TechTvsYou can now sync your Hue lights with your Samsung TV - but there’s a catchThe Hue Sync app is now available for Samsung TVs, and it’s brilliant – but it’s also ludicrously expensiveWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechTvsYou can now sync your Hue lights with your Samsung TV - but there’s a catchThe Hue Sync app is now available for Samsung TVs, and it’s brilliant – but it’s also ludicrously expensiveWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
The Hue Sync app is now available for Samsung TVs, and it’s brilliant – but it’s also ludicrously expensive
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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Philips Huehas made a really big announcement atCES 2023: its Hue Sync app is available from today on thebest Samsung TVs. As someone who has (a) a Samsung TV and (b) aHue Play Sync HDMI boxI can attest to how brilliant Hue Sync can be, but I’m also really disappointed that Hue’s gone for a really high price. If you want the Hue app on your 2022 Samsung TV, it’ll cost a whopping $130.
Hue Sync on Samsung TVs: impressive but expensive
The new app is available for 2022 Samsung TVs from the Q60 model upwards, and while it’s expensive it’s a lot cheaper than my setup: instead of a £229 sync box and a £169 Apple TV you can now sync for £130. But that’s still a lot of money for an app, and if I decide that thebest TVfor me in a year or two is aSonyor anLGthen I can take all my sync stuff and swap it over. You can’t do that with the Samsung app – and while you don’t need to shell out for the Sync box you do still need to buy Philips Hue Play lights or lightstrips to get the full effect. They’re hardly cheap.
My gut reaction, then: if you’re sure you’ll be sticking with Samsung for the next decade then the app’s a worthwhile investment. If you’re not so sure, you might want to consider a rival hardware solution from the likes of Nanoleaf or Govee.
Also in Hue news, there are new outdoor Hue lights: the Resonate downward wall light offers white and colour washes to brighten up any outdoor space, and the new Hue PAR38 floodlight bulbs are powerful enough for large gardens and back yards. And at long last theHue Go portable table lampwill launch in Europe in February, some months later than originally planned and just in time for the return of better weather.
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