layout of your video. Very clear.

@makeitworktech 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@PeerlessUtopian 9 ай бұрын

@@makeitworktech Welcome.

@canadatransistor 11 ай бұрын

I have sengled white only bulbs. Their cloud has had 2 major outages since I've been using them. They generally work well with their native hub and apps and Alexa. There is something to be said of "local control" when the cloud or internet is knocked out.

@makeitworktech 11 ай бұрын

I have never had ☁️ issues, but it's good to hear that the fear of that problem isn't for nothing!

@christopherh3418 5 ай бұрын

I use zigbee sengled bulbs(every type) and never had an issue, but I am using them with Smartthings Hub. They don't need the sengled hub to work with Smartthings.

@intercato6479 7 ай бұрын

Great video! Really helped me to choose the correct option for myself :)

@makeitworktech 7 ай бұрын

Awesome, glad it helped!

@brettautrey4117 9 ай бұрын

I wonder if you had an old Meross MSL120? I have that bulb and it has support for Apple Home. I added it to Apple home then removed it and HA found it and added it. Didn't use the Meross LAN integration

@EugeneKam 5 ай бұрын

good stuff, helped me a lot choosing between metros and Kasa

@makeitworktech 5 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@user-ci9xs7yp8l 8 ай бұрын

Great review! I personally have a Nanoleaf smart bulb, and I really recommend it, guys. It's one of the best purchases of 2023!

@goodcitizen4587 9 ай бұрын

Used your vid to buy the tp-link kasa bulbs (cheap, too). I thought HA didn't run them right, only with on/off. Had to watch your vid again to see you can use the bulb icon as a slider for dimmer and color. Thanks!

@makeitworktech 9 ай бұрын

Awesome, glad they're working out for you!

@rodrigoruiz976 8 ай бұрын

Very good review! Could you also recommend a smart rotary dimmer button that works with HomeKit along with probably Yeelight or LIFX?

@makeitworktech 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I have not tried any rotary dimmers, but now I want to add them to the list of comparison videos to make :-D

@PackingLess 10 ай бұрын

Lifx does have a power restore setting in the app that allows you to toggle different modes for when power goes out, and whether you want it to turn on or remain in its last state or not turn on.

@makeitworktech 10 ай бұрын

Where do you find that? I can't see the option

@PackingLess 10 ай бұрын

@@makeitworktech I click the settings icon on the bottom right, then under “configuration” there’s something called “light restore”. I am on app version 4.23, and haven’t update the firmware because I heard the newer firmware isn’t good or something. Maybe that’s why it’s different

@jannayamashita8775 9 ай бұрын

i was going to say that also

@lifxofficial 4 ай бұрын

Hi all, The Light Restore feature is in the Settings cog (top right on more recent app versions) that will allow you to configure how you want the light to behave when the power goes off and on or when your toggle the lights twice. Don't be scared of updating the app to the latest version. It is much better :)

@StaLight 5 ай бұрын

may I ask which bulb is most dimmest light bulb in 1% brightness?

@saifluay3921 9 ай бұрын

Amazing videos and great information keep it up! I have a question, I found a Yeelight AC100-240V 6W RGBW Intelligent LEDs Light Bulb Multicolour that is at a really good price currently, do you recommend it since it's a RGBW and do you by any chance know if it can sync if I bought multiple?

@makeitworktech 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Sorry, I've never tried those type specifically, so I'm not sure

@ryanparrish23 9 ай бұрын

Great video. Even though I will be using Smart Things, you helped me weed out some of the bulbs I was looking at.

@makeitworktech 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad it helped!

@WoottonRivers 11 ай бұрын

Great video. Nice to see someone reviewing the innr bulbs. These are my go-to

@makeitworktech 10 ай бұрын

Love the innrs! Haven't seen much about them in other videos, but they work great!

@miked7745 6 ай бұрын

have you tested Govee bulbs? I recently bought two-eight packs during the last prime day we had last week. On sale they were 7.50 per bulb. I Also use Wyze but am transitioning to Govee. I'd like to know your opinion as well as the opinion from anyone reading this comment.

@nelsonthekinger 6 ай бұрын

thanks for this work!!

