Recessed Ceiling Light with variable warmth settings
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Browsing Amazon.com ahead of Black Friday and stumbled upon this:
https://www.amazon.com/Ensenior-Ultra-Thin-Can-Killer-Downlight-Brightness/dp/B08KG37X2Z/ref=gbps_img___088c6072?smid=A61CMNCK0JTGW&th=1Not that I need this, and I do not know how good a product it actually is as a matter of execution, I just like the idea very much.
Flat and compact recessed ceiling light using LED technology, comes with a switch that lets you select five color temperatures, from 2700K "warm" to 5000K "daylight".
Now if they can add a dimmer and allow multiple units' temperature controls to tie back to one central slider switch on a wall and may be extend that to a remote, that would be perfect. (But no, do not make it 'IoT' or Internet capable, that would make it too unnecessarily complicated.)
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My floor lamps in my living room work through Google. (Phillips hue lights)
There’s diff names for diff combinations of lamps+color temp
E.g. “hey Google turn on read” will trigger 5 specific lights with a specific temp (warm). While calling it “energize” instead of “read” triggers bright.
I find though, I almost never use anything but warm light.
I have a physical (SW) programmable switch in the room as well
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There are times when "smart lights" are great. I have several programmed settings for our living room and foyer:
- "Good Night" - all lights but two turned off
- "Guest Lights" - when we have people over, but not too bright
- "Good Morning" - some turned up, just a bit
- "Good Evening" - enough lighting to enjoy an evening watching TV or whatever
- "Turn up the lights" - turn every light up to 100% for cleaning, etc.
- "Piano Lights" - turns on the piano desk lamp, and ceiling lights above the piano
But...
Sometimes, it's nice to just walk into a room (the kitchen) and flip a switch to turn on all the overheads. No sophistication or adjustments necessary. Just let me cook.
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@George-K said in Recessed Ceiling Light with variable warmth settings:
There are times when "smart lights" are great. I have several programmed settings for our living room and foyer:
- "Good Night" - all lights but two turned off
- "Guest Lights" - when we have people over, but not too bright
- "Good Morning" - some turned up, just a bit
- "Good Evening" - enough lighting to enjoy an evening watching TV or whatever
- "Turn up the lights" - turn every light up to 100% for cleaning, etc.
- "Piano Lights" - turns on the piano desk lamp, and ceiling lights above the piano
But...
Sometimes, it's nice to just walk into a room (the kitchen) and flip a switch to turn on all the overheads. No sophistication or adjustments necessary. Just let me cook.
True @George-K - the “smart” light stuff is an exception. It’s cool to have it. But 9 times out of 10 I’m flipping switches.