Roku's New Philips Tv Makes Your Wall Glow In Color And In Sync With Every Scene

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• Philips and Roku denote a caller TV pinch built-in LED backlights.
• Ambilight syncs your TV's LEDs pinch action connected screen.
• The caller statement of TVs is disposable exclusively astatine Sam's Club.

Roku wants to make your surviving room a portion of nan show, and it's partnering pinch Philips to thief make that happen. In an announcement today, Roku says it's rolling retired its first TV pinch Philips Ambilight exertion successful nan US. 

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The institution said Ambilight uses "intelligent LED lighting" built into nan backmost of nan group to task colors onto your wall successful existent time, matching nan colors to nan action connected screen.  

"Imagine your surviving room glowing greenish during a large game-winning play," Roku said, "pulsing to nan hit of your favourite concert, aliases casting a lukewarm sunset glow during a movie."  

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From that description, Ambilight sounds for illustration respective existing products that sync LED lights to your TV, namely ones from Govee and Philips. The advantage present is that you're not paying for immoderate further devices, and you're not installing thing other connected your set. 

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There are immoderate TVs pinch built-in LED backlights (like nan 55-inch Telly you tin still get for free), and you tin adhd your ain LED portion lights for ambience. However, neither of those options sync to what's happening connected screen.

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Philips said each of its Ambilight TVs characteristic 4K UHD solution pinch HDR10, Apple AirPlay compatibility, and wireless compatibility that connects pinch immoderate of Roku's wireless speakers, soundbars, and subwoofers.

Where to get a Philips Ambilight TV

It was only astir six months agone that Roku and Philips first partnered, debuting pinch nan Philips OLED Roku TV. 

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This technically won't beryllium nan first Philips TV pinch Ambilight, arsenic nan exertion has been disposable successful different countries for respective years. However, this TV will beryllium nan first clip nan exertion is disposable successful nan US.

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Philips TVs pinch Ambilight are disposable exclusively online and in-store coming astatine Sam's Club successful 43", 50", 55", and 65" models. Pricing starts astatine $229 for nan 43" exemplary and reaches $389 for nan 65". 

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