@makeitworktech 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@ChrisTopher-wl6pd 10 ай бұрын

Dude, thanks for doing the legwork on this!!! One thing I would have liked to see is white color accuracy or temp.... cause I don't alway use colors ;-) I'm buying them kasa bulbs

@makeitworktech 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! Ah, I actually did the analysis, but didn't include it in the video because it was SOOO long. Maybe I can add it to my website if I find time. I was thinking of doing a Warm White Cool White dedicated video, but I'm not sure.

@rodrigoruiz976 7 ай бұрын

The Yeelight bulb won’t get full brightness if set from Home (HomeKit) app. Do you have the same problem with Home Assistant?

@makeitworktech 6 ай бұрын

No, seems to work fine in HA!

@peternque 4 ай бұрын

It should be noted, that WiZ is matter-compatible after latest update, so works with Apple home as well

@gordon861 11 ай бұрын

Personally all my bulbs are Yeelight, mostly the normal 1S bulbs, but a few GU10 and a couple of the Arwen dome lights (these are adjustable white only with a RGB accent) which are insanely bright.

@makeitworktech 10 ай бұрын

I need to do a comparison of GU10 bulbs at some point!

@gordon861 10 ай бұрын

@@makeitworktech If you can get someone to send you one of the Arwen 450C or 550c lights they are worth a look.

@makeitworktech 10 ай бұрын

@@gordon861 ok I'll check them out!

@alexradu1921 7 ай бұрын

yep xiaomi yeelight bulbs are the most resistant of them all, I have one for like 3 years and haven't died on me yes... unlike other brands...

@luk318 6 ай бұрын

I'm using Ikea lights (E27, E14, GU10, integrated, so in all forms) in my whole house and can recommend it. I love them for color indexing (CRI > 90). I'm using CCW versions (white balance). Best pricequality ratio. Only downside for me is that they are 2200-4000K (not 6500K) so in daylight maximum cold light is still kinda warm, but it's for sure still better than regular 2700k in daylight what will look just orange. Also Ikea is working hard on Tradfri, they still introduce new models (but they keep updates support even for very old ones) - so new model might look and cost exactly the same, but with very slight lower power consumption on idle, or better wat-lumen ratio. Not much but it adds up if you have bunch of them.

@antieverything1 7 ай бұрын

I'm really confused about why you spend so much time on the aesthetics of the bulbs...who the hell is staring directly at a lit bulb?

@makeitworktech 7 ай бұрын

Valid point haha I guess a lot of people probably use them without any kind of lamp shade or diffuser, so what they look like when they are off is important. Could be wrong! haha

@antieverything1 7 ай бұрын

@@makeitworktech I suppose some people do have bare bulbs hanging from the ceiling and a smart bulb could be useful in such an application. That said, I've never seen one of those diffuser-less lamps in real life outside of seeing people use them in these bulb-testing videos.

@user-gn2ll7ds9s 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Thank you,. That was a great review and is what we in the Home Automation environment sorely need. Do you have a spreadsheet of these? Are all these capable of handling 110V and 240V? A great Video, but a spreadsheet would be great as particularly the Power On State. Were the Zigbee devices Matter compatible. This was an awesome review, must have taken ages to do the test. Thank you again. Im located in Australia and Edison Screw bulbs are available and typically used in standard lamps etc, but does not tend to be the standard. I would be great to add to a spreadsheet for different countries like the Tasmota Templates site has. Cheers and have a great year.

@makeitworktech 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! You can find the tabulated information here: www.makeitwork-tech.com/the-best-smart-bulbs-in-2023/ I'm not sure about the voltage for all of them, but I think 110 - 240V.

@_rah_rah_ 8 ай бұрын

Great video what would you recommend for a small suite for haircuts? Maybe the brightest white to reflect off the wall.

@_rah_rah_ 8 ай бұрын

Thinking of putting 4-8 in each corner.

@makeitworktech 6 ай бұрын

Sorry I'm not an expert on lighting, but that sounds about right!

@2hardbackrub743 15 күн бұрын

That's the format!

