The Philips Sync Box Killer? | Light Mi Neo Sync box and Backlights

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  • @feldartillerie1620
    @feldartillerie1620 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The stripes were attached incorrectly. You can see that the colors are in the wrong places. the box works fine. with a 4k 60 hz splitter you get more than the 4k 30 or you can play in higher fps

  • @CordCuttersLI
    @CordCuttersLI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Scott, Great Video, thanks!
    Light-Mi was nice enough to send me one of these to review on my channel as well. Sadly, I spent WAY too much time trying to get their Light-Mi app to work before finding your video that confirms it doesn't (yet) work. I installed the Tuya App, but I get the same results as you (the colors are nowhere close to being in the right places), although I did select the proper orientation in the Tuya App. It doesn't matter, it the Tuya App just doesn't work properly with this device. However, the very odd thing I found was, after removing it from the Tuya App, effectively resetting the Light-Mi box to factory settings, The colors were nearly perfect! Without configuring it AT ALL, it worked. Unfortunately, without an app to control it, that'll all it does. I saw one person comment saying that it looks like you have the orientation incorrect, but I don't think that's the problem. I think they just have some work to do. I'm waiting to here from them before I actually do the review on my channel.

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for your comment. Ive been told the Light Mi app should be good now so reset everything and try again. Ill make a follow up video once you tell me it works :-) LOL

    • @CordCuttersLI
      @CordCuttersLI 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scottpinhorne All good. I got it sorted later that day. The app I got just two days prior was version 1.20. I installed version 1.05 and it connected the device and worked. There was a bunch of Chinese words for prompts and I had to guess at some, but it worked. I'll be posting my video later tonight or tomorrow. Thanks for getting back to me. Good Luck on your Channel, looks great!

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@CordCuttersLI Cool, post a link here when you upload.

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for your comment. In my follow up i will get this covered for you.

  • @ScottTaylorRealtor
    @ScottTaylorRealtor 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have one and it works great but it won’t allow added sync lights around the room like Phillips does 😢

  • @airgliderz
    @airgliderz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Only issue is if you have a smart TV with apps like Netflix, Hulu, TH-cam, TH-cam tv, etc that you watch it won't work. Only works if the TV show comes from outside the TV from external device like cable box, Hulu box, external chrome cast.

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bang on Alan! If this is an issue then the Govee Immersion product i took at a look at will fix this :-)

  • @samuelwilson9831
    @samuelwilson9831 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very insightful video the app was bothering me so much and this was the only video that actually helped me figure out that problem. I skipped through it at first looking for the wifi issue and found the answer with the app you suggested. After that I watched the whole video through though and I really enjoyed it. I noticed you don’t have many subscribers and I think that’s a shame because this video is very professional, so just keep at it with videos like this and I guarantee that hard work will pay off with awesome content like this.

    • @samuelwilson9831
      @samuelwilson9831 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Keep it up because you will be able to do great thing with skills like that

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the kind words most appreciated. Glad you managed to sort your issue.

  • @rairulyle8706
    @rairulyle8706 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They also sent one to me! Only issue I am encountering is it doesn't screen sync. I'm using a PC to Monitor setup and have also tried my console in tv, no luck haha!
    So I gotta ship it back.

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah thats annoying, hopefully you'll get it sorted soon. Thanks for commenting, i appreciate it.

  • @Quantum_TV
    @Quantum_TV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Friendly tip here.😅 I noticed the video lights in your glasses. To prevent this, use a CPL filter on your camera. It'll remove those pesky reflections. Hope this helps.
    - Q

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you i will be ordering one today :-)

  • @plamenivanov3188
    @plamenivanov3188 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Scott. Lytmi have revamped their line up. I was wondering whether you will be covering these? Thx!!

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the question. I’ve reached out to them to find out so keep an eye out. Many Thanks

  • @patrickpy
    @patrickpy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've got one after seeing this video, am I the only one getting some delay on the lights? I'm using it from the chrome cast and a dedicated hdmi splitter as it was reducing the quality by a lot.

  • @Akudama7
    @Akudama7 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What should I do if I didn't cut them properly? I just thought of cutting them however (by the orange line, of course) without realizing I had to cut them in a specific way) so now the red, blue, and green light sync process looks off in the left or right setup process.

  • @WarlockSRB
    @WarlockSRB 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    ...what is power box rated at? How many volts and amps? Thanks...

  • @NikonPhoto07
    @NikonPhoto07 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You mentioned it only has one USB port so you can only have one thing plugged in at once....can I manually switch it back and forth between my 4k blu-ray player and my Nintendo switch?

