In a lot of cases, the rapid-fire lighting changes were more than I wanted, but it really depends on what content you're watching. Another commenter called it ' incredibly distracting' as far as films were concerned, but added that she might enjoy it while watching a live concert at home. 'You keep looking back and forth.' CNET global copy chief Nick Hide pointed out that the black bars surrounding most widescreen film releases spoil the effect to a degree.

One commenter complained that the activity from the lights was pulling his focus away from what was happening on screen. Some loved what they saw (out of about 100 respondents, roughly 60 percent said that the lighting changes made the clip better, not worse), but the biggest complaint by far was that the lights were too distracting.Īnimated films with lots of rich, saturated colors like Disney's Moana are typically a pretty good fit for Hue Sync. The most visually striking example I put together was a clip of Darth Vader's violent stroll through the docking corridor at the end of Rogue One.

I took to Twitter with several examples of Hue Entertainment in action to try and gauge peoples' first impressions.

Quick, informal poll: Do the coordinated lighting changes here make the Darth Vader hallway scene from Rogue One better or worse? /pUhU4EcDQH- Ry Crist JYou might find it distracting

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