Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box 8K

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• Your smart lights match the colors of what you watch on TV at that moment.
• Because the Sync Box supports an 8K image, you can watch movies and series in the highest quality.
• Thanks to the 4 HDMI inputs, you can connect all of your playback devices or consoles to your Hue smart lights.
• The Sync Box doesn't work if you use the apps on your smart TV.
• You need a Hue Bridge to set up the Hue Play Sync Box.

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Description

With the Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box 8K, your Philips Hue smart lights match the colors of your television. The Sync Box processes 4K images at 120Hz and 8K images at 60Hz. You can make the choice between a higher 8K image quality or extra smooth images with 120Hz. If your TV supports a maximum 4K image, you always choose 4K image quality with 120Hz. The Sync Box has 5 HDMI ports. One of those is the output to your TV. You can use the other 4 as inputs. For example, you can connect a PlayStation, laptop, and Google Chromecast at the same time. The Sync Box processes the image of these devices. In the Philips Hue app, you can adjust which lights match the color of your screen.

With the Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box 8K, your Philips Hue smart lights match the colors of your television. The Sync Box processes 4K images at 120Hz and 8K images at 60Hz. You can make the choice between a higher 8K image quality or extra smooth images with 120Hz. If your TV supports a maximum 4K image, you always choose 4K image quality with 120Hz. The Sync Box has 5 HDMI ports. One of those is the output to your TV. You can use the other 4 as inputs. For example, you can connect a PlayStation, laptop, and Google Chromecast at the same time. The Sync Box processes the image of these devices. In the Philips Hue app, you can adjust which lights match the color of your screen.

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Included by default

• Manual
• Power adapter
• HDMI cable

Included by default

• Manual
• Power adapter
• HDMI cable

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Reviews

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9,3/10 (13 reviews)

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Our expert review

Get even more immersed in movies or games with the Sync Box

• Game with extra smooth images thanks to 120 Hz support.
• Let all your Philips Hue lamps change color with your image.
• You only use external input devices, and not the apps on your smart TV itself.

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• Bram
• 13 September 2024
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,0/10

Stylish addition

• Quickly connected
• Easy to use
• Does not work with the apps on the TV

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• Mark
• 25 September 2024
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,5/10

Great device with impressive capabilities, but pri

• Impressive lighting effects
• Easy installation
• High price

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• H.a.a.
• 19 September 2024
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9,5/10

Enhance your TV experience with Hue HDMI Sync Box

• Nice TV experience
• Easy to connect
• Flashing light on the front

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• Rob
• 11 October 2024
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,5/10

An enhanced TV experience

• Nice TV experience
• Easy to connect
• Flashing light on the front

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• Rob
• 14 October 2024
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10/10

games and movies become 1000x cooler

• Great app: customize everything to your taste
• Easy to install: even your grandma can do it
• Expensive lamps: but hey, you get what you pay for

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• Martine
• 3 October 2024
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10/10

Good follow-up of the first Sync Box

• If you already had the first sync box it is plug and play
• Finally 4k 120Hz and HDMI 2.1 on the sync box
• Quite expensive, but I think it's worth the money

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• Michael
• 16 September 2024
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9,5/10

Enhance your TV experience with Hue HDMI Syncbox

• Nice TV experience
• Easy to connect
• Flashing light on the front

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• Rob
• 10 October 2024
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9,0/10

Nice device to experience Ambilight on non-Philips TVs

• Beautiful lighting effects
• Easy installation
• High price

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• Willem
• 20 September 2024
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10/10

Ease of use at its best: My experience with the Philips Hue

• reaction speed
• connection with various equipment
• quite expensive

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• Jeroen
• 3 October 2024
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Our expert review

Get even more immersed in movies or games with the Sync Box

• Game with extra smooth images thanks to 120 Hz support.
• Let all your Philips Hue lamps change color with your image.
• Thanks to 8K, you can enjoy films in extra high image quality.
• You only use external input devices, and not the apps on your smart TV itself.

