Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box syncs your Hue lights with your TV for $230
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Supports up to 4K 60Hz HDR, launches on October 15. What you need to know The Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box will sync your color-capable Hue lights with your TV for $230. It supports 4K 60Hz HDR with 4 HDMI inputs and 1 HDMI output. Pre-orders begin today at meethue.com and Best Buy, but the Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box won`t officially launch until October 15. Philips Hue, the makers of Hue smart lighting system, just announced the home theater upgrade we`ve all been wanting — or at least the one I`ve been wanting. The new Hue Play HDMI Sync Box is an HDMI hub that syncs your Hue lights to whatever is on your TV. This isn`t the first time Philips has toyed with this idea. Philips created the Ambilight TVs to splash some color on the walls behind your TV years ago, along with a partnership with Syfy to sync your Hue lights with Sharknado and 12 Monkeys back in 2014. However, that turned out to require using `light scripts` where someone had to actually manually program t...