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I’m curious to hear what experiences others have had with installing smart light bulbs and switches in their homes.
I started off a few years ago with a few TP-Link light bulbs in our lamps so that I could control the lights using either Alexa or the Kasa app. In the last couple of weeks I’ve installed ten TP-Link dimmer switches to replace the light switches in some of our rooms. Now I have them set to turn the lights on at sunset and off at sunrise so that I don’t have to think about what lights should be on at night.
I see that Wyze is now getting into the color light bulb business. Their bulbs are brighter than the TP-Link bulbs and cost less. But I’m reluctant to buy them because they will require using the Wyze app to control them rather than using Kasa. It seems that once you buy into to a brand you buy into their ecosystem and mixing brands means having lots of different apps.
What products are you using and what has been your experience with them?
I started off a few years ago with a few TP-Link light bulbs in our lamps so that I could control the lights using either Alexa or the Kasa app. In the last couple of weeks I’ve installed ten TP-Link dimmer switches to replace the light switches in some of our rooms. Now I have them set to turn the lights on at sunset and off at sunrise so that I don’t have to think about what lights should be on at night.
I see that Wyze is now getting into the color light bulb business. Their bulbs are brighter than the TP-Link bulbs and cost less. But I’m reluctant to buy them because they will require using the Wyze app to control them rather than using Kasa. It seems that once you buy into to a brand you buy into their ecosystem and mixing brands means having lots of different apps.
What products are you using and what has been your experience with them?