The Philips Hue app and Hue Bridge are necessary to fully enjoy the light strip, and that does mean shelling out a decent amount of extra money. For monitor lighting, I don’t see much of a use for automation, but the option’s there if you want it. Philips’ app also adds a touch of automation that turns the light on and off depending on the schedule you set. No need for extra HDMI boxes or other devices as long as you have the Hue Bridge and Philips Hue app, you have access to the sync feature. Whether you’re gaming, watching a movie, or listening to music on Spotify, the strip responds accordingly if you have the sync feature turned on. It was an unexpected level of depth that I was sure Philips was going to overlook, as it’s not a necessary feature. The sync feature is maybe my favorite part of the lighting strip.
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When I threw my proton stream, the lighting grew frantic and pulsed through a series of colors. I booted up Ghostbusters: The Video Game, and low and behold, when Slimer hovered across my screen, a touch of green flowed through the gradient display, mimicking the in-game palette.
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If you don’t like any of Philips’ scenes, you can upload a photo in the app to pull colors from.įor an added touch of immersion, you can also link the strip to your PC and have it react to the games you play. I bounced between Halloween and Christmas themes to see if the difference was noticeable, and the shift from burnt orange and green to dim gold and red was impossible to miss. If you can’t decide on one color, the app features a gallery of scenes inspired by Mother Nature’s palette and holiday themes. Note: The light strip is also compatible with Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit. Even with just the monitor strip, though, I was able to tinker with the customization and automation features offered through the app. At first, it seems overkill to require an entirely separate unit to serve as the brain, but Philips Hue has an entire line of household lighting that the Bridge can control to create unique scenes. You do need a $60 peripheral called the Hue Bridge that connects directly to your router, but with that in place, everything else is a breeze. Setting up the app to sync with the light strip couldn’t be easier. Philips Hue App Offers Customization and Automation Then again, if you have a hard time choosing, you can return to the Philips Hue app and take advantage of the impressive number of customization options. With the right combination, you can splash your wall with a bright rainbow or keep things deeper and richer. The left and right gradients serve more as accents to the center color, which takes up the bulk of the strip. There’s a three-color gradient built into the strip, allowing you to display one, two, or three colors at a time. I’m quite partial to bright green, which finally gives my tan-colored walls some life. The strip produces a brilliant hue regardless of what color you land on.
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However, I rarely leave it on a basic white light as that seems like a waste of the full color wheel available when synced with the Philips Hue app (available on iPhone and Android). When I keep it on cool lighting, I turn the brightness down to half. In fact, I’d argue that it’s a little too bright considering the strip’s placement and purpose. The standard cool white is nothing to scoff at. However, expect a moment of frustration during installation if you have anything but a completely flat-backed monitor. If you can get past the total cost needed to use the strip to its fullest, you’ll be treated to vibrant lighting, rich colors, and a surprising amount of customization. Philips packs a lot in the 24- to 27-inch monitor light strip, which helps explain the high price.
The big, bulky white strip delivers a dynamic lighting experience that helps set the stage for content creators with a stagnant color gradient, singular hue, or reactive game and music sync lighting. Philips adds to the growing list of gaming lighting with the Play Gradient LightStrip for PC. Razer, Logitech, Corsair, and a ton of other lesser-known brands offer some semblance of RGB lighting strips, bulbs, stands, or peripherals. When it comes to RGB lighting, gamers are not without a lack of options. Paired with the Hue Bridge, you have complete control over gradient lighting to set a scene that matches your aesthetic if you don’t mind the price tag and yet another wire.
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RGB lighting gets an upgrade as part of the Philips Hue line with the easy-to-install Philips Hue Play Gradient LightStrip.
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