Awesome Tips How to Set Up Hue Sync Box so it’s NOT Distracting
Changing your lights with your TV makes an immersive viewing experience… or it can be way too distracting. I’ll show you my review of the Hue Sync Box and tell you all of the best settings for making the flashing lights not too distracting.
Changing your lights with your TV makes an immersive viewing experience… or it can be way too distracting. I’ll show you my review of the Hue Sync Box and tell you all of the best settings for making the flashing lights not too distracting.
If you set it up right, it can make your gaming and movies look amazing!
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Hue Play Bars in white:
Hue Starter Kit:
Hue Starter Kit (on Amazon):
Press release for Spring updates to the Sync Box:
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Ths sync box SUCKS MAN, THE AMBILIGHT TV OF PHILIPS IS SOOOOOO MUCH BETTER THAN THE STRIP IF HAVE IT FOR MY SELF WHITH PIHILIPS HEU LIGHTS
is it possible to connect my hue sync box to the ambilight already included on my tv? thank you.
I have the Philips ambient light TV. The same thing built-in. Your tv is too close to the wall, the best distance is about 20cm.
Can this setup work with streaming apps or not?
That sofa looks small and lonely
Won’t work with tv apps? Why would I get this then?
Imagine a flash bang on bo2 in a dark room. Be like you really got flash banged
Yesterday, I bought the led lights and the sync box, but I haven't been able to set it up on the app. Do I need to buy also the Hue Bridge? Anything that you guys can tell me will be appreciated. TY
Here's a set up I've been optimizing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJjro-_QH4c
Can you connect this on a projector?
I just saw this and know it is older but did you add the Gradient Light Strip to behind the TV? I use the Sync Box, 65" Gradient Light Strip, 5 Play's and 4 BR30 downlight. I have 1 play behind TV on bottom as lightstrip does not cover that, 2 plays on each side, 2 downlight in front and 2 downlight behind. The experience I get when watching a movie is fantastic. I am not a gamer but when my kids come over they really enjoy the lighting effects. Keep up the great work
So do u you recomend to to get 2 Play bars ligjts on side of a 75 inch tv instead of the gradient strip lights? The only thing holding me back on buying them is the distracting factor that people have been comenting:( great video
Ok I have a few questions first how do you set up the lights with the Hue box and also is the Hue box and also is the lights all you need just connect the HDMI to the TV to the hue box and then connect the lights also to the hue box and that’s it or is there is there more to it someone please reply thank you. and Yes I know that you need an app.
So am I understanding correctly that this won't work for a movie I might play from Netflix, Prime Video or any other app on my Samsung TV? Would it have to be a gaming system or blueray player?
Step 1: place 3 play bars well below the tv at center, and off to left and right with a good offset at a minimum 10 inches from the wall.
Step 2: repeat at ceiling level.
The huge splotches of light from the bars being too close to the wall hurt the experience way more than anything else
Light should be going all around the tv.
Tv is too small mounted too high…
Does the gradient light strip with sync box with a black wall can do the job too ?
Damn doesn’t work with smart tv app. I don’t have tv anymore everything i do on the tv uses the smart tv apps
I JUST bought the sync box! And the freaking apps won't work?!
I really want this, but I'm worried about the 4k, HDR, and frame rate especially when gaming. Does this affect any of those? Any answers from anyone would be helpful, thanx
What kind of tv do you have for this setup
tip.
you can adjust each individual lamp in the hue app, not the sync app. if done so, the sync app and hue box will use those settings.
also use the sync app is basicly only for adjusting some levels of intensity, after that you can save your settings in the app and refresh your syncbox app in google home, and controll everything with you voice. even switch hdmi ports by name, change intensity by voice, hell even rename your syncbox.
step one, always set things in the hue apps, then return to google home and refresh the hue app.
Works on PS5 ?
nah mon 🇯🇲
I have the sync box and the 55 inch gradient lightbstrip in my setup soon will ge adding 2 philips hue go light on my bedside cabinets
Then soon after a samsung dolby atmos soundbar
This box is far from being accurate.
So for my soundbar it has eARC, 2 extra HDMI parts so it acts like a receiver in a way. Where do I plug my soundbar in? It’s correctly on the tv right now.
Do they work with music?
For those who don't want to spend more than 500$ for the whole Philip's Hue Ambilight system…theres is a set called Govee Immersion which basically works with a camera and has a similar Ambilight effect but is not bound to any HDMI cables which means everything playing on your TV (YouTube, movies, games) can be lit up with individual colors on each sides…it's definitely worth trying it out as it's pretty easy to install….
Still looking for the best setup for my 55" oled placed in front of 7 meter wall.
wich lamps or armature do i need, to create the best possible lightning effects and how to adjust delay between them?
I was thinking about 5 GU10 color ambiance on the ceiling, but im afraid im still missing those neat lightning effects, because the GU10 spots have symetric positions, and i just want the position of where the lightining is begining and struck covered.
Right now i own a Hue Go (under my tv) and a Hue gradient lightstrip.
Do the hue sync lights work on a Samsung tv
I know what I’m getting with my stimulus check…
so you're telling me that it's not gunna connect to my samsung tv apps ? so if i watch hulu on my smart tv it's nit gunna work?
Is your light strip a gradient light strip or a just a regular hue Phillips light strip?
HDMI 2.1 comp? PS5 setup plz?
So the sync pc app might contain hell of viruses but I installed anyway.
Actually worked nice with my pc I watched Mulan (2020) with video sync enabled and it worked through out the movie. Fast forward not even a day later watched a movie on Netflix (nothing) then watched a movie on Amazon (nothing). Seems Disney so far is the only service that syncs with hue (video) wise.
Any other suggestions or opinions? Thanks
Wonderful video, now I can show my dad this and beg him to get it for me.
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Is there a way so all the tv apps will work with the lights?
gets flashbanged in cod
Enjoyed the video!
What soundbar is that?
What does it mean when it says? Syncing in progress 🤷🏽 It's been hours, please help me out guys. New to this Philips Hue 💡
Does it work with ps5 in 4k120 because of the hdmi 2.1?
So hooking it up to the tv and then watching a movie through an app like Netflix won’t activate the box?
Idk bro
Where did you get the bulb holders for the light bulbs on the ground? Is there a brand and type?
You could also buy a Phillips ambilight TV
Hue hue hue
Does LIFX have anything like this? Or will it be possible for them to bring something like this in the future?