Philips Ambilight TVs will no longer have Ambilight+Hue functionality – Computer – News

TP Imaginative and prescient stops Hue integration with its Ambilight Philips TVs. This made it attainable to provide Hue lamps the identical operate because the Ambilight LED strips behind televisions. It’s not recognized why the operate is now not built-in in new Philips TVs.

Philips blogger Toengel got here this week out with the information and a spokesperson for the tv division of Philips confirmed it to Hue Weblog. Certainly, the Ambilight-equipped 77OLED808/12 doesn’t have Hue integration, or no less than it’s not talked about on the product web page. That’s nonetheless the case with every other current Ambilight mannequin properly the case.

Toengel doesn’t point out a cause for the change, he wonders aloud why Philips would do that and condemns the transfer. Hue Weblog does obtain affirmation, however no additional rationalization. That website sees as potential motivation that the Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Field this enables extra gross sales. The identical impact is achieved with this system of 250 euros. On Samsung TVs additionally it is attainable with an app of 130 euros.

The Hue Weblog additionally sees the truth that Hue lamps and Philips TVs are made by totally different corporations as a possible stumbling block, though it by no means appears to have been till now. The Dutch firm TP Imaginative and prescient makes Philips TVs underneath license and the Dutch firm Signify has the license to market Philips Hue merchandise.

On this video, the ground lamps and the ceiling spotlights work along with the tv.