Philips Hue Play White and Colour Ambiance Smart Light Bar Double Pack Base Unit, Entertainment Lighting for TV and Gaming (Works with Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple HomeKit), White
| Weight: | 0.71 Kilograms |
| Dimensions: | 25.3 x 4.4 x 3.6 cm; 710 Grams |
| Model: | 915005734601 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
I use this with the PC app, the light is behind my PC monitor. It complements the colours on screen, which is great when gaming. Note however it does not work with Netflix due to the protected content.
I use this with the PC app, the light is behind my PC monitor. It complements the colours on screen, which is great when gaming. Note however it does not work with Netflix due to the protected content.
I use this with the PC app, the light is behind my PC monitor. It complements the colours on screen, which is great when gaming. Note however it does not work with Netflix due to the protected content.
It’s expensive and isn’t working well with iMac. But does however work well as a light behind your TV which is what I was wanting in the first place.
Another great (if slightly expensive) Hue product. Works well with the rest of the setup and is easy to add/control
Absolutely love this product. Bought it for my partner as a Christmas present and he loves it.
Had the on Black Friday deal make my tv look great and over 16000 colours so fit in any room
It great smart lights but i wish they were cheape
Only marked down because although white the stands are black!
As part of my entertainment area around my TV I love the. Top quality and work flawlessly.
Amazing led lights perfect for mounting behind a tv absolutely recommend reasonably priced too
Great even the wife like them. Siri finds them quickly to turn them on etc.
Bought two of these for my son as a Xmas present for his bedroom. He sync’s these lights with the sound of his games/tv system which work a treat.
These are amazing I got them when on offer so worth it screw them to back of tv or up light a wall, not as big as you’d imagine so these can easily sit out of sight, these are now one of many hue products I own now, when black Friday comes around again I’ll get more hue products.
These are amazing I got them when on offer so worth it screw them to back of tv or up light a wall, not as big as you’d imagine so these can easily sit out of sight, these are now one of many hue products I own now, when black Friday comes around again I’ll get more hue products.
Coupled with the hue sync, this is just a must for movie and gaming lovers. It takes takes your viewing experience up a whole new level.
Not the brightest and dont look good as a main side light. For decorative effects (under counter, behind settee or tele). Using being big oled and looks smart. Plug can also take 3 of the bars so don’t need 3 seperate sockets for 3 bars
Great range of colours. Easy to add to existing google home/hue lighting group
I NEED ANOTHER PLUG SOCKET FOR It, product is good but we’re do I get one from
Continually expanding my Phillips Hue collection, I bought this Hue Play pack to try and light up some of my walls more fully. Previous iterations I’ve used with bulbs and floor lights just haven’t been bright enough – though this was about to change.
First impressions were good as these lights are sturdy and can be orientated either way thanks to a provided stand and a couple of screws. Potentially slightly annoyingly for some, while the two can be controlled individually only one plug is provided which up to three can go into but means they can’t be too far apart.
The real benefit though of these versus some of the previous editions is that they are much brighter and can be used more to “paint” the walls. The range and definition of the colours is excellent, while the app is improving quickly. I’m looking forward to also trying this with the Hue HDMI Sync Box for going along with TV viewing when that becomes available.
Overall therefore, these make for a great addition to my Hue setup and one I’d recommend to any fan who wants to add a splash of colour to their walls – well worth a go.
Kinda says it all really.
They work well and look good but are very expensive, even in a deal. you can make DIY variants cheaper.
Also like to point out you have 1 plug for 3 lights, and cannot buy another plug separately, best you can do is an extension cable for 3m I think at an extra 14 which is also crazy.
Its like Philips are trying to be the Apple of the smart tech side.
Great product but the added expense of the hue bridge is annoying
If you want cheap RGB light, these might not suit for you. But if you choose quality over price then this philips hue play was one of the best rgb light in the market.
If you want cheap RGB light, these might not suit for you. But if you choose quality over price then this philips hue play was one of the best rgb light in the market.
Bought on offer to add to the evergrowing collection of hue lmaos and bulbs.
These are probably my favourites great behind the and monitors.
I bought these to use with my tv, was sceptical about the whole light behind tv thing, but I have to say once i eventually got it setup and working It works quite well with some movies.
I setup sync on an android tv box, which was fairly painless the biggest issue was the setup in the Hue app – the app is horrible to use.
I have made some personal changes to the brightness etc and im fairly happy – I got lucky and bagged a pair on black friday (which is now about 3 weeks long) at the price I paid it was worth a go and for me its paid off no way would i pay and buy the hue sync box at full price when the app lets you do it for free – This works for me as i woudl only use the lights when watching movies not general tv.
