GoKawiilSyncing your Philips Hue lights to your TV display used to be a rather expensive undertaking, at $385 for the company’s Sync Box 8K. A couple of new products now bring that cost down to as little as $120.
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Syncing Hue lights to your TV
Synchronizing your Philips Hue lights to your TV display can create an extremely immersive experience for anything from movies to games.
The company’s Sync Box 8K uses HDMI signals to detect the colors displayed on your TV screen and then adjusts all of the Hue lighting in the same room to match in real time. At almost $400, however, it’s an expensive option, and the bundles with Gradient Light Strips can reach over $650 for the largest TVs.
The company is now offering two more affordable options:
Sync Box 4K, which also uses an HDMI signal: $150
Play Screen Sync, which uses a camera: $120
HDMI syncing is the more accurate approach, and the new 4K model reduces costs by reducing support from four HDMI feeds to just one. The maximum supported resolution is 4K at 60Hz.
The Play Screen Sync supports whatever is being displayed, but the color matching accuracy is compromised. There are already third-party products from companies like Govee using this approach.
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