Philips Hue Sync App Expands to LG TVs

I have always wondered: is this actually appealing? To the extent that it is worth paying significant money for?

So disappointed I have the lg g3 2023 model and originally they said it would work on any model with webos24 including the 2023 one that now has webos24 but today they stated its only available for the newer 2024 models only, terrible move from lg and hue

I own a couple of the TVs and have a full house of Hue -- "The app is priced at $130 without a subscription, or $3 per month" -- NOPE. LOL.

I wound up replacing my previous Hue Sync box with the latest version after reading about how overpriced, laggy and limited the app is by comparison. If you search Reddit for user experiences, the news ain’t good.

In any case, I only use it for gaming. For watching movies or television shows, it feels distracting rather than immersive.

I have always wondered: is this actually appealing? To the extent that it is worth paying significant money for?

The Hue Sync box, absolutely (maybe not a paid app so much). It's hard to describe in words or a video. You really have to see it in person. Think mono sound compared to surround sound. When the brightness and intensity is dialed in, content just feels that much more immersive. If for example, Dune: Part Two is playing, and there's a desert scene, the matching colors feel like you're watching from within a desert. Music videos with flashing matching color lights are fun too, but watching movies with it is what really sold me.

I have always wondered: is this actually appealing? To the extent that it is worth paying significant money for?

As opposed to watching in total darkness, some find that SOME lighting- not necessarily just this- around the screen helps them have less eye strain. Others have no trouble with total darkness environments for hours while watching HDR content. To each his own.

Is it worth it? If you get eyestrain watching in darkness, try setting up a little bit of light around the TV (lamps? Even flashlights) and see if you feel less strain. If so, you might want to do SOMETHING that will always give you some light. A popular & cheap option is a strip of LEDs that stick on to the back of the TV to backlight it without otherwise showing. This takes that simple idea towards the MAX by color coordinating that backlight with colors on the screen.