Philips Hue Play HDMI sync Box 8K

Absolutely Fantastic !!!! It took a bit of work to set it up correctly with my 85 inch Samsung TV but the effects are stunning and well worth it!!!

I was a little hesitant to upgrade at first because the original Hue Sync Box was already good, but after getting a new TV I decided to try this one — and the difference was immediate. Sync is noticeably faster, color accuracy is better, and everything feels smoother and more responsive. It integrates perfectly with my PlayStation, movies, and TV content, and it plays extremely well with my Sony TV. I use it constantly and honestly never turn it off anymore. In my setup I have eight lights connected: Play Bars, a Bloom, multiple A16 bulbs, and even an Ellipse Edison bulb. All of them respond instantly and stay perfectly in sync with no issues. Whether I’m watching something light and casual or diving into a dark movie or intense game, the lighting adapts beautifully to the mood. It even works as functional ambient lighting when I’m not actively paying attention to it. Setup was easy, features are well thought out, and gaming performance is surprisingly smooth and immersive. At first it takes a minute for your eyes to adjust when you start using synced lighting, but once you’re dialed in it becomes completely natural. It’s definitely expensive, but this is a true premium upgrade and absolutely worth it if you’re already invested in the Hue ecosystem.

ME ENCANTAAA! Todo lo Philips Hue es carito pero vale muchísimo la pena! Tengo ya 2 luces para iluminar cuando vemos peliculas o juegos de video y de verdad que es la mejor inversión! El sistema es super amigable de usar

Muy bien

I recently started adding Hue lights into parts of my smart home environment, starting with the family room. I have used Hue lights previously as well as smart lights from a few different vendors. By and large, they all worked fine. I was looking to enhance the movie watching experience and cannot backlight the tv as it is mounted directly on the wall inside of an inset - so the tv fits perfect but otherwise no room. The device has 4 different HDMI inputs and 1 HDMI output. All of our video content, with the exception of a blue-ray player come from an Amazon FireTV cube. Both the FireTV cube and blue-ray player are plugged into a Denon AV Receiver and the receiver is connected to the TV. To make this work, all I needed to do was move the TV output into the HDMI input and plug the TV into the HDMI output. Note that it is always powered on so even if the lights are not on, the output signal is always delivered. I have a mesh network across the 2.4 and 5ghz bands - to get this set-up, I had to temporarily disable the 5g network. Once updated, installed and on the network, I re-enabled the 5g network and we were still connected! This is not an uncommon thing with a mesh network... most IoT devices only support the 2.4 bands. The Sync Box is not inexpensive - so I was curious if it was worth the money. I am not a gamer so that particular use case did not apply to me. With the lights installed I tried a few different phone based apps to make the lights dance to music. Those were super disappointing. Wiring this into my entertainment center blew everything else away! Lights dance to the music and they properly reflect the mood in a movie. There is an update available I have yet to try - so I will come back and update the review testing the new spatial map feature