5 Reasons why a smart dimmer is a better choice than smart bulbs

When you want to start a smarthome installation, you must be wondering the following: Which smart lighting should I choose? However, this is not the only thing you should ask yourself. After all, you can also adjust the lighting control, for example in the form of a dimmer. In this blog, we highlight 5 advantages of a smart dimmer over smart lighting.

Reason 1: Smart bulbs are more expensive

Buying multiple smart bulbs is expensive. When you buy a smart dimmer, it allows you to control multiple 'dumb' LED lamps. In most cases, you can continue to use your current lighting (if dimmable). So one smart dimmer is often cheaper than multiple smart bulbs.

Reason 2: A smart dimmer is more accessible

When you install smart bulbs, you can no longer use the old light switches. This is because when you use them, and turn off the light, the smart bulb no longer has power, which means it no longer works via the app. A smart dimmer is also easy to physically control with a push/swivel button or pulse switch. This way, even people who don't have access to your smart home system (or people who can't use it) can easily control the lights.

Reason 3: You need to charge fewer devices

In the case of a large lamp group, when using smart lamps, you would have to load a lot of lamps into your smarthome system. When you put a smart dimmer on this lamp group, you only need to load one device in the app to control the entire lamp group.

Reason 4: Less dependent on your network

In the case of a WiFi smarthome installation, you are dependent on the strength of your network. In fact, nowadays many devices are already connected to this network. In case of an outage, you can no longer control the smart lights. With the option of physical control with a smart dimmer, you always have a backup when your WiFi network fails.

Reason 5: More choice in terms of lighting

Smarthome is becoming increasingly popular and more and more is possible. Yet there are always types of light sources that are not available in certain smart versions. With a smart dimmer, you can easily control all types of 'dumb' lighting and thus have a choice of all lighting types. Of course, the lighting must be dimmable.

If you want to know more about the possibilities with smart dimmers, feel free to contact our customer service team!