An overview of the advantages and disadvantages of smart lighting

Are you considering purchasing smart lighting, but are you curious about the advantages and disadvantages of such a system? That is convenient! We list them for you in this article.

The benefits of smart lighting

The days when you had to physically switch lights on and off are long gone. With smart lighting you control all your pears from your smartphone. Such a system naturally has many advantages. Are you reading?

1. Convenience serves people

The major advantage of smart lighting is its ease of use. You no longer have to get up to turn the lights on or off. Because the pears have WiFi or Bluetooth, you can connect them to your smartphone. Then you control them in the accompanying app or simply with your voice. Not sure if you turned off the lights? If your lighting is connected to WiFi, you can check this remotely.

2. You can easily dim smart lighting

Lamps with built-in dimmers are often quite expensive and they always make an annoying noise. With smart lighting you don’t have to worry about that anymore. You can simply dim these types of lamps with a slider on your phone. This makes it very easy to turn back the lighting a little late at night.

3. Set Your Daily Routines

As mentioned, you can control your lamps with an app. However, one of the great advantages of smart lighting is the ability to set up routines. For example, you can synchronize the lamps with your alarm clock. Then they turn on automatically when you open your eyes. Not too bright of course, because you still have to wake up. You can also set the lighting to turn off when you leave for work. How convenient is that?

4. Create your own atmosphere

You can of course just buy white lamps, but smart lighting is also available in colored variants. And we’re not talking about one fixed shade, but millions of colors to choose from every day. You create your own atmosphere via the app. This makes a romantic evening on the couch very easy.

The disadvantages of smart lighting

That all sounds very good, of course. Yet, in addition to advantages, smart lighting also has a few disadvantages that you should take into account. Here they are.

1. More expensive than regular bulbs

Smart lighting is a lot more expensive to purchase than simple LED lamps. For many systems you need a bridge to which you connect the lamps. As a result, the entry-level price is quite high. Philips Hue bluetooth lamps are a lot cheaper. You can get one from about two bucks. They have less functionality than more advanced systems, but are very suitable to see if smart lighting suits you.

2. If the Wi-Fi is lost …

Fortunately, it happens less and less, but every WiFi connection sometimes falters. There you are. Without WiFi, you cannot turn some smart lighting on or off. It is therefore advisable not to tape or remove the old-fashioned switches. Then you can still operate your lights when the internet is down.

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