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Awesome lights, horrible mounting!
By Michael F. Martinez on Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2019
I was one of the very first consumers to purchase this product. In fact, I purchased all three of mine from Amazon when they were first offered for sale. If you've considered purchasing this floodlight, there are a few things that you NEED to know. Let's just get a few things out of the way. First off, are the lights bright? Yes, they are very colorful and bright. My wife and I love the output of each floodlight. I've uploaded a video of my backyard privacy patio. ALL of the lights featured in my video are from Philips (now Signify). My 12 individual bulbs are 3rd gen Philips Hue Color + White. You can clearly see each one of those individual bulbs in the video. The three Philips Hue Discover Outdoor White & Color Ambiance Floodlights are each mounted behind all three of my 4 foot Texas Lone Stars. These floodlights were immediately detectable by my Philips Bridge and I was able to have them working in tandem with my other Philips lights. I have NO complaints about the floodlights performance. The video speaks for itself. You can compare the output of the line-of-sight Hue bulbs to the output of the indirect lighting of the Hue floodlights. With all of the good mentioned about these floodlights in my review, here's the issue. In a word: MOUNTING. The solution for mounting these floodlights are ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE. For a floodlight of this caliber, the mounting solution is one of the worse I've ever seen. Each light comes with two cheap brackets that mount in a shape that's similar to a plus sign and held together by one center screw and one pivot screw. It gets even worse. If you unbox the floodlights and set them flat on a table or counter top, you will immediately notice that these floodlights are not perfectly symmetrical. The mounts come with two longer type metal screws but the screw holes that are punched into the bracket are totally off center from each other. This causes a secondary issue. It's an additional issue that causes this floodlight to be even more off center when it's mounted up. So, the consumer is left with an issue. Do you want the base of your light to be perfectly symmetrical on the surface to which you have mounted it? If so, your floodlight will be canted off center to one side. It is VERY noticeable. It will look very lopsided like you really messed up on installing your floodlight. So, you are left with a dilemma. Is it possible to have your floodlight facing towards you and appear level / symmetrical (or wherever you plan on facing it)? Yes, but once you do that, the base of the floodlight will now be completely lopsided. Again, it will look like you messed up the install. For me, it was less of an issue because each one of my floodlights are not directly in view and are hidden behind my Texas Lone Stars. Another issue for this light is weather-proofing. There is no back plate, there is no gasket and there is no rubberized sealer that would help keep out the elements. The backside of the floodlight is just open. Again, a floodlight of this caliber and at this price point is unacceptable, especially by today's standards. A gasket or back plate would have cost Philips no more than $3 - $4 to manufacture (maybe even MUCH less than $3 - $4). Instead, Philips wants you to buy some silicone caulking and glop it around the edges of the base of their floodlight. So, I'm at a crossroad here. I can ABSOLUTELY recommend this floodlight based on its' performance and in the same breath, I CANNOT recommend this floodlight to those who truly need an off-the-shelf weather enduring outdoor floodlight. If you can put up with the floodlight being crooked to one side or the other, then knock yourself out and enjoy your purchase. 5 STARS FOR COLORFUL AND RICH FLOODLIGHT PERFORMANCE. 1 STAR FOR AN UNACCEPTABLE MOUNTING / WEATHER PROOFING OUTDOOR FLOODLIGHT.
Top critical review
7 people found this helpful
A bit disappointed
By Double Deuce on Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2023
Let me start by saying I own many Hue lights and have them installed throughout my home. I have never had any issues with them. They work seamlessly and without fail. I’ve never had issues with connectivity and that’s saying a lot. They are generally pretty bright and the number of light recipes that they have is incredible. You can make your own too. That being said this is my first outdoor light of theirs and I am a bit disappointed with both the installation process and how bright they are.Let me start by saying that this was the clumsiest installation of a light I have ever experienced and I’ve installed quite a few over the years. You would think that someone at Philips would have attempted to install one of these before coming to market with it but I seriously doubt that took place or they would’ve gone back to the drawing board. The mounting bracket that attaches to the electrical box has two screws coming out from it that the fixture attaches to, the screws are not level so the fixture will sit with a slight cock to it and ends up looking like you installed it crooked. The screws should never have been attached to the mounting bracket in the first place because it is nearly impossible to get the fixture to fit over them because the back of the light fixture is so crowded. I would get the fixture over one screw but not the other and then vice versa. It was torture but after many tries I finally got it over the screws. This would have been so much easier if the screws weren’t attached to the mounting plate and the screws were inserted through the front of the fixture instead. After finally getting the fixture over both screws you have to put these tiny nuts on the screws to secure the fixture in place. These nuts are so small they were difficult to hold onto let alone attach to the screws. God forbid you drop one when you’re up on a ladder because you’ll be hard pressed to find it on the ground below and they don’t give you any spares. After finally attaching both nuts to secure the fixture in place I discovered that the light doesn’t really sit tight against the wall because of the installation method and like all Hue outdoor lights they don’t come with a gasket to seal out water so you have to put silicone around the perimeter of the fixture. As good as I may be at applying silicone, this is not a good look. What’s more, it will fail at some point in the future. One final thought on the installation process and this is as much for potential customers as it is for Philips assuming they even read these. Most homes in America have surface mounted boxes for exterior floodlights, as such this feature will not work on those homes. If you don’t have a recessed electrical box don’t bother buying this fixture, it won’t work. The back of the fixture isn’t designed for use with a surface mounted box.Onto my other issue, they aren’t as bright as I thought they would be. They are supposed to produce 2250 lumens in a white light so I expected them to be bright but for an outdoor floodlight they don’t produce a bright beam of light. In a variety of colors the brightness is greatly reduced as is the distance projected. Even when using white light these fixtures are better suited for ambience than for security purposes. I will say that I love the look of the area of my garden that this covers when I project a colored light. You will need several of these fixtures to adequately create the look throughout an average size yard. Obviously the bigger the yard the more fixtures you will need.In closing, I recommend you go into this with open eyes. Knowing that they are difficult to install, they don’t produce a lot of light and they probably won’t last much more than 5 years because of the potential for water damage. If you are willing to accept these limitations then you should be very pleased with the ambiance they provide for your home. They will be very cool around holidays when you coordinate the color scheme and the holiday. They are great for intimate occasions on your patio. You can even sync them to your favorite Spotify playlist, very cool :-)
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