Philips’ range of Hue Play gizmos have been illuminating my front room for years. I bought the company’s first HDMI sync box back in 2020, and now I’m lucky enough to have owned its 8K successor for the past six months. And let me tell you, it’s been a luscious light show treat.
While I still own this AV gadget’s 4K predecessor, the Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box, the big problem with the original model is that it’s restricted to HDMI 2.0. That means you’re limited to a max signal output of 4K 60Hz. Now, while this obviously isn’t a big deal if you just watch the best Netflix movies on your TV, it’s far more of an issue if you want to play some of the best PS5 games on the PS5 Pro – more and more of which now support 4K 120fps modes.
