Philips HuePlay White & Color Smart Light Extension, Hub Required/NO Power Supply Included (Smart Lighting Compatibility with Amazon Alexa, Apple Homekit & Google Home)

The plug in the dual light kit handles three playbars so picking this up is an easy buy and lets you run three full lights off of a single power brick. These are a nice add to the hue ecosystem, easy to control, and get very bright at any color. I have 12 of them scattered around different places in the house adding access lighting. They come with two different mounting options in the box and the cord is very long allowing for flexible install options. I also added a few behind my TV to add some additional lighting in the dark spots from my Hue Play TV ambient lighting. They sync up with what is on the tv and fit in well with the ambient light strip. All in all they are a nice add on if already in the Hue ecosystem. If new to Hue, i wouldn't start with these.

I have 2 sets of HUE play, it’s great.For many of you wondering how to get the HUE SYNC (pc and mac) to work with things like ROKU (Netflix), gaming consoles (PS4, Xbox, Switch)...etc etc, let me walk you through this extensive process of making it happen along with the devices you’ll need:******5/2/2019 UPDATE******(If you get confused, grab a piece of paper and draw it out lol)1) HDCP2.2 HDMI Splitter with at least 2 Outputs(Look for splitter that has auto step down to 1080 from 4K for second output)If your TV is 4k, then make sure the Splitter you get is 4k and HDCP2.2 ready. It must say HDCP 2.2 and not just 4K or HDCP1.4 in the description of the splitter! As For input side, you only need the amount of devices that you have (no you shouldn’t run multiple splitters into one splitter). For me, I have all of my devices going into my AVR, so I just need 1 input with 2 outputs HDMI Splitter (1x2). If you have just a ROKU, then that’s what you need. If you have ROKU and a XBOX/PS4, then you’ll need a HDMI switch that has 2 inputs and 2 outputs (2x2). No matter how many input you need, you must have 2 outputs and the second output has the feature to convert 4K to 1080. This is not a feature you need if your TV is 1080p, but very important for the 4K people because it’ll save you a lot of headache in adjustments.2) HDMI to USB Video Capture DeviceMost HDMI video capture only captures 1080p, there’s absolutely no reason for 4K just for HUE Sync if you are simply trying to pick up the color from the video capture. Connect the video capture device to the Output 2 of the HDMI splitter on one side via HDMI cable, and the USB side connect it to your PC/Mac.3b) STOP!Before doing anything else, download the Philips Hue smartphone app, and connect the lights you want to sync with your TV to the Hue Bridge first. Update everything and make sure it’s ready BEFORE you setup with the HUE Sync software on the PC/MAC.3c) On your PC/MAC, download “OBS Studio”, install the driver/software. I’m running Windows 10 here, so I don’t know if it will work with Chromebook or any other OS. With the OBS Studio software, what I did in the setting is to make sure the canvas screen is set to 1080 so the screen ratio of the video capture is correct. You don’t need high frame rates and you don’t need high resolution here! Lower left side of the OBS Software you’ll see the sources box, select + and select OEM Video capture. Set the PREVIEW screen to full screen, and make sure there’s no black cutoff portions.4) HUE SYNCInstall HUE Sync, there’s plenty of YouTube video telling you how to setup the HUE Sync on your computer, so just go ahead and do that and you’re good to go. What I did do is turn off music sync, intensity to subtle. NOTE: Under Settings/General-Preference/Background-lightning: Turn off background lighting. It messes with the HUE Sync with this low white light when the same section of the display is showing black.Optional: I bought a mini windows PC to run as a dedicated TV PC. Please install a CCleaner and run it automatically at start up so you won’t ever see the infamous Windows “slowing down” issues. In the HUE SYNC PC software, you can set specific buttons on the keyboard to start Syncing. I have to say, that I did end up buying 3 different mini PC and returned two of them because they simply can’t power 4K without freezing. I ended up getting a MSI cube n with a 5000N processor with 8GB ddr4 ram. I changed resolution down from 4K to 2048x1152, and refresh rate to 60Hz. It runs very smoothly all day without issue.If you do all of this correctly, you now can watch or play everything on your TV and enjoy HUE Play, regardless of the source.Remember to check your 4k setting in your Xbox/PS4 pro/ROKU to make sure it’s able to output 4K on your 4K tv. If the splitter you use or any parts you use besides the video capture is NOT HDCP2.2, you will not be able to watch 4K. If you force 4K output on your ROKU, it may work but the video capture will show a black screen. Make sure your HDMI are at least 2.0, amazon’s cable works fine, there’s no benefit with more expensive HDMI cables.I’ll take my 2 cents, thanks.

I love the Philips Hue Play Bars, as I have the Hue application that syncs content on my Samsung TV with the lights. Additionally, Philips added the capability (via firmware update) to include my regular Hue color bulbs in the scene, so I can have potentially five different colors depending on the content. The play bars are set up with two at the bottom of the TV and one on top, with the two regular color bulbs to the sides of the couch. It makes watching TV or playing games much more immersive, and after using them with video or gaming content, it seems weird to not have it synced. You can also use these with the Hue Play Sync box, but that was a more expensive solution for my needs.

Love the Hue systems by Philips. Takes home lighting to the next level. Have received so many compliments on these lights.

I had 2 other ones that I had for about 3 years but I got a new tv and they would no longer stick to the new tv and I had gotten rid of the little stands. The originals had stayed stuck on the tv no problem for 3 years. However when I got these brand new ones on a brand new tv, one of them fell off after a week and scared me in the process. HahaI had to get Krazy glue to make it stay back on.

at first was not sure i wanted to spend the money on them, very glad we didhave had Hue products for years, was not sure on how these would do, however very happy on easy of use and options on lighting with the app for these. really makes a positive difference when you don't want to turn on main lights or just at night watching tv etchighly recommend the two pack to light that wall behind the couch or even in a office or behind tv, etc