Philips Hue
Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus v4 (2 m base kit)
- Native integration
- Local control
- Zigbee
- Bluetooth
Prices verified September 2026
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The safe-choice light strip for UK Hue households: extendable to 10 m, rock-solid on the Bridge, and flawless in Home Assistant's local Hue integration. You pay roughly double a Govee strip for that reliability. This 2 m base kit includes the driver and controller, pushing 1,700 lumens at 4000K white (1,140 lumens on warmer 2700K) from 20 W, enough for accent lighting but not a room's sole source. It is IP20-rated, so strictly indoor, dry-location use, unlike outdoor-rated Govee alternatives. Extension pieces are sold separately, and colour and brightness sync with the rest of a Hue Zigbee mesh is instant since it shares the same protocol as your bulbs.
What can Home Assistant control on the Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus v4 (2 m base kit)?
| Control | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Light | Light | One entity covers the entire physical run regardless of how many extension pieces are attached — no zone/segment sub-entities are ever created. |
| Colour | Colour | Sets a single uniform colour across the whole strip; there is no per-segment colour parameter. |
| Brightness | Number (0-100%) | Standard local dimming via the Bridge; low-end steps can visibly band on the full 10m extended run since one dimming curve applies to the whole length. |
| Effect | Select | Built-in dynamic effects applied uniformly to the entire strip; selecting one overrides any manually-set colour until cleared. |
| Entertainment area | Capability | Can be added to a Hue Entertainment Area, but since it's single-zone, it receives one averaged colour per frame rather than the multi-point gradient rendering Hue's Gradient-series products get in the same area. |
The strip, base plus any extension pieces up to 10m total, reports to HA as a single light entity — extensions are purely electrical, so adding segments never creates new entities or exposes per-section control; the whole run always takes one colour value. That's a hard contrast with LIFX's multizone strip already on our site, where HA's integration exposes zone-indexed colour so scripts can drive chase/gradient effects along the strip's length. Assigning this Lightstrip to a Hue Entertainment Area doesn't change that: the Bridge still pushes one averaged colour per frame to the whole strip, since true per-pixel gradient rendering is exclusive to Hue's separate Gradient-series products, not this model. The known physical failure point is the barrel connector joint between driver and each extension piece — a loose or corroded joint shows up in HA as the single entity flickering or dimming rather than a partial dark segment, since there's no sub-zone telemetry to isolate which run is at fault.
Specs
| wattage | 20 W (0.5 W standby) |
|---|---|
| ip rating | IP20 (indoor, dry locations only) |
| brightness | 1,700 lumens (4000K); 1,140 lumens (2700K) |
| dimmable range | 1-100%, standard Hue dimming curve |
| colour temperature | 2000K-6500K tuneable white, plus full-colour (16 million colours, Gamut C) |
| max extension length | 10 m total (this 2 m base kit + extension pieces sold separately) |
How does the Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus v4 (2 m base kit) compare?
| Product | From | Protocol | Local control | Integration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus v4 (2 m base kit) (this product) | £56.86 | Zigbee, Bluetooth | Yes | Native |
| Athom WLED WS2812B LED strip controller (pre-flashed) | £6.5 | Wi-Fi | Yes | Native |
| Govee Flow Plus RGBICWW light bars H6056 (twin pack) | £69.99 | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | Yes | Native |
| Govee RGBIC LED Strip Light H619A (5 m, protective coating) | £39.99 | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | Yes | Native |
Frequently asked questions
- Does the Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus v4 (2 m base kit) work with Home Assistant locally?
- Yes. The Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus v4 (2 m base kit) is controlled locally in Home Assistant through a built-in Home Assistant core integration (hue), so it keeps working if your internet connection or the Philips Hue cloud goes down. Control and state updates stay on your own network.
- Which protocol does the Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus v4 (2 m base kit) use, and do I need a hub?
- The Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus v4 (2 m base kit) uses Zigbee and Bluetooth. To pair it with Home Assistant you need a Zigbee coordinator (for example a SkyConnect/ZBT-1 or Sonoff dongle) attached to your Home Assistant host; or a Bluetooth adapter on your Home Assistant host or an ESPHome Bluetooth proxy. Philips Hue's own hub is not required when you integrate through a built-in Home Assistant core integration (hue).
- How much does the Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus v4 (2 m base kit) cost in the UK?
- The lowest price we have listed for the Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus v4 (2 m base kit) is £56.86 at Amazon UK. Prices were last checked in September 2026 and change often, so confirm on the retailer's page before buying.