Philips - Hue Play Smart LED Bar Light (2-Pack) - White and Color Ambiance

I took a leap of faith from a friend and decided to try these lights for my new house. Never would I have thought the way I view watching television or gaming would be changed forever. This contains two mountable RGB led lights to place behind a monitor or television that’s fully customizable to whatever colors your heart desires. Having two lights means you can create multiple color zones behind your screen to make any picture amaze yourself and any company you have over forever. Setup is pretty easy, however I recommend you take the time to hide hanging wires properly or you won’t get the full immersion. These lights are controlled by smart phone (or desktop computer) and the app is amazing. The sky truly is the limit with whatever you want to design, and it also comes with easily changeable premade color loadouts. Once you buy this, I’m sure you’ll be as enthralled as I was and want more out of it. I also purchased a Hue SYNC box with this. What this does, is the box recognizes the primary color being displayed on your television and duplicates it. This meaning your lights will be changing as the scene on your television does. However, these lights are pricey and it would make the average consumer reluctant in purchasing this I have to also say to use these lights you need to also purchase the Phillips hue bridge to be able to use this which is mildly inconvenient but once you set up your lights you won’t be upset about the hole in your pocket one bit. :)

A bit expensive and I wish they where longer but completely worth it. I've built my own addressable LED setups with Arduino before and it's totally possible to get the same look for cheaper but what makes this better is the functionality and compatibility with multiple different platforms and your not getting stuck doing all the heavy lifting in the form of integration because Philips constantly updates the devices with their own patch work. They are adding more 3rd party partners as well which is cool. The video mode through Windows is absolutely amazing if set up right as well. I would recommend these but also recommend Philips to MAKE A LARGER SET!!! lol

These are not cheap ! Once you start it never ends.. these are the best in my opinion. If you buy these get the full kit with the bridge included. The bridge by itself is $59.99 + $119.99 for two pieces. I liked them so much I bought a 3rd the next day. If you have a 65 or more I’d recommend. I included a pic of the back of my Sony Oled. The app is so easy to use, you learn your way around quick also changing millions of your colors are easy. Then... it happens ! I have two lamps that reside over my Blu ray collection, I knew these Hue bulbs existed so I bought two, I paid like $80 for them (Ouch) on sale at Target for 20% off , I did not tell the wife.. she would not understand, lol $80 for two light bulbs ? What ? Took them home paired them to the app and I was set, worked great for 2 days but something was missing. A corner of my home theater was dark, so I thought for a moment. It happed again,.. I went to Walmart and purchased a floor lamp, went back to Target to get another Hue color bulb 20% off. Went home assembly required and put the $40 bulb in.. paired it to the app, super easy... Perfect problem solved !! I included pics of my lighting.. it adds perfect ambiance. I watched a horror movie with the room lit in red.. scared the heck out of me. My system continues to evolve.. Hope this helps.

These lights were very easy to set up and install. There are multiple options to do it - you can lay them on their sides and project up under the TV, mount them on a stand and project them out to the sides under the TV, or mount them on the stand behind the TV (assuming you have at least 2.6 inches between the TV and the wall). The only downside is that they only come with one plug (which can power up to three lights/devices), so if you wanted to split the two bars elsewhere you'd need another plug. I ended up mounting them behind my TV, since I have a wall-mounted TV. The process was very easy and didn't require any tools - there's a hex screw to mount the lights to the included stands, and then the stands attach to the back of the TV using adhesive mounts. Setup in the Hue Sync app is very simple, and it lets you move the location of the light bars to match your setup. I use the Hue Play Sync HDMI Box, which is a little more complicated to set up but is very effective at syncing the lights with the content on TV.

I've always loved the simplicity and reliability of the philips hue products. I use them for both personal and professional environments where ease of use is top of mind for myself oflr my clients. Every product integrates seamlessly with the app, and as long as you have a reliable wifi network, it rarely fails. In fact, the app is the best part given how intuitive and user friendly the interface is. I will state that their products are not rhe cheapest on the market, but it's the difference between driving a 15 year old economy car and a modern entry luxury car in the sense that they are elegant in design, no frills, and loaded with software features that just work.