You will at first find them fun. Oh they change colors! Then you will hate them. "No, don't flick the light switch, now the bulb reset." Also, your bulbs will need firmware updates. If it's a novelty, go ahead, but don't install it anywhere permanently.

We used to have the hue system about 7 years ago. A roommate got them as a gift, I wired it up to Home Assistant on a secured network. It was neat. What we appreciated most was simply the automation. Lights in different rooms on and off (and certain brightness) at desired times. I even set it up to ...

yes, i do- but the apps that come with them are usually shit, so either you have to put up with that or spend time reverse-engineering the protocol and hacking your own interface, whichever u prefer

Guaranteed they use more energy in producing them than they save by using them over their lifetime assuming you're a normal person who just turns the lights off when you don't need them