Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box Black

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07-16-2021 at 08:48 AM #2

I am still hoping to get a flush wall mounted LG G1 this year, so am tracking but holding off the purchase of Hue Play for ambient lighting. Behind-TV ambient lighting might not work with Gallery mode TVs that are flush mounted to the wall.

However, I came across BB listing, still in stock, with free shipping and perhaps it will be useful for someone now:

New, for $229

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/phil...Id=6371722

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07-16-2021 at 08:59 AM #3

Should work. I have the gradient strip behind my no-gap wall mount for my Samsung tv. Sure there's a small gap now but it works

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07-16-2021 at 09:07 AM #4

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Should work. I have the gradient strip behind my no-gap wall mount for my Samsung tv. Sure there's a small gap now but it works

Thank you for the feedback! I hope it will. I also plan to go with the gradient strip. A bit surprised that the longest one would not go under the TV as well (only sides and top). I might still need to wait for that G1 to drop, persuade my SO that it is of critical importance to replace our older OLED and buy a 77 gallery TV, and then I will jump on this Hue Play.

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07-16-2021 at 09:09 AM #5

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Yeah that's disappointing to me too. I came from the dreamscreen so I was used to full ambient light. I do like the gradient strip syncs with HomeKit and what not tho.

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07-16-2021 at 11:44 AM #6

How is this compared to the govee tv immersion package on amazon?

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07-16-2021 at 01:04 PM #7

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How is this compared to the govee tv immersion package on amazon?

Philips is significantly more expensive but uses state of the art technology to sync to the tv. I believe the knock off on Amazon uses a camera to read the colors of the TV. Philips reads the color through the HDMI input.