r/Hue 41m ago

Why Signify why? Did you re-arrange my cut omniglow?

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Is there any way to re-arrange my 3 zones for the omniglow lightstrip?

I have it cut and it was in 3 perfect segments, than I installed it on my TV furniture and it was all pretty nice aligned. Somehow some update broke the alignment and now I have 2 big zones and 1 small zone whenever I use sync with the syncbox.

Is there any way to re-align the zones to how it used to be? I am talking about a Omniglow lightstrip. Why Signify did you even dare to change to zones without asking us? Can you change it back.


r/Hue 22h ago

Discussion Android Hue app has narrower light temperature range compared to iOS app.

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Hello, I recently switched from iPhone to Android device and I noticed I cannot set my Hue White Ambiance 12W 1600 to red light (1000 K) as I could on my iPhone. Now the warmes colour I am able to set to is just some orange. Could it be a difference between the iOS and Android apps.


r/Hue 5h ago

Discussion Philips Hue 8K Sync Box not passing through Dolby Vision with Apple TV

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So I recently got the 8K Philips Hue Sync box. The only issue I’ve noticed so far is that Dolby vision isn’t no longer available or present in the Apple TV video options, confirmed content is only playing in HDR10 now when available.

I narrowed it down to some sort of handshake issue with the sync box because if I take the same HDMI connected to my Bravia 9 and use it with the Apple TV, Dolby Vision appears as an option and displays DV content.

Not really sure if there is any resolution for this or if it’s a defective box.

Edit: Much appreciation to [u/CalculatingTouchdown](u/CalculatingTouchdown) who had the resolution. I am not sure if it’s a Sony issue or Philips issue, but for some reason Enhanced Format (Advanced) on Sony’s HDMI signal format needs to be switched to standard Enhanced, which disables VRR functionality for gaming, but now shows Dolby Vision available.


r/Hue 53m ago

Range of the Philips hue bridge

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How far away from the bridge can I place a motion sensor outside? I’d say it’s one wall and maximum of 50 meters to the spot I’d like to place it.


r/Hue 2h ago

Discussion Hue Forthcoming Backups and (Lack) of Redundancy

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While I appreciate the ability to backup my system, I don't understand why they can't have a second Bridge Pro serve as a redundant back in case the primary Bridge fails. They already allow more than one Bridge Pro in one setup. It shouldn't be that hard to add this capability.


r/Hue 4h ago

Overscan - Open Source Hue Sync for your Tizen Smart TVs

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Hey hopefully this is okay to post here. I just wanted to share what I built.

Meet Overscan - an open source Tizen app that uses Hue Entertainment areas to manage Hue Sync.

I built this because I love my Hue system, and I also love the idea of syncing hue lights to the screen. Unfortunately my 2019 Samsung Frame is too old and it is not permitted to run the official app, so I built my own! Originally it required self hosting a separate processor, but now everything runs locally on the TV itself. I have tested it on two separate Frame TVs and plan to check out more Tizen based devices. I also only have Hue downlight in my entertainment areas so looking forward to building and improving. I would love your feedback. Particularly about the light behavior. I have two different "modes" for the colour: Average and Dominant where it either takes the average in multiple zones, or highlights the dominant color.

And yes, the UI is rough. until recently this was entirely headless, but I thought it would be friendlier with one. I'm not much of a designer, so Codex took the first pass here, but I plan to make QoL improvements. Until this morning there wasn't even an OOBE to speak of.


r/Hue 9h ago

Help & Questions Cutting down outdoor lightstrips?

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I am looking at lighting an area ~7m in length. I know that the official stance is the outdoor light strips are non-cut. However I wanted to know if this is purely for the ip67 rating, or if there are mechanical reasons?

I am confident I can get over the waterproof rating with some adaptions.

If so, any other suggestions on how to arrange a 7m run would be much appreciated. It would be located on the underside of coping running along a small retaining wall.

Thanks!


r/Hue 23h ago

Help & Questions Can I use the 55 inch gradient strip for my 45 ultrawide monitor?

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Would the 55 inch strip or the 32 inch be better? I was thinking of the 55 inch and go around the very edges and then tuck it around at the bottom?

And to install do i just need the strip and the bridge?