There's a lot to unpack here, such as your wife getting mad AT YOU for something outside of your control. That's not a tech problem.
I will say that every bulb and switch I have replaced with a Hue stuff is in a box in my garage. I didn't just throw them all away. If I ever reach a point where I'm done with the product I can just pull the old bulbs and switches and be back in action in 30 minutes. No biggie.
I set up two automations that my family adores. There's a plex webhook that dims/raises the lights just like a movie theater when we play something. In my daughters room, I set up an IR wand to "cast a spell" that dims her lights and plays her stories at bedtime.
Took a non-trivial amount of troubleshooting time to get working, but I'm happy to do it because I have the skills to do it and it's memorable for the family. What's a better use of my ability to work with terrible technology than making my family's life a little nicer?
I will say that every bulb and switch I have replaced with a Hue stuff is in a box in my garage. I didn't just throw them all away. If I ever reach a point where I'm done with the product I can just pull the old bulbs and switches and be back in action in 30 minutes. No biggie.
I set up two automations that my family adores. There's a plex webhook that dims/raises the lights just like a movie theater when we play something. In my daughters room, I set up an IR wand to "cast a spell" that dims her lights and plays her stories at bedtime.
Took a non-trivial amount of troubleshooting time to get working, but I'm happy to do it because I have the skills to do it and it's memorable for the family. What's a better use of my ability to work with terrible technology than making my family's life a little nicer?