No HDMI needed — Philips Hue's new camera-based Screen Sync system works with any source, including your…
Philips Hue smart lights just got a major upgrade, with a new system that lets you sync lights with your TV screen regardless of its source. Signify, the company behind the Hue brand, showed off a new system called Hue Play Screen Sync at an event in Berlin yesterday, and it looks set to make immersive entertainment lighting a lot more accessible.
The Philips Hue Play system lets you use smart lights (including light strips and bars) to extend the colors from your screen, creating a more immersive viewing experience. However, until now, this could only be done using a Philips Hue HDMI Sync Box, which sits in between an HDMI source and your TV. If you want to watch content via a non-HDMI source, such as a native app on your smart TV, you were out of luck.
The new Philips Hue Play Screen Sync changes all that, using...
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