@pfurrie 5 ай бұрын

Nice vid. Two items: 1) The Wyze bulbs seem to be no longer available. If I'm wrong, I'd love to know where to get them. 2) Am surprised that the GE "Cync" bulbs aren't in the lineup. They are available (widely?) at Lowe's, Home Depot, and Amazon, and are backed by a major electronics company.

@makeitworktech 2 ай бұрын

Hopefully they come back in stock! Yeah, i unfortunately couldn't cover all bulbs - i had to skip Govee too

@sterlgirlceline 2 ай бұрын

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️SO helpful; thank you!!!

@makeitworktech 2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@EdwardVarner Ай бұрын

This was awesome!

@makeitworktech Ай бұрын

Wow thanks!

@pfurrie 5 ай бұрын

Here's a factor to consider: size of the bulb. Specifically, how "tall" is the bulb. You can subtract the screw-in base (all bulbs have that). When I replace a standard bulb with some smart lightbulbs, the bulb can now be seen where the old bulbs can't be seen. Not seeing them is often preferable (less glare).

@Ziedo 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the round up. Is it intentional that your chapters say "Philips Poo"? Also the timestamp for the Nanoleafs is too early. IMHO, a couple qualities worth considering are: minimum brightness and ability to act as a repeater in whatever mesh protocol they support (more thread when?!).

@makeitworktech 10 ай бұрын

No problem! Yes, it was on purpose haha! Ah, good call on the min brightness! FYI, all Zigbee bulbs and the Z-wave in this video work as repeaters

@RahulParmar1978 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for this review. A GU10 review in the future possibly...???

@makeitworktech 11 ай бұрын

Possibly! 😁

@jonnyonxtasy 9 ай бұрын

That kasa build with the usage info too is nicee

@makeitworktech 9 ай бұрын

Definitely one of my favorites!

@MrTouvan 4 ай бұрын

I was most interested in the white point of these items, since that's the mode these will be in 90% of the time. I know for example that the Ikea have absolutely awful whitepoints (and white fill, I'm blanking on the term for that - basically, does it offer a full spectrum) on both of its white range ends (and specifically at 2700k). Would look forward to a video about that specifically.

@scottdowney4318 8 ай бұрын

comes on when power restored. If this means you can control the bulb on and off with the wall switch, not a bad thing. Not everyone will know the Alexa can turn bulb on or off, but they see a wall switch, up it is on. I have Sylvania color wifi smart bulbs, and they do that.

@drbutch0525 9 ай бұрын

You have any suggestions for ceiling recessed flood bulbs that are smart bulbs and flood lights? Thanks.

@Isaac_619_ 5 ай бұрын

@@JohnRohoboth 🤡

@terryharrigan6324 4 ай бұрын

Good job. Better info here than the HA Community

@makeitworktech 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@ryanparrish23 9 ай бұрын

What is a good, but reasonably priced smart wall switch that will allow me to use smart bulbs and wall switches? We use both and would like to start swapping out our wall switches as we start adding smart devices to each room. We don't need anything fancy, just simple standard switches none of those that have 20 buttons like the Lutrons that many are using. And works with SmartThings.

@makeitworktech 6 ай бұрын

Probably my favorite are Zooz smart switches. Reasonably priced, but they have the capability of working in "smart bulb mode". They are Z-Wave switches, but they work with SmartThings. www.smartthings.com/partners/zooz

@mch2359 6 ай бұрын

Just starting down this path, not thrilled with Ikea, I came across a bulb from Home Depot. It works with their Hub Space app, and that allows Alexa to control it. My question is how long should we expect these bulbs to last?

@makeitworktech 6 ай бұрын

I have some smart bulbs going on 5 years, but that really depends on which brand. Some have reported the life on LiFX isn't great. I have not seen that yet, but it takes time

@Lonestar101 10 ай бұрын

Great report, as usual. Thanks for mentioning that Philips Hue gotcha.

@makeitworktech 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@luispichardo374 11 ай бұрын

I’ve never been able to have any Kasa products to work locally in Home Assistant. How were you able to do this?

