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    Quote Originally Posted by Klaus View Post
    Just wish I had more use for colored lights.

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    I ordered two more of the bloom lights under that deal, I didn't have the need for the more expensive/portable Go's but I like the idea.

    There are little apps that can turn it into good holiday lighting, or figure out how to sync it to music for parties and such...

    I use the red color hues alot at night on our shelves to give some indirect lighting to the room while watching TV. In theory the red hue's keep your low-light vision intact, stuff like that. If you dont have your tv back lit you could use them for that during movies and such. I added a light strip behind my tv years ago and it definitely reduces eye strain.

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    BTW Home Depot has the $199 Color Starter Kit (3 bulbs and hub) on clearance for $50 this week if you have a Home Depot up there

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    Do you use any 3rd party Hue apps to control your lights? There are so many I don't know which is better. I kinda like the "dynamic" themes that change color every couple minutes. I didn't find that in the official app (well it's kinda under labs). I did score some colored bulbs on ebay last night. Not sure how I am going to use them yet. Might light up behind my PC with a lamp like this:

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    Along with the oem app, I've got Hue Pro, Hue Switcher and OnSwitch on my phone. They are just for fun tho really.. I used the holiday settings and fireplace/candle settings before for soft lighting. Mostly its just all connected to my G-home and we use voice controls for it but I have a much smaller space than you.. I got the LED lightstrip too a while back when it was on sale but haven't figured out a place to put it yet.

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    I'd definitely like to get it hooked up to video game health bars if someone gets that setup easy..

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    I connected my Hue account to the ESPN IFTTT. I just turned on the when a Vikings game starts turn my Hue purple. Not sure if it works yet. I will set up some Wild scoring blinks when I get a chance (and more bulbs).

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    Thats kinda cool, especially when you are entertaining during a game.

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    Here is the link https://ifttt.com/connect/espn/hue

    Not sure how useful it will be depending on the latency. If it goes off before I see it on tv it won't be useful. I assume it will be late.

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    Picked up a Hue dimmer switch. Makes using the bulbs in the bedroom lamps way more practical. I have only caught Michelle using the lamps switch once.

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    Need to add the home mini to your bedroom so you can just voice command it. Black friday deal on it will be cheap..

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