Samsung TVs are getting an exciting upgrade thanks to Philips Hue smart lights

Date:
Thu, 05 Jan 2023 14:58:48 +0000

Description:
Modern Samsung QLED TVs are getting an app that will let them sync with Philips Hue lights for an immersive Ambilight experience.

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Signify the company behind the color-changing Philips smart bulbs has announced at CES 2023 that it's bringing its Ambilight light-syncing tech to select Samsung TVs.

If you own a Samsung QLED TV model from 2022 or later, and its also a Q60 model number or higher such as the Samsung Q60T QLED TV or the Samsung
QN900B Neo QLED 8K TV youll be able to download the Philips Hue Sync TV app. This service then lets you sync your TV up with Philips Hue smart light bulbs and LED arrays so you can enjoy a more colorful home entertainment setup.

The only downside: the app will cost you $130 and thats on top of the hardware youll need to buy so you can enjoy Philips reactive color
experience. A gimmick or a gimmie now?

Ambilight TVs are like nothing else on the market. Rather than just restricting its color to the screen, the TV cleverly uses an LED array placed around its sides to illuminate the wall with color that's synced up to what's on-screen (be it from film, show or game). Ambilight allows the color from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse to pop out of the screen (Image credit: Tyler Hayes)

Admittedly the whole thing sounds a bit gimmicky but from our experience,
this feature really does enhance the immersion of watching content on the Ambilight TVs. Just look at the GIF above, the color from Spider-Man: Into
The Spider-Verse looks to be exploding out of the screen. Whats more you can also sync your TV with your other Philips Hue smart bulbs to have the TVs color flood your whole room rather than having it just bleed out behind the display.

However, Philips TVs havent always wowed us as much as Samsung and LG in more standard metrics such as screen, audio, and image quality. Now, thanks to this new app you can start to appreciate the best of both worlds by getting a stellar Samsung display, and the immersive light show provided by Philips tech.

If youve got an LG or Sony TV you dont have to miss out on the benefits of interactive Hue lights either itll just cost you a bit extra. Instead of an app, you can buy the physical Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box for $229.99 /
229 (around AU$335) and enjoy all the same immersive entertainment benefits. We gave the box a four-star review because while its not cheap, you almost certainly wont be disappointed with what you get.

Assuming the Samsung app works as well as the Sync Box then its cheaper price makes it an add-on youll definitely want to consider picking up if you have the budget and desire to upgrade your current home setup.

If youre looking for other ideas on how to improve your home theatre, check out our picks for the best TVs out there. Alternatively, if you're happy with your TV's image quality, the best soundbars can ensure your audio has the
same oomph as your picture.



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