@makeitworktech 11 ай бұрын

Most Kasa Smart stuff works locally by default: www.home-assistant.io/integrations/tplink/

@Wizard013 9 ай бұрын

Excellent comparison video, I would however ask that the last power state be mentioned for all the lights. Your video and website review say the KASA has Last on state, but I can confirm from last night's power flickering at 3am in my house that the KASA bulbs turn ON when the power returns no matter the last state it was in. I am now searching out ALL the reviews I can find on smart bulbs to find some good choices that stay OFF when the power goes on and off so I don't have a rude awakening with the bedside lamps flashing on and off because I do enjoy having color choices in those lamps.

@makeitworktech 9 ай бұрын

Did you turn the function ON in the Kasa app?

@Wizard013 9 ай бұрын

@makeitworktech I double checked it this morning, the only options under "On from power source" are, Circadian mode, Last "ON" state, and the 4 color presets.

@nickpanzeca7640 9 ай бұрын

Great video! What is your opinion of the Meross bulbs

@makeitworktech 9 ай бұрын

Good for cheap bulbs, and very bright, but not the best in terms of color accuracy (which isn't a big deal to everyone)

@ChristianMadriaHansen 3 ай бұрын

The Philips paring is a feature. Kids proof. You will love it. Just get the remote and its so easy. ❤❤👌👌

@makeitworktech 3 ай бұрын

Gotcha! :-D

@keithgreen70 5 ай бұрын

I want that panel in the back under the monitor. I was watching it instead of looking at you.

@---xs2os 2 ай бұрын

Your website is down it seems, so I can't see the written version with all the data D:

@makeitworktech 2 ай бұрын

Can you try again? I rebooted it

@bsem68 10 ай бұрын

Hue bulbs can be repaired by power toggling about 5 times. Latest ones have Bluetooth so you can always pair up with phone and reset within the app too! Hue is the best - pay more $ but still best. Sengled correct here lol - you cannot set power on state. They are still good for price at about 1/3 of hue.

@makeitworktech 10 ай бұрын

Hmm, I'll have to try again. I tried power toggling 5x, then 6x, then 10x, and still nothing. I wonder if I have a different version...

@bsem68 10 ай бұрын

@@makeitworktech Ok so I am thinking the newer firmware versions may be better at this. I just tried a "new bulb" recently, and was not able to reset by toggling, same like you. However since they can still can use bluetooth, I connected that way, updated firmware, and did a reset with the app After that was able to joing with Zigbee automatically. So I think either way, having bluetooth ability with phone app "ticks the box" to be able to reset them!

@OrganizationalEngineering 4 күн бұрын

I tried the kasa bulbs after watching this video. I had many hue bulbs already. I did buy open box bulbs from Amazon, and maybe that's part of the problem but the kasa bulbs take forever to connect and then I had several bulbs disconnect from WiFi, refuse to reconnect, and wouldn't complete a new pairing after a reset. They are going back and I'm probably just buying more hues. They may be expensive, and may not have the best colors, but they work and ever time I have tried other brands I have been extremely disappointed.

@makeitworktech 4 күн бұрын

Likely you have a network problem? Rock solid for me!

@OrganizationalEngineering 4 күн бұрын

@@makeitworktech could be, but I have some tuya based bulbs in my front yard further from my APs. They aren't as reliable as the hues, but they aren't dropping signal.

@OrganizationalEngineering 4 күн бұрын

It seems like it is a signal issue even though my phone is showing good strength. I was able to get them working. Still, I never had any issues like this with any of my hue devices. I have the old tap switches and they even work when WiFi is down. Expensive, but I think it can be worth it for the reliability.

@Austin-Archie 8 ай бұрын

Thoughts on ge cync?

@makeitworktech 8 ай бұрын

I've never tried them, so I'm not sure. I guess they should have been in the lineup!

@douxboy 4 ай бұрын

I just got my very first smart bulb…I got the Kasa but I can’t make the bulb change color cause it won’t read on the app…then it says pay for premium…I really have to wait at for premium just to use it?

@makeitworktech 2 ай бұрын

No, you should not have to pay for premium. I don't think Kasa even offers premium... Wrong app?

