Philips Hue Tuar White LED Smart Outdoor Wall Light, Works with Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple HomeKit

Looks good and feel safer late at night unlocking the door

I have only had this light a few days but I am quite impressed by it. I read some of the reviews prior to buying it which said the light was dim and it was a bit flimsy and light in weight. However unless you want a spot light to interrogate visitors and family it is plenty bright enough for me to see. The fact it is light in weight makes it easier to install by one person. I am no professional but an reasonable DIYer and found this very easy to fit. Instructions are not the best but I have never found a good set yet. Basically you undo a few screws with Allen key provided. Drill a couple of holes put in wall plugs and screw wall plate to wall. Plugs and screws are not provided. Connect 2 wires and put light back together insert bulb and cover. Job done. Took me about 20 mins. Connection to Phillips hue and Alexa happened automatically as I have already got some Phillips hue lights set up. All I had to do was change the name from outside wall light to porch (as that is where mine is) in both Phillips and Alexa apps and it worked perfectly both on my phone and echo. The only thing I don’t know about is it durability as only had a few days but we have had some pretty bad rain and it has coped with that with no issues.

For complete transparency. I am a huge Philips Hue Fan and have countless lights all over the house.Firstly, the light came packaged superbly just like any other Philips Hue product. Upon opening the light it was much bigger than I assumed it to be. For me I was a little disappointed, but that's personal preference. The unit comes with a Hue white light bulb.Installation:The installation was fairly easy. I took out the old light and used the same cable to connect the light. The bulb uses a Torx like screw to secure the unit and prevent the costly bulbs from being taken by unscrupulous passers-by. The bulb was easy to mount the wall. I installed my light with a wireless Hue outdoor motion sensor which has worked flawless. All in all the installation took 40 minutes, including drilling a hole through the wall. As of yet I have had the item for a few months and have seen no visible water ingress or condensation.Pros:-Easy installation and setup.-Energy efficient-Smart BulbCons:-Casing plastics look quite cheap and easy to damage.-Cost, the unit is essentially just a normal outdoor light, bundled with a Hue white bulb. It may be more cost effective to take a more DIY route.-Need a Hue Bridge unless you already have one.Bottom LineNice looking; Easy to install; Bigger than expected; Quite expensive for what it is.

We have Philips Hue bulbs in every room and wanted to have them outside too, bought two of these and they work great. Use the app timer or turn on and off to suit, so convenient and can be very bright too.

Purchased these for my garden and front porch light, lights up well and can used with timer. Easy to fit and comes with full instruction. Philips has a great lighting range.

Do not get excited about the name Philip Hue because this just a normal cheap external light which just happens to be packaged with a Hue light bulb - and a low powered non-coloured one at that.The case has absolutely no capability itself - no internal electronic - just a power strip for connection to mains power and a European screw thread ES lightbulb holder and that’s it!The extremely high cost is due to the fact you get a Hue bulb as well.There is nothing special about this light.If you can find a bulb on its own and a nicer case, go for it. You are not missing out on anything.Now you have lowered your expectations.This housing is okay. Looks okay, easy to fit and my only complaint is the ‘shade’ lowers the light output a lot.Be warned, it’s air tight to any heat will not vent so stick to LED bulbs or it’ll melt on you.

A fan of Philips Hue lights. One can get away with buying the bulbs and fit them to standard light housings but this is a good product

We are a Hue house, with 55 Hue lights controlled via our hub (I know it says it supports 50, but the hard stop limit is allegedly 63, and it works perfectly now with 55). We'd been waiting for Hue outdoor offerings, and the Tuar are just right to sit either side of our bi-folds. The design and build quality *just* about justifies the outlay, for which I was somewhat disappointed to find only a very basic Hue E27 bulb included. A White Ambiance would have made me feel a little happier.Still, no matter, as the white bulbs are now acting as spares, and two colour E27's substituted (thanks Amazon Prime Day, these were a bargain!), so we now have full mood lighting offerings on our terrace, with our two Tuar's being joined in the scene by our Hue Go which we'd bought for quite another purpose last year. In terms of installation, replacing two tired and old fitments (one broken as a result of misplaced footballs) was a doddle. Please note however that Philips doesn't provide an Earth cable in the light, sticking to just blue and brown neutral and live wires. As such, if you have an Earth cable (the yellow/green one) coming out of your wall, you will need to tape it up, fold it back, and tape it up again. Clearly this must only be done once you switch off your power at your circuit board....... Once that minor task is attended to, these lights easily replace what is already there, and when fitted look great, work really well, and add a bit of style to our outside space. If only Philips had been a little more generous with their choice of included bulb......