- Philips Hue Sync TV app now compatible with 2024 LG TVs
- The application is compatible with Samsung televisions from 2022
- Philips Hue connected lights sync with movies, games and more
The Philips Hue Sync TV app will be compatible with the latest LG TVs, starting with most 2024 models, allowing compatibility with Philips Hue lighting systems. The app is available now and will cost $129.99 (approximately £103 / AU$205 converted directly).
Signify, maker of Philips Hue, announced at CES 2025 that LG TVs running webOS 24 onwards, including some of the best TVs of 2024, like the LG C4 OLED TV, will now have access to the Philips Hue Sync TV app. This allows you to connect Philips Hue lighting (one of the best smart lighting systems out there) to the TV and sync it with the images on the screen. The Hue Sync app is available on compatible Samsung TVs from 2022.
Once you’ve connected a Philips Hue Bridge (available for $49.99 / £49.99 / AU$99) and your choice of lighting, such as Gradient TV LED Strips (about $129.99 / £189.99 / AU$409), you’ll be able to purchase the Hue Sync app, priced at $129.99 (approximately £103 / AU$205 converted directly) to sync the Hue lighting system to the TV.
The Hue Sync app will include support for HDR formats like Dolby Vision (which is absent on Samsung TVs that currently support the Hue Sync app) and 8K resolution.
In the UK and Europe, Philips Ambilight TVs are available, acting as a nearly integrated version of the Hue Sync app and Hue lighting system, with models such as the 2024 Philips OLED909 OLED TV a particular highlight. Unfortunately, these kits are not available in the US, so Hue lighting is the closest alternative US users can get.
Ambilight but at a cost?
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Ambilight here at TechRadar, with both the 2024 Philips OLED809 and OLED909 scoring four and a half stars out of five in our reviews. Additionally, we can’t wait to get our hands on the flagship Philips OLED959 model, which looks set to revolutionize the OLED world.
So it’s good news that the Philips Hue Sync app is expanding to LG TVs as more people experience the pleasure of watching Ambilight style, which adds a whole layer to your movie or game viewing experience, but it has a cost.
When you add up the cost of the Hue Sync app, the Hue Bridge, and Hue lighting (for example, the TV LED strip mentioned above), you get a total cost of over $300 / £400 / AU$600, which is a substantial amount to add to your budget if you want to factor the Hue system and Sync app into your new TV spending.
The Hue Sync app is a cheaper alternative to the Hue Sync HDMI box, which is priced at around $249 / £229 / AU$399, but it’s worth noting that the Hue Sync app is a license tied to a TV, so if you want to upgrade your TV, you’ll need to purchase the license again, while the Hue Sync Box itself is transferable between TVs.
Despite this, as more and more people experience the Ambilight-style viewing we enjoy here at TechRadar (several of our writers have Ambilight TVs as their own personal TVs), then it’s a thumbs up from us. If you have an LG TV with webOS 24 installed and can stretch your budget, it might be time to consider Philips Hue.