@stephencooper3583 9 ай бұрын

I would've liked seeing GE CYNC in the comparison. Yeah, I know.., they don't play well with home assistant. But they're pretty popular and are pretty good bulbs if you're just looking for something quick and easy to connect with an Alexa or Google assistant. I realize that this video is more for the Home Assistant/SmartThings crowd, but alot of people just plug n play through simple wifi. Also, 100% agree about Philips Hue. They are good quality and have a great ecosystem, but there is simply no reason for them to be so ridiculously overpriced. I don't care what anyone says... $40 for a 60w bulb is highway robbery.

@makeitworktech 9 ай бұрын

Valid point about cync... I'm teetering on the edge of making vids for the general smart homer crowd vs my channel's base which is largely HA users. Hooray, someone who agrees with me about Hue! 😁

@tomaszmiekina801 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, but it's a pity that no one talks about what bulbs to buy for aqara? Because all bulbs are compatible with Alexa, Google Home, it is understandable. But unfortunately there are no bulbs for aqara, and not everyone uses home assistant.

@makeitworktech Ай бұрын

Aqara really only is meant to be used with their own products. You need a different platform if you want more compatibility

@tomaszmiekina801 Ай бұрын

@makeitworktech Thank for info, so it means, I have sensor fp2 from aqara but I can't fully use without out the home assistant, I try to buy aqara bulbs e14, for example, but there isn't a place to buy it.

@CarAudioInc 10 ай бұрын

great video my dude

@makeitworktech 9 ай бұрын

Thanks dude!

@sreckotrstenjak1570 4 ай бұрын

What is the connection protocol? What about Matter over thread?

@makeitworktech 2 ай бұрын

For each bulb I list the connection protocol

@suzithewitch 11 ай бұрын

Would now be a bad time to say that you can put Hue into pairing mode without the dimmer switch? You have to turn it on for 10 seconds, and then off for 5 seconds, and keep repeating that pattern (6 to 10 times) until the bulb flashes. Then you can re pair it to your system. (I just had to move all my Hue bulbs from SmartThings to Home Assistant.) I had a couple of Hue bulbs that took repeated attempts before I was able to get that flash.

@makeitworktech 10 ай бұрын

Hmmm, I wonder if it was just that I didn't wait long enough between power toggles!

@CarAudioInc 10 ай бұрын

still kind of ridiculous imo

@suzithewitch 9 ай бұрын

@@CarAudioInc It's a hobby. Some people are into cars, or they're audiophiles, or into sports, or whatever. Some of us are into home automation. All hobbies look equally ridiculous from the outside 😜🤡

@riverwolf695 5 ай бұрын

I just used the phone app via Bluetooth to reset it and update it, I don't even know you could do you that pattern thing

@DavidVaini 3 ай бұрын

can you do video with the best bulbs that don't require you to have a wifi router?

@OrganizationalEngineering 18 күн бұрын

Thanks for the video. It seems like your website is down.

@makeitworktech 14 күн бұрын

Ok thanks I'll look at it

@SpiderRL 5 ай бұрын

You're probably not gonna like this question, you covered so many brands but what about the Govee light bulbs haha 😀?

@AlexOnBass 8 ай бұрын

Wow! No GE Cync?

@NathanMilkie1 11 ай бұрын

1:19 why did you not test Govee lightbulbs?

@makeitworktech 11 ай бұрын

Govee doesn't work locally with Home Assistant as far as I know, it requires cloud

@brucebernard7104 11 ай бұрын

@chrisw1462 7 ай бұрын

Disappointed you didn't cover the Kauf bulb. Made for ESPHome / Home Assistant and works with WLED. No cloud needed or even available. Maybe a future video? They also make a nice power monitoring smart plug.

@makeitworktech 6 ай бұрын

Never heard of it! Relatively new?

@chrisw1462 6 ай бұрын

@@makeitworktech Not really. I've had mine for over a year now, and MostlyChris did a video on them 2 years ago.

@jens2635 10 ай бұрын

good comparison

@makeitworktech 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@nics8040 10 ай бұрын

@makeitworktech Can you use a smart led bulb in a 3 way lamp? Thank you

@makeitworktech 10 ай бұрын

Since the lamp cuts power to the bulb, it's not a good idea to use it that way except to never turn the knob on the lamp. That's what I do in my living room. I have mother-daughter lamps, and I never turn the knobs, just use remote buttons to control the bulbs.