  • @DrLoveQc
    @DrLoveQc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    bottom led strip doesnt follow the picture. It seems to be just like the top led strip. I had ambilight on a RPI for years with 118 leds. Never put it back on my new tv, if a all-in-one solution not too expensive is there I would rather use this then a rpi+video grabber+psu.. for now Im not sure it works well, if you can do a follow up

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for your comment. I will be doing a follow up soon :-)

  • @sebastianbenke8676
    @sebastianbenke8676 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you also have a pc with a latest grafic card like 3080 rtx and can you check the following idea:
    Connect one of the HDMI outputs of the grafic card to the light me box. Connect the other output of the grafic card - display port - to the tv or monitor which can handle 120 HZ and 10bit HDR 4k. Duplicate the screen in the windows settings (NVIDA Settings). I would like to know if the DP cable could give me the data for the screen in 120HZ HDR and 4k and the duplicated HDMI source would feed the Light MI box for the colors. So for a PC there would not be a problem to wait for the HDMI 2.1 version.
    Would be great thank you.

  • @evaoa3410
    @evaoa3410 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was so helpful, thank you!! Will this work with Google Chromecast and can a HDMI splitter be used to connect more devices?

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi, A few people have commented that they use a splitter to add more devices so i cannot see why this wouldn't work. Many Thanks

  • @Mikeferaz
    @Mikeferaz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you this was useful, i wanted it to play PS5, but if Im not misinderstanding I would only be able play at 30fpz(hz) at 4k, right?

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Correct, your limited to 30Hz with this unit. Thanks for the question.

    • @n.am.e2892
      @n.am.e2892 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scottpinhorne is there any orther units it works with 120hz ?

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@n.am.e2892 In a software update coming soon the Philips Hue will support 120Hz passthru but for HDMI only not 4k. Have a look at the Govee immersion instead...th-cam.com/video/_auya8VoZm0/w-d-xo.html

    • @n.am.e2892
      @n.am.e2892 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scottpinhorne thanke you.

  • @pirchoo
    @pirchoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks! I just dont get that, if I have a 120Hz TV, will this box bottleneck my refresh rate? Shall I use an HDMI splitter, then one to the TV, one the Light Sync box?

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Other viewers have said they use a splitter and it has worked i personally haven't tried this myself. Many Thanks

    • @pirchoo
      @pirchoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scottpinhorne thanks, keep up making such reasonable reviews!

  • @ShortCircuitedBrewers
    @ShortCircuitedBrewers 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I could not get the light mi or the toys app to connect. I'm returning for a replacement hopefully it is just a faulty unit. I'm pretty disappointed so far.

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah thats annoying for you. Hopefully it will get sorted quickly for you.

    • @ShortCircuitedBrewers
      @ShortCircuitedBrewers 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scottpinhorne yeah it's weird! I ran a Bluetooth scanner and I'm pretty sure I can see the Bluetooth signal but neither app sees it.

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you tried resetting the box?

    • @ShortCircuitedBrewers
      @ShortCircuitedBrewers 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scottpinhorne yes I've pushed the reset button. I've unplugged it and plugged it back in. Is there some other reset procedures?

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ShortCircuitedBrewers Nope nothing else you can do from my knowledge, hopefully a replacement helps.

  • @ronniechowdhury3082
    @ronniechowdhury3082 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you tried it with 21:9 movies? How does it work with the top/bottom colours if there are black bands? TBF does even ambilight work for that?

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi, I haven't specifically tried 21:9 movies but with regards to the cinematic black bars. If the video is output in this ratio then the colours will still work from the main image but, if like me, the black bars are added in the actual video to give the aspect ratio look and feel this will likely not work. Thanks for your comment.

    • @ronniechowdhury3082
      @ronniechowdhury3082 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scottpinhorne What would be a really interesting feature to add (via firmware) would be to be able to chose the scanline from which to take the colour signal. It's got access to the full 4K output via HDMI so if there was a way to use the app to create a box from which to take the colour signal that would solve this problem. I can't imagine it's that hard to implement

  • @AmilaGunawardhana
    @AmilaGunawardhana 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Scott for great video and explain , I just bought one :)

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hope you like it :-) Thanks for commenting.

  • @Kixsanity
    @Kixsanity 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Due to the HDMI limitation, I’m aware it’s not able to output Dolby Vision content. However do you know if it can at least passthrough HDR content?

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi, Yes providing its at 30Hz it will pass this through :-) Thanks for your comment.

  • @cricketcrazy437
    @cricketcrazy437 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is there a hdmi 2.1 120hz coming anytime soon

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Apparently it would double the cost of the unit soni am unsure..

    • @cricketcrazy437
      @cricketcrazy437 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      But still will be cheaper than buying a hdmi box plus light from sony

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cricketcrazy437 Ive not heard of this from Sony, do you have a link so I could take a look please?

  • @jackofalltrades1125
    @jackofalltrades1125 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Will this work with philips hue lights or any other Bluetooth/wifi light bulbs or lamps

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No sadly not as it requires the light strip to be connected directly to the box via USB.

  • @audymat55
    @audymat55 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job, hope you will make more vidéos about this product, I am a novice and I have a question please, my pc is connected in hdmi on a Yamaha home theater, then the Yamaha is connected to my projector ust which sends the movies on a fixed screen of 120 inches, in short my question is can I buy this device? And if so, how do I have to connect it? And last question as soon as I turn on the projector with the remote control it automatically turns on the Yamaha home theater so can it also turn on the light mi neo? Thank you

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi, If you put the Neo in between the PC and the Yamaha it will get the cleanest HDMI signal so there is no reason why this would not work. The Neo always seems to be on or at least will wake with input as there are no power buttons or remote for it so you should be able to just put it in and your done. Only issue i could foresee is the positioning as the box needs to be close to the point where the lights are going to be due to them needing to be connected directly via USB. Thanks for your comment.

