| Philips 818566 LivingColors Translucent Changing LED Lamp with Remote | User Reviews Send this to a friend | | Philips 818566 LivingColors Translucent Changing LED Lamp with Remote | | |  | | Manufacturer: Philips | | Customer Rating: | | | List Price: $199.00 | | Sale Price: $174.99 | | Availibility: Usually ships in 24 hours |  Free Shipping Available | | Buy Now |
| | | Product Description | The Philips 818566 LivingColors LED lamp is an innovative mood setter with the capability to project 16 million different color combinations that help create a unique atmosphere that fits a particular moment. You can change colors quickly and easily, increase and decrease the saturation of the light, and adjust the brightness of the light with the touch-sensitive, intuitive remote control. |
LivingColors At a Glance - Projects 16 million colors
- Creates colorful effect to match your mood
- Intuitive remote control
- Automatic color-changing mode
|
|  |
|
Paint with Light to Create Atmosphere
The LivingColors lamp contains four LEDs that combine to produce up to 16 million different color combinations. By using the touch-sensitive color wheel, you can wash a wall, corner, or room with the color to match your mood. Place the lamp two to three feet away from the wall for the best effect.Versatility for Different Effects
Create the right atmosphere for evenings at home, dinner parties, game nights, or family events with the versatile LivingColors lamp. Or select the color loop function to watch the lamp rotate through its repertoire of colors, which uses a variety of saturations and intensities to create a unique lighting experience.Designed for Stability and Safety
The innovative LivingColors lamp features a rounded, transparent design with a sweeping cone-shaped interior and a flat bottom for stability. A translucent power cable matches the design of the exterior and connects to the power adaptor, which keeps the voltage low. Because the LEDs emit no heat, you can leave the lamp on for as long as you'd like. The surface will always be cool to the touch, and it's easily cleaned with a soft, dry cloth. Intuitive Remote Control for Ease of Use
By using the touch-sensitive color wheel and intuitive remote control, you can increase and decrease the color saturation, brighten or dim the light, and turn on and off the lamp and color loop feature. Also, the remote control will remember the last setting used and automatically returns to that setting when the lamp is turned back on. Because the LivingColors remote is controlled by radio frequency, you can change the color effect from anywhere in the room without pointing the remote directly at the lamp. You can also connect up to six LivingColors lamps to the same remote control. Lifetime and Warranty
The normal lifespan of LED lamps is eight to ten years based on an average use of 1-1/2 hours per day. The Philips 818566 LivingColors lamp and remote control are backed by a one-year warranty. What's in the Box
Philips LivingColors LED lamp, translucent power cable, remote control, and three 'AAA' batteries.
|
| Product Details | - Projects 16 million colors: 256 colors by 256 dimmer sets by 256 saturation sets
- Living Colors is made with 4 LED's (2 red, 1 blue, 1 green)
- Iconic design with its translucent outer-envelop
- Intuitive remote control
- Dimmer function: increase or reduce light intensity
| Video Reviews |  No video reviews found for this product. | Customer Reviews |  The ultimate mood lamp | | Review Date: January 31, 2010 | | Reviewer: P. Park, Portland, OR USA | I've been waiting for this lamp to come out in North America for over a year now. I first saw this while visiting friends in Hong Kong. I was smitten at first sight and purchased one for myself. On a subsequent trip, I bought a second one and I use them on each of nightstand alongside my bed. These lamps are just plain sexy. My best friend, who is a designer, loved it at first sight and she's a picky one. Two of them are almost bright enough to read by but not quite. However, just one lamp can drastically change the mood of a dimmed room. These are not bright enough to have any impact during normal daylight hours. It's more of a subtle device.
For a sense of scale, these lamps are about the size of a volleyball.
I recently purchased my THIRD lamp (that's how much I love this product) on Amazon.com but it was defective and had to be swapped out. However, I can tell you that there are subtle differences in the Asian and North American lamps.
1) the faceplate with the bulbs is a bit sturdier and has a few plastic dimples
2) the function which continuously cycles the colors is very gradual v. the rapid-fire changes in the Asian-market lamps
3) These lamps ARE NOT the new Generation 2 lamps that are currently out in Europe. Amazon.uk has these lamps but will not ship to the USA for some incredibly stupid reason even though the AC transformer can handle US voltage with a simple three prong adaptor. Gen2 lamps have SEVEN bulbs and are 50% brighter. These are the Gen1 lamps with 4 bulbs but they are still plenty bright.
4) There are some theorized mounting accessories in the works for these lamps but I have not seen any yet
Now, all this being said, I also recommend this over the mini-lamp due to the RF remote which can operate up to six lamps simultaneously. The remote, by the way, uses a touch-wheel similar to an iPod and it also allows a dimming function and an intensity function which means you can change the illumination to a white light, if so desired.
The only drawback I have with this lamp is that it's pretty easy to roll off of its infinity-shaped base-plate (which actually, now that I think about it may not be part of the US-release), or the flattened area at its base where the cord inserts. This is not a lamp that you want to have near a high-traffic area or in a home with kids, pets, or clumsy folks.
Bottom line? This is a spendy, but endlessly pleasing product with killer looks, and a "wow" factor that will amuse even the most demanding consumer. You won't need to paint your walls anything but white and with a couple of these installed you'll be able to change the entire look of the room with just swipe of the remote. Now some people will argue for LED bulbs with a remote, and it's true that they are much cheaper, but the aesthetic of this product can't be beat.