We bought two of these that are positioned behind the tv. It brings a great ambience to the room, you can select the colours and brightness on the app. When we are watching sky sport news we have one on red and the other blue. When watching a film we turn the main room lights off and have a low yellow/gold light. There is an app you can download that has the lighting for that particular film which is good.
I’ve previously purchased the Philips Hue Light bar starter kit & loved every bit of it. The main feature is versatility.
At a whopping 530 lm & a choice of 16 million colours this is a great addition to an existing setup!
Can be mounted behind a TV/Monitor, behind a table/sofa & if you want to be really creative the tape included can help you mount it to the ceiling!
Can be added to the same mains plug from the starter kit to help save sockets (a big bonus for me) & controlled using your smart device IF you have a Philips Hue Hub.
I have installed these at the sides of my TV mounted on the wall, have it linked to my under cupboards in bar area and sets the mood for the room. Phillips Hue range I find fantastic but it could be cheape
Certainly not the cheapest on the market, but thru just work with integration from Alexa and IFTTT.
I have quite a few hue lights and these are my favourites
These aren’t cheap but look amazing. Phillips hue can really make a room and linking these to a pc for the hue entertainment is a great feature. Will require the hue hub but if you already have hue lights these are a great addition. They have various attachments to fit to back of TV or can be freestanding.
Very happy with these, makes waking up early in the dark mornings so much easier. Set to a timer so come on a few minutes before we wake up and turn off automatically so we know when to start getting ready for work. Easy to setup and so many colour options. So impressed I bought a second one for our spare room where the indoor bikes are. Cycling indoors on dark mornings to a soft glow is so much better than a bright overhead light.
What can I say? Works amazing. Wish it were somewhat wireless and less pricy but an amazing product. Easy integration with alexa and is crazy bright. Can plug in quite a few hue lights into one socket provided. 2 pin and the UK plug comes with it and 4 attachments to stand or either lay flat. Stickers to mount to whatever u choose.
Nice looking lights with a white case but the backs and the stands are black which is disappointing. I imagine that, like me, a lot of people will point these to the wall for a lighting wash and you see just black. The stands were awkward to screw in in the vertical as the cable is pinched. I feel the hue range is somewhat overpriced for what they are an effective lighting option.
Nice looking lights with a white case but the backs and the stands are black which is disappointing. I imagine that, like me, a lot of people will point these to the wall for a lighting wash and you see just black. The stands were awkward to screw in in the vertical as the cable is pinched. I feel the hue range is somewhat overpriced for what they are an effective lighting option.
Nice looking lights with a white case but the backs and the stands are black which is disappointing. I imagine that, like me, a lot of people will point these to the wall for a lighting wash and you see just black. The stands were awkward to screw in in the vertical as the cable is pinched. I feel the hue range is somewhat overpriced for what they are an effective lighting option.
The Software:
You have to install the app on your mobile and also an app on your PC. Confusingly you have to use both, the PC app controlling mostly sync related lighting and the mobile app for setup, light positioning, timers etc. Both apps work well, but there is some room for improvement. The good thing is that Philips hue have a large client base, so the software should continue to improve and mature.
The latency:
In my setup there is almost no discernable lag between what is happening on my monitor and when the lights react, I would estimate around 20-50ms. I am connected directly to my router via a lan cable and I am around 5m away from the hue hub. This can very quickly turn in to a different story if you are on slow wifi or worst yet, try to wirelessly cast/mirror your laptop display onto a TV. I think most complaints about latency online is with ppl doing exactly that. I did notice an option in the software to mitigate the issue, but did not need to use it. There is no substitute for a hard wired connection.
It works like this. The app on your PC analyses the screen space and calculates average light values based on your lighting setup. This gets sent to the hue hub via your local network. The hue hub then sends the signals to the lights via the Bixby wireless protocol.
The light bars:
These are rather small but can produce a good amount of light. Rather than the amount of light, it is the quality of the light that surprised me. The warm and cool white light is amazing and it is obvious that some attention was given to colour reproduction. They must have RGB and two different kinds of white light LEDs inside. The diffuser is excellent quality too, I am not able to discern any individual spots of light inside the bar. There is nothing quite like starting up DOOM and having the whole room go a deep red colour! Quite nice indeed.
There is one annoying aspect of the light bars, at full brightness they emit an electric buzzing sound. The buzzing sound is reduced in line with the brightness setting. This should not be an issue when seated a few meters from a TV or if there is any other noise in the room, but when sat at a desk close to the lights it is noticeable. To mitigate the issue I placed the light bars as far away from my seating position as possible and have them set to around 30% brightness when doing work or just browsing the net in a quiet room. If you are using headphones or have any other noise in the room then you can’t hear any buzzing even at 100% brightness. To give you an idea, it is reminiscent of some older and cheaper type monitors that emit a buzzing sound because of PWM dimming.
