I don’t get it. They’re colored lights. I think of my self as a pretty tech-savvy GenXer, and I’m kind of a lighting geek, but I can’t for the life of me figure out why I would want a lamp to be a particular color (other than 2800/3000/3200K) .
Note: I have 95CRI 3200K LED lighting in my kitchen and office where I spend most of my time and I have Caseta programmable/networked lights in the house. I’ve never felt the need to actually use the networking feature. What am I missing with Hue?
Well as you pointed out you’d never want a particular color other than 2800/3000/3200k; with hue you can have any of these at any time. There are also a lot of special use cases such as colored accent lighting, or just making a space feel more exotic by having neon lighting. Having just a single bulb change colors is one thing but if you have a room with 6+ bulbs all in complimentary colors you can get some pretty cool effects.
That being said, Phillips charges a premium for their bulbs, and there are alternatives that are just as good for half the price