  • @evansellers4286
    @evansellers4286 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could this work with the Neo, connected by HDMI, between a cable receiver?

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry i am not sure that you mean by a cable receiver? IS that like a set top box?

    • @evansellers4286
      @evansellers4286 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scottpinhorne like DirecTV or Dish Network?

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@evansellers4286 Providing they can output in 30Hz then you wont have an issue.

  • @ryanharrower8102
    @ryanharrower8102 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I understand it’s capable of only 4k at 30fps. What I don’t understand is if I buy this and it’s all hooked up, what happens if I start to play something that’s Dolby Vision or the content is played at 60fps? Will the lights just not come on at all or will it be lagged etc.?

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi
      When testing with my apple TV 4K the lights did not come on at all although he pass through for 4k at 60Hz worked. Thanks for the comment.

  • @jeffphilippe7178
    @jeffphilippe7178 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just rexibe my lightmi neo and i'm desapointing....
    I'm using a shield tv and before using lightmi neo when i power on my shield tv my tv woke up directly,now with lightmi neo this function was broken, lightmi neo woke up and led are great, but my tv won't woke up in the Same time......
    Do i forgive something ?

    • @lytmi
      @lytmi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Jeff,I believe our support team has got you back the first time. Please kindly check your mail box and the solution we offered. And I am afraid that CEC is also divided into many kinds of channels. The current version of Neo does not support CEC full channel. We are still working hard on it, and the good news is the 2.0 version can support full channel of CEC. Please kindly stay tuned!

  • @InSaiyan-Shinobi
    @InSaiyan-Shinobi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You can get the 4k60hz and hdr if you use a hdmi splitter this thing no joke is the best all in one on the market in my opinion

  • @deantugby8947
    @deantugby8947 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    If I order from them direct will I get a USA plug or U.K. plug? If it comes with USA plug does it work fine with a travel adapter?

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      State your location in the notes and you will get the correct plug but also travel adaptors work fine as that is what i used :-)

  • @myretrogamehub
    @myretrogamehub 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does it work with just normal 1080p HD?

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It sure does David 🙂

    • @myretrogamehub
      @myretrogamehub 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scottpinhorne Thanks mate. Good review btw. Just ordered one. Cheers.

  • @arrydzn9139
    @arrydzn9139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great review, I usually have an oled tv with ambilight built in my tv and I'm using this as a secondary lights around the wall and it looks amazing, I'm also using this for my PC monitor and my only minus about this Is that it doesn't support anything above 30Hz. ( and hdri too )

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad your enjoying it, thanks for the comment :-)

  • @chenxubin
    @chenxubin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Installation done wrong, colours are upside down, and mirrored left to right

  • @flameon8961
    @flameon8961 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was so into this until the single HDMI port. C'mon! Most people need at least 2 these days. Is there a work around for this limitation? I've seen adapters that give additional ports but they're "switchers" which require manual switching between ports. Not ideal.

  • @Macleod1665
    @Macleod1665 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anyone used this with a Sky Q box?

  • @wanimusix8469
    @wanimusix8469 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro does it support HDR10+

  • @David-dn6uw
    @David-dn6uw 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does netflix work?

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey David, thanks for the question. Yes Netflix works :-)

  • @stevebell3537
    @stevebell3537 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Will wait until a HDMI 2.1 unit becomes available - This would be useless as I mainly use an Xbox series x on an OLED

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Steve. I spoke about a HDMI 2.1 version but the price of this would tripple which then puts it in the realm of Philips. Have a look at the Govee Immersion that maybe a better option, i have a video about it.

  • @tokracro
    @tokracro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    too much talking too little of displaying what it does and what it can do .. shame :(

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the feed back ill be sure to address this in the follow up.

  • @h1ddens0ng
    @h1ddens0ng 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    SIRI

  • @ReinventedWoodWorks
    @ReinventedWoodWorks 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I literally won’t say HDMI the same ever again.

  • @koenhumphrey201
    @koenhumphrey201 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why did you swear

  • @SirChiefUK
    @SirChiefUK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Terrible review… the color does not sync up with the telly. You’ve just let the product looked bad…

  • @E2STOPTV
    @E2STOPTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    OH ARE YOU BRITISH! Mate, do you want a cup of tea maybe?

    • @samuelwilson9831
      @samuelwilson9831 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Man stop hating on him for making a great video that answered a lot of questions I was wondering

    • @scottpinhorne
      @scottpinhorne  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ha ha I don't drink tea very often but seeing as your offering... go on then :-)

    • @E2STOPTV
      @E2STOPTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@samuelwilson9831 no one hating dude I'm joking 😂, it was a great video