PHILPS Hue2.0 bulb evaluation: in addition to the Siri where the highlights?

Wei Feng network, the concept of "intelligent Home Furnishing" from the majority of people are still a bit far away, but if you want to advance to experience some of it, but we do not lack for nothing. Smart bulbs, is such a relatively cheap, able to operate independently, and the technology is relatively mature products. Among them, the PHILPS Hue series is the most popular.

PHILPS recently launched the Hue2.0 smart bulbs, joined the voice of the high Apple HomeKit support. The addition of Apple's smart home will naturally satisfy many apple products, but will there be any further improvement? Look at the evaluation:

Or that Hue

Although in the hanging up appetite, but it is necessary that the opening is added to the Apple Hue2.0, in addition to the support of HomeKit, and no significant progress. In fact, it's hard to call it the second generation. The whole Hue2.0 is a familiar feeling, with a three Hub in the kit, and you still have to use the same application to control them. In a word, Hue can not do, Hue2.0 can not do.

Fortunately, however, Hue2.0 did not make much progress, but did not regress. Some smart light bulbs in support of Apple HomeKit after sacrificing some of their own things. We are very pleased to see Hue2.0 still retains its core strengths of the platform, especially open platform for third party developers to add new features this, Hue2.0 did not lose.

Siri is really a bright spot

After joining the apple camp, you can finally use Siri to Hue2.0 more comprehensive control. Hue2.0 just released, Siri can only understand some basic color. After an update, select all of a sudden change in the red, blue, Orange: in addition to these simple colors, it can understand such things as red, blue, green, gold and a series of more complex instructions. However, after the test found that Siri for a variety of white delicate understanding, perhaps later will join similar instructions.

In addition to the color of the light, you can also use the Siri command to switch the scene settings, so that one or more light bulbs can have a more vivid performance. One of the problems you may encounter in your application is that the Hue scenario is not the same as the Apple HomeKit scenario, so it can't be used. The solution is very simple, as long as the Hue application settings in the choice of Siri voice control, you can see a series of scenarios in the list. Select a scenario you want to use Siri control, Hue can automatically translate into Siri can be used in the form of.

Even if you have no interest in the function of these garish, voice switch lamp function in your habits will become very good. After all, lying in bed, we are even stretched out hands are lazy creatures.

Brightness is wrong?!

PHILPS claims that Hue2.0 has a significant improvement in the hard indicators, the brightness will reach 800 lumens, far more than the old bulb of the lumen of 600. However, in the test, we can find the maximum brightness of 800 lumens and obvious distance distance in the 4000K solar mode only reached 734 lumens, and in the default 2700K default mode is only 535 lumens. However, at least its maximum brightness is brighter than the old Hue.

In addition, for the problem of the color of the general problem of smart phones, Hue2.0 performance can only be said to achieve the average level. Hue2.0 is very accurate when it comes to red and yellow, but it's hard to restore vivid blue and green. In this regard, I have to say that the performance of Hue2.0 is not better than Hue. Pictured above is the light color contrast, from left to right are Hue, Hue 2 and as a reference to the green LED bulb, we can clearly see that the two Hue bulbs are the so-called green yellow.

General

PHILPS's Hue series is no doubt excellent, it is in the smart light bulb Market with excellent quality. Hue2.0 joined the Apple HomeKit support, greatly widened the compatible smart home platform. Added support for Siri enables users to voice a series of very rich instructions, liberating the hands.

However, in addition to Apple HomeKit, Hue2.0 on the lack of progress. The maximum brightness has improved but did not reach the level of publicity, and even Hue 2 inherits the first generation Hue in brightness and color on the flawed, a bit puzzled. However, taking into account the Hue 2 in any case than the first generation of strong products, to try smart bulbs, then you can start from it.

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