Philips 818566 LivingColors Translucent Changing LED Lamp with Remote

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Living Colors changing LED light

Product Description

224717 Choose your color with one touch, simply select the color of your choice on the color wheel. LivingColors Mini has been especially designed to create your own ambiance at home, through color and light. Features: -Transparent finish -Create your own ambiance by touching the desired color on the touch ring -Comes with remote control -Remote allows you to switch lamp on/off, brighten/dim, or change the color -Can connect remote up to 6 LivingColor lamps to allow for universal control -Contains 4 LEDs - red, green, and blue to allow for 16 million combinations -120 volt -Power cable is 2.5 meters long -Accommodates 3 AAA batteries (included) -Dimensions: 7.87''H

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B002NGNU88
• Item model number: 818566
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,898 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

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• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate mood lamp, January 30, 2010

By	P. Park (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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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.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cool....but globe is not very strong, March 4, 2010

By	B. Elson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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We purchased this lamp purely cause we are early adopters and thought it was cool. We like the lamp but the LEDs are too few. It doesn't really have enough power to fill a normal sized room but is better suited to a smaller one or a hallway.

There's rumors of a stronger set of LEDs in a future version. I would wait until that happens before buying this lamp.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Philips 818566 Living Colors Lamp - AWESOME, February 8, 2010

By	Amazon Fan "HFL" - See all my reviews

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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.