@nics8040 10 ай бұрын

@@makeitworktech so it should be fine as long as I only turn it off with home assistant?

@makeitworktech 10 ай бұрын

@@nics8040 yeah! I'm not exactly sure what a three-way lamp is, but if it's one of those lamps that either powers both bulbs or just one or the other, then yeah you just want to leave them both on.

@nics8040 10 ай бұрын

@@makeitworktech it’s a lamp that if you twist the switch it turned between dim medium and bright.

@SweUnpoor 6 ай бұрын

Iwe tried setting up HA and some sensors and lightbulbs, I tried WIZ as they supose to be Matter compatible, well yes and no, they realy do suck and this is NOT an accurate test to get the best lamps, Im returning all my WIZ lamps, they are NOT working as they should and a PITA to get into HA.

@makeitworktech 6 ай бұрын

Yes, Matter is in beta for Home Assistant

@BigBoii1369 4 ай бұрын

Why did you not test the Amazon basics smart bulbs? They are the best selling bulbs around.

@makeitworktech 4 ай бұрын

I don't think they allow for local control. No internet, no control. That's not a good bulb

@MaxClyde 6 ай бұрын

What about xiaomi bulbs? And power consumption?

@makeitworktech 6 ай бұрын

I have never seen Xiaomi bulbs. Each bulb has a wattage rating - you can find that info in the written version: www.makeitwork-tech.com/the-best-smart-bulbs-in-2023/

@MaxClyde 4 ай бұрын

@@makeitworktech it appears I had misunderstood something -Yeelight seems to have been acquired by Xiaomi

@jdpickett8496 7 ай бұрын

Love the video, but the volume on your audio is terrible. I suggest checking the audio of your videos not through your headset or speaker setup and instead check it with a crappy monitor speaker or best option, through your phone.

@makeitworktech 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, I've been trying to fix it. New video dropping today I hope it's better. I check them on my phone and usually the volume is just a bit low

@ryanrules35 Ай бұрын

No Govee?

@user-xr6kf8wf8f 3 ай бұрын

goooooooood

@makeitworktech 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@diothar 9 ай бұрын

I've been able to reset Hue bulbs by toggling them on and off about 10 times very quickly. It's a bit tricky at first, but I've absolutely been able to reset them without the dimmer. I feel like most of your premise against Hue would be combated with that.

@uc_guy Ай бұрын

The green does work in the IKEA Bulb. The green is just very crappy. It also affects all the colors green is mixed with. That's why I got rid of my RGB IKEA bulbs.

@secondchance6603 5 ай бұрын

So Govee didn't make the list? Surprised.

@makeitworktech 5 ай бұрын

Had to pick the ones with decent home assistant integrations since that's my platform of choice

@secondchance6603 5 ай бұрын

@@makeitworktech Ahhh got it, thanks for the reply.

@erykczajkowski8226 4 ай бұрын

I find your review a bit inconsistent. For some you said that they had power-off setting, for others you didn't mention this subject at all, does it mean that they don't have it? You should prepare a list of features that are relevant and provide info on all of these for all bulbs.

@makeitworktech 2 ай бұрын

That's good feedback, thanks. I'll put that info on the written version

@theacematt2 10 ай бұрын

Now if only (my? All?) Nanoleaf thread bulbs (without the matter logo) would *stick* to using Thread (which is Razer software compatible, for the moment) rather than reverting back to Bluetooth (which Razer's app does not sync with).

@makeitworktech 10 ай бұрын

Ah that happens? What a pain. I wish Thread was cleaner to use. It's great in theory, but I've never had success with it

@m4w 11 ай бұрын

Bulbs should be chosen based on CRI

@makeitworktech 11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately they don't always tell you the CRI (less than half in the list did if I remember correctly), so you have to have a secondary way of choosing I think.

@stevethea5250 7 ай бұрын

Why cri

@irishgamer876 4 ай бұрын

I bought a few hue bulbs and the bridge and I regret it, i like the automation but the brightness is garbage compared to lifx. Why cant a bigger company like philips come out some actual bright bulbs ?

