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Philips Hue Festavia String Lights Review
The Festavia smart string lights by Philips Hue add voice control, effects and light sync features to your Christmas tree and beyond. Products featured in this video š Philips Hue: Twinkly: *CNET may get commission on these deals. Read more about Philips Hue Festavia on CNET: Subscribe to CNET: Never miss a deal again! Seeā¦
matthew anderson
December 10, 2022 at 5:17 pm
Why review a product that isnāt available yet?
Justin_tech
December 10, 2022 at 5:42 pm
Theyāre cool and worth being on peopleās radar. Looks like they sold out of their latest batch. More coming and they can be used in lots of ways besides Xmas trees. Hopefully back in stock soon.
matthew anderson
December 10, 2022 at 6:37 pm
@Justin_tech Iām upset they havenāt come up with Christmas lights sooner. I wonāt be able to use them for years now as I have a nice and expensive setup. Also they need a bridge that supports more than 50 items, that would be nice too. Fish tank lights are expensive and basic, Id like to see hue reach into that market
Caleb Panera
December 10, 2022 at 5:20 pm
I can already tell I canāt afford it š„¹
MR PERFECT
December 10, 2022 at 7:12 pm
Number 1 comment
Adam Arbique
December 10, 2022 at 8:15 pm
If I was to spend the money on this I would just go with twinkly. Thereās really no reason to pick hue over twinkly for somthing that will be used once a year.
Waldek Pejkowski
December 10, 2022 at 5:34 pm
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Justin_tech
December 10, 2022 at 5:41 pm
How will you use the Festavia string lights? šand stay tuned for more Philips Hue videos!
Edgar Allan Toe
December 11, 2022 at 6:41 am
I wonāt because they look cheap. I know what they cost but Iād be embarrassed to have them on my tree.
Paul
December 11, 2022 at 2:42 pm
@Edgar Allan Toe I think they look totally tubular !
Kastigador19
December 12, 2022 at 6:47 pm
Wellā¦ that light coverage is very thin. Good enough if youāve never bothered to get a xmas tree before I suppose which seems to be the case here with that leaning wine bottle tree topper lol.
RoLL DeeP
December 10, 2022 at 5:44 pm
Look in to wled wayyyyyy cheaper then this.
Toby Divine
December 10, 2022 at 6:22 pm
Nice video Justin. I always love your reviews. Nice to see Phillips hue making Christmas tree lights. But I do prefer my twinkly lights better. How does the cost of hue compared to twinkly.
Mr. Marc G.
December 10, 2022 at 6:33 pm
150 bucks? F no.
David Webster
December 10, 2022 at 6:36 pm
I have the Festavia lights and overall I am disappointed with them. The lighting effects are very limited and it is so odd that an indoor product is supplied with an outdoor 40W power supply. My hunch is that they were intended to be rated for outdoor use but for some reason Philips Hue changed their minds about that. Perhaps they failed the waterproof tests?
I hope that the Festavia gets more effects soon with a software update but in the meantime Twinkly LEDs are far more capable and have very impressive animations, so I will be sticking with them for outdoor lighting.
John Salazar
December 10, 2022 at 6:49 pm
Dude, 100 lights per foot of tree, so no, you canāt put them in a taller tree.
John Salazar
December 10, 2022 at 6:51 pm
Iām glad I didnāt buy these, they seem to be very dim.
Shane W
December 11, 2022 at 1:01 am
I agree, overpriced junk.
Kenneth W
December 10, 2022 at 7:04 pm
Itās so expensive not worth it
Ryan
December 10, 2022 at 11:27 pm
šš», not fan of this and I own a bunch of light bulbs and strips from Phillips hue. Looks really dim and expensive for that small amount. I use Twinkly lights for my tree, expensive but well worth it.
Shane W
December 11, 2022 at 1:03 am
I agree overpriced junk.
Kastigador19
December 12, 2022 at 7:24 pm
Signify likes to overprice and underdesign everything. This one was just particularly obscene. Never heard of Twinkly but I like them AND theyāre in stock.
Paul Ho
December 11, 2022 at 12:05 am
6 minutes in: now this may sound a little extra. š¤Ŗ
Shane W
December 11, 2022 at 1:01 am
Overpriced junk
Shane W
December 11, 2022 at 1:01 am
Overpriced junk, twinkly is better.
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December 11, 2022 at 3:48 am
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FreelookUK
December 11, 2022 at 8:08 am
Seems like a failed attempt to counter twinkly
Shane W
December 11, 2022 at 8:31 pm
I agree pure overpriced junk and paid ad.
Christopher P-B
December 11, 2022 at 9:33 am
Philips Hue ā overpriced and lacking features
Where do I sign up (thatās sarcasm btw).
Kastigador19
December 12, 2022 at 7:27 pm
This is so true, but nobody else has nearly as big of a platform/ecosystem that they do. Lots of flexibility using Hue assuming you donāt have the standards(and time/patience) of someone that builds their own dedicated home automation server. It is frustrating.
SecretOfMonkeyIsland
December 11, 2022 at 10:20 am
This guys name is āJustin Techā ā¦. Hi nice to meet you, my name is āJames Electronicsā and here is my brother āMike TVā.
Ryan Whybrow
December 11, 2022 at 12:53 pm
No where near as good as Twinkly. Why have they even bothered lol
Shane W
December 11, 2022 at 8:32 pm
Paid advertisement, this guy is a tool.
Blues guitar tips/lessons
December 11, 2022 at 1:52 pm
Thx. A big pass on these. Crazy expensive ($160 for 65 feet) and for folks who have a a bigger and/or taller tree than yours or who like lots of lights so ornaments can be seen itās just as crazy & limited that you canāt link one or more together. For me, I could care less that you can sync them to music
mister love
December 11, 2022 at 9:10 pm
Check out my Phillips Hue lightās video š¤£š
mister love
December 11, 2022 at 9:10 pm
I love my Phillips Hue lightās for yearās now
mister love
December 11, 2022 at 9:11 pm
Easy to set up & works with Google assistant
Lee Ware
December 12, 2022 at 12:36 pm
Why didnāt Philips just buy out Twinkly ?
My whole house is fitted out with Hue and I also have 3 sets of twinkly lights.
I wont be swapping out my twinkly for these anytime soon.
Gustavo Ferreira Castelo Branco
December 12, 2022 at 3:03 pm
Gostei do abajur atrƔs do sofƔ!
Kastigador19
December 12, 2022 at 6:46 pm
Another product developed by hue for europe by europeans that live in comparatively tiny homes/apartments etc. Buyers in US include well-to-do single or childless families living in small apartments that have skinny 6ft trees which is to say a very limited market. They 100% need way more lights per string for wider and taller trees for US homes in suburbs of which there are many potential buyers. The high cost is a problem, but they are unique in how they function so Iāll take it if only it would cover the trees most people get like normal lights. Also they sold out in two seconds like everything hue so itās moot point on whether youāre going to buy them or not this year anyway. Next year I might buy them if they make a better version with more lights. Until they do Iāll pass even though I have over 100 hue lights in my house and three bridges. Frustrating that hue is allergic to selling its expensive products to a large percentage of consumers in the US. Just a faster bridge, that isnāt still underpowered as of a decade ago garbage, would be nice Trying to explain why hue is better to friends that buy cheap wifi bulbs is difficult when you show how many bridges you have to hardwire in all over your house.