Are any of the solar spot lights worth a crap?

you'll end up hitting them with a lawnmower, running over them or throwing so much grass & dirt onto the solar panel that it stops working.

every year i tell myself i will not be lured into buying shitty solar lights again and every year i seem to end up with some

i'm 0 for 100 on solar lights fwiw.

eta just saw the '2 or 3 years' part. go for it. they're all on clearance now at walmart & target so you picked the right time to shop. if you're lucky they'll last 2 years but you'll be paying like $5/apiece so your risk is nil.

I’m planning on buying the Hue outdoor lights

I have a couple sets of solar lights up at my house, but they are more like spotlights mounted directly on the house, so no chance of damaging them with lawn equipment, pets peeing on them, etc.

They do work well though and as soon as someone or something comes into their motion detector range, they light up and as long as there is motion in the sensory range, they stay lit. If out of range, they stay lit for about 15 seconds and then shut down.