@zch11109 5 ай бұрын

The Nanoleaf has a much brighter white

@oldasfolk-km1ov 4 ай бұрын

actual longevity of error free use easily goes to Hue...all the rest start getting connectivity issues

@makeitworktech 2 ай бұрын

But the price! My Innr bulbs are rock solid, using them every day

@wushdishmeen 8 ай бұрын

You missed one major factor which is the response time. The Nanoleaf bulbs working on thread means they have instant response time and also just seamlessly use your Apple HomePod as the “smart hub” rather than needing to plug in yet another “hub” that has no other use to your home. Thread is great because the devices you already use become the smart hub like HomePod or Apple TV. Thread reacts as fast as a physical switch would and as you install the bulbs also helps spread your thread network throughout the home. Whereas Bluetooth is delayed and very annoying signal reliability wise. The Nanoleafs we use rarely for color so they work amazing as just regular incandescent or cool blue bulbs around the home and almost too bright at 100%. I recommend them for strong reliable connection to Apple HomeKit. In my experience at least.

@1hassan12 2 ай бұрын

What about govee 😅

@kimtech234 9 ай бұрын

My IKEA Bulb does also have no green🤷‍♂

@makeitworktech 9 ай бұрын

Weird! That's interesting, I wonder if it's a defect or something else

@kimtech234 9 ай бұрын

@@makeitworktech Maybe some wrong LED lot in the Production? Yellow instead of green? I wonder if others have these problems too?

@makosiu199210 11 ай бұрын

Where is Shelly?

@makeitworktech 11 ай бұрын

Shelly didn't sell an RGB bulb to the US at the time I was ordering bulbs!

@psrobert1961 4 ай бұрын

I've had 3 LIFX bulbs that are absolute trash. They worked fine for a couple of months then began having connection issues. No help from LIFX either.

@makeitworktech 4 ай бұрын

I've heard some say that... No issues with mine still!

@StaLight 5 ай бұрын

If you don't make this video, I would have bought to just spending my all money to that dumb Philips hue bulbs. Thanks a lot!!

@irishgamer876 4 ай бұрын

I regret buying hue. I want lifx

@StaLight 4 ай бұрын

@@irishgamer876 After a few days, I still want to buy Phillips Hue bulb because it's compatibility. What kind of hue bulb do you use on phillips?

@irishgamer876 4 ай бұрын

@StaLight 1100 lumen white and colour ambiance. There is 1600 lumen to but there's not much difference. In fact there's barely a difference between the 800 lumen and 1600 lumen, philips is great for everything else but its brightness is no better than the 10 euro crappy led bulbs i bought years ago, it's just really bad.

@irishgamer876 4 ай бұрын

Hue just fails on the most important part for me, brightness. I had to put 4 bulbs to properly illuminate my relatively small living room whereas lifx would probably do it with 1 maybe 2 bulbs max I'm thinking.

@davecurry5604 4 ай бұрын

No govee ??? Huhh

@makeitworktech 2 ай бұрын

Sorry, I almost included them!

@nirsommer 4 ай бұрын

What about white dude? What about white? You know, the most important color for a bulb...

@AdemKazkondu Ай бұрын

Some Bulbs making noise

@makeitworktech Ай бұрын

Which ones?

@Bigglare 9 ай бұрын

1. If its not Matter is crap. 2. If it pairs to Hue Bridge, its Matter. 3. If not 1 or 2, do not buy. 4. What I said in 3. Great video by the way. Sorry for your Wallet.

@Prxyshj 22 күн бұрын

LIFX is unusable. The pairing process is so painful and error prone. Not worth the hassle despite the color.

@simonknight2973 10 күн бұрын

You lost me at Wyze is a great choice. Wyze and great do not EVER go together.

@makeitworktech 10 күн бұрын

You lost me at "You lost me" 😭 Love the Wyze bulb... It's great!

@simonknight2973 9 күн бұрын

@@makeitworktech I haven’t tried them since Wyze Bulb 2019 to be fair. Never again. Also Wyze Sensor sensors anyone? All local and Zigbee for me from now on.