Buy one. Buy two, actually. |
Philips 818566 Living Colors Lamp - AWESOME | | Review Date: February 8, 2010 | | Reviewer: Amazon Fan, | | What a lamp!!! Believe me when I say it has made some great changes to my decor at home. Worth every nickel and dime folks.. If you have a flat screen tv and a DVD aquairum, place the Philips lamp on the tv stand (facing the wall) play the DVD aquarium and set the lamp color to a tranquil "green". Then check out the results!! The Philips lamp creates this illusion like your flat screen is a giant size aquarium tank. When my guests sees it, they don't want to leave!! Also, if you own a small or large liquor bar, place the Philips lamp on the side facing the wall and set it to a nice smooth lounge color like (purple or blue). It will transform your bar into a Hollywood hang out lounge. I have this feature hooked up to my bar and I feel like I need to start charging my friends for just the ambience of it all.. so now I have a hard time getting them to leave!! If you like to entertain, then baby Philip's color lamp is for YOU!! Remember to be very creative once you have this (there are millions of ways you can use this). But the bar feature will pay off folks as well as placing it behind your flat screen to give it a dramatic theather look. Just awesome folks.. simply awesome. |
Perfect mood/party lighting | | Review Date: February 25, 2010 | | Reviewer: lulu, San Francisco, CA | | This lamp is the perfect house accessory that everyone should have. With its 200+ different color wheel it can provide just the right mood lighting for any occasion. |
Colorful lamp | | Review Date: January 30, 2010 | | Reviewer: zoomtown, Columbus, OH United States | This indoor lamp can be tuned to one of millions of colors. A single lamp is bright enough for coloring a smaller room.
Change color by tapping the touch sensitive remote control. You control the intensity of the light and the level of white to add to your chosen color from the remote, too.
I like the lamp point away from me. Not that the lamp is not too bright to look at directly, I simply found the lighting effect more stylish when the lamp is pointing towards the wall. I recommend turning all other lights off for the best effect.
The body of the lamp is translucent and the power cord stretches about seven to eight feet or so.
For larger rooms, you can link up a few more Living Color lights to one remote control, which is an option I am considering since I want to color a larger room.
I was comfortable buying this pricey product, since I learned that Philips is the top LED maker in the world, at present, in a class project. |
A Creative and Unique Product That Delivers Dramatic Effects | | Review Date: July 11, 2010 | | Reviewer: T. Wheeler, Lubbock, Texas United States | I had been eyeing the Philips Living Colors Generation One unit for some time, and I was glad when Amazon restocked the item after being sold out for some time. My experience with ambient LED bias lighting began with a Philips HDTV (2007) with built in Ambilight which projected colored light or white light on the wall behind the flat screen TV. The fact that Philips once produced and sold these premium hdtv's for the American market heavily influenced my decision to purchase this brand. Skip to 2010, and Philips no longer sells or manufactures any ambilight sets for the U.S. market; they are still available in numerous models in the U.K. and Europe.
I was seeking a solution for the same type of ambient bias light effect for my new Samsung HDTV. Several solutions exist, including LED strip kits that can be applied specifically to the backs of HDTV and home theater products.
However, the portability and clean, simple design of the Living Colors lamps was appealing, as is the fact that Philips has a lot of experience in LED lighting research and sales worldwide.
Bottom Line:
1. I am very pleased with the performance and quality build of the Living Colors Generation 1, despite its high price. The product is flawless in its design (simplicity and clean design) and quality control; it comes well packaged with its own satin cloth cover bag and plenty of protective packing.
2. The remote control, which is RF (radio frequency), allowing placement behind objects, is a design coup in its own right. This remote functionality makes the purchase of the larger Living Colors lamp over the much cheaper Mini-lamp a no brains decision.
3. There is significant research to show that bias, or ambient lighting, eases eye strain when watching HDTV, and it "extends" the scope of the picture beyond the borders of the tv bezels.
4. The deep, solid colors effect when wall washing behind the home theater provides a dramatic and beautiful effect.
Considerations:
1. As mentioned by another reviewer, the unit initially will not recognize its remote. It must be paired with the remote for first time use, by pointing the remote directly into lens cover of the lamp towards the Philips logo for 3+ seconds. After that, it works fine.
2. The unit does have a built in automatic color changing mode. This can be activated by pressing the Power On button for five seconds or more. The speed of color changing is adjustable.
3. The dramatic effects are more effective in a dark or semi dark room than in a room flooded with light.
4. A reflective surface, preferably a white wall, is required.
5. Amazon is now listing the Generation 2 version of Living Colors as coming soon, no date announced. Since Gen 2 provides 50% brighter light, and contains 7 LEDS rather than the 4 offered on Gen 1, it may well be worth the wait for the new improved technology, which has been on sale in Europe for some time.
Overall, I am very pleased with the product and this purchase. The item is pricey, but it is a unique product in the market place and thus worthy of the price if you want it.
For more detailed information, look at the the following United Kingdom sites...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-LivingColors-Colour-Changing-Control/dp/B002YK5N38/ref=pd_cp_light_1
[...]. |
|
 You must be logged in to post a comment. |
