r/philipshue

Just bought the 8K Hue Sync Box connected to my TV (as my 3rd screen) and I've been having some intermittent issues with it. The TV will occasionally go completely black if I start trying to play Netflix. Sometimes it fixes itself when I restart the Hue Sync Box but often, it persists through a Synx Box restart.

I do some streaming as well and when I'm in-game (Hunt: Showdown), it will also occasionally go black when I tab back IN from my game. When the game is running, it's fine. It's only when I Alt-Tab back into my desktop that it causes issues (and I don't even play Hunt on the same screen that I have the Hue Sync Box hooked up to.

I'm at a loss as to what to do. I like the functionality it adds but I game way more than I watch movies/shows on the TV as my 3rd monitor so if I had to choose . . .

I’ve been chasing CRI, kelvin, frosted vs clear, etc etc all the while trying to eliminate all the flickering I have going on in my house with all the different light bulbs I’ve tried. Does anyone know where you can purchase the bulbs they showcase on their website? I’m trying to locate the Reflector 50W PAR20 E26 x2, Filament Bulb Frosted 40W G25 E26 x2, and Filament Bulb Frosted 40W A15 E26 x2

Does anyone know if these are any good? How is the dim to warm? Has anyone had experience with the SceneSwitch?

Thanks in advance

Haven't changed anything, they were fine this morning and at some point every single device became unreachable.

Tried power cycling the bridge and the router with no luck.

Bridge is showing online in the app but every light is unavailable and unresponsive.

Any help?

I’ve recently bought a Hue tap dial as I was under the impression it could replace a conventional light switch.

Before taking the normal light switch off, I made sure that the light was on via the mains (the tap dial was working too). I turned the power off, took the faceplate off and stuck some wago clips on the live, earth, neutral. Went to turn the power back on and test the tap dial but I get nothing? What am I missing?

I have a couple of outdoor strips that are unable to bind to my old bridges, I think, because I've maxed out devices on both bridges so I think I'm going to have to migrate to Pro.

However the questions I have are:

1. If I migrate to the new Bridge Pro, will it automatically deactivate my old bridges? Has anyone had any experience continually using the old bridges and new bridges in case of failure?

2. It says that devices must be close to the bridge, which is kind of ridiculous given how many devices I have and how far apart they are. Did anyone have any issues with lights, individual lights, migrating to the new bridge?

I have for many years a night light setup triggered by my motion sensors. I always manually adjust the start/end times as the seasons progress. Every now and then I try to see of I can manage to get Hue to instead automatically use sunset/sunrise and I fail miserably.

In my setup I have a motion sensor at the top and the bottom of the stairs as a sensor group. I see daylight settings & sensitivity, but I am unable to get them to do what I want. Does anyone know a good youtube video or blog post that explains everything step by step. Or is it not possible?

I was gifted a Philips Hue lightstrip for my new 75” Samsung QN75Q8F Neo QLED, expecting nice ambient sync.

Turns out you need:
• The mandatory Hue Bridge (another $60-140)
• Then the Philips Hue Sync TV app on the TV — $189.99 CAD one-time purchase, and it’s locked to that specific TV only (doesn’t transfer if you upgrade).
It feels so silly.

Is there any other way to sync them to my TV without buying the App sync / Bridge app, or do I need to buy both? HDMI Sync Box? Some workaround? Or should I just switch to Govee/Nanoleaf/etc. at this point?

Feels annoying with this ecosystem of nickel-and-diming.