The Philips Hue Sync Box 8K lets my Philips Hue lamps change colour with my TV. You can also play games in 120 Hz at 4K image quality.

I tested the Philips Hue HDMI Sync Box 8K, which lets you change the colour of your lamps with your TV. I have had Philips Hue lamps in my home for a while, but had never connected them to my TV before.

I opened the box and immediately felt like I had a quality product in my hands. The Sync Box has a sleek finish and feels heavy and solid. It is smaller than I expected, but this is an advantage for me.

I scanned the QR code on the packaging, after which I was guided through the installation. I connected the HDMI Sync Box to my TV with the supplied HDMI cable. In the Philips Hue app I set up the Sync Box further and assign an entertainment space. This way you let the app know where the lamps in your room are in relation to your TV.

The Sync Box has 4 HDMI inputs. I only use 2 of them. I use the Google Streamer 4K, the successor to the Chromecast, and a Playstation 5. I immediately go to Netflix and turn on ‘Our Planet’. I expect to be able to test the Sync Box well with this colorful nature series.

I have a number of Philips Hue White and Color E27 lamps in the living room. I have a Philips Hue Solo Lightstrip under the TV. The lighting fills the space and colors beautifully. With action films such as ‘Top Gun’ it gives extra dynamics. With Philips Hue lamps from the Play line I could have gotten even more out of it. Maybe I should replace my Lightstrip with a Gradient variant after all.

The big advantage of the new Sync Box is that it supports 120 Hz at 4K. I tried this with a Playstation 5. This went effortlessly and gave a nice smooth image. I do not have an 8K TV, so I was not able to test this image quality.

I am impressed with the Philips Hue Sync Box 8K. The installation was easy, and it makes even the simplest movies or series more fun to watch. Keep in mind that you only use separate input devices in combination with the Sync Box, such as a Chromecast or console. So you do not use the apps that are on your smart TV. Do you really want this? Then check whether your TV is suitable for the (paid) Philips Hue Sync app.

• Bram
• 13 September 2024
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,0/10

Stylish addition

• Quickly connected
• Easy to use
• Does not work with the apps on the TV

The Philips Hue HDMI sync box does what it promises. It synchronizes the image on your TV with the colors of the lamps and does this incredibly well. After setting the different lamps that you already have, you will see that the light changes with every scene on the screen. You can change the intensity of this so that it happens immediately with every scene or that it changes slowly. This is very useful for action films or nature documentaries, for example. Because the light around you changes, this improves the immersion in the story of the film or series that you are watching. The disadvantage is that the HDMI Sync box only works via an HDMI cable from your existing TV provider to the HDMI sync box and then to the TV. You cannot use existing apps on your TV for this. You actually need a physical connection to be able to synchronize. I tested this myself with a Google Chromecast and it works perfectly. Another nice addition is that the HDMI Sync box has the option to let the lamps change color to your music with Spotify. You do not have to connect anything extra for this and it goes via the Philips Hue app. This gives a great effect at parties, especially because the mood of the music is reflected in colours.

• Mark
• 25 September 2024
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,5/10

Great device with impressive capabilities, but pri

• Impressive lighting effects
• Easy installation
• High price

I bought the Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box 8K for the beautiful lighting effects, and the device certainly does not disappoint. The synchronization of the light with what is happening on the screen really creates a special atmosphere. However, because I do not yet have enough Hue lamps that can give fully colored light, the effect is a little less impressive than I had hoped.

A nice addition would be a light rail to further enhance the effect. But if, like me, you are mainly going for the light function, the price of the device is quite high. Nevertheless, it remains a solid product from Hue, with easy installation and a sleek finish that fits well in any interior.

• H.a.a.
• 19 September 2024
• Automatically translated from Dutch

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Specifications

Product

Product number

954033

Manufacturer code

929003499601

Brand

Philips Hue

Warranty

2 years

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Properties

Material

Plastic

Finish

Matte and glossy

Product line

Play