![]() My TV sits inside a closet with a white background. It also has a receiver and surround sound setup, but that’s where it all started to make sense. However, it was clear that I wasn’t using the sync box to its full potential, so I moved it to my TV in another room. The app lets you choose between four levels of intensity – such as how well the lights respond, and there’s a brightness slider as well. On the plus side, the music sync effect works and is impressive if I switch to stereo music. However, it turns out that while the Sync Box supports Atmos from HDMI video sources, it doesn’t recognize Atmos in music mode, which seems like a missed opportunity. Second, a feature I’ve been waiting for was the syncing of all the lights in the room with Apple Music’s Dolby Atmos tracks, specifically, Dawn FM by The Weeknd. At first, the light show didn’t do my projector-based system any favors, only washed out the image and didn’t add much to the experience. My projector screen, and the Hue Play is projecting upwards, so there’s quite a bit of setup. On my first attempt I installed the sync box in my dedicated cinema room, with a total of 10 lights (six GU10 bulbs in the ceiling, two Hue Play lights, and a gradient lightstrip)-with gradient lights on the top edge. You tell Hue Sync where your lights are physically located at your location, so you get the most, Effective surround lighting effect. ![]() You can add additional zones, but I couldn’t find a way to edit an existing zone, or for that matter to delete, so if you get more lights or change them the app can go bad, as in that it was. ![]() As part of the setup, you add your lights to an “entertainment zone,” where you add 10 lights you want to control and you tell the app where they are physically located in the room to give you the best experience. The Hue Sync box has its own iOS and Android apps, separate from the main Hue Sync app. If you want to guarantee Music Mode works, you’ll need to plug your device into the sync box and connect it to an input on the receiver. is – because the receiver needs to send audio output to both the receiver’s speakers and the TV at the same time and not all of them do. You’ll probably want to plug in the sync box between the receiver’s output and the TV so that you can still switch between your inputs on your receiver as you normally would – however, be warned that music mode may not work in this configuration. However, there are some disappointing limitations. Setup is fairly straightforward if you plug your devices into the box and then into the TV, but I set it up through my receiver. Philips told me it shouldn’t be necessary so your experience may vary, but it happened to me and this was my solution. Eventually, I turned 5GHz off temporarily and it was able to connect to the 2.4GHz network and then see the complete setup, and when I turned 5GHz on again it was fine. On my network it couldn’t find the 2.4GHz network and kept failing setup, despite having strong coverage. It needs to be connected to Wi-Fi and only supports 2.4GHz. Set up proved relatively simple – but it wasn’t hassle-free. The box has received several updates since it first launched and now supports 4K with standard HDR and Dolby Vision at up to 120Hz, so you can get the effect with faster frame rates when playing through the latest consoles are – however my TV is not 120Hz compatible I couldn’t confirm this myself. It’s also worth repeating that it has to come through the box via HDMI for sync to work, so your onboard TV streaming apps won’t get any Hue syncing pleasure. However, if you already have other Hue lights that are compatible, and a Bridge you can buy things piecemeal: a pair of Hue Plays on their own go for £103. The Sync Box has been on the market for a few years now and it’s something I’ve been experiencing for a while, so I was curious to try it.Ĭonnect up to four HDMI devices – but ports 2 and 4 provide the most bandwidthĪt the time of writing, the Sync Box, Hue Bridge and two Hue Play Lights can be purchased on Amazon UK for £382.98 – so again, this isn’t a cheap buy. If it sounds trivial and expensive, you’d be right in both cases – but it’s also PDC (Pretty Demon Cool) and might want to check it out. The Hue Sync Box is a tiny black device with four HDMI inputs and with compatible Hue lights and Hue Bridge, you can bring an Ambilight-style light show to your TV, no matter the brand. Philips is known as a TV and lighting brand, and its Ambilight technology brings the two together, providing cool multicolored LED effects that harmonize with the content on your TV and music.
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