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Philips Hue is working on a more affordable TV sync box

It's apparently a lot less expensive, but it won't do as much.

Philips Hue is working on a more affordable TV sync box

A UK retailer has listed an unannounced version of Philips Hue's TV sync box, called the Hue Play Sync Box Lite. This new model offers only a single HDMI input, in contrast to the current model which has four. At a price of £109.99, the Lite version is significantly more affordable at around a third the cost of the existing 8K model priced at £299.99 in the UK.

The Hue Play Sync Box 8K allows users to synchronize their smart lights with the content on their TV for a "fully immersive light syncing experience." The Philips Hue Play HDMI sync box is capable of matching the color and brightness of smart lights with the video content in real-time, creating an immersive ambiance.

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