The hub:
Nothing much to say here, find a decent spot for it and switch it on, have not had any issues with it.
PC performance:
There is overhead associated with analysing the screen space, calculating average colours and sending the data to the hue hub. I have a top spec PC with a 2080ti GPU, and using a gaming benchmark I noticed about a 5-8% performance decrease with hue sync enabled. For me this is not an issue, but it could be an issue on weaker hardware. Hue sync can be disabled or enabled on a game to game basis in the software as profiles.
The competition:
Asus Aura Halo works by adding LED strips to the back of the monitor. I like Asus but they have a way of not updating their software, and when they do it will usually only work on the newer hardware. I don’t trust them to improve the software or even fix it if potentially a windows update breaks it. The RGB light will be harsh with no diffuser or dedicated white leds.
NZXT Hue 2 V2 Ambient, they seem a bit more invested in the tech with a v2 released recently, but again this is all controlled with their CAM software which has a terrible reputation. The same RGB strips are used with no diffuser or dedicated white lights. Since these light strips are addressable they offer a higher resolution as only some leds can be triggered to onscreen events, but this to me just seem to make them even harsher on the eye.
In both cases the competitions software and features are lacking as compared to the Philips implementation. The lighting is also harsh, which is why I decided to go with Philips hue sync. With philips you can also add lighting at a later point and you are free to place the lights where you want.
The lighting should add to the ambience of a gaming session, not be a distraction.
UPDATE: Some months have passed since my last review and thought this detailed review could do with an update. In my living room setup I have added another light bar to my rear top left on a bookcase behind a nice Alien statue, and a E27 colour ambiance bulb to my tall lamp on the rear right. This is now my primary way of lighting the living room. I also stuck a Hue dimmer switch close to the couch so we can control brightness easily. Gaming and movies is awesome, although Netflix still does not work with Hue play. Works best with movies that have lots of colour and action.
My gaming setup also got another Hue play bar for a total of 4, and a dimmer switch. I missed some light under my shelf and that has now been remedied. My lights are set to switch on via a timer on weekdays to help me get up, and they also switch of automatically when I leave the house.
It is not a cheap echo system, but I would miss the ambient light during gaming if you took it away right now. During the past few months there has been one update to the sync app, validating my theory that the ecosystem is larger than the competition, and Philips is actively developing for it.
The product works perfectly and can be easily turned on and off by the app or a smart assistant. It’s important to know that the lights works with the hue bridge and will no work without it. It is bright and the colours are brillia
The hue entertainment function is not as effortless as it needs to be and therefore impractical, as I still haven’t figured out how to integrate with Xbox, Apple TV or Tele.
However, you can set a scene on the app to give a mood for movies vs gaming vs documentaries.
We added these Hue Play to the kitchen to add ambience and they work seamlessly. Nice product and a good addition to our Hue’d up home.
A good light I put behind my computer, im in the Philips hue ecosystem and it fits perfectly.
I found it funny that in the box there was also a bottle of fake tan which I didn’t order so that’s great as It came was a free fake tan I guess
A good light I put behind my computer, im in the Philips hue ecosystem and it fits perfectly.
I found it funny that in the box there was also a bottle of fake tan which I didn’t order so that’s great as It came was a free fake tan I guess
A good light I put behind my computer, im in the Philips hue ecosystem and it fits perfectly.
I found it funny that in the box there was also a bottle of fake tan which I didn’t order so that’s great as It came was a free fake tan I guess
A good light I put behind my computer, im in the Philips hue ecosystem and it fits perfectly.
I found it funny that in the box there was also a bottle of fake tan which I didn’t order so that’s great as It came was a free fake tan I guess
A good light I put behind my computer, im in the Philips hue ecosystem and it fits perfectly.
I found it funny that in the box there was also a bottle of fake tan which I didn’t order so that’s great as It came was a free fake tan I guess
I’m a self confessed hue addict and this addition to their range is great for mood lighting or the highlight small areas. Needless the say the app is brill and with the third party apps the useage and lighting options are limitless. Well built and very sleek. Fits into any room well
Looks amazing in my office. When syncing with games makes the whole experience better with these being my monitor lighting the wall
I really like the lights where I have put them at the back of the TV.
Great little light to add that bit more to your room.
Love this when watching or playing games kept behind tv nice visual effec
Makes my front room look like a cinama room, when placed behind my TV! Mind you, you do have to get a few more Hue Philips lights to get the right ambiance! And then Boom, your room is transformed!!!
Makes my front room look like a cinama room, when placed behind my TV! Mind you, you do have to get a few more Hue Philips lights to get the right ambiance! And then Boom, your room is transformed!!!
