Show HN: Chroma for Hue, Control Your Philips Hue Bulbs from OS X
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Re: Show HN: Chroma for Hue, Control Your Philips Hue Bulbs from OS X
#2The "presets" are less than pleasant overall. They are missing a nice warm color for reading. Colors are either too prison-like or too red.
Re: Show HN: Chroma for Hue, Control Your Philips Hue Bulbs from OS X
#3Could 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?
Re: Show HN: Chroma for Hue, Control Your Philips Hue Bulbs from OS X
#4I tried this last night, and it's definitely a step in the right direction. It seemed to be missing custom presets, though, and I'm not always at my computer, so I end up using an app on my phone to control the lights more.
Sadly, the first-party mobile app still seems to be the best bet overall, and it's a complete piece of garbage quality-wise, but it provides everything I seem to need.
Re: Show HN: Chroma for Hue, Control Your Philips Hue Bulbs from OS X
#5I tried this last night, and it's definitely a step in the right direction. It seemed to be missing custom presets, though, and I'm not always at my computer, so I end up using an app on my phone to control the lights more. Sadly, the first-party mobile app still seems to be the best bet overall, and it's a complete piece of garbage quality-wise, but it provides everything I seem to need.
I found iConnectHue to be the best. It handles taps and groups very well.
Re: Show HN: Chroma for Hue, Control Your Philips Hue Bulbs from OS X
#6Could 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.
Re: Show HN: Chroma for Hue, Control Your Philips Hue Bulbs from OS X
#7Is this open source?
I would love to play with this
Re: Show HN: Chroma for Hue, Control Your Philips Hue Bulbs from OS X
#8Could 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.
The white ones are also brighter. 750 lumens for white versus ~500 lumens (at 3000K color temperature) for color changing.
Roughly speaking, they're equivalent to 60W and 40W incandescents, respectively.
Re: Show HN: Chroma for Hue, Control Your Philips Hue Bulbs from OS X
#9Is this open source? I would love to play with this