LED Lighting / Downlight / Philips Hue

Hello everyone.

We want LED downlights. Spots in the hallway switchable.
In the dining/living area dimmable, possibly even colored?

I thought we could use GU10 sockets and have the spots switchable at 230V.
That way I would have the option to install Philips Hue, but there would also be alternatives like standard white LEDs as a backup solution.

The last advice, however, was to install low voltage LEDs.
They would be dimmable.
And Philips HUE is not really intended for house builders... more for the consumer market...

But in the bathroom we do want a nice ambient lighting. And HUE is much more affordable than other RGB solutions...

Does anyone have good experiences with HUE?

I am looking forward to your feedback.

Regards Patrick

Hue cheaper than other RGB solutions? Sure?

GU10 RGB with IR remote control from Hong Kong <10 euros including shipping.

It may only last one to two years, but for trying out, it's significantly cheaper than Hue.
At the end of the day, it will only be used occasionally anyway and counts as a toy.

It's definitely just a gimmick. But I certainly won't use China low cost without CE etc. I don't want to be continuously doing repairs.

We have already tried it using philips living color. We use the standing spheres on the floor to color walls for almost every movie in the evening.

It's definitely a gimmick. But I certainly won't install China low cost without CE etc. I don't want to have to keep doing repairs.

And where do you think Philips (or other RGB providers) have their products manufactured?

Note: iPhone is made in China, material value 150 euros? Including CE.

So that's the least of the problems.

Read just in time for this (on the fastvoice blog):

"Imported cheap LED lamps from Asia are increasingly being caught in the net of the German customs and market surveillance authorities. The central 'Market Surveillance Baden-Württemberg' based at the Tübingen Regional Council recently reported a 95 percent objection rate in this segment between January and May 2015. [...] that almost all import lamps intercepted by customs and submitted for inspection were already 'to be assessed as non-compliant due to formal defects [...] and therefore not importable' [...]. Further technical checks on product safety or EU-compliant adherence to performance claims were thus unnecessary."