Makes my front room look like a cinama room, when placed behind my TV! Mind you, you do have to get a few more Hue Philips lights to get the right ambiance! And then Boom, your room is transformed!!!
Makes my front room look like a cinama room, when placed behind my TV! Mind you, you do have to get a few more Hue Philips lights to get the right ambiance! And then Boom, your room is transformed!!!
I love Hue lights and have a number of them dotted around my home. This is a welcome addition to the range and a good shape for discreetly adding another light source. I like that you can combine the double pack and an extension to give 3 separate light colours from a single power source. The only down-side for me is the expense. Come on Philips, you’ve been selling Hue lights for a number of years now and surely you can shave a small amount off the price!
These are fantastic! the flexibility to place some bight Hue lights anywhere makes such a big difference. Coming with two lights and the ability to add another on the same plug is a nice addition as is being able to mount them horizontally or vertically.
Go on, treat yourself.
These are fantastic! the flexibility to place some bight Hue lights anywhere makes such a big difference. Coming with two lights and the ability to add another on the same plug is a nice addition as is being able to mount them horizontally or vertically.
Go on, treat yourself.
These are fantastic! the flexibility to place some bight Hue lights anywhere makes such a big difference. Coming with two lights and the ability to add another on the same plug is a nice addition as is being able to mount them horizontally or vertically.
Go on, treat yourself.
Good product but need the bridge to use this. Unbelievable colou
Good product but need the bridge to use this. Unbelievable colou
As with everything from the Philips Hue range, they’re expensive but high quality. Setting up requires a Hue Bridge and if setting up for the first time can be a bit frustrating. Once in it’s as smooth as anything. A really nice light from both units.
As with everything from the Philips Hue range, they’re expensive but high quality. Setting up requires a Hue Bridge and if setting up for the first time can be a bit frustrating. Once in it’s as smooth as anything. A really nice light from both units.
I originally used just an amazon echo plus to link it up, but you only get about 20 colours when you do that … so I got a hue hub and it opened up a lot of functionality.
It’s bright and gives a nice soft glow to walls. For the price it’s OK – as with all hue products it’s a bit much but the reliability and build quality is worth it.
Plug is a bit chunky, would be my only complai
Another great bit of kit from the Philips Hue range
Partner wanted these and loves them, no faults easy to do/use
First thing to note is that while they are white, the backs are black. This is hidden pretty well in the pictures.
The main difference for me was the vibrancy compared to the Hive coloured bulbs. The Hue Sync application is great too, being able to sync them with games/videos/music is a really neat feature. Note that you can’t hook these up directly to your TV, the Sync application runs on a PC, so that’s a definite negative.
I have far too many Hive bulbs to start again, but in future I’ll definitely be buying Hue instead. Overall it’s four stars because they’re a little bit too pricey, and no direct sync to a TV.
A little disappointed with this, although it is white the fittings are all black.
The fittings/feet attach with one tiny screw using a supplied little Allan key – mislay either and your stuck.
It’s bright, the colours are super and it works very well within the Hue system.
Very expensive for what it is and the fiddly black feet/screw/allan key spoil what could be a superb product.
Easy set up, handy for background lights, put this one behind my headboard in the bedroom
Absolutely recommend these lights – bought two to fit in long living room (one either end) and they are perfect. The choices in colour scheme and the ease of use with the Hue app is fantastic.
Absolutely recommend these lights – bought two to fit in long living room (one either end) and they are perfect. The choices in colour scheme and the ease of use with the Hue app is fantastic.
The lights look brilliant – purchased a single and an extension to make a pair. They were really easy to set up and to attach to the back of my computer monitors using the parts provided.
Makes the room look really nice. Placed behind the TV. Nice while watching TV… Means you don’t have to have the lights on and which create glare. Connected very easily to the hue bridge.
You can get the same effect with some DIY and any colored lightbulb. The app is alright and the lighting is bright enough. I like it but the price is certainly high for what you get.
Excellent bit of additional kit thats easy to set up
It’s working perfectly i have so many colours and it’s so perfect on my room!!!
Bought as present for my son (king of ambiance lighting) and he loves it.
I like the way these shed individual light to different parts of the wall. These replaced a Hue lighstrip And being totally honest i found the lightstrip to be far brighter than 3 of these, but these are much more versatile & hopefully reliable.
Overall a bit expensive, but do the job.
Bought these lights to backlight the television, easy set up and really bright, great lights
Super bright and small, the usual simplicity – plug it in, open the app and find the devices. Currently have 1 either side of the TV and adds a really pleasant ambience. I have ordered another pack so I can have a central light also (I’ll find somewhere else to put the 4th!).
Good build quality that I’ve come to expect from Philips Hue. Not the cheapest product, but certainly one of the brightest I have seen… I can think of multiple uses,
but certainly works well as a TV backlight.