Show HN: Chroma for Hue, Control Your Philips Hue Bulbs from OS X • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: Chroma for Hue, Control Your Philips Hue Bulbs from OS X

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Post by glhaynes » Wed, Feb 11, 2015, 11:04 PM UTC

Very nice, was wishing aloud just last night for something this straightforward. I expect I'll be using this a lot.

I'd love to see it have a menu bar item option. And I note that the interface would work nearly as-is on iOS. (And I'd jump on paying $0.99 for it, on either platform, if you decide you're so inclined.)

Does it work with the new Lux white-only lights?

Re: Show HN: Chroma for Hue, Control Your Philips Hue Bulbs from OS X

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Post by glhaynes » Wed, Feb 11, 2015, 11:05 PM UTC

whyohwhyamihere wrote: post #2

The "presets" are less than pleasant overall. They are missing a nice warm color for reading. Colors are either too prison-like or too red.

I agree that the presets could use some work, but in case you missed it, if you click the chevron to the right of "Suggested Colors", you can set the color/brightness manually.

Re: Show HN: Chroma for Hue, Control Your Philips Hue Bulbs from OS X

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Post by silversmith » Thu, Feb 12, 2015, 9:01 AM UTC

radley wrote: post #6

silversmith wrote: post #3

Could I hijack the comments to talk about the hardware itself? I've been looking into remote-controllable lightbulbs, but Hue seems to both cost more than I like and have features I don't need (RGB for example). What are the alternatives, and what's your experience with them?

They also make Lux bulbs, which are white controllable LED bulbs for only $30.

Thank you, I had somehow missed those. That's actually a really tempting price point.

Re: Show HN: Chroma for Hue, Control Your Philips Hue Bulbs from OS X

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Post by argyledreamer » Thu, Feb 12, 2015, 12:16 PM UTC

very cool! I've been thinking of going down the automated home path. Seems like this would be a good way to dip my toes into the water without investing tons of money.