![]() ![]() If you’re looking for something simple not like the advanced home automation stuff with Philips hue and all the more expensive color-changing, this may be something for you in terms of if you don’t want to deal with dimmers, don’t want to install special stuff and just have on/off functionality. So you don’t have to worry about flipping it on and off a bunch of times the next time you turn it back on so it has some smart features built into it as well but not for the smart bulb price. Smart featuresĪ really good feature is that once you turn it off and you wait at least five seconds ,and you turn it back on it will resume its last setting. These bulbs deliver 800 lumens or 60-watt equivalent light output at the soft white and daylight white.Īnd then about 80 lumens and 3 watts when you want to create a kind of a cozy warm glow. The heat sink itself is on the bottom which is metal of course gets much warmer about 130 degrees. So we’ll look at the bulb shell itself which is about 105 degrees and it’s been running for a while so that’s not too bad. This review wouldn’t be complete if we didn’t do some testing for the heat temperature of the bulb. Philips hue looks like this Heat testing the bulb I’ve got another one here this is one of their hue bulbs that is just a white bulb and very similar in design and shape. It looks like a standard LED bulb and it’s pretty much exactly what their other bulbs by Philips look like. Now let`s dim it down and take the shade off so you can see what the bulb looks like. You don`t need to use any apps, controllers, or home automation it’s all built into the bulb for under 10 dollars which is great because you don’t have to buy multiple bulbs to get different types of the color temperature of your light.Īnd you don’t have to buy dimmers, you don’t have to do any of that if you want something simple this bulb may be the bulb for you. Sceneswitch bulb at 2200K 2200K candlelight setting scene switch option So the different light options you have with this bulb are: This also has one more setting, the third setting is 2200 Kelvin and it also dims the light down to about 15% brightness. You can make the light bulb less bright – Night light mode You can definitely see the bluish light if you compare to the former one, which is the warmer soft white kind of more yellowish light. Sceneswitch bulb at 5000K Daylight 5000K sceneswitch setting Of the Kelvin scale, kind of what you would expect to see at like noon in broad daylight outside. This bulb will also switch to daylight white, which definitely has a much more blue look to it. The above light bulb setting is a soft white, which is what we’ve been used to with incandescent lighting for the longest time. ![]() ![]() Kelvin is just the degree number that everything is measured in for color temperatures. Kelvin is the scale, from blue on the cooler side and higher numbers to warm on the lower side with lower numbers. This Philips bulb is the sceneswitch bulb at 2700 K Soft white 2700K – dimmer switch built-in bulb Color settings without a dimmer Now if you’re not familiar with what color temperature means, let me just review for you real quick. Philips SceneSwitch LED Bulb (dim without a dimmer switch) Review DIY dimmer switch I don’t recommend this option Yes, you can build a dimmable bulb with a diode, but it can be very dangerous because of the electric shock risk. DIY project is something I don’t recommend. Smart bulbs are great for dimming without a dimmer they are a little bit expensive but, if you don’t mind the higher price it can be a great choice.ģ. The sceneswitch bulbs do not have full range dimming capabilities.Ģ. If you want full-range dimming, from dark to full brightness, then you should look at the smart bulbs instead. You can simply adjust the light from cool white to warm white to a warm glow with different brightness. You just simply replace your current bulb with the SceneChange bulb, then you can just toggle your existing light switch on the wall or on a lamp to change the light setting. SceneChange bulbs have a built-in dim-chip, and when you toggle your light switch, it changes the light brightness. These light bulbs work with your existing light switch on the wall and on regular lamp fixtures. One option is Sceneswitch bulbs which I do recommend. Soft White, Warm Glow, A19 LED Light Bulb, 4-Pack, Color Change $ 4.3 Smart Light BulbĢ800k-6200k, WiFi Multicolor, Compatible with Phone, Google Home, Google Assistant and Alexa $ 4.3 DIYĭIY - I don't recommend this option. Dimming lights bulbs without dimmer options:īrand Type Check Price Rating 1-5 Philips LED 60 Watt Equivalent SceneSwitch You basically got three options if you want to dim your light bulbs without a dimmer. Dimming lights without a dimmer is possible. ![]()
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