Philips Hue's new outdoor smart lights, ranked

Philips Hue's new outdoor smart lights, ranked

6 years ago
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https://www.cnet.com/news/philips-hue-outdoor-smart-lights-ranked/

There's nothing special about the Philips Hue Ludere dual-floodlight fixture, and it costs too much.

The Ludere is really just a standard, wired fixture that includes two of Philips' new weatherproof floodlight LEDs. At $130, I also think it's overpriced. Subtract the cost of the bulbs themselves, which sell in a two-pack for $50, and you're looking at an $80 piece of plastic -- more than twice as expensive as similar fixtures that include built-in motion sensors. There's no such motion sensor in the Ludere, even though Hue supports motion triggers and sells a motion sensor of its own. That's a big missed opportunity.

Philips Hue's new outdoor smart lights, ranked

Oct 26, 2018, 6:51pm UTC
https://www.cnet.com/news/philips-hue-outdoor-smart-lights-ranked/ > There's nothing special about the Philips Hue Ludere dual-floodlight fixture, and it costs too much. > The Ludere is really just a standard, wired fixture that includes two of Philips' new weatherproof floodlight LEDs. At $130, I also think it's overpriced. Subtract the cost of the bulbs themselves, which sell in a two-pack for $50, and you're looking at an $80 piece of plastic -- more than twice as expensive as similar fixtures that include built-in motion sensors. There's no such motion sensor in the Ludere, even though Hue supports motion triggers and sells a motion sensor of its own. That's a big missed opportunity.