2019-06-26, 22:27
Hi Skank
I made this script for my own use and since I have a lot of free time, decided to clean it up and share it. I really don't want to compete with anyone and couldn't say which is better.
I listed the features at the thread I put in my signature, but my overall intention is pretty simple: to control Hue lights based on media playback to make my home theatre setup sexier, and not turn them on when it's sunny. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.
It would be rude of me to speak for Kookie or his intentions. But when I did try his add-on, it lets you see all of your scenes in all your rooms and control them through the Kodi UI, in addition to triggering them with media. Being able to control your whole Hue system instead of just the living room on playback is cool - and I don't intend to do that.
You can install both at the same time - try them out and see what fits your needs. Just keep in mind not to configure both to set scenes at the same time. Hue has limits on how fast it can handle commands and if it gets two commands to apply a scene when you hit play, it may get confused and some lights might not update properly.
As for your question about support - I have free time and will for the next few months so I intend to make some improvements and if anyone posts bugs or ideas in the other thread I'll see what I can do. That said, the only other major feature I intended to add was ambilight support. The other things I want to add are more reliable discovery of the Hue bridge, and catching some bugs and errors that I ignore right now.
I made this script for my own use and since I have a lot of free time, decided to clean it up and share it. I really don't want to compete with anyone and couldn't say which is better.
I listed the features at the thread I put in my signature, but my overall intention is pretty simple: to control Hue lights based on media playback to make my home theatre setup sexier, and not turn them on when it's sunny. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.
It would be rude of me to speak for Kookie or his intentions. But when I did try his add-on, it lets you see all of your scenes in all your rooms and control them through the Kodi UI, in addition to triggering them with media. Being able to control your whole Hue system instead of just the living room on playback is cool - and I don't intend to do that.
You can install both at the same time - try them out and see what fits your needs. Just keep in mind not to configure both to set scenes at the same time. Hue has limits on how fast it can handle commands and if it gets two commands to apply a scene when you hit play, it may get confused and some lights might not update properly.
As for your question about support - I have free time and will for the next few months so I intend to make some improvements and if anyone posts bugs or ideas in the other thread I'll see what I can do. That said, the only other major feature I intended to add was ambilight support. The other things I want to add are more reliable discovery of the Hue bridge, and catching some bugs and errors that I ignore right now.