The Hue Sync software is completely free for any PC user to download and use. It does require an active Hue Bridge in the same internet network as your PC, as well as Hue lights in the White and Color Ambiance range. While strongly recommended to use while playing games on your computer the software can of course also be used with music and movies viewed on your PC.

The Hue Sync software truly revolutionizes your gaming experience. Create your own entertainment area, and then select your color theme and intensity. What you will experience next is a computer game that jumps out of the screen and into your entire room. See how every explosion spreads across the room in color, how every dark alleys dims your light to almost zero. This makes every step taken in a game more emphasized and clear. Immerse yourself in a completely new way.

If you are a frequent user of gaming consoles connected to your TV, and you are interested in synchronizing your Hue lights to the games you are playing for a great new gaming experience, then the Hue Play HDMI sync box is for you. This device acts as a middleman between your console and your TV. When media is shown on your screen of choice, your living room or gaming room will be covered in lights that mimics the screen.

Sit back and relax while your connected Hue lights and Hue Sync take you on new journeys filled with color and life. Each action taken, each new place visited in your game will now translate into beautiful light filling your room and pulling you in deeper into the experience. Switch between different consoles with a simple click in the Hue Sync app and let yourself be immersed on a whole new level.

Wall Splashers

Wall splashers are great options for lighting up large areas of your room. Applying this to your entertainment area, you can get a lot of space behind a screen lit up. This enhances your entertainment experience by spreading the light as much as possible in the room that you are synchronizing media in. These wall splashers all come in the Hue Color range and are easy plug-and-play luminaires that require no installation.

Lightstrips

Philips Hue lightstrips are thin and flexbile luminaires that you can install in more hidden areas where you can achieve fantastic ambiance lighting. Behind a couch, TV unit or under your table, a lightstrip offers easy lighting that can take your entertainment area to the next level. The Philips Hue lightstrips come in the Hue Color range.

Philips Hue is always expanding its portfolio, and the next step in the journey of smart, connected lighting system are the so called "Gradient" Hue products. This range of luminaires will be capable of projecting several different colors simultaneously from one light source by separating their LED diodes and through that project as many colors as needed to set the tone during any entertainment experience. The Philips Hue smart connected lighting system is entering a new era of possibilities.

The Gradient Lightstrip will be the first product to be added to this range, and it comes in three different lengths designed to fit three different TV-sizes (55", 65", and 75"). Together with included mounting pieces, this allows for great placement behind any large screen.

Wall Splashers

Wall splashers are great options for lighting up large areas of your room. Applying this to your entertainment area, you can get a lot of space behind a screen lit up. This enhances your entertainment experience by spreading the light as much as possible in the room that you are synchronizing media in. These wall splashers all come in the Hue Color range and are easy plug-and-play luminaires that require no installation.

Lightstrips

Philips Hue lightstrips are thin and flexbile luminaires that you can install in more hidden areas where you can achieve fantastic ambiance lighting. Behind a couch, TV unit or under your table, a lightstrip offers easy lighting that can take your entertainment area to the next level. The Philips Hue lightstrips come in the Hue Color range.

Getting started with your new Philips Hue smart lighting system is very easy and just require a few simple steps. There is no difference in starting with a Bridge that comes with a starter kit, or one that you bought separately. Follow these steps to connect your new amazing lights:

1. Connect the bridge to a power source and to a router with the included power and ethernet cables.
2. Wait for the three small LED-lights above the center button to shine with a stable blue light. They should not be blinking.
3. Download the Philips Hue app on your phone or tablet.
4. Open the app and choose the option to connect a Hue Bridge in the app. Follow the instructions to complete the connection.
5. Your Bridge is now connected and you can go on to add lights and accessories!

When you have the Hue Bridge installed and the Hue lights that you are going to use for your entertainment area found in the Hue app, you can follow these steps to set up your lights and start synchronizing them to the entertainment of your choice.

There are two different ways of using the Hue Sync function for your lights around a TV. The first solution is to connect a desktop or laptop to your TV and use it as a screen, and setting up your entertainment area in relation to that. To do this, follow the instruction above on "How to setup Hue Sync for the PC".

The other, primary option for Hue Sync to your TV is using the Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box, a Hue accessory that reads the colors shown on your TV screen and then synchronizes your Hue lights. If you have a Hue Bridge setup, your Hue lights ready and connected, then follow these steps to get started with your Hue Sync Box.

1. In the Philips Hue app on your phone or tablet, find the option "Entertainment areas" under "Settings", and create an entertainment area by following the instructions.
2. Connect your Hue Sync Box's Output to your TV's HDMI input with the included cable.
3. Connect the device you want to use to show media to your Hue Sync Box (Chrome-cast, gaming console, DVD-player, TV-box). Up to 4 different devices can be connected simultaneously.
4. Making sure the Hue Sync Box has power, check that the box's LED is blinking blue.
5. Pair your Hue Sync Box to your phone through Bluetooth by following the instructions. This is necessary for the next step.
6. Now, connect the Hue Sync Box to your home network (this has to be the same network that your Hue Bridge is connected to).
7. Press and hold the button on the front of the Hue Sync Box to confirm your connection.
8. You will now be asked to connect to your Hue Bridge by letting the Hue Sync Box find that Bridge, and then confirming by pressing the center button of the Hue Bridge.
9. Now you have the Bridge and the Sync Box connected, and you can select an entertainment area to synchronize with the media on your TV.

You can now name the different input channels if you want to. Otherwise click "Next" and you are ready to use Hue Sync on your TV! View every step in detail in the video below!