Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box

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Apr, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 13 reviews of Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box. The average rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Opinions are divided on the usability.

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Expert review by : Robert Jones (t3.com)

Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box review: tripping the light fantastic

The Philips Hue Play Sync Box is a great way of adding extra immersion to your home cinema setup

Feb, 2021

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Expert review by : Tyler Hayes (techradar.com)

Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box review

The Hue Play HDMI Sync Box makes Hue lights explode with color from behind your TV and shouldn't fail to pull you into most movies and shows.

Immersive watching experience Sleek and discrete hardware box Four HDMI ports with 4K support

Pricey Needs Philips Hue Bridge to work Requires some furniture rejigging

The Hue Play HDMI Sync Box makes Hue lights explode from behind your TV and shouldn't fail to pull you into most movies and shows. It comes at a steep price, but those looking to create a unique and truly impressive entertainment space won't be...

Dec, 2019

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Expert review by : Stuart Miles (pocket-lint.com)

Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box review: Bringing more colour to your TV

This little box allows your TV picture to sync with existing Hue lights to add real-time colour to visual and audio experiences through your TV.

Works with any HDMI source ; Supports all the bulbs in the Philips Hue range ; Easy to control via dedicated app

Doesn't work with apps already on the TV ; Frustrating to use when you start adding more sources

Living at home with this little box synced to our Hue lights and we've enjoyed watching a number of films, TV shows, and playing games. While the experience is certainly immersive, we find the 'intense' setting too much and there have been issues with...

Jan, 2020

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Expert review by : Lewis Painter (techadvisor.co.uk)

Philips Hue Play Sync Box

The Philips Hue Play Sync box brings smart lighting to your TV for the first time, creating an immersive viewing experience. Find out why in our review.

Jan, 2020

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Expert review by : Chris Davies (slashgear.com)

Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box Review: Light Entertainment

TV is a welcome distraction these days, and with more movies skipping the theater and making their debut on streaming platforms, making your media room more engaging seems like a good idea. The Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box may have an awkward name...

Makes TV and movies more immersive ; Expands from one Hue bulb to ten in a system ; Auto-switching is generally solid

Expensive if you're not already in the Hue ecosystem ; Setup can get complex for more advanced AV rigs ; Only HDR10 support for now

Mar, 2020

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Expert review by : Ben Patterson (techhive.com)

Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box review: Want to make your Hue lights sync with your TV? Here's the answer

This compact device does an impressive job of syncing your Hue lights with your TV without any detectable latency, but it's pricey, and there's no remote.

Accurate color syncing ; Low latency ; Automatically switches inputs when a video source is powered on

Expensive ; No physical remote or support for third-party universal remotes ; Can’t sync your lights with Dolby Vision or HDR10+ content

For the time being, we’ll assume you’ve connected your video sources to the HDMI Sync Box. (We’ll cover the AV receiver scenario in a moment.) If that’s the case, you simply power on your TV (the Sync Box can detect your TV’s power state and turn...

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Expert review by : Sachin Bahal (TheCanadianTechie)

Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box Review

Philips Hue has been one of the more popular smart home systems and if you're like, then you've decked out your room or house with Hue bulbs. Last year, Signify introduced a new way to sync your Hue lights with your TV with the (quite a mouthful of a...

Accurate colour syncing ; Can sync 4K HDR content ; An easy way to sync your lights with your TV for an immersive experience ; Four HDMI ports ; Works with almost all Hue bulbs ; Hue Sync app is easy to use ; Disney+ surpasses 50 million paid subscribers

On the expensive side ; It only supports 2.4GHz Wi-Fi networks. ; App crashes on certain devices

If you’ve already invested somewhat into the Hue ecosystem, the Hue Play HDMI Sync Box makes a great addition and with recent updates, can now support Dolby Vision and HDR10+ light syncing. Signify has rolled out a that enables the voice control, IR...

Apr, 2020