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When comparing Philips Hue vs IKEA, the Slant community recommends Philips Hue for most people. In the question“What are the best light bulbs for the house?” Philips Hue is ranked 1st while IKEA is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose Philips Hue is:
The Hue app comes with default color pallets, but you can take control and customize the colors any way you want. The bulbs support up to 16 million different colors covering all areas of the spectrum.
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Pros
Pro Wide range of colors
The Hue app comes with default color pallets, but you can take control and customize the colors any way you want. The bulbs support up to 16 million different colors covering all areas of the spectrum.
Pro Supports IFTTT recipes
There are many fun IFTTT App Recipes that you can sync with your phone and Websites. If THIS happens then do THAT to the lights, i.e. IF your team scores a touchdown(ESPN), THEN turn the lights the color of your team.
Pro Tons of utility and customization
Philips has released the Hue API, allowing individual developers to create their own apps that utilize the Hue bulbs. These apps are often more robust than Philips' own app, letting lights change color in sync with music, flickering whenever you get a tweet, or can change colors to reflect the stock market. The possibilities are nearly endless.
Pro Compatible with Philips Ambilight TV
If you have a Philips Ambilight TV, you can hook your Hue lightbulbs up with the TV and the bulbs will change color with what is on the screen, making for a very immersive experience.
Pro Cost-effective
Pro Modern style
Largely because of pricing, IKEA's furniture style has become very common in many households, and the style has become a trend setter.
Pro Consistent quality
You basically know what to expect when you order IKEA.
Cons
Con Bulbs aren't super bright
The first gen bulbs (what are available right now) have a maximum brightness of 600 lumens - similar brightness to a 50-watt bulb. The second gen bulbs will have an increase to 800 lumens, which is in-line with the amount of light that 60-watt bulbs produces - however these aren't available quite yet.
Con Requires a central hub
The Hue bulbs need to be connected to a hub which needs to be wired into your router. This adds another device to the mix, and also increases the cost (it's $60 on its own, but it is also included in some of the bundles).
Con Some colors can be difficult to create
Blue tones tend to come out purplish, and green tones tend to be more yellowy than they should be.
Con Low variety of style
If you don't like the way one piece of IKEA furniture looks, you're not going to like how most of IKEA's furniture looks.
Con Incomprehensible instructions manuals
IKEA communicates how to assemble your furniture in a cryptic and nonverbal instructions manual. The upside is this makes it equally accessible to people of all languages and reading levels. The downside is that this makes it less accessible to speakers of common languages and basic literacy, rather than more accessible for everyone else.
