{"id":19926,"date":"2026-01-01T16:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T07:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=19926"},"modified":"2026-01-01T16:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T07:16:08","slug":"i-knew-tv-backlighting-was-cool-i-didnt-anticipate-it-to-be-such-a-highly-effective-improve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=19926","title":{"rendered":"I Knew TV Backlighting Was Cool. I Didn\u2019t Anticipate It to Be Such a Highly effective Improve."},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Philips package offered the perfect expertise, however for a dramatically larger worth \u2014 and the bottom mannequin doesn\u2019t even embody lighting. Arthur Gies\/NYT Wirecutter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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In case you\u2019ve acquired cash to spare, or should you\u2019re already invested within the Hue ecosystem, this HDMI-based choice presents the smoothest, most nuanced lighting results we\u2019ve seen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In case you\u2019ve already gone hog wild on dear Philips Hue smart-lighting gear \u2014 that’s, should you\u2019re like me \u2014 or should you\u2019re prepared to pay much more for higher outcomes, the Philips Hue Play Sync Field 8K<\/a> is essentially the most spectacular, correct, and granular lighting setup round. It has the value tag to match: It\u2019s usually $400, which doesn\u2019t even embody lights (although Philips does promote a package together with its TV backlight set). However whereas Govee and different producers restrict you to a selected LED backlight strip and some equipment with their containers, this Hue system enables you to add any Hue-branded mild<\/a> to your TV setup.<\/p>\n

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The Philips Hue Play Sync Field 8K has 4 HDMI inputs, so you’ll be able to plug in and swap inputs from a spread of units. Arthur Gies\/NYT Wirecutter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

In reality, hypothetically, should you actually needed to, you might sync each Hue mild and bulb in your own home to the motion taking part in in your TV. I wouldn\u2019t advocate doing that, however I\u2019d be mendacity if I mentioned I hadn\u2019t tried it. (Spoiler: It seemed like my house was haunted.)<\/p>\n

I related the Hue Play Sync Field 8K with a Hue Play Gradient Lightstrip<\/a> (which lists for $300 however is commonly on sale) and threw in a Hue Good Play Lightbar<\/a> for lighting under my TV ($80). I additionally synced up my current assortment of Hue good LED bulbs<\/a> (which promote in units of three for about $150) that I exploit in my lounge for ambient lighting. Earlier than I even realized what was occurring, I had configured a lighting system with a price ticket of round $1,000, or almost the identical value because the 55-inch model of Wirecutter\u2019s 4K OLED TV choose<\/a>. And I’ve to emphasize as soon as once more that the Hue Play Sync Field 8K requires an current Hue Bridge (which you need to have, if you have already got Hue lights in your house).<\/p>\n

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With backlighting, the movie-watching expertise may be much more immersive. Arthur Gies\/NYT Wirecutter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

However when you have the requisite gear, you\u2019re in for a deal with. No TV backlight techniques immediately shift based mostly on what\u2019s in your display screen \u2014 there\u2019s at all times no less than a little bit of lag in what you see and what the lights do (for the reason that {hardware} between your TV and the sunshine package has to speak). However Hue\u2019s Play Sync Field 8K, mixed with Philips\u2019s latest Hue Play Gradient Lightstrip, got here the closest to a seamless transition from my display screen to the wall behind it; its colours had been additionally the closest to what I used to be seeing on display screen. The impact is putting, immersive, and actually, actually cool. Films like Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse <\/em>and Physician Unusual <\/em>have shiny, screen-spanning coloration palettes which might be a thrill to see splashed in excellent replication throughout the wall behind your TV. And the Hue Play Sync Field 8K additionally cuts out lights for black edge areas (whereas correcting for content material with side ratios wider than 16:9, which provides black bars to the highest and backside edges of your show), producing an much more seamless presentation.<\/p>\n

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The Hue Play Sync Field 8K corrects for the black bands on the prime and backside of the display screen. Arthur Gies\/NYT Wirecutter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Nonetheless, even when you have that sort of cash to spend, it isn\u2019t a complete assure that the Hue system will work precisely the way you count on on a regular basis. I\u2019ll admit that my dwelling theater setup is difficult. I’ve an Apple TV, a 4K blu-ray participant, an Xbox Sequence X, a PlayStation 5 Professional, and a Nintendo Swap 2 \u2014 already too many units for the 4 HDMI inputs of the Hue Play Sync Field 8K \u2014 related to an 8K-compliant AV receiver with a Dolby Atmos setup. I gained\u2019t get into every part right here, however the video operating out from my receiver to the Hue Play Sync Field 8K to my TV generally wouldn\u2019t handshake appropriately. It was an issue that I may troubleshoot, however I nonetheless haven\u2019t gotten issues absolutely and persistently ironed out, even utilizing numerous tips and suggestions from the Hue fanatic group. (To be honest, this is a matter current in different HDMI 2.1\u2013appropriate lighting merchandise.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Philips package offered the perfect expertise, however for a dramatically larger worth \u2014 and the bottom mannequin doesn\u2019t even embody lighting. Arthur Gies\/NYT Wirecutter In case you\u2019ve acquired cash to spare, or should you\u2019re already invested within the Hue ecosystem, this HDMI-based choice presents the smoothest, most nuanced lighting results we\u2019ve seen. In case […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-portable-computers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19926"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19927,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19926\/revisions\/19927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}