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We've been living the Hue Sync Box and a pair of Play light bars for 3 months, read on for our full review. In the world of home theater however, that's pocket change. All in, you're looking at a $500 investment. Of course, you'll also need a Hue Bridge and ideally a number of other Hue bulbs or lights scattered around your living room to really create a light show extraordinaire. The box itself is $229 and to get the most out of it you're really going to want a couple of those Hue Play light bars that are designed to be set up around your TV screen, which will set you back $129.
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Plus, it's ridiculously simple to set up and install (unlike the desktop PC version of Hue Sync) and easy to control and use thanks to a new IR remote feature and voice control with Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant.Īs with all things Hue, however, it's not cheap. With no lag and the ability to fine tune how your lights respond, from subtle to intense, this is the light syncing experience serious home theater geeks have been wishing for. Plug this small, sleek box into your TV, sync it up with your Hue lights and sit back and enjoy the home theater/immersive gaming experience of your dreams as your lights magically sync with everything from The Avengers to Peppa Pig.
With the newly updated Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box you can get your smart lights to sync with any content on your television screen - as long as it's piped in through an HDMI cable. Signify, makers of the Hue lighting line, has the answer: "Surround lighting." Think surround sound but for your smart lights.
The Philips Hue HDMI Sync is available for 230 dollars in the US and 250 Euro in Europe from -changing smart bulbs are lots of fun, but if we're honest it can be hard to find a really good reason why you have to have them.
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The software update is free and can be installed via the Hue Sync mobile app. Lastly, the box can now be configured to work with infrared commands from your TV remote control or Harmony universal remote. This lets you power on/off, start or stop light sync, switch HDMI, and switch between sync modes via voice commands to an external compatible device. The software update also adds support for popular voice assistants, including Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple Siri. A list of compatible devices is included in the table at the bottom. Not all devices are compatibleHowever, be aware that not all TVs and playback devices are supported, seemingly due to variances in Dolby Vision profiles. "From now onwards you can enjoy synchronized surround lighting effects from your Philips Hue lights when watching Dolby Vision or HDR10+ content with compatible TVs," the company announced. Philips Hue Sync Box updatedThe 'Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box' was launched in February 2019 but at the time it lacked support for Dolby Vision and HDR10+, meaning that it could not produce any light effects from a HDMI signal with Dolby Vision or HDR10+ passed through it. The update also adds support for voice assistants. The Philips Hue Sync box that lets you sync Philips Hue lights to the action on-screen now works with Dolby Vision and HDR10+ content.
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