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benhurmarcel on Jan 2, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: How I automate my home

> what's your rationale for putting the "smarts" in the bulb and not the switch

Then you can control the light intensity and light temperature (or color if you fancy that). With a smart switch it's only on/off.

matt-attack on Jan 3, 2020 [–]

It’s pretty common for light switches to incorporate a dimmer. So it’s more the just on/off.

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