Thus, the Philips Hue Twilight is a new product in the Philips Hue smart lighting system that will help improve sleep quality and offer a flexible system of lighting for the bedroom. Compared with other fragrances it is relatively expensive, costing £250, but I have found myself growing fonder of it in the past couple of weeks that I have used it.
Features
One-Touch Sleep Automation
The Twilight brings the ability to start a “Go to Sleep” automation with just one button on Mac. which slowly reduces the brightness of the bedroom lights, then it turns off the light to ease the users into sleep mode.
Seamless System Integration
These buttons on The Twilight can manage all smart lights in the bedroom, or even in the whole house depending on the user’s preferences, hence making it a master controller of lights.
Ultimate Control
Users can control the Twilight through various methods:Users can control the Twilight through various methods:
• Philips Hue app
• Voice commands
• Smart switches
• The related iOS widget for the “Go to Sleep” automation
This characteristic guarantees that users will always be able to easily set their lighting in some manner.
Exclusive ColorCast Technology
Hue has unveiled a new LED lighting strip that they say casts colours better than any gradient lights on the market. This technology should give better and richer colours in their displays.
Dual Light Source
The Twilight features two distinct light sources:
1. A bi-swing lamp which is perfect for reading as one swivels it from left to right
2. A back light that fades in and out the colour for the or ambient illuminance
Thus this twining of two sorts of light makes the Twilight efficient in its multifunctional design.
Ultra-Low Dimming
The Twilight can be set to almost light to very low which is good for morning alarms and night time reading. This feature assists in keeping the interface asleep should it be necessary and a great feature for preserving power.
Nature-Inspired Scenes
Six pre-set lighting scenes are designed to support the circadian rhythm:
• Sleepy (red-toned)
• Arise (brighter)
• Four additional sunlight-themed scenes
These scenes elaborate the right light spectrums for various times of the day as well as various activities.
Compact Design
I will find the Twilight lighting up effortlessly; small and compact to avoid consuming much space on a nightstand while other items may be placed side by side with it.
Application Creation and Basic App Settings
Installation of the Philips Hue Twilight is easy provided one has prior experience with the Philips Hue products. For new users, the process involves:
1. Downloading, the Philips Hue app; This is available in both IOS and android platforms.
2. A lamp called Twilight is to be plugged in
3. Starting the application and then choosing the “Add light” option
4. Subsequent to the directions presented within the app, to join the Twilight to the Hue Bridge or, directly to one’s personal smartphone through Bluetooth.
Once connected, the Twilight can be seen on the Philips Hue smartphone application that comes with numerous settings and fine-tuning features.
The app interface for the Twilight is intuitive and offers extensive functionality:
• Light control: The two lights, front and rear, have their individual switches which means that one has more control over the functionality of the light. With each light you get control of the intensity, color, and colour temperature.
• Scenes: Create lighting scenes from pres- selected or create your own Если
• Routines: The children should be trained on when to wake up and when should go to bed.
• Timers: Timing of ratings or adjustment of the lighting
• Power-on behaviour: Stated the condition when the lamp is turned on
• Software updates: Ensure to update the firmware of the Twilight.
The app also lets users that the Twilight with other hue lights in the same room or even set different zones to ensure the right lighting effects are obtained at a certain place.
One of the things that has been personally included and enjoyed in the app is the functions of wake up and sleep plan. You can set up slow dims that replicate the sunrise or sunset, setting the time the lights will take to change and the end brightness setting. It thus ensures that people create their own sleeping environment with the kind of features they would prefer.
Specifications
• Lumen output at 4000K: It has luminous flux of 1,380 lm.
• Lifetime up to: 20000-25000 h
• Light colour: 1790-21300 Hue White Colour Ambiance
• Mains power: 100-140 V
• LED: Yes
• Built-in LED: Yes
• Wattage bulb included: 13. 4
• IP code: IP20
• Dimensions: Width: 33 cm Height: 15. 9 cm Length: 16. 4 cm
In-Use Experience
Today I can note that I have been using the Twilight for couple of weeks and I can say that I like it.
Lighting Performance
It is also worth to note that The Twilight is capable of producing 1,380 lumens with 4000K color temperature for a table lamp of the given size. It helps to suffuse sufficient of light for reading or for brightening a bedroom. This consists of a very good reproduction of the colour, rich and with a hard to portray transition in areas where gradients are involved.
So it can be concluded that the dual light source design is more than just a gimmick. Front light – very useful as a reader’s lamp; being able to rotate it enables one to position it properly. The backlight also provides a nice light that is perfect to set the mood at night or to have a dim light in the morning.
I personally have slightly sensitive eyes and do not like it when the light is directed straight into my eyes, which is frequently the case with table lamps. I put the lamp on the small shelf on top of my head which appropriate for me but if the lamp placed on the table the double lighting design will he quite useful for me all the time I will set the front lighted as low as possible advanced the rear lights for the illumination.
However, the unique feature that categorically sets it out is the ultra-low dimming feature. As with some other LED lights that can begin to flicker or turn off completely at very low luminance, the Twilight leaves on a steady and, more to the point, extremely dim light. This is convenient for use as a night lamp or for those who want a very slow average wake-up call.
Sleep and Wake-Up Functionality
The Twilight line’s main selling points are the sleep and wake-up capabilities, and they do mostly what it says on the tin. The actual slow, step by step lighting reduction for sleep and gradual raising for wake, makes it natural to switch from wakefulness to sleep.
The scenes inspired by the nature are well-designed and serve as all good monitors should do. Another useful scene is the “Sleepy” one which features red-toned light as it does not interfere with the body’s production of melatonin gas. With the “Arise” scene, there is a beaming light as a way of waking the populace, which in turn, begins the day.
Controls and Integration
To sum up, Twilight has an interesting solution for the controls – physical buttons on the holder, which is rather convenient for defining basic actions without using an application or voice commands. It is useful to turn on or off other Hue lights located in the room with these buttons, and thus the Twilight can work as a bedside controller.
It was very easy to integrate this light with the other Hue lights that I have in my home. The Twilight suits the routines with other Hue lights, is compatible with the Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice commands. This also means it can support multiple automation chains like having the Twilight trigger a whole-home ‘good night’ with a single button push.
Home Assistant also displays the Twilight as one device and then parents the control for the front and rear lights within it. It can receive button press events, but there is not built in button control, although you should be able to set up automations based on button press events.
App Experience
The Philips Hue application is amazing and is in my view one of if not the best smart home application I know. It offers many settings to the Twilight. Specifications of formation and alteration of routines are simple, and the level of flexible possibilities is enormous. Nonetheless, some of the users may experience the application being complex because of many options and configurations offered.
However, there could be a problem in the fact that the app could offer more detailed instructions regarding the preferred setting of lights depending on the period within the day. It has been informative that pre-set scenes are used but additional information on how light can be used to give support to the circadian rhythm would be recommended.
Verdict
The Philips Hue Twilight is an excellent lamp for using by the bedside and far better than fitting a Philips Hue bulb in a regular lamp or one of their other existing lamps.
The lumen output is high and thus it is bright enough to light a room and might not even require the use of additional lamps and you can dim it to as low as you want for use at night or use it as an alternative to a light alarm as it can also be made very bright.
All in all, for those who can afford it for a reason that it is rather expensive, the Philips Hue Twilight can provide the best sleep and wake-up light with more advantages of smart home compatibility.
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