![]() One of the unique features of Thorlight is the ability to know Hue lights positions within an environment and play nicely controlled animations using all lights as a whole. This happens rarely but when it does, it’s annoying.Thorlight is an innovative application to control Philips Hue light system. Sometimes it takes over 5 seconds for the app to finally connect with the light and accept commands. The app never crashes for me but sometimes I’ll adjust powering lights on or adjusting brightness levels and nothing happens. Finding certain controls still needs some polishing, there’s also the issue of reliability. The app recently got an interface overhaul but not much was improved. It’s also where you can add a Hue account so you can control your lights even while outside your home and using mobile data. Lastly, “Settings” is where you can sync Hue products with the Bridge. This includes smart home integration with services like HomeKit, Alexa, Google Assistant, SmartThings, IFTTT and more. The “Explore” tab lists services natively designed to work with Hue products. In fact, there are a ton of 3rd-party apps that support audio syncing (at least for Android). ![]() The sync feature works well as I’ve used it with Spotify. In order to sync things with your screen, you’ll need the Philips Hue Play HDMI sync box (sold separately). The “Sync” tab allows for syncing your lights with music or things that might be playing on your screen. I personally don’t use any of the Philips automation, I use mine with Google Assistant (again, more on that later). There’s a section for automation such as the lights slowly turning on in the morning, turning on when you come home by tracking your GPS and more. You can adjust brightness, colour white light temperature, choose from scene colour templates, and download more scenes. From here you can turn entire room lights on together or individually.Ĭustomization of light output can get granular. In the app you can group Philips Hue products by creating custom areas in your home. The power cable for each Light Play is 2 metres long.Ĭonnectivity is achieved over WiFi and doesn’t allow for Ethernet. The proprietary power cord allows for 3 Light Play to be plugged in. Without it, the Play Lights are almost useless. The Bridge is sold separately and acts like a Hub that allows you to control the lights and other Philips Hue smart bulbs. To make things even more expensive, to use the lights at all, you’ll need the Philips Hue Bridge. They go for $143 CAD or $149 USD, which is weird to see an electronic cheaper in Canada than the US. You can choose between 16 million colours for these lights.Įach light uses LED technology and consumes a low 6.6 watts of power. The higher the kelvin rating, the closer you get to a natural light, like from the sun. The kelvin rating ranges between 2,000 to 6,500. You can adjust the brightness level easily in the app, or by using your voice with a smart home assistant (more on that later). The lights will look fantastic just about anywhere you put them. They do a great job to take something that looks dull and make it look better. ![]() These lights can get surprisingly bright as they can output 530 lumens. The Play Light bar has a rated 25,000-hour bulb and 